Passage

“Poppa Jazz” by Luke


Beats by Luke 
Piano & Keys played by Luke
Created & Produced by Luke
Music & Track & Album Photos by Luke
LukeHanson.Photography

“Poppa Jazz” (in Stereo) by Luke

THANK YOU FOR THE PLAYS!  HOPE YOU ALSO FEEL THE FUN ANDJOY I HAD MAKING THIS.  APPRECIATE YOUR LISTENING!  Copyright 2023 Kenneth A R Mitchell.  Written, performed, produced, mixed, mastered by Ken.  Most performances live, except for stock Logic drums (edited) and some stock Apple and Freesound.org loops.  This song began in August of 2021, and it took me two years to write the right lyrics and add a lead in addition to the vocals a week ago.  :)  Very gentle remaster march 2024. Lyrics follow:

I MAY QUIT (BUT I NEVER GIVE UP)
COPYRIGHT 2023 KENNETH A R MITCHELL


I’M REACHING UP FOR THE SKY
TO HIT EMOTIONAL HIGHS
I SEE THE WORLD AS IT IS
WHAT’S HERS IS STILL WHAT’S HIS
IT NEEDS A CYCLE OR TWO
WHERE THERE IS NOTHING TO DO
BUT THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT GOES

THE LIONS MOVE INTO PLACE
I WIPE THE FEAR FROM MY FACE
HOW BEST TO STAY OUT OF VIEW
NOW HOW I WISH I WERE YOU
TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOULY
THEN MISS ALL THE MYSTERY
AND NOW WE’RE STANDING NOSE TO NOSE

LIFE’S A DREAM, DREAMS ARE REAL
LOSING TIME, I GRAB THE WHEEL, AND GET THE FEEL

ONCE ON A BASEBALL FIELD
I HIT ONE OVER TWO FIELDS
I’D HAD FEW BETTER DAYS
AND THIS ONE SCATTERED THE HAZE
WHEN YOU ARE ROUNDING FOR HOME
YOU GOTTA FIX THE CRACK IN THE DOME
AND SO TO DUTY’S CALL I ROSE

NEVER GONNA INTERLUDE (2X).   INSTRUMENTAL.   NEVER GONNA 2X.

I MAY QUIT BUT NEVER GIVE UP
WANNA RAISE THAT VICTORY CUP 
WITH ALL THOSE ASININE SHOUTS
I LET MOST ALL THE VENOMS OUT
SEEMS OUR WORTH IS BEING BAGGED IN A HEIST
WITH THE RETURN OF THE “ANTI-CHRISTS”
BUT I REFUSE TO LET IT GO

ENDING INTERLUDE BUILDUP.

Dream Come True

I May Quit (But I Never Give Up)

I May Quit (But I Never Give Up) 2024

Written, Composed, Recorded and Produced by Dan

What I Want To Be

1 kunjani by vince da vocalist ft L.A.Gate   beat by mg keezy.mp3

life has its ups and downs

A punk rock cover of my favorite rockabilly singer, Eddie Cochran. I found this recording from 2016 while sorting through my old stuff and thought you might enjoy it! Listening back to it, I was surprised at the energetic way I sang. It's funny, back then, I never imagined I would be writing songs in English like I am now!

Cut Across Shorty (Eddie Cochran Cover)

songs used:
    ipJonny - 7 Years Ago
        https://soundcloud.com/ipjonny/7-years-ago
    ipJonny soundcloud:
        https://soundcloud.com/ipjonny
    ipJonny instagram:
        https://www.instagram.com/wethatfambly/?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D

    Razzi - You know 
        https://soundcloud.com/robbie-rocker/you-know
    Razzi soundcloud:
        https://soundcloud.com/robbie-rocker

IpJonny feat Razzi - 7 Years Ago  (dj baubau remix)

A song to wrap up my thoughts & feelings about the covid pandemic.

Art courtesy of Vogue0987 and 愚木混株 Cdd20

https://pixabay.com/users/vogue0987-13058963
https://pixabay.com/users/cdd20-1193381

Your Enthusiasm Is Contagious! (covid closure song)

Tonsillitis

Track shows a very delicate theme and a quite hard-riffed part, both alternating and finally flowing up to an endless symphonic dream (words are half a poem I wrote previously (not these, but lyrics below)).

Letra  /  Translated lyrics:

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)  /  Don’t you wake up (Only a dream)

No... despierta... no... no despiertes  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up
no, cuidado... no despiertes, na na na na na...  /  no, take care ... don’t you wake up, na na na na na…
... despierta al fin y date cuenta  /  ... wake up at last and realize
de que todo ha sido un sueño, na na na na na...  /  everything has been a dream, na na na na na...

Una vez más, nervios y resentimiento,  /  Once again, nerves and resentment,
todo en mi vida es sueño, sólo ha sido eso.  /  everything in my life is a dream, it has only been so.

Y de nuevo, con el tiempo,  /  And again, with time,
incubando un nuevo sueño,  /  incubating a new dream,
me voy hundiendo en mis propios brazos,  /  I am sinking in my own arms,
me acuno, me canto y me voy acostumbrando...  /  cradle myself, sing to myself and get used...

Otro escenario, otros personajes,  /  Another stage, other characters,
la misma historia, na na na na na...  /  the same story, na na na na na...
que durará un día, un milenio,  /  which will last one day, a millenium,
toda mi vida, na na na na na...  /  all my life, na na na na na...

Pero sin duda vendrán a despertarme  /  But undoubtedly the laughs of people
las risas de la gente, alguna tarde.  /  will come to wake me up, any evening.

Y entonces, con miedo...  /  And then, fearfully...

No... despierta… no… no despiertes (…)  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up (…)

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)

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RECORDING HISTORY:    Over 50 years of experience!   I’ve been writing, performing and producing music since 1970, keeping up with tech advancements. With my recording, practices and live performances in bands, I have well over 10,000 hours of experience! 

I am on the Waves subscription plan, which with my DAW, Logic Pro, and other software purchases, gives me lots  of options to get the best sounds and loudness!  Add my speaker system and studio reference headphones, constant software and skills upgrades, and I am ready and able!

Musicianship:  I play drums, electric and acoustic guitars, electric bass, and keyboards. I sing, harmonize well. Primary influences: Beatles (and George Martin), Brian Eno, David Bowie, Elton John, & Leonard Cohen. 

I am in this for the joy of creating music.  It has always been that way, since my first transistor radio (!) to hours of absorbing the masterful sounds of my influence for hours on end…and blending them with my abilities.

I started on two cheap reel-to-reel recorders in 1970, using  a surprisingly successful sound-on-sound technique (in my late teens and early 20s).  I moved to a professional reel-to-reel sound-on-sound for a spell (later 20s), and then eventually to 4-track cassette mixing recorder, mixing to reel, with several effects units (later 30s). 

I took a 14 year break from the mid-90s on, as work and family became all-consuming.  I retired from working in July 2018.  I then began writing/recording again that August, now in the digital era with GarageBand at first, then Logic Pro late winter of 2020.  

I also played drums, then guitar, and sang, in the local covers-band, Revolver...which I left in 2021.  I record/produce other artists and add instruments as needed.  Thanks for reading all this!

I May Quit (But I Never Give Up) 2024

KEN MITCHELL

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