Excellent track John and crisp production too

WOOW, what a great song, my friend and you have a golden voice... i'll never get tired to listen ! Fantastic ! Loved the lyrics too and crystal clear production and i love the sudden Stops between. Really cool ! Bravo !

Really nice John! Loved the suspended chords! Now tell Trudeau to invest in forest management! the smoke killed Spring around here!

Title: “When Canada Burns” Artist John David Lawson  A heart-breaking and then hope-filled song that reflects upon the beautiful country of Canada and the fire taking place therein.  The song reflects upon the prophetic warnings given down that the Earth is hurting, and the song reflects on the destruction caused by the flames.  This song then plans for the healing and recovery.  This song is topical for its time and was a pleasure to listen to.  Composition: Inspired Songwriting: Well Structured Lyrics: Contemplative Orchestration: Supportive Recording: Good  Production: Good

Your voice and guitar create a very resonant and melancholy world, John. I also like a lot of the musicians that you name as influences in your biog - I can certainly hear hints of Neil Young in this one.

Fusion Power is a full-on high energy classic rock-fusion track written for 2 guitars sharing lead lines in harmony & contention melody. A hustling bass line and & rock organ with a cool contrasting blues line at the bridge.

Fusion Power

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SONIC STRESS, WORLD OF CRAZY. (virtual COVER)

Lyrics:
I can hear you underneath my skin,
wondering just how you burrowed in.
What in the world is that crushing sound?
Wings take flight and still you run aground.
Everyday I'm out there on the street,
in the gutter, underneath your feet.
I try hard to leave my head up high,
Take a taste but don't eat all my pie.

Burrowed In - Pulling Teeth

E-Sweetie Q

15Mar23

Some on the fly soundscape creation with minimal post track tidying up.

:D

Srium

soloing fun with another banging track by Paul aka Paploviante: https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/running-paploviante-open-collaboration-offer .... I added real tenor sax, synth - blown with Akai EWI USB and "guitar" played with keyboard (ok, that's crazy) ... so it's quite repetetive, but with different instrument colors ... Enjoy ! ... photo: Afiq Fatah, unsplash

Running By Paploviante // sax, EWI, guitar remix

My asthma flared up when the Canadian forest fires of 2023 began to rage in earnest. This song began as selfish complaint with a slight rewrite rendering it less sarcastic and more hopeful. I recalled summers on a tree planting crew and reflected that tree planting is an inherently hopeful act. (Written Canada Day, July 1, 2023)
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When Canada Burns (Send the Brigade)

When Canada burns my lungs hurt
from flames a thousand miles away
A populace wheezes, yearns for breezes
praying for some falling rain today
They can see it on the way to work
Brown sickly haze over New York
when Canada burns

We laughed at the joke
when scientists spoke
from ivory towers in the sky  
Now animals choke on poisonous smoke
while wild forest flowers wilt and die
Time to pack their things and go
Leave behind everything they know
when Canada burns

Back to working summers memory flashes
sowing saplings row on row
in the rich furrows ploughed from ashes
Now I wonder what will grow
Gonna teach the kids my tree planting ways
Send them out with saddle bags and spades
Gonna send the brigade

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Credits

Words and music (c) John David Lawson, 1 July 2023
G-tuned guitar, bass, vocals and whistling - JDL
All sound sources originated in the acoustic realm; no VSTs harmed

Thanks to replant.ca for use of the classic tree planter image (replant.ca is a site "designed to provide information and education about Canada's tree planting & reforestation industries.")

Technical notes
Still learning how to track and chasing that elusive tone
Acoustic guitar - a Tony Snyder OM-1 based model tuned in G and tracked in stereo with DI and M-Audio Sputnik tube mic
Bass - Fender Precision bass played into a Golden Age Pre-73 Jr.

When Canada Burns

Sorrow (The Merseys cover)

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The Fall

Ah,the times were good
We had a ball
We didn't make much money
Sometimes none at all

We played our songs
Believed the part
All that we played and sang
Came from the heart

Remember when the fire burned bright
Playing those songs every night

Ah time moves fast
But we move slow
Nothing ever lasts
We weren't to know

Burned out and faded
The passion gone
Going through the motions
For every well known song

Remember when the fire burned bright
Playing those songs every night

Remember when the fire burned bright
Playing those songs every night

Fallen Star

I love to make new songs with smooth organic sounds and vocal harmonies that remind me of favourite bands from the 1970's. If you like Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, America, Neil Young, and Nilsson, you might enjoy this music too.

These songs are fictional vignettes and stories. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

I facilitated worship in congregations for many years, and some songs here were written for that purpose. If you find a one you'd like to use, I would be happy to provide a chart.

When Canada Burns

John David Lawson

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