i wrote this song for my wife olivia while we were on our honeymoon in hawaii . we had a fun time taking all our bedding from the fancy hotel we were booked at and going camping at the beautiful campground where we could smoke , cook out , drink and sing songs , rent surfboards , and be close to the " old hawaii " . the simple earth . golden child is a love song good for any old time , to chase away the darkness and see the sun shine.enjoy this free version of golden child but also it is available for purchase on my cd SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING  available at cdbaby , itunes , blah blah blah , and blah blah blah . enjoy .

Golden Child

the anti war song of peace THE STRANGEST DREAM , written by edd mccurdy
arranged and performed by KEITH LOVETT  and on my cd OLD MOUNTAIN SOUND  which hosts a whole collection of talented musicians . this song THE STRANGEST DREAM features LARRY KEEL on mandolin , and JENNY KEEL on bass , KEITH LOVETT guitar and vocals , 
without peace there is nothing but destruction 
live peace 
live love


The Strangest Dream

written and performed by KEITH LOVETT . when i wrote the song BACK TO THE COUNTRY i had the best time with it . i put it on my cd SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING which is available at cdbaby 
it is a country blues rock n roll number and meant for fun . friendship , farming , hitchicking , dancing , growing herb ... its all there so have a blast . love your friends and the earth and travel and learn and grow as much as possible . enjoy your life , love and enjoy the earth . have and bring and share peace . go on now and get yourself BACK TO THE COUNTRY 

Back To The Country

written and performed by keith lovett , SHES SO FREE is the story of a young man who has fallen for a pretty lady in the town . she is an artist and is always on the go performing with her rock n roll band . he is always stuck working and just scraping by . she never sees him so it seems . shes far to busy being free and hes way to busy just trying to get by . fioana mcbaine singing harmony vocals , keith lovett on guitar and vocals . SHES SO FREE is on my cd OH LA BELLE and is  available for purchase at cdbaby . enjoy .

Shes So Free

arranged and performed by keith lovett 
arrangement inspired by the simon and garfunkel recording of the song from their record , Wednesday morning 3:00 a.m.  

The Benedictus (also Song of Zechariah or Canticle of Zachary), given in Gospel of Luke 1:68-79, is one of the three canticles[1] in the opening chapters of this Gospel. The Benedictus was the song of thanksgiving uttered by Zechariah on the occasion of the birth of his son, John the Baptist.

The whole canticle naturally falls into two parts. The first (verses 68-75) is a song of thanksgiving for the realization of the Messianic hopes of the Jewish nation; but to such realization is given a characteristically Christian tone. As of old, in the family of David, there was power to defend the nation against their enemies, now again that of which they had been so long deprived, and for which they had been yearning, was to be restored to them, but in a higher and spiritual sense. The horn is a sign of power, and the "horn of salvation" signified the power of delivering or "a mighty deliverance". While the Jews had impatiently borne the yoke of the Romans, they had continually sighed for the time when the House of David was to be their deliverer. The deliverance was now at hand, and was pointed to by Zechariah as the fulfilment of God's oath to Abraham; but the fulfilment is described as a deliverance not for the sake of worldly power, but that "we may serve him without fear, in holiness and justice all our days".

The second part of the canticle is an address by Zechariah to his own son, who was to take so important a part in the scheme of the Redemption; for he was to be a prophet, and to preach the remission of sins before the coming or the Dawn from on high. The prophecy that he was to "go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways" (v. 76) was of course an allusion to the well-known words of Isaiah 40:3 which John himself afterwards applied to his own mission (John 1:23), and which all three Synoptic Gospels adopt (Matt 3:3; Mark 1:2; Luke 3:4).

In the Roman Catholic Church, the Benedictus is part of Lauds, probably because of the song of thanksgiving for the coming of the Redeemer in the first part of the canticle. It is believed to have been first introduced by Benedict of Nursia.[2] According to Durandus, the allusion to Christ's coming under the figure of the rising sun had also some influence on its adoption. It also features in various other liturgical offices, notably at a funeral, at the moment of interment, when words of thanksgiving for the Redemption are specially in place as an expression of Christian hope.

It is one of the canticles in the Anglican service of Morning Prayer (or Matins) according to the Book of Common Prayer, where it is sung or said after the second (New Testament) lesson, unless Psalm 100 ("Jubilate Deo") is used instead. It may also be used as a canticle in the Lutheran service of Matins.

    Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel; quia visitavit et fecit redemptionem plebi suae

        et erexit cornu salutis nobis, in domo David pueri sui,
        sicut locutus est per os sanctorum, qui a saeculo sunt, prophetarum eius,
        salutem ex inimicis nostris, et de manu omnium, qui oderunt nos;
        ad faciendam misericordiam cum patribus nostris, et memorari testamenti sui sancti,
        iusiurandum, quod iuravit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, daturum se nobis,
        ut sine timore, de manu inimicorum liberati, serviamus illi
        in sanctitate et iustitia coram ipso omnibus diebus nostris.
        Et tu, puer, propheta Altissimi vocaberis: praeibis enim ante faciem Domini parare vias eius,
        ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi eius in remissionem peccatorum eorum,
        per viscera misericordiae Dei nostri, in quibus visitabit nos oriens ex alto,
        illuminare his, qui in tenebris et in umbra mortis sedent, ad dirigendos pedes nostros in viam pacis.

From the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582):[4]

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of His people:

        And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:
        As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning:
        Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:
        To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,
        The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,
        That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
        In holiness and justice before him, all our days.
        And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
        To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins:
        Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
        To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet into the way of peace.




Benedictus

a satirical folk song about legalizing marijuana . written from the point of view of an old time country fiddler . who is me , an old time country fiddler . 
written and perfomed by keith lovett 
appearing on his cd ANTIQUE FIDDLE TUNES MADE DAILY  

Let the people smoke it

this is a song i wrote about mine and my wife olivias' farm in virginia . the lyrics of the song describe what the farm looks like and expresses my love for the house , the land , and my lovely bride  . olivia lovett . 
written and performed by keith lovett
appearing on my cd ANTIQUE FIDDLE TUNES MADE DAILY 

Indian run

written and performed by keith lovett
misty blue is the story of two lovers finding each other within the rock n roll daze . one love so true and the other loves too . she has to fly though and chase her dreams . misty blue , i hope your dreams come true .
appearing on keith lovetts cd  SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING  

Misty blue

written and performed by keith lovett 
HOW LONG  is a song of question , a song of desire, for truth and goodness , of realness and oneness , of human kind . a hope for a gentler tomorrow . a cry for freedom . a song of hope . 
"stop selling out your brothers and your sisters so you can move along and get paid . all of you , all of you got to get together , this could be the last time . come on and sing the freedom song so that everyone can shine ..."  
appearing on keith lovetts cd SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING available for purchase at cdbaby 

How long

written and performed by keith lovett
GHOSTS AND REMAINS  is the story of three various forms of violence and death . 
all brought on and to an  end or conclusion within the form of a gun . 
1"i wish i couldve seen you , i wish i couldve called your name ..."
2"so tough is the gang , so hungry for blood ..."
3"consumed by you sickness you put it to your brain "
"LAY DOWN YOUR GUNS AND WALK AWAY "