Precious song, Joe!!! Beautifully performed and with excellent lyrics. Sayed all that, the message of the song is even better 👍👍👍👍👍Cheers, my friend 🙏🙏🙏

Another great song. A wonderful upbeat lyric which really resonates ( with me anyway ). Terrific!

lovely voice  and soothing message....except for the dust part..lol...great song

It will be a different year with the same shit 🤨. Thanks for reminding me 😆 Always been a pleasure this year to listen to your original tunes with fantastic lyrics always making me smile. Merry Christmas Joe and thanks for your support 🎅👍

@slamet-khoirul-anam: Thanks so much for listening and commenting. Joe

Love the momentum in the way you've combined the rhythm elements here

And so to a perhaps slightly different outcome of a number of considerations we discussed when we made "Mother Syria" ten months ago.....

Where was the cradle of life for humanity?
What was the first language?
What was the first written language?
What did the first cultures look like?
Did they arise in the East...or West....or in the middle of....Hmmm.

Yes, scholars dispute that.
And it is likely to continue like this, since no absolute proof has been presented, only assumptions, interpretations, etc. of the small findings made of previous existences of human presence.
Yes, technology and research possibilities are constantly developing, but it is probably quite far-fetched that we will finally get a complete and credible account.

I personally believe that life started in many different places on our planet, and at about the same time, when some important factors needed to be fulfilled, such as where the conditions and surroundings were generally favorable for human life to sprout, grow and develop, on a planet in constant development. In a time course that is almost incomprehensible, and which has been influenced by factors in the space we are in, which we do not really understand either.

So this little piece of music doesn't give you any answers, but perhaps gives you a moment of contemplation on the questions. ;)

Lovely Acoustic Guitars - David Dunham; https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203
Music, Mix, Production, track image - Seagull; https://soundcloud.com/farout-music-studio
Lovely Voice - Clara

Genesis - David D, Clara & Seagull

My love is coming down now
to set me free.
She rides on the sun's rays
when she wants to visit me
and by the moon in the night
but she always seems to go away
before I've had enough of the dream.

Smile laugh and dance in the rain
from time to time.
The world will take 
everything you've got
and give it away.

Give me the facts
and proceed to collapse.
Summarize and discern and unlearn.
All I ever wanted was absurd.
All I never needed seemed to go 
without words

and it tears me apart
when I consider too much
but I obliterate the thought
because of the hex
upon everything I touch.
I try my best to stop it
but it seems like
I don't have the option
until I've learned my lesson.

Burning down the house tonight.
Don't go home until the morning comes.
The freaks and fiends are out tonight
and they're starving
for some of
everything you've got.
Watch your back
They'll never be caught
They can vanish in a blink.

Words by Ryan Bulliner

For Tash

Creatures in the Dark

A stripped down  acoustic version of my song with just my Taylor 114ce guitar and my voice.

The North Pole was melting
And fearing a catastrophe
Santa hitched up his reindeer and flew to Washington DC

The Air Force saw him approaching
They scrambled a fighter jet
They almost shot him down before they realized he wasn’t a threat

They escorted him to the white house
To meet the president.
They posed for a photo together and then Santa Started to vent.

He said please mister president
I know you want to drill baby drill
But all those CO2 emissions are making the North Pole ill

He said I’m sorry Father Christmas
But I’m not interested in energy that’s green
it’s more important to me that we have cheap gasoline
And free Toys made by Elves in the North Pole sounds very nice
But you’re taking away American jobs, so I won’t take your advice

Then Santa said that since the ice will soon melt away
He asked the President if they could move to the USA

He said you and Misses Clause are welcome
because you look just like me
But we can’t have those pointy eared elves
Living here in the land of the free

So Santa flew back to the north pole
And sitting on the last patch of ice
Was a giant spaceship that even Elon Musk thought looked very nice
The Elves had built it while he was gone
tears of sadness ran down Santa’s face
And they all got on the ship, and they flew off into outer space

Now every Christmas Eve people look up at the sky
And they think about those good old days when Santa used to fly
Toys made by elves in the North Pole sure would be nice
But at least we get to buy our gasoline for a very cheap price.

The North Pole Was Melting (Acoustic)

I Found A Way

This is a song about an escalated night of Christmas drinking.
Starring: You and me and a  Mall Santa Claus ( a Harry Dean Stanton type character).
This is probably the most depressing Christmas song ever.
Happy Holidays!

Lyrics:
Yeah (well) anyways...
I guess I'm your guardian angel
I should  wish you good luck
I've been sent by"The Entities" above
To get you out of your Christmas rut

I went down to the bar
I know that you couldn't go far
You've let yourself go soft
I gave my better judgment the day off
I'm full of Christmas cheer
I've got 10 cases of imported beer
I'm moving out tables and chairs
We're gonna have a dance floor here!

I've been writing Christmas songs
I hope you'll all dance along
and sing along
I'm spinning records of Metal and Motown songs
Songs for everyone
Even if you feel like you don't belong

Oh, when I was a child
My mother took me to go see Santa Claus
At a broken down mall
With a broken down Santa Claus
And I said:
"Santa Claus, what can I do to have everything I want in my life?"
And Santa Claus said to me:
"Get your head out of your own asshole Son"

Ahhh yeah
Get out of your Christmas rut!
I've got some dynamite in my trunk
Let's get you out of your Christmas rut!
I've got a present for you
It's a box of old dumb luck

There goes Santa Claus
Walking home from the Mall
I think he's got a bottle of Ripple in him
Go, Santa Claus, go!!!

Ahhhh, come on
Get out of your Christmas rut!
We're drinking with a Mall Santa Claus
That's (Huh?) down on his luck
C'mon, get out of that Christmas rut!
How about loaning your guardian angel
About $150 bucks?

(Holiday Bell Ringer: )
The holidays  
It's about family
And friends
And peace on earth

(Drunk Santa comment:) 
Yeah?!?! (ha)" Peace on Earth"
More like 'piece of the action' if you ask me!

Lucy Clip: "You're in a rut! A big fat rut!
"I think we're gonna need some good Attorneys"
Get out of your Christmas rut!

Christmas Rut!

80s atmosphere sax by: https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx

Demo Song

Saturday 4.30 a.m.

Saturday 4.30 a.m. with Jörg

Having another stab at  Humanity 😆 Voice goes some slightly different places here which is always nice to experience as an artist. Maybe a bit of Whacko Jacko influence coming through a bit. What a musical legend Michael was 🤍

The pic is a map of the world which lives beside my studio. I need to update it but I've got lots of my SC connections marked there. Cheers you bunch of inspiring nut balls 😘 

Humanity

We found it looking inside
It worth a mention
Pay close attention
Its love
Its inner light
It’s good
Its right
Its hope with cope
It’s something inside
It’s worth a mention
In every moment
No tension

Find a map,
Draw a heart,
Top lines intersect on an Isle that we are part
Try funny,
Live poetry,
Rule writing
Love love
Let's all absorb this Éire dove

For a while our neighbours tried to fight
They took our Oak,
Built boats,
Made blight
But we survived and became beacons of light for all Earthling'

Before invasion our Druids shone
Just altered myths now paint them wrong
I see mesoamerican beings
Too advanced for christian scenes

So the church rolled in & tried to brain wash us
It worked for a while until the poor kids got it...
So we learned and evolved and found new truth
New truth defined in protecting our youth

So here we are,
Smack bang in the middle
We'll explain it in word,
Or sing it with a fiddle
In the end we are neutral
As neutral as neutral can be
The secret?
Just love and have a laugh
Be a real "me"

Just be the real "me"
We need more real "me"

We found it looking inside
It worth a mention
Pay close attention
Its love
Its inner light
It’s good
Its right
Its hope with cope
It’s something inside
It’s worth a mention
In every moment
No tension
Just flow in projection and reflection
Conversation with true observation

Humanity

Tricks Remastered (Unloved)

Cacade is the second track to be taken from my forthcoming e.p Fear of the kingdom,,the song is an introspective piece of music and its  idea is inspired by the idea of chaos in life  and loss and strange dreams i had 

Cascade

« No kings (Professional liar) » is a brand new electro-pop track, rather joyful and danceable. The lyrics echo the recent massive protests in the United States...

No kings (professional liar)

A quiet song about time passing, expectations, and learning to be a little less hard on yourself.
Instruments & Recording
Guitars:
Acoustic guitar performed by me on a Taylor 114ce, with a second supporting guitar part from a PG Music RealTrack.
Vocals:
Lead and harmony vocals performed by me.
Keys:
Piano and keyboard parts from PG Music MIDI tracks, along with a Logic Pro session piano track using an electric piano sound.
Bass:
PG Music MIDI bass track using a Native Instruments Rickenbacker bass sound.
Drums:
EZ Drummer 3.
Lyrics – Another Year’s Gone By
Another year’s gone by, one more closer to the day you’ll die
All those goals you’ve set, you haven’t accomplished anything yet
You’re hoping that the next year’s better than the one you left behind
As you stare wistfully at the mountaintop and continue on your climb
They say you should enjoy the journey on your way to your destination
But when the goal is elusive, it’s easy to feel lots of frustration
You’re hoping that the next year’s better than the one you left behind
As you stare wistfully at the mountaintop and continue on your climb
Maybe you should be a little less hard on yourself, maybe you should
Maybe you should cut yourself some slack
In the end it really doesn’t matter if your dreams go boom or bust
In the cosmic scheme we’re here for a short time and then we’re all just dust
Sometimes when you’re on a journey it’s okay to take a detour
Life’s an amazing ride with so many places to explore
Sometimes you feel that maybe you’re just a legend in your own mind
But all that self-doubt you’ve been having, you need to leave it all behind
You can follow your head, or you can let your heart do the navigation
You can follow the crowd, or set off on your own unique migration
Getting all those likes on social media can be intoxicating
And when you don’t get any engagement, it can feel so frustrating
Like Elsa in that movie Frozen, sometimes you gotta let it go
Stop chasing the latest fads, and be the star of your own one-man show
Maybe you should be a little less hard on yourself,  maybe you should
Maybe you should cut yourself some slack
Maybe you should try a little harder to find the silver lining, when things feel grim
Count your blessings and realize things aren’t so bad

Another  Year's Gone By

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.

Another Year's Gone By

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