For you was written for my wife to let her know that there is no room for anyone else in my heart except her from the moment we met, through our lives together and until the end of time and into eternity. For you is a promise and a pledge of everlasting love. 

the song was an idea a seed with lyrics, music and a sort of a structure and once again the amazing talent of my Friend Finn Eces has helped to bring this beautiful tune to life with his unique voice and production talents. Finns is a master at capturing the magic of a song and helping to release it's full potential. Thank you once again Finn for your input into FOR YOU . Finn can be found @finn_eces. Hope you enjoy the song 

Written by: Johnny McFarlane 
Guitars: Johnny 
Strings  : Johnny & Finn
Bass, Percussion and other backing: Finn Eces 
Mixing & Production : Finn Eces 
Mastering : Finn Eces

For You ( Featuring Finn Eces )

This song was inspired by the movie " In Time" Starring Justin Timberlake, Cillian Murphy and Amanda Seyfield, Great movie its a must see , Its about a world where everyone has to buy time to live. My  song is about time and love and contains several definition of what time is....As albert Einstein said..."TIme is an illusion that moves relative to an observer"  He also said that the universe has a speed limit and that is 186,000 Miles per second ...which is the speed of light...

Tried to get a Motown feel and vibe to this song with a modern twist..

I hope you like my time because its all i have 

Johnny

Time

A song of hope for the future, The rain and mist are Clearing and sunny happy days are on the way. 
Johnny

Here are the Lyrics for anyone who is interested 

Verse 1 
The sun shines through my window, Today is going to be a lovely day 
Seems like the mist is clearing and all the hurt and pain has gone away 
Theresa a big change in the weather 
We made it  through the storm and we’re still together 

Chorus 
Let’s go walking by the sea 
On the beach just you and me 
Let’s walk together hand in hand 
Lets leave our foot prints in the sand 
All the pain of yesterday will all be gone  be  washed away 
No more hurt and more pain 
Only sunshine no more Rain

Sunshine , sunshine 
Verse 2 
The sun shines through my window today is gonna be a lovely day 
Seems like the summers coming back and the cold dark days are gone to stay 
I missed you through those cold dark days 
But now we found our way back through the maze 

Chorus 
Mid 8 
Key change 
I’m glad we made through those dark and teary days 
We found each other once again we made it through the maze
The pain and hurt have gone there’s no more need to cry 
And now the mist has gone and rainbows fill the sky

Summers Coming

About the Artists :
It has been my great pleasure to have worked with Finn Eces and Debra Buesking  on this track. 
Debra’s amazing piano playing has transformed this song and added some real Magic into the song carrying the lyrics on a Musical Magic carpet and Finns Vocal and Production have lifted the song to new heights and added a new dimension. It has been a great pleasure to have worked with such Talented people.  
Debra and Finn can be found at the following please check out their SoundCloud pages for more amazing music.
Finn Eces: Vocals and Production @finn_eces 
Debra Buesking  : Piano  @debra_buesking 

About The Song 
THE ROAD is a song about Life, how we all can loose our way and how we are all only human, but the big message in the song is that no matter how wrong we go, or how lost we get that we can always change our direction and take another path and that we all need good friends to help each other on our way ... that' s the great thing about Life....Its never too late to change the ROAD that you are travelling on.

Song Written by :  Johnny Mc Farlane

The Road: Featuring Finn Eces & Debra Buesking

Just got some inspiration to write this song again with just my guitar and vocal you gotta love it...wild and Free 

Johnny

Wild And Free- Acoustic Guitar version

The message in this song is that there is strength in numbers, one voice by itself may not be heard, but a million voices must be heard. One raindrop by itself is lost but when million come together they form the mighty seas. I wanted to get a live feel from this song so i recorded the vocal and the guitar live in 1 take on my Zoom X5 then transferred the WAV file to the DAW where i put in some atmospheric voice synth, some acoustic Bass and some percussion. its one of the longest songs i have recorded as i generally believe that most people won't listen more than 3 minutes but hopefully there is enough in here to keep interest,  i really hope you like it and to help here are the words.


One voice in the wilderness, 
one raindrop falls from the sky 
One soul lost in the darkness,
 One tear drop falls from an eye 

Two voices join together and sing in harmony 
Two raindrops join together help to form  the sea 
Two souls finds each other floating in the sky 
Two tear drops fall together as somebody starts to cry 

3 voices shout for freedom all for one and one for all 
3 Raindrops turn to snow drops as they gently fall 
3 souls on the ground fell the gentle Snow 
3 tears freeze like icicles on the world below 

4 voices sound so beautiful as they together sing 
4 raindrops paly a magic scale as the church bells ring 
4 souls move together in perfect harmony 
4 tear drops cry for you and for me 

5 voices become a quire voices of all pitches 
5 Rains drops fall and form a stream running in the ditches 
5 souls join together to become a might forces 
5 tear drop fall full of remorse

Together we are  Stronger (There's strength in numbers)

This song is for my Children and my Grandchildren, Thank you for all the happiness you have brought into my life. I love you all so much. 

Written and performed by: Johnny Mc Farlane

Thank you to Debra Buesking and Finn Eces for all their help along the way with this song .

All of me, All of you

Recorded Live, a song about life and Death which go hand in Hand. 
Written and recorded by: Johnny Mc Farlane

It’s like honey from the bees it’s like cold ice cream 
It’s the most beautiful thing that you have ever seen 
Its like misty morning rain, its like a rainbows end 
Its the love in your heart for your best friend 

Its like ice cold beer on a warm summers day 
It’s the wind in your hair it’s the cold sea spray 
Its like waking in the morning  from a good night rest 
When your little boy tells you, “ Daddy you’re the best “

Its like when heaven and earth meet , when all the stars collide 
When your not alone and everyone’s on your side 
Its like coffee in the morning  or that 1st cigarette 
Its a powerful feeling that you never will forget 

It’s the morning sun on a bright sunny day 
Its like watching your kids as they skip and dance and play 
It’s the 1st flowers of Spring as they peak through the snow 
It’s the morning tide as it begins to Ebb and Flow 

And as the birds fly high soaring in the sky 
I hear the angels calling my name from way up on high 
Like the leaves in Autumn falling from the trees 
We all have to leave this place we are but a breeze 

And all we have are memories or experiences we have had 
The beautiful, the ulgy, the happy and the sad 
All weave an everlasting tapestry our legacy to recall 
And so with these last words my friends I say goodbye to all. 

It’s like honey from the bees it’s like cold ice cream 
You are the most beautiful thing that i have ever seen

Life- Acoustic Guitar version

I passed an old man on the side of the street and everybody passed him by. I went over to where he lay and he began to Cry. He said to me " I once was a young man, i had a house i had a Car, but i had a lot of trouble, i found the answer in a Bar, now nobody wants me they say I'm a liar and I'm a Cheat, now my life is juts this bottle and my home is on the street. They say we are all only 2 pay checks away from Homelessness....

Written, performed and produced by: Johnny Mc Farlane Oct 2022

What Kind of People have we Become?

We all have to walk this pathway sometime in our live.

Written, performed and produced by : Johnny mc Farlane 2023

Avenue of Broken Dreams

a song expressing the recognition of the existence of God and that God is everywhere.  

Written and performed : Johnny 

Let Your Love Reign Down

Well i have been promising myself for some time now to have a mid life crises, but i fear i may have left it too late because I'm probably TOO OLD  to have a mid life crises, so instead i wrote a song that to my mind and from Observing my friend who was young enough to  had a midlife crises i think this song encompasses most of the elements associated with a Male Mid life crises, if i have left any out please let me know and i can add them in ...ha ha 

Written, played and produced by Yours Truly: Johnny Mc .
I'm going to have me a mid life crises
I don't care what the price is  
I'm going to buy me a Strat 
I'm going to get me a Tat 
I'm going to roll those dices

Mid Life Crises

I wrote this song over 30 years ago and i found the old sheet music up in the attic when i was doing a clean out and i decided to Jazz it up a little and add a bit of Swing to it. Found some lovely Allen Morgan Jazz Drums and i just love it . Hope you like it too. 

Drums : Allen Morgan 
Bass : John Dory 
Keys: Johnny Derringer 
Guitar : John Acton 
Vocals : Johnny Mc Farlane 

Written Mixed & Mastered by : Johnny Mc Farlane

JulieAnn

Sometimes a song needs a special touch to bring it to its full potential and Finn  once again has transformed this very average little ugly Duckling song into a beautiful elegant White Swan  and lifted it to a height that only he can with his amazing vocal & production talents. Listen to more of Finns Songs https://soundcloud.com/finn_eces?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
The song is about an ordinary Guy, could be you and I, He has no wings, he's good and he's bad, he's human not an Angel but when you need someone he is the one who is there for you in your hour of need and always will be , because he's  Solid. He's your friend . 
Thank you Finn. 

Written by : Johnny Mc Farlane 
Performed & arranged by : Finn eces

Ordinary Guy : Featuring Finn Eces

We all know its coming, we don't like to think about it. But its one of the only thing that we are guaranteed of in this life. I ask myself this question over and over . What happens when we die. Is there a life after death? Where do we go when we die? a few of my friends have already made the journey and this is for them. If anyone knows the answer please, please let me know . You can send me a private message. 

I recorded this live with 2 microphones one for my Beautiful 1975 Classical Guitar and one for my 1958 Voice. So there will be a few noises in the background. 

Written& Performed : By Johnny Mc Farlane

Do You Know Where Our Souls Go

First off i have to say a big Big thank you to my Son Rob for his great idea about the Pick up truck. Thanks Rob :-)  It really has added a new dimension to this little ole country tune . This is a real real " Pick me up Song " :-) The song is a  follow on song to "The Road" & " Ordinary guy. A song of Hope & friendship with a little sprinkling of Spirituality thrown in.  We all need someone to help us when we are down or Lost and in this song the " Pick up truck " symbolizes a friend or a spiritual belief. Something that we can relay on to help us through  the bad times. Just like an old pick up trunk sturdy & Reliable & Always goes the distance. 

 Hope you like it. 

Written, performed & Produced by: Johnny Mc Farlane
Thanks to my Friend Finn Eces for helping me arrange this one.

Country Pick Up Truck

When I was young I played beneath a big old Lilac tree that was in my grandmothers garden and I felt safe when I was hidden in under the branches surrounded by the beautiful purple flowers and the pungent aroma of the Lilac perfume this was a safe and a happy place for me. This feeling has inspired me to write the Lilac tree and dedicate it to my Grandmother Lilly (Elizabeth) Her husband died very young and left her with 5 young children to bring up  by herself, she was an awesome woman and this song is for her. 

I would like to thank my friend Finn Eces for bringing this song to life with such feeling and beauty. Finn is an awesome producer and a truly amazing vocalist and Musician and a great songwriter. Thank you Finn for this truly beautiful Lilac Tree.

 A very big thank you to Doina Bora who's amazing playing has added immensely to the feel of the song. Thank you so much.

more from Doina here www.youtube.com/channel/UC52RssrQfHu-751e-0rqIFw
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Song written By: Johnny Mc Farlane 
Played, produced and sung by : Finn Eces  https://on.soundcloud.com/maUoc
Violin : Doina Bora

The Lilac Tree    (Featuring Finn Eces & Doina Bora )

I went to see Paul Simon in the 3 arena in Dublin as part of his Gracelands tour and whilst the gig was amazing, the song of the night was this one and to me it just proves that all you need with a good song is a guitar and a voice and the lyrics are still so prevalent today as they were back when the song was first written.  Thank you Paul. 

Written by Paul Simon 
Performed Live by: Johnny Mc Farlane

The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)

Another woman died in a Doorway on our busy shopping streets over the Christmas period. She was an Irish woman from Cork in this instance. There are so many homeless people in our city streets, and I observed that almost all the sheltered Shop fronts in the city have people sleeping rough every night. The frost has set in and the nights are bitterly cold and my heart goes out to all those poor people who have to sleep rough. This song is in Memory of the woman who died in Cork , Ireland. May she rest in Peace. 

In my song  “ Cold doorway Bed “ I have created a fictious woman called" who comes from a war torn Eastern European country and who has ended up sleeping rough. Her husband and Children have been killed and she has fled for her life but ends up sleeping in a doorway on Christmas day. I am trying to draw a comparison between the overindulgence that happens over the Christmas period and the plight of Refugees and homeless people in our societies. Christmas should be a Joyous occasion for us all, the birthday of our Savior compared to the death of a homeless person. I want to bring home this Tragedy in full living Colour for us all to see the reality of homelessness for thousands of people in every country across our planet. 

Johnny Mc Farlane 


Cold Doorway Bed .

She sleeps in a doorway, No crib for her Bed.
No bright light of Silver shone around her head.
She lies in the Cold, the rain, and the Snow. 
All alone in this world she has nowhere to go.

As the bells ring for Christmas, she makes up her bed.
Wet cardboard beneath her, a coat for her head.
As the Cold winter wind cuts her to the bone.
She cries in the nighttime and feels so alone.

As She Cries in the Night,
she prays for a light. 
That will save her and take her back home.
But that light didn’t come.
and she sleeps in the doorway alone.

As she lay in the doorway she drifted away.
She dreamt of her life in a happier day. 
Back When she was a mother.
Back when she was a wife.
Back when she had a family.
 back when she had a life.

But this war rages on and it’s taken them all.
Her Husband, her Children.
But she can still hear them Call.
Still sees their faces when she closes her eyes.
She can still feel their kisses and she still hear their cries.

As She Cries in the Night, she prays for a light.
That will save her and take her back home.
But that light never comes, and she sleeps in the doorway alone.

As she lies in the Doorway 
Her Eyes fill with Tears.
She recalls her Loved ones.
It been so many sad years.
Since she’s held them and kissed them.
Since they all went away. 
As she closed her eyes.
She starts to Pray.

As She Prays in the Night, she prays for a light.
That will save her and take her back home.
But that light never comes, and she sleeps in the doorway alone.





She never woke up, They found her Body next day.
Rigid and cold she blocked the Shop Doorway.
A crowd gathered round to look and to stare. 
The shop wasn’t open that was their only care 
And as the church bells did rang and the Caroler's did sing.
For that poor homeless woman not 1 bell did ring.
Not 1 prayer was said , Not 1 tear was shed.
She died all alone in a cold Doorway Bed.

Cold Doorway Bed

I wrote this song for my son who went to Australia a while back. Before he went we went camping and surfing over to the west of Ireland to the Maharees, beautiful place. We camped in the dunes, lit a camp fire, cooked burgers, drank beer and later we lay on our backs watching the stars. The sun when it sets in the West of Ireland is Golden as it sinks into the sea. I am comparing the Golden Sun to my Golden son. 
Beautiful Memory in Song. 

This is a remix.

Golden Son

From the time i was little child all i ever wanted to do was to play music. Morning , noon and night. When i get a song in my head i cant stop until i get it down somewhere and i know a lot of people just like me so i wrote this song for all of us Bards. Musical magicians, guardians of musical songs and old traditions. I hope you enjoy this one , it has taken me a long time to get it out and record it. 

We are musicians. 
We are The guardians of songs and old tradition 
We are the Bards , the musical magicians 
We are Musician. 
We are musicians. 

We are Musicians. 
We are not lawyers or Soldiers or politicians 
We are the sorcerers the musical magicians. 
We are Musicians.  

Chorus 
Music is all we want to play 
Form the dawning of the morning sun until the closing of the day 
Music is everything we are it’s our life our love our everything. 
We just want to dance and sing 
Music …. we just want to play Music. 
Music ……We just want to play music. 

We are musicians. 
We’re not Soldiers we’re not lawyers we’re not politicians. 
 We are the Bards we are the Musical Magicians 
We not Physicians, we’re just musicians. 

Music is all we want to play. 
Form the rising of the morning sun until the evening of the day. 
Music is everything we are it’s our life our love our everything. 
We just want to dance and sing. 
Music is everything we are. 
Its our life our soul our everything 
We just want to dance and sing. 


Written & Performed by : Johnny Mc Farlane

We Are Musicians

Spread the " Love " Its a beautiful day and the sun is shining. 
Johnny

Written, performed and mastered by Johnny Mc Farlane

Love

I went into the church the other day and i knelt down at the back of Church and began to pray to God to help me with a few problems that were out of my control, i prayed for the strength to except the things i cannot change, to change the things i can and for the wisdom to known the difference. I prayed for my Children for happiness for them and their children and for forgiveness for all those who need it. I also prayed for the Lord to shine his light on all the dark places in the world that are at War, for peace and help for all the starving people in  the world. I hope he was listening. 
As i prayed this song came to me, its not a very serious song but i think it has a great soul. :-) 

Written & Performed by: John Mc Farlane

Hi Lord, It's me Again

A beautiful song written by the great Phil Coulter and covered by many artists including the late great, Luke Kelly and Sinéad O'Connor to name but a few. I kept this very basic, a song that is very close to my heart and a song dedicated to anyone who has a family member with special needs. This is for our family member Louise,we all love you. 
Johnny 

Written by : Phil Coulter 
Played and sung and engineered etc by : Johnny Mc Farlane

Scorn Not His Simplicity (Phil Coulter)

This Song is a blues based rock song. Just for fun and to let the beast out for a little while. Back to basics. No frills just pure Blues Rock. 

Johnny

My Friend Joe

I read somewhere that we are made of the same basic matter as the universe and the stars, we are a lot more that Flesh & Blood we are made from pure light. I tried to get a feeling from this song hope it came across. 

Johnny

We Are Pure Light From The Stars

This started off as a guitar riff with a shadows style guitar sound and them progressed into this funny little Tribute to James Bond and his character Pussy galore.  Its a bit of fun hope you get a giggle, please let me know.

James Bond 007

About the song 
Since the beginning of time, the wind has always been there, a beautiful and dangerous power of nature, totally unpredictable, one that man has harnessed to power their sails and lately to generate electricity. I know the wind fairly well being a windsurfer and fair weather sailor. I know how beautiful and dangerous the wind can be. I have great respect for the wind and the Sea and always will have and this song is a tribute to her.  

I would like to thank Finn Eces,  my friend and co-writer of this song. Finn and I have been quite a number of songs under our belts now and I think it must be nearly time for the 1st Album Finn. 
Finn’s voice and production skills have really taken “ The wind “ to a new level,  fine tuning of the lyrics, adding in of that driving bass and funky guitar as well as those beautiful harmony vocals really set this song up to be a real Summer hit in all the beach bars around the world ( If Only ) 
Written by: Johnny Mc Farlane & Finn Eces 
Music and Vocals: Johnny & Finn 
Production : Finn  @finn_eces

The Wind

When i was a young Boy my father use to come home late at night drunk and looking for a fight with my Mother. She eventually got sick of the abuse and left him and i was left at home to help him.
Here is what i use to say to him.
I was 9 years old. 
Written and performed by : John Mc Farlane

Daddy Will You Hold My Hand

I am Animal is a song celebrating the fact that i am an animal, a mammal a Human Being an Imperfect being made of flesh and blood who lives a life, who makes mistakes and who loves life lets not become AI. Why would you want to create something more powerful than you are ??? Stupidity of the highest degree and driven by big business. Lets fight back..
Written & Performed by a non AI person : Johnny Mc Farlane

I AM ANIMAL

The older I get the more I realise that the Stairway to Heaven is not an easy path. It is steep and has many pitfalls, many that I have fallen on and many that still allude me. The path is littered with pain and heartache, and no one gets in unless they truly have tried to overcome the pain and hardship of this crazy world. How much Pain do we have to Pay to get inside the Perly gates and is it wort it? I cant answer this one but my song tries to contemplate the trials and tribulations of Life at the moment and asks the question. “When does the bad stuff stop and when does the God stuff start?” 

Written, performed and produced by: John Mc Farlane 


I just noticed something lately and it’s the strangest story that I could tell 
But it seems like the Stairway to Heaven is paved with Red hot Coals from Hell 

I just noticed something lately It seems strange after all these year 
But seems like rivers in Heaven are filled with our pain and our tears 

Chorus 
So where does the bad stuff stop and where does the God stuff start 
Where does the pain give way to the peace in your heart 
I walked that path of Red-hot coals I burn my heart ad burn my soles
I lost my way a million times I paid for my sins and for my crimes 

When does the God stuff start       all I want is peace in my heart 

I just noticed something lately     and it’s driving me insane 
It seems like the rain in heaven comes from our hurt and our pain 
I know I’m arriving here sort of late, but I have hope and o have faith 
But how much pain do I have to pay to get inside that pearly GATE 

So where does the bad stuff stop and where does the God stuff start 
Where does the pain give way to the peace in your heart 
I walked that path of Red-hot coals I burn my heart ad burn my soles
I lost my way a million times I paid for my sins and for my crimes

The God Stuff

Hands, So beautiful, We can do so much good with our hands, reaching out to other person as a sign of Peace and love, to play an Instrument, to paint a picture or just to hold someone else's hand when they need someone. But we can also do so much harm with our hands, we can hit, break, hold a gun to kill someone wave a fist in Anger. My hands are used to Love and play my Guitar. What are your hands used for ? 

Written, Performed . Produced by Johnny Mc Farlane

These Hands

Hi, My name is Johnny Mc Farlane,  I am a songwriter from Ireland. I try to write songs that will mean something to whoever may be listening. I try to express feeling and emotions through my music, I try to hit the heart and soul of whoever may be listening and to pass on my feelings through my lyrics and my music. A lot of the songs I write come from Personal experiences, some are pure imagination, but all try to carry a message of Hope, Fait, understanding and a spiritual message of love. I am just one voice in the wilderness but together we are stronger. Thank you so much for listening to my music. It’s a real honor.

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