Fluffy white with chocolate icing please.  Nice pleasant melody - easy going.  And yeah, insurance companies are my peeve - they pull the levers, we fall in line..

Great song Joe! Great message song! Didn't someone lose their head by saying that? 🙏😎✌🏼

This is unique in many ways! Bravo!🤩👏🏻

Love your unique style and emphasis on lyrics. Great tune - ending surprised me (in a good way) 🎵👍👌

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

A lot going on in this song. The original idea was to take the idea of ostinato to the extreme. This was accomplished by using an arpeggiated Eb throughout - of course there was some work that went into the modulation and envelope of the synth I chose. I used the same synth varying the number of notes and direction of the arpeggios to get the sounds that define the track. 

In music, an ostinato (Italian: [ostiˈnaːto]; derived from Italian word for stubborn, compare English obstinate) is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, frequently in the same pitch. Well-known ostinato-based pieces include classical compositions such as Ravel's Boléro and the Carol of the Bells, and popular songs such as Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder's "I Feel Love" (1977), Henry Mancini's theme from Peter Gunn (1959), The Who's "Baba O'Riley" (1971), and The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997).[WikiPedia]

Lyrically I wanted to capture the hysteria of the Chinese balloon while addressing the fact that many of us voluntarily allow ourselves to be monitored by the government and private enterprises. We pay for Google Assistants, Alexa, Siri etc and I think I'm not the only that get's the AI saying it didn't understand after periods of absolute silence. It is also a known fact that private enterprises monitor our e-mails and we voluntarily sign up for this  - who knows who is analyzing and parsing that information. I have worked for decades in the telecommunications business and for those that don't know there is a feature called "Lawful Intercept" that all suppliers are obliged to enable - this allows authorities to listen in on any communication they deem fit. Lastly, while using free services like Facebook we allow the monitoring of our habits, many of us with a grudge, but still we allow it, and social media is becoming more and more pervasive so it seems we want more.

SHAKE THE FEELING 

What are they looking at
What could they be looking for
Looking for
Looking for

What are they looking at
What could they be looking for
Looking for
Looking for

Sometimes you feel like
Someone is listening
Hear voices in your head
Sometimes you feel like
Someone can see you
Looming over your shoulder

It’s not the first time
It’s not the second time
It’s not the last time, no

High and low
In and out

Can’t shake the feeling
Runs through your body
High and low
Can’t shake the feeling
A drug in your mind
In and out

What are they looking at
What could they be looking for
Looking for
Looking for

What are they looking at
What could they be looking for
Looking for
Looking for

Sometimes you can hear
A stranger in your house
And you spent all your money
Sometimes think you know
A machine is reading
You signed the dotted line

Sometimes you’re afraid
A lawful intercept
You voted for them
All the time you don’t care
They’re recording you
Nothing is for free

Can’t shake the feeling
I never ever wanted this
High and low
Can’t shake the feeling
Why can’t I say no
In and out

Can’t shake the habit
It’s my addiction
Ask for more
Can’t shake the feeling
I don’t want to
I want more

What are they looking at
What could they be looking for
Looking for
Looking for

Sorry I didn't quite get that

Shale The Feeling

Shake The Feeling

telephone the twilite zone and check the mists aswirling 
and see if they have got a line on a fella named rod serling.
set him down and warm his bones and enquire so politely
about his health and what he sees in the zone on TV nightly
reruns reruns reruns, ozzie desi lucy, beaver follows sky king
so much time who can be choosy
chorus
black and white, no blue no red,
there’s no color in the zone when you’re dead
black and white, no yellow no green
we all live forever on the silver screen.

press the button, change the channel, what is real distinguished panel
doctors lawyers cops and robbers, cowboys indians knowing fathers
endless talk show sitcom movie, of your fate it does behoove me
to forewarn you, to advise, less your demise should surprise
no hot flames no sulphur pits, repeats are the worst of it.
chorus 
black and white, not blue no red,
there’s no color in the zone when you’re dead
black and white, no yellow no green
the dead live forever on the TV screen.
they’re timeless lights and shadow
live forever though they’re cancelled
change the station change the view
i think they died from deja vu.
. . . . . 
written by naldo
produced and performed by kid otari
keyboards by guillaume
guitars, vocals & drums by naldo

Twilight Zone - 2.2.2

Twilight Zone

STELLA STELLAIRE ÉTOILE POLAIRE
IT SEEMS TO ME YOUR FAMILY HAS LOVE IN THE AIR 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE THE POLAR STAR
TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU IT SEEMS THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE

PARFOIS LUNAIRE SOUVENT INTERSTELLAIRE 
FROM LONDON TO NANTUCKET INTERPLANÉTAIRE 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE A SHOOTING STAR 
FROM WHEREVER WE ARE YOU CAN BE SEEN BY FAR

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT THE VERY DARING PIPER TRAVELLING TO THE SOUTH POLE TO SERENADE THE PENGUINS?

STELLA STELLAIRE ÉTOILE POLAIRE
IT SEEMS TO ME YOUR FAMILY HAS LOVE IN THE AIR 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE THE POLAR STAR
TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU IT SEEMS THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE

FROM A BOOKISH MATRIARCHY A STELLA WAS BORN
A THEATER OPERATOR BACKSTAGE IN LONDON TOWN 
ENCORE
STELLA STELLAIRE ÉTOILE SOLAIRE
IT SEEMS TO ME YOUR LIFE’S GOT PLENTY IN THE AIR 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE THE SOLAR STAR
TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU IT SEEMS THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE

STELLA STELLAIRE ÉTOILE POLAIRE
IT SEEMS TO ME YOUR FAMILY HAS LOVE IN THE AIR 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE THE POLAR STAR
TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU IT SEEMS THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE

YOU CAN ASK FLORA, WOLFGANG, ALEX, PETER, THOMAS, SIMON AND YOU CAN ASK FLORA 2 AND EVERY ONE AROUND
AND WHO KNOW ONE DAY IN PARIS WE CAN HAVE A DRINK AT
L'AMI LOUIS

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE VERY DARING PIPER?

THE VERY DARING PIPER (Lyrics) Song for Stella

Winds of change were blowing 
People’s anger kept on growing
Revolution was in the air
But King Louie didn’t seem to care

Inside the walls of Versailles
Everything was going fine
Outside people were starving
While the King Louie drank his wine

Let them eat cake 
Don’t care about the little people’s problems
Centuries have passed but the sentiment’s still the same

Royal blood flowing through his veins
When he faced that guillotine It must have felt so strange

History is written by the victors
And if you’re on the losing side
You could be Dr. Jekyll 
But they’ll say you were mister Hyde

Food clothing and shelter, People have basic needs
Better take care of satisfying them 
Before you move onto other deeds

Let them eat cake 
Don’t care about the little people’s problems
Centuries have passed but the sentiment’s still the same

Kings no longer control us we extinguished that flame
Now the corporations rule
We’re pawns in a  shell game

They give us our cake and we eat every single crumb
And they’re hoping it prevents the next revolution

Let Them Eat Cake

Build Back Better

Original track by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett
Lyrics...

I stood by the waters edge,
Clothed by the rays of the sun in the morning.

I laughed like I'd lost a bet,
Stolen a moment as I wait after work.

How soon we lose respect,
For those who twist words despite all the facts.

Idly wishing I could remember her name,
I guess I'll go swimming to clear my head.

And the cracks appear,
In the masks that we wear as we pass in the street.

Oh celestial heavens help me,
I've lost my way and I can't find my way back.

The broken-hearted fool is dancing,
Happy to know that summer's on the way.

It's a two pound fair to the centre of my town,
And a five minute walk to the middle of nowhere.

How soon we lose respect,
For those who twist words despite all the facts.

Oh celestial heavens help me,
I've lost my way and I can't find my way back.

And the cracks appear,
In the masks that we wear as we pass in the street.

Please, please smile that smile for me,
The one that makes me feel like I'm 17.
Please, please, please say "Hello" to me,
You make me feel so happy, so free.

I stood by the waters edge,
Clothed by the rays of the sun in the morning.

Yellin' at Clouds

The Sun in the Morning

a song influenced by all the good things in the world, friends, music, Spain and Italy. Love, children and skateboarding.
It's a long good foreplay and then into the actual jam.

Happy listening!

Side by Side - version lounge

Side By Side - Version Lounge

https://soundcloud.com/user-170387368/tracks

eddyoffline & The Junez Mosquitos 2024

Masterpiece

Track written for my mom. To late I learned, forgive-forget. Miss you.

Ruby LaRue

Mama's Star

MAMA'S STAR (Where does time go?)

OVER YOU Tim Pierce MIXX 031615 - M3NT 02 - 01

Songs with a twinge of humor (and some a bit more serious).  My primary focus right now is songwriting (and I enjoy singing the vocals).  

I can strum a guitar and play chords on the piano but, I have been leaning heavily on .vst plug ins ( EZkeys 2, EZ Bass and  EZ drummer 3) and to try to make them sound as good as I can using  Logic Pro 11.

I do not use AI to create any of my melodies or lyrics. Personally, I enjoy the challenge of coming up with the song using my own human intelligence. 

I welcome your comments and enjoy listening to all the great music on SoundCloud. 
All songs are originals and copyrighted.

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