Just a little ditty about potential travels to Mars...
Lyric Video :
https://youtu.be/0QXekcjejeY?si=sz3qXMLLrZqDAnn5

Hope On A Starship

"Eleganta Symphorix Unus" is a piano solo piece that captures the timeless essence of the soul. With its melancholic notes, it takes the listener on an introspective journey, evoking deep emotions.

Eleganta Symphorix Unus

additional vcls B.Browning

SOME STORIES CAN’T BE TOLD
LIKE SOME LEGENDS OF OLD
YOU JUST HAVE TO UNFOLD THEM
UNTIL THEY NEVER END

JE M’AIME UN PEU BEAUCOUP A LA FOLIE PAS DU TOUT
PASSIONNÉMENT COMME UN FOU ET JE ME PENDS A MON COU

JE M’AIME ET TOUT À COUP AH JE NE M’AIME PLUS DU TOUT
JE TOMBE À MES GENOUX HIBOUX CAILLOUX JOUJOUX

LOVE ME LOVE ME NOT 
LOVE ME LOVE ME NOT

SOME PEOPLE CAN’T BE TOLD
je t’aime un peu beaucoup
SOME HEARTS OF GOLD
à la folie toujours et partout
ALL YOU CAN DO IS HOLD THEM
comme un fou
UNTIL THE VERY END
je t’aime un point c’est tout

SOME PEOPLE (Lyrics)

The lyrics translated into Italian are taken from the well-known T.S. Eliot, "The Waste Land". Part IV: "Death by Water".

To give a new and different look to this old track I asked to my (and yours) friends (you know them well: @beatingedge). They improved the mix and above all added an instrumental part, on wich I enjoyed myself with other guitar, pad and cello sounds and parts. Obviously, I thank them immensely, with a special thought for Vampira (aka Mary).

LYRICS (ENG - ITA)

Phlebas the Phoenician,
a fortnight dead,
forgot the cry of gulls,
and the deep sea swell
and the profit and loss.
A current under sea
picked his bones in whispers.
As he rose and fell
he passed the stages of his age and youth
entering the whirlpool.

Gentile or Jew
o you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
consider Phlebas,
who was once handsome and tall as you.

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Phlebas il Fenicio,
morto da quindici giorni,
dimenticò il grido dei gabbiani
e il fondo gorgo del mare,
E il profitto e la perdita.
Una corrente sottomarina
Gli spolpò l’ossa in mormorii.
Mentre affiorava e affondava
Passò attraverso gli stadi della giovinezza
della maturítà
Procedendo nel vortice.

Gentile o Giudeo
o tu che volgi la ruota e guardi sopravvento,
Considera Phlebas,
che un giorno fu bello e alto come te.

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Music by Michele Ansani & Beating Edge (1981-2025).
Picture is from James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 'The Ocean Wave' (1883-1884), National Museum of Asian Arts, Washington.
Posted on SoundCloud: 2025, March 6

Phlebas il Fenicio [with Beating Edge] *

My grandfather is very sick and in the hospital. The only way I know how to show I care is to write a song. Ergo, I present: "Coolest Man". A song for Geoff Newton.

Lyrics:

Pour out a glass for my grandfather,
Wise were his days and his eyes were like rays of light,
that stilled,
the time,
away.
Oh, my grandfather is,
the coolest man,
you ever did meet.

Coolest Man You Ever Did Meet Yeah The
Coolest Man You Ever Did Meet Yeah The 
Coolest Man You Ever Did Meet Yeah The
Coolest Man

Coolest Man You Ever Did Meet Yeah The
Coolest Man You Ever Did Meet Yeah The
Coolest Man You Ever Did Meet Yeah The
Coolest Man

Oh, yeah.

Composed, performed and mixed by Norsa.

Coolest Man

One of my favorite Frankie Valli songs recorded in 1967. 

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Cover by Tony

When I recently heard this song by  Margareta Theorin (Margareta & Eddy)  https://soundcloud.com/user-594915176 it really touched me so I reached out  and asked her if it would be okay for me to attempt  to create my own version of her song - and thankfully she said yes.  I tweaked the lyrics very slightly and added a bridge and here's a link to her original version of the song. 
https://soundcloud.com/user-594915176/i-wrote-it-down-and-sang-a-song-1093-1992-margareta-theorin-margareta?si=f2c1c28bd874420eb50a0065e61c962f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Music and Lyrics by Margareta Theorin



Music just came to me from the beginning of my life
A thought I could cry out in song
No matter in which mood I was in, I always made it some song
I used what I had inside, I opened up my mouth, 
I used what I had inside, I opened up my mouth, 
Being treated in some way wrong, I wrote it down and I sang a song
Being treated in some way wrong I wrote it down and I sang a song
You don’t know how much I feel, I don’t owe you anything
When the words that I sing, I just want you to be pleased
When the words that I sing, I just want you to be pleased
You’re my world and most important thing
My love my words and that I sing
You’re my world and most important thing
My love my words  I sing
Music just came to me from the beginning of my life
A thought I could cry out in song
No matter in which mood I was I in, I always made it some song
I used what I had inside, I opened up my mouth, 
I used what I had inside, I opened up my mouth, 
The two of us together we fit just like a glove 
And singing to you is the way that I express my love
We been together a long time and ups and down’s we’ve been through.  
When I open my mouth and sing, it turns my grey skies blue.
Being treated in some way wrong, I wrote it down and I sang a song
Being treated in some way wrong I wrote it down and I sang a song

I Wrote It Down And Sang A Song ( Margareta Theorin- Stroffolino Cover)

Full album on Bandcamp
https://fankyamix.bandcamp.com/album/phases-vol-1-fast-sketch

State of Numbness

Wolf

THE NEW AMERICAN © Byron Gene Manering
Lyric and Melody by B.G. Manering
Tracks processed by AI

About the Song: 
MAGA seems to have a firm grip on the USA and is quickly eliminating democratic safeguards that protect Americans from despotism. We won’t vote ourselves out of this strangle-hold and tyranny and its complacent followers could rule over us for the rest of our lifetime. 
   
Or, we could split from the MAGA states and create a New America. Twenty-one blue states, twenty-one stars on the Union flag, the New America upholding our democratic constitution and international partnerships. Let the red states and MAGA feed the Trump dynasty while we get on with progress under democracy. This song is about that.



THE NEW AMERICAN © Byron Gene Manering

Draw new borders 
Re-start the Court
Align the banks
Secure the Ports, ‘cuz
Tyranny has its hands around our neck

Build up the state 
and local police
Open clinics and
Keep treaties, yeah
Tyranny keeps tightening its grip

Fly the Union flag again
Remember what it means 
The land of the free
We are
The New American

Shelter food and 
Public schools   
Hammers nails 
And AI tools
We like good ol’ Democracy 

Loonies, nature, and
R&D
Vote by mail
And equity
Yeah, we stand for Democracy 

Fly the Union flag again
Remember what it means 
The land of the free
We are
The New American

Hit refresh. This is our country

Fly the Union flag again
Remember what it means 
The land of the free
We are
The New American

Fly the Union flag again
Remember what it means 
The land of the free
We are
The New American

Music Editor: B.G.Manering
Executive Producer Byron Gene Manering
Label: BGM
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More…

—one truth-tuned lyric at a time…
Byron is driven to expose bad actors one truth-tuned lyric at a time. Writing with grit, wit, and an honest strut, he turns real stories into songs you can feel. Byron’s Oklahoma roots meet in today’s complex world of relationships and politics. Explore his mesmerizingly catchy tunes: https://byrongenemanering.com

Byron used a live recording of his original song The New American to train AI to emulate his vocal, rhythm guitar, and drum tracks. He used AI to add the other tracks which he edited into the final song. (AI Training Source Audio: Lyric, melody, and vocals by B.G.Manering)

THE NEW AMERICAN

all-the-way-from-greensboro-to-kapinga.mp3

Songs with a twinge of humor (and some a bit more serious).  
I do not use AI to create my songs. 
https://linktr.ee/joe.stroffolino
Recently I have had the urge to pick up my guitars (Taylor 114ce and Fender Squire) and I have been trying to use more guitar in my songs.  
My go to .vst plug ins are  EZkeys 2, EZ Bass and  EZ drummer 3) and my DAW is Logic Pro 11. 
I welcome your comments and enjoy listening to all the great music on SoundCloud. 
All songs are originals and copyrighted.

I Wrote It Down And Sang A Song ( Margareta Theorin- Stroffolino Cover)

Joe Stroffolino