A tiny light

Not Finished Yet

God Is Good

Happy to be back on SC with a new track, a new collaboration with my great friend and music inspirer Tom Régnier. Tom suggested we cover this popular French classic from the 70's, originally performed by Michel Delpech, and he created a wonderful arrangement in the purest Tom Régnier style. All I had to do was to sing and add a few guitar notes.

Arrangement, piano, keyboards and other instrumentation: https://soundcloud.com/tom-r-gnier
Vocals, guitar: https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2

J'ai mon rhumatisme
Qui devient gênant
Ma pauvre Cécile
J'ai soixante-treize ans
Je fais de la chaise longue
Et j'ai une baby-sitter
Je traînais moins la jambe
Quand j'étais chanteur

J'avais des boots blanches
Un gros ceinturon
Une chemise ouverte
Sur un médaillon
C'était mon sourire
Mon atout majeur
Je m'éclatais comme une bête
Quand j'étais chanteur

Un soir à Saint-Georges
Je faisais la kermesse
Ma femme attendait
Planquée, dans la Mercedes
Elle s'est fait jeter dans l'Indre
Par tout mon fan-club
J'avais une vie de dingue
Quand j'étais chanteur

Les gens de la police
Me reconnaissaient
Mes excès de vitesse
Je les payais jamais
Toutes mes histoires
S'arrangeaient sur l'heure
On m'pardonnait tous mes écarts
Quand j'étais chanteur

Ma pauvre Cécile
J'ai soixante-treize ans
J'ai appris que Mick Jagger
Est mort dernièrement
J'ai fêté les adieux de Sylvie Vartan

Pour moi, il y a longtemps que c'est fini
Je comprends plus grand-chose, aujourd'hui
Mais j'entends quand même des choses que j'aime
Et ça distrait ma vie

Alexis Roche's Album

Quand j'étais chanteur (cover) with Tom Régnier

God is in control, resistance is futile

Then I Think About His countenance

No need to explain the meaning, I think. 
I'll make new changes to the track at the next historical turn, if I'm still alive.

Sax (from 0:33 to 1:23): Korey Riker, via 'The Message - Hard Bop Jazz' (with my reworking).
Cover photo is from Pietro Corrao.

Composed by Michele Ansani (2018-2025).
Posted on SoundCloud on 2025, February 21.

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Time it waits for no one

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I grew up chasing dreams like leaves In the wind we’d laugh we’d scream 
Life was loose like a worn-out seam  

Born in the decade of being free 
Tie-dye skies and tambourine trees 
We didn’t scroll we climbed up high 
Fingers stained from the colours of the sky

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PLEASE No PROMOTERS!! I do my own !

My Spotify page is here >>> https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ACRtWiWOiYaJJHR6gwi6i?si=RlNAtLcPQGqlMtUOmnwx7w

Music and lyrics are like nitro and glycerin (TNT). I wrote a song the first time I picked up a guitar at 12. I love most 70s-90s rock and many popular songs. Also love indie and new artists! Ihave collaborated with Brad Anderson, Sean Thompson, Blue LeMeilleur, Kim Westwood, and Charles Rees and always look for new people!. I usually start a song with lyrics and then figure out music.

Thanks for listening!!

God is in control, resistance is futile

Jon Marshal

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