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“Stand Up Radio” – serving your right of information in a musical way

This is  second later part of the group playlist 2051 - 2016 - tracks 501 - 771. 
The first part is https://soundcloud.com/sketches-from-holland/sets/stand-up-radio-original

The first track is the earliest track that was posted and never got un-posted or re-posted. Both list holds a compilation of 771 tracks with a message. It may spotlight news facts via informative lyrics, considerations, reflections on social or environmental themes, ancient knowledge and modern protest songs.

About Stand Up Radio group / original text:

Hear and share your insights about what is really going on in the world, instead of what the main stream media are trying to make you believe as the (whole) truth.

Content is more important than musical quality.

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Stand Up Radio - full GROUP tracklist - part 2 (2015 --> 2016)

My Dad played this song (recorded by Hank Williams Sr. in 1949) on his harp when I was growing up. Good memories.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Cover by Tony)

A big thank you to Gabriel Vanore (http://soundcloud.com/van-gabriel) for his magnificent work in mixing and producing this song. He took my humble offering and made it really grand! And a big thank you as well to Michael Charney for his wonderful work on the synths. I really appreciate it Michael!

Guitars and vocals: Johnny Minstrel
Synths: Michael Charney
Mixing, creativity and production: Gabriel Vanore
Cover art: Gabriel Vanore

 Is This You
Words & Music: Pravinand Maharaj (Johnny Minstrel)

You made the waters flow from the mountain to the sea
You made the flowers grow from tiny wind blown seeds
Yet hungry mouths are kept unfed for centuries
You made the stars appear, you made the fiery sun
You made the orbits clear how smoothly all things run
Yet people clash in pain with swords and bombs and guns

*And is it true...is it true
Is this you?
Sometimes when I hear thunder I hear a mournful sound
Sometimes when I feel rain I see a crying God
I wonder when it all began
I wonder when it all began

You made the birds that fly you made the fish that swim
From every tribe and clime you made her me and him
Yet we can’t live together we have no common kin
*
You set the day from night on the wings of dawn and dusk
You gave the breath of life you made us out of dust
Yet still the Wicked thrive to triumph over the Just


Is This You - feat Michael Charney (A VanGabriel Production)

Private Jet

One of my very first recording projects ever posted on SoundCloud in 2008. ReMixed and tweaked. Hope it's enjoyed? As always...Thanks for Listening! :D)))
Memory in the Wind  ©
Riff Beach - RiffWerx, circa 2008
(Original AcoustaTronic Music)
Lyrics, Music, Vocals, Guitars, Production - Riff Beach
Pour a cup and wash me up
Take me to that place
Cleanse my soul and make me whole
Lord, Bathe me in your Grace
Dry your eyes and don’t despise
All the pain you hold inside
Life’s too short to break a Heart
Can’t believe it’s real
Say a prayer 
Let me know you care
And show me how you feel
Turn away from The Longing
That you feel within
Oooh, It’s just My Memory
Floating in the Wind
No time to feel alone
We’re all where we belong 
So let’s be strong and carry on
Soon we’ll be headed home
Turn away from The Longing
That you feel within
It’s just my Memory
Floating in the Wind
It’s just My Memory
Floating in the Wind
It’s just My Memory 
Floating in the Wind

Sunny Beaches

Memory in the Wind ©

Memory In The Wind  ©

Release Sincere EP:

Beatport: bit.ly/moodssincerebp
iTunes: hyperurl.co/sincereitunes
Bandcamp: bit.ly/moodssincerebc
Juno Records: bit.ly/moodssincerejuno
Spotify: bit.ly/sincerespotify

Vinyl distribution by Kudos (UK):
bit.ly/sincerekudos

I'm proud to announce my new release on Boogie Angst (Kraak & Smaak). I've been a longtime fan of Kraak & Smaak's work and the fact that my music will be released on their label is incredible for me. Unreal! 

• Sincere EP is a collection of three tracks that I have produced over the last few years. They are translations of joyfull sincere moments I have experienced in my days. The one's that stick with you for ever. So with that said, enjoy!

Peace & Love

Moods


Moods - Distance (Sincere EP out now)

an·i·ma  (n-m)
n.
1. The inner self of an individual; the soul.

Included in VOLUME TWO, by REDESIGNYOURMINDMUZIK mixtape.
https://redesignyourmindmuzik.bandcamp.com/album/volume-two (free download).

Follow me here, on twitter @mavericksoulful, and on facebook.com/mavericksoulmusic for new updates on my releases forthcoming on EMCEE Recordings!

Maverick Soul - Anima

Written by: Hoyt Axton, Kenneth Elvin JR. Higginbotham
Produced by: Josh McAlexander

Evangelina

I ran across this old Merle Haggard tune that was written in the 70's
Boy did it hit home and sure fits with things today.  This is another song
that Mike (Lefty Mike) did a little magic and added bass, harp and his
vocals.  He really made the song.  Thanks again Mike and thanks SC
members for the listen.

Jesus Take A Hold ( cover- Lefty Mike and Chuck Aaron)

This is a song that we co-wrote, a simple love ballad that includes a brief piano/electric guitar duet between verses. The subject is self-explanatory. A belated Happy Valentines wish before February melts into the Saint Patrick’s season!

Copyright 2023 Daniels & Durgy / Gentle Rain Records
Written, Produced and Performed by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
Lyrics:

Of all the things I ever held
Of all that's wrong and right
Nothing makes me smile like you
Or hold onto so tight
Of all the time that filled my eyes
The days I’ve sifted through
What could make me more alive
Than time I spent with you
And nothing hurts as much as missing you

If heaven was a place to find
It’s always been in you
Like a secret key you turned
I opened up to you 
And like an angel bathed me in your light, you made me whole..
Of all the places I have been 
I’ve never felt more home 
I miss your laughter and your hand in mine, 
And I will love you far beyond our time

Nothing Like You

Written and performed by Josh McAlexander

I'm Coming home

I'm Coming Home (Original)

Copyright 2023 Daniels & Durgy / Gentle Rain Records
Written, Performed and Produced by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy

Lyrics:

River of Dreams 

Take me down to be baptised in your River of dreams
And I’ll follow you where ever you may lead
I don’t pretend to know much but I know This one thing…
That God is Love, and Love means everything.

There’s been so many doctrines And insane philosophies 
Unending like the currents of the seas
But strip it down to love, And we’ll be able to see,
We’re all just flesh and bone from the same tree

Chorus 
And as I leave a trail of memories, And all the moments in between 
I found that love was all that mattered, And loved is how we’re meant to be

Verse 2
Now some of us are pretty much confused all the time
But I’ve never been more sure when I’m with you.
So wade me in your river, let me float for a while…
Your sweet embrace is like the morning dew.

Chorus 
And drinking from your sacred chalice, the vale of doubt will be removed
And gentle hearts will over flow in every way,
And say the things that words can never say….  Can never say …

Bridge:
Oh it’s you.. and only you!
That ignites my soul makes me lose control
Oh and you will never know,
How the words you speak writes a sonnet in my soul

So take me down to be baptised in your river of dreams, 
And I’ll follow you wherever you may lead.

River of Dreams

River Of Dreams

Contemporaneous Original Sketching with Synths and Stuff.

Sunny Beaches All Around

Oceans of Water ©

Oceans Of Water ©

Lyrics by Tony Harris & Glen Granthem
Vocals, Music & Mix by Glen Granthem

In times of old the men would travel west
Searching for silver and gold with little sleep or rest
The lack of housing, It was back breaking work
Living underground digging in the dirt

(Chorus)
Searching for silver and gold
Few got rich in those days of old
Searching for silver and gold
To end up dead and buried in a hole

The lack of law and order The mini camps took lots of lives
From the East and the South They gambled with their life
In all the wrong places they searched for silver and gold
Covered wagons on horse back clipper ships strong and bold.

(Repeat Chorus)

(Guitar Solo)

(Repeat Chorus)

2023 (c) BMI Lyrics by Tony Harris & Glen Granthem

Silver and Gold - Collab by Tony and Glenny G's One Man Band - Original

The Smaller Deaths
Words / Harry Newman
Music and Performance / Jason Paul
Video: https://vimeo.com/102549269

soon the generals will have their way 
and the killing will begin again 
the modern kind 
distant and televised 

how strange it is 
to think of movies 
how strange it is 
instead of slaughter 
when the images come 

soon politicians will have their say 
and the speeches will begin again 
the words we've heard 
so many times now 

bombs falling flashes 
missiles skimming suburbs 
so much like our own 
we don't even notice 
we have grown so fat with violence 
we need our murder supersized 
before we can feel it 

how strange it is 
to think of movies 
how strange it is 
instead of slaughter 
when the images come 

when the smaller deaths 
the ones on the ground 
the cameras won't see 
will never be counted 

when the smaller deaths 
the ones on the ground 
the cameras won't see 
will never be counted 

when the smaller deaths 
the ones on the ground 
the cameras won't see...

The Smaller Deaths

'The Concept of Alan Watts' reworked to 432HZ. 



(432HZ) Last Bee On Earth - The Concept Of Alan Watts

Shoemansky - Under The Skin

What if you had a Down's Syndrome Child
This was my last song in 1998 until 2012
When the great actor Michael Sheen directed me to write again

Imagine No Love

Written by Shoemansky
Lyrics by Shoemansky 
Copy editing by Jaime J. Ross
Add. Vocals by Jaime J. Ross

Thank you Jaime for your support and your wonderful work!
Visit Jaime's site: https://soundcloud.com/jaime0223

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America

You know you are flying high
But who knows the reason why?
You're the good thing in many lies
You're the bad thing in secret files
Got the finger right
on your trigger

America
Your pace is high
America
Your shadows are dark
but then your lights start to shine

Wherever you are, wherever you are

You're the right friend guiding our fights
You're the bad guy leading our rights
Point the finger now
Your way

America
Your pace is high
America
Your shadows are long
But then your lights start to shine

You're the saint in saving our lives
You're the devil in crossing our lines

We are all the same
Until we take the blame

Wherever we are, wherever we are
 

Shoemansky - America (feat. Jaime J. Ross)

A year ago Bas and I did Third World Town https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel/third-world-town-with-heb-ik.
Here's the mastered version.
Thank you so much Bas for the time and effort you put in to master this!

Please check out Bas's great music here: https://soundcloud.com/bastiaan-kooman

Credits:

Third World Town: Mastered by Bastiaan Kooman

Acoustic Guitar and Vocals: Pravinand Maharaj aka Johnny Minstrel

Acoustic and Acoustic Lead, Bass and Backing Vocals: Bastiaan Kooman

Cover pic: Kudakwashe Gavi

Third World Town – Words & Music by Pravinand Maharaj aka Johnny Minstrel

Gone to his Father
Up in a cloud
Come back dear brother
And walk with this crowd
Show us your kingdom
Where soldiers don’t fight
Where children of freedom
Are children of the light

Chorus:
Did he walk in a third world town
Did he stop and spit on the ground 
Did he touch the blind and make them see

The rich man he wastes his time
Tonight he’ll be gone 
The poor will drink his wine
And feast past the dawn
The earth is the Keeper’s choice
The prince makes his ploy
The sheep hear the shepherd’s voice
They won’t be destroyed

Chorus:
Did he walk in a third world town
Didn’t they know that all things are found
By the hands that blessed the bread and fish

Bade by the rulers
Who conquer and steal
Judged by the wicked
Your wounds will not heal
The abuse of power
Keep peasants in chains
But God knows the hour
When you’ll come back again

Chorus:
Did he walk in a third world town


Third World Town by Johnny Minstrel and Bastiaan Kooman - The Mastered Version

I had posted this song a few months back last year with just acoustic guitar, vocals and harmonica. Russell Sinfield heard it in his own special way and wanted to add something to it. He took up the tempo a little and then got Gary Reeves to add percussion. He then did the bass himself and finally had Gavin Stephens to do the trumpet. I was quite blown away with the end result! I hope you don’t mind giving this song a listen again. These are three supremely talented artists and I can’t thank them enough! 

Russ (https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield) Bass and Mix
Gary (https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs) Percussion
Gavin (https://soundcloud.com/ocean-of-tunes-presents) Horns
Johnny- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar and Harmonica
Cover Art: Russell Sinfield


When I’m Young Again – Words & Music by Pravinand Maharaj aka Johnny Minstrel

Met a man with a broken wheel
Had the ride of his life
He turned to me to make a deal
To do it one last time
Off we went into the night
Through the dark I drove
The sky with stars and satellites
The road with tar and stones
Then he spoke after a while
Said things have really changed
Guess I’ll be where I should have been
When I’m young again

I was wondering about my friend 
Just what had turned his tide
Did he think that this journey’s end
Would be one happy ride
Do you know I was happy once
In the silence he spoke
His tone of voice had me in a trance
Like a reed that broke
It’s always once upon a time
And on and on, on this road
Guess I’ll write my own fairy tale
When I’m young again

Twice I stopped for fuel and beer
Back on the road we went
It was all becoming clear
This was no accident
At last I spoke and asked him straight
Where he wanted to go
He smiled the smile we smile at fate
And said where I was before
Each passing year I think of him
And of that journey so strange
Guess I still want to be with you
When I’m young again






When I'm Young Again - with Russ, Gavin and Gary

Original Gospel 2015 (Lyrics by Tony - Vocals, Guitars and Production by Bob Warner)

Noah (Lyrics by Tony - Featurng Bob Warner) Original

Dave Cooper sent me the lyrics and I had a tune in my head , with help from Kim on backing vocals we all came up with this , we do hope you like it ! The 3 of us have a really good Country Rock song out in a couple of weeks . Next up is a real rocker me and Kim adopted from Skippy ( Mary Augustson ) followed by a lovely song with lyrics by Tony Harris with an Easter theme . Charlotte and I have just finished a beautiful song , so that will be out soon as well as a great track that's being put together with Gaz , plus more from me and Kim and soon to put a song together written by David Dunham with Axel Menningen doing what he does best ! Phew , I need a holiday !
Remember me and Charlotte and our album , links below , thank you so much for your support , it means the world !
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nWWNcrIRv08J_eEbL7MJ_1UTdMo0MjJLM
https://open.spotify.com/album/78ewrWZjS41XvHT9mFWd6O?si=yDMcRADSSrOdWlanz6UPMw

Walk Away

Borderland  - Words & Music: Pravinand Maharaj aka Johnny Minstrel

There’s a wire fence running east
Keeping Eden out of bounds
And he speaks unto the least
Like a Sermon on the Mount
And as the living often do
Find a million ways to die
I was born loving you
A truth I still deny

It’s my inheritance they say
A house with many rooms
But I be homeless night and day
Until I’m in the tomb
Behind that solid door
Something else lies in
And when you open up you know
It was the same old thing

Now you and I we learned
That freedom’s golden chains
Caused Paradise to burn
And we both took the blame
Still shaken from the fall
And I can’t get back up
They all are prison walls
Everything I touch

I’m crawling through the sands
To the setting sun
Into the Borderland
Where shadows overcome
Into the Borderland
Where shadows overcome


Borderland

Tomorrow…..Santo Amaro ©
Big Beat Beach
Original - Music - Bravei Brasil  
Lyrics, Vocals - Riff Beach
Why, not take it slow….
Hey now, don’t you know?…
You are  -  My Sunny Day…….
As we sail a-long our way -  yeah
Time to swim in The Bay? 
Lot to see, lot to say?………
Touch the floor…..float Above?
It’s hot and wet with Our Love
(Chorus)
Whoa, Whoa……By Tomorrow, 
We’ll be in Sant-o A-mar-o
Whoa, Yeah, Hey, Hey…….
Time to enjoy Life….. To-day (-aw-yeah)
Cuz’ You know ……Days like these……. 
Don’t let ‘em get away - NO, Please !
In the deep, hopping Waves
Hold My Hand, help me fly……..
Grab a cloud 
….from the Sky! Yeah.
(Pause)
Going Here….. There…..
and Everywhere!
(Bridge)
Stop!……Breathe!….. Close your eyes! 
Your hair swirling…… in the wind.
Oh, yeah……(Let’s) take it all in!……. 
Feel the warm, cool
Up-on your skin!

Original Music Composition - Bravei Brasil
Original Vocals, Lyrics - Riff Beach
Production - Bravei Brasil, RiffWerx

Tomorrow....Santo Amaro  © - Big Beat Beach

Wayfaring Stranger: Traditional
Arranged and performed by Josh McAlexander

Wayfaring Stranger...Re-Mix

Holidays are so nice, enjoying all the good food, family and friends.  Also a time that we miss love ones that are not with us anymore.  I sure miss going home to mama's

Can't Go Home To See Mama(Original)

Jerry Reed- I have his autograph on my old Takemine that is just about faded out.  Jerry was just inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year.  Love this man and his music.  I have tried to play his claw type of fingerpicking, but it is so difficult and so many types of tuning.   I dropped my guitar down 1/2 step and played in drop D tuning.  The best I can do is to try and capture a little of his style

500 Miles (Cover of Jerry Reed)

Down Where The Sage Winds Blow
Words and Music by Pravinand Maharaj

You took a long drink from the cup of truth
Squeezed fresh from your favourite fruit
Picked ripe in the misty woods
Down where the sage winds blow

People live and people die
You made a point of staying alive
Can’t always see it with the naked eye
All you got to show

Easy smiled the face you met
Who knew what’s beneath the flesh
Laying low behind its breath            
The things you never saw

It’s a rat race out there I hear you say
 A leaky roof for a rainy day
Nothing more could make her stay
You knew she had to go

You can’t freeze ice on a burning flame
You can’t be called by another’s name
Can’t build a wall without a frame
On which to hang the door

Easy smiled the face you met
Who knew what’s beneath the flesh
Laying low behind its breath            
The things you never saw

Night falls and shadows play
Beneath a mocking moon
You can’t help thinking the mark of Cain
Was but a lover’s wound

You took a long drink from the cup of truth
Nocturne birdsongs play like flutes
From the tree of the forbidden root
Down where the sage winds blow

Where the boughs of promise stood
Down where the sage winds blow

Down Where The Sage Winds Blow

The Angel From Montgomery
Written by John Prine
Arranged and performed by Josh McAlexander

The Angel From Montgomery

Original Lyrics by Tony Harris
Vocals, Instruments, Music Production and Mix by Glen Granthem
The lyrics that inspired Glen are listed below.

I'M NOT A POLITICAL GUY
DON'T ASK ME TO TAKE A SIDE
IF YOUR WANDERING WHY
IT'S A LONG HARD RIDE

THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH DIVISION
ARE YOU LEFT OR ARE YOU RIGHT
IF YOU MAKE IT YOUR LIFES MISSION
IT WILL BRING YOU PAIN AND STRIFE

(CHORUS)
I'M NOT A POLITICAL GUY
LET ME TELL YOU WHY
WE SHOULD MEET IN THE MIDDLE
WORK TOGETHER TO FIGHT EVIL
WHY CAN'T WE WORK TOGETHER
TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER
AND MEET IN THE MIDDLE
YEA, MEET IN THE MIDDLE

FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED
BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT AGREE
LOVE LOST AND FOREVER DIVIDED
HOW DID THIS COME TO BE

WHY CAN'T WE AGREE TO DISAGREE
WHY CAN'T WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER
IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU AND ME
IN THIS LIFE...WE ARE ALL BROTHERS

(REPEAT CHORUS)

GOD, FAMILY, LOVE AND PEACE
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL

2018 © Lyrics by Tony Harris

Meet In The Middle - Lyrics by Tony Harris - Featuring The Glen Granthem Band - Original

Songwriter - Beth Williams    
www.BethWilliamsMusic.com
LYRIC VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/9L1VvuHXq3Q
Download Available https://bethwilliamsmusic.bandcamp.com/

A LADDER  I CAN CLIMB - Beth Williams Music

Tom Adams created this sparkly Country-Blues inspired Gem as an Open Collab offering. Crafted some lyrics, sang along, and then added a little Harp. Always amazed by Tom's Guitar Mastery, and he's created yet another superb tune here. Honored to contribute, and hopefully, lend something to it in some way? Big Thanks to Tom and also Tony Harris - Two of my Longtime 'Cloud Heroes' and Friends. Chuck Aaron and Steve (Spanish Lillies) also created their own Fab takes on this Open Collab Project. Please check their versions out, and you can always also enjoy Tom's Blissful Blues Guitar at Tom Adams (SC site), as well. Thanks, again, Tom.
Doves on The Wing ©
Music - Tom Adams - Lyrics, Vocals, Harmonica - Riff Beach 
Oh, Wake Me, Darlin’…..
Won’t you gently Shake Me?
When We Get There
You know I won’t Care
Chorus
Steady your hands 
Upon that Wheel
Set your gaze 
......out Ahead
Oh, Find what's Real 
(Before Blue Skies 
......All turn Red)
Bridge
Sunny Day
Faded to Grey
Faded Away
Turned into Night
But, It’s OK………
Just Hold on….
Oh, Yeah.......Hold On Tight
Fly On Doves……
Fly On High!
Down that road, 
We’re feeling so Alone
Burned all our bridges
....in the Rear View
Heading to..... 
Our Soon-to-be-New-Home
But, I’ll be smiling…..
How ‘bout you?

Sunny Beaches Ahead

Ever wish you were somewhere else.  I know I'am not the only one who, at times,has to sit and listen while be chewed on.  Let your mind take you away.  John Prine- Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame.  He won his first Grammy in 1991 and at age 70 he was named Artist of the Year by the Americana Music Association.  His songs have been recorded by the likes of Johnny Cash, Bettte Midler, Bonnie Raitt, George Strait and many others.  His new album , The Tree of Forgiveness is receiving so much acclaim.  Love this man

The Other Side Of Town( Cover-- John Prine)

Original Positive Message Song. Music from a Spiritual point of view.  
OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/t293zXAs4_o
LYRIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/qZ9RyUIB6Xs

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Have A Great Day - Beth Williams

I grew up listening to country music along with early Rock & Roll. Chuck
Berry was nicknamed "Father of Rock & Roll.  With such songs as
Maybellene, Roll Over Beethoven, Rock & Roll Music and Johnny B. Goode he topped the charts in the 1950's.  Every guitar player of my
generation played or tried to play Johnny B Goode.  He died March 18, 2017. No one does it like Chuck Berry, so I decided to do my version of Nadine as a tribute to the man.  Thanks

Nadine  ( Cover - Chuck Berry)

Tuesday Born - Wake ft. Dnae

A special song about my Dad. (a tribute to John Prine's style of music)
Lyrics by Tony Harris that inspired Lizzie 
Vocal & Music by my friend Lizzie Taypen

I WOKE UP EVERY MORNIN'
TO THE SOUND OF HIM PLAYIN'
HIS OLD HARP IN THE KEY OF "C"
A GREAT MEMORY FOR ME

THEN HE WAS READY TO START HIS DAY
GRABBED HIS LUNCH...WAS ON HIS WAY
ALWAYS ARIVING EARLY AT THE JOB SITE
CAUSE BEIN' LATE WOULD NOT BE RIGHT

(CHORUS)
MY DADDY WAS A CARPENTER
HE LOVED DRIVIN' THEM NAILS
A SMALL TIME CONTRACTOR
ALWAYS FOCUSED ON DETAILS
NO AIR TOOLS BACK THEN
TO HIM…IT WAS A SIN
IF YOU DIDN'T USE A HAMMER

HIS WORK DAY'S...THEY WERE LONG
FILLED WITH HARD WORK AND SWEAT
NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG
MY DAD HAD NO REGRETS

HE LEARNED HIS TRADE
IN THE ARMY DURING THE WAR
WORE OUT MANY A SAW BLADE
AND HUNG MANY A DOOR

(REPEAT CHORUS)

ON SUNDAY WE WERE ALWAYS GOIN'
TO THE COUNTRY CHURCH NEXT DOOR
HIS BIBLE, HE WAS ALWAYS READIN'
DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE MAN HE WAS BEFORE

(REPEAT CHORUS)

2020 © Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

My Daddy Was A Carpenter - Lyrics by Tony Harris - Featuring Lizzie Taypen - Original

Skin and Bones  Words and Music: Pravinand Maharaj

Skin and bones
Heat and snow
Dark and white
Rest and flow
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Leave and run
Be my guest
All the guns
Haven’t fired yet
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

There’s a hole on the mountain
There’s a tower in the fountain
There’s a bridge over Hades
By the Quarry-side
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Meet the damned
Damn the beast
Half the man
I’ll always be
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Cover pic by Julia Rohwedder on deviantART. 

Skin and Bones

http://mndsgn.bandcamp.com/album/frugal-earth

stillsoundin (from frugal earth | www.mndsgn.biz)

A very raw one take cover of a song that is not a Country/Gospel song. I just decided to give it a try.

I Can Only Imagine (Raw cover by Tony)

I'm a singer-songwriter from Durban, South Africa. Having being raised in the church I was advantaged with a ready-made audience. Their kindness, patience and ecouragement gave me the confidence to improve my songwriting and to take it quite seriously. At times when the lyrics had a touch of controversy, they never thought it scandalous, which further encouraged me to write on social issues, love songs, and songs with just a story. 
By my mid-teens I was heavily influenced by the hippy gospel songwriter Larry Norman, which may explain why into my 50's I still have long hair! Through his music I learned that songs do have a greater purpose. 
As a young upstart I was blessed with a kind and forgiving congregation. Today I'm blessed with a very tolerant family and a bunch of great friends. I love what I do!

