Name: Krijn Vos - Mountainman (a tribute to JJ Cale) by Krijn Vos
Duration: 3 min 14 s
Description: When i was young i composed a song on a three stringed guitar, and called it mountain man. Did not know what i was singing about, but it sounded ok. I guess. Inspired by JJ Cale i remade the song, with completely different sound and lyrics. Hope i captured the good old laid back sound of JJ Cale. Enjoy.

very beautiful, very reminiscent of the American spirit, W JJ.Cale!

A couple of weeks ago, a friend was playing my acoustic and tuned it to D D D D A D which Stephen Stills showed him as the tuning for the CSN song Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.  (More info about that here: http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/64552) I left my guitar tuned that way because I like the droning quality of the harmonics and the idea of exploring a new tuning. Yesterday I picked up the guitar and this song pretty much wrote itself. I heard it as as a bluesy stomp with that bass drum thumping a la Led Zep's Bron-Y-Aur Stomp. 

HOLE IN MY HEAD
Words and Music Stephen Randall

Oh my heart is in my hands
Must have a hole in my head 
Yes my heart is in my hands
Must have a hole in my head 

And I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love
Yes I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love

Well I thought that I did right
But I know now that ain't so  
Yes I thought that I did right
But I know now that ain't so  

And I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love
Yes I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love
 
Oh my heart is in m y hands
Must have a hole in my head 
Yes my heart is in my hands
Must have a hole in my head 

And I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love
Yes I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love

© & Ⓟ 2013 Stephen Randall

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Hole In My Head

When i was young i composed a song on a three stringed guitar, and called it mountain man. Did not know what i was singing about, but it sounded ok. I guess. Inspired by JJ Cale i remade the song, with completely different sound and lyrics. Hope i captured the good old laid back sound of JJ Cale. Enjoy.

Krijn Vos - Mountainman (a tribute to JJ Cale)

SCARS
Music and Words Stephen Randall

I am who I am
I can’t be any better man
The road I took at the start
Led me to this path
Led me to this path

Every turn and choice we make
Leaves its trace in the love we take
Our souls are seared through the years 
But yesterday has gone
Yesterday has gone

CHORUS
We are our scars
They make you who you are
They make you who you are
We are our scars
They make you who you are
They make you who you are

To the motherless child
Don't be shackled to your pain
Believe in what you can do
And I'll be right there for you
Yeah I'll be right there for you

CHORUS
We are our scars
They make you who you are
They make you who you are
We are our scars
They make you who you are
They make you who you are

© & Ⓟ 2014 Stephen Randall

Album Art: Scars of Love by Suzanne K Parker www.suzannekparker.com

Scars

IF I'M DREAMING (I DON’T WANT TO WAKE UP)
Words and Music Stephen Randall

I don’t know how I’m feeling what I’m feeling now
But I’m feeling somehow
That everything will be alright
I don’t care if I’m grinning like a Cheshire cat
This cat got a smile
Like it’s higher than the highest kite

CHORUS
If I am dreaming
I don’t want wake up
If I am dreaming
I don’t want wake up 

Well the woman never said no and
What d’ya know, I’m her man
I’m the one who’s in her heart
Well the woman got a heart the size of a house
And every room in that house
Got my name on it

CHORUS
If I am dreaming
I don’t want wake up
If I am dreaming
I don’t want wake up

When she kisses me I feel electricity
Coursing through my veins
Until it makes my beating heart stop
When she touches me she sends me into ecstasy 
A blind man could see
And a deaf man could hear a pin drop

CHORUS
If I am dreaming
I don’t want wake up
If I am dreaming
I don’t want wake up

I don’t want to wake up 
I don’t want to wake up
I don’t want to wake up
I don’t want to wake up 
I don’t want to wake up
I don’t want to wake up

© & Ⓟ 2014 Stephen Randall

If I'm Dreaming (I Don't Want To Wake Up)

I heard the phrase "snowflake in an avalanche" and Googled it to find that it's attributed to Stanisław Jerzy Lec. I had a melancholic (my go-to mood for songs) electric piano riff and the idea that the phrase could be written into a more abstract lyric - so it could be political for some listeners, or romantic to others...

SNOWFLAKE IN AN AVALANCHE
Words and Music Stephen Randall

A rumble in the distance
A sound that signals 
Change is in the air

Avert your gaze now
You’re not alone now 
They are everywhere

CHORUS
No snowflake 
In an avalanche
Ever feels
Responsible
No snowflake 
In an avalanche
Ever feels
Responsible

Can we make it out now
Can we make it in now
Can we make it from here

This is not an option
This is not our freedom
The day we learn is near

CHORUS
No snowflake 
In an avalanche
Ever feels
Responsible
No snowflake 
In an avalanche
Ever feels
Responsible

© & Ⓟ 2015 Stephen Randall

Heartlands

Snowflake In An Avalanche

ESCUPEL0

Whiskey

NAÏVE 
Words & Music by Stephen Randall

Am I a fool
For having a dream?
Believing in alchemy
Building my legacy
Ignoring reality
Living the fantasy
Succumbing to vanity 
Am I the biggest fool you know?

CHORUS
Oh naïve
Why do you give yourself to me?
Oh naïve
Are you the better man than me?
‘cos I'm still not giving in
Oh naïve

Am I a fool
For playing the game?
For leading a strategy
Wrestling with gravity
Writing my destiny
Bleeding so easily
And screaming so peacefully
Am I the biggest fool you know?

CHORUS
Oh naïve
Why do you give yourself to me?
Oh naïve
Are you the better man than me?
‘cos I'm still not giving in
Oh naïve

Am I a fool
For staying the course?
Armed with audacity
Seeking validity
Teaching tenacity
Living so recklessly
Speaking too honestly
I must be the biggest fool you know

CHORUS
Oh naïve
Why do you give yourself to me?
Oh naïve
Are you the better man than me?
‘cos I'm still not giving in
Oh naïve

© & Ⓟ 2010 Stephen Randall

Naive

Naïve

This is a song from 2010 that I revisited in June 2013.  I liked the unpredictable chord changes (even though they are "normal" chords, the progression is less predictable Dm Am G  Dm Am G  Bb G A Aaug Bb G  A...)   

CRASH
Words and Music Stephen Randall

You could break every bone
Jumping off a ledge 
And never hit the ground
You could fly close to the sun
Melt your pretty wings
And fall into my arms 

Give in to everything
Throw caution to wind
And crash

We could crash
(If we need love)
We could crash 
(If we feed love)
We could crash 
(If we heed love)
We could crash 
(If we bleed love)

I don't care if we crash
Just as long as we
Give it our best shot
It’s not that we could break
It’s just that we should make 
The most of what we’ve got

Give in to everything
Throw caution to the wind
And crash

We could crash
(If we need love)
We could crash
(If we feed love)
We could crash
(If we heed love)
We could crash
(If we bleed love)

© & Ⓟ 2010 Stephen Randall

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Crash

I learned playing guitar by myself. I have a rather strange setting, cause my guitar is in an e accord. I found new accords and then started making music. At first just a little for myself, now i am composing songs. I play all instruments myself including piano, moutharp, botlleneck and bass. I hope that you enjoy my music, cause that's why i make it. To reach people straight into their hearts. My biggest compliment was when my son started crying when he heard my child. He thought it was beautiful and he was touched by it. In the end it doesn't matter how technical you are, but how good you can put emotion into your songs. You can find me on Facebook and Youtube as well.

Krijn Vos - Mountainman (a tribute to JJ Cale)

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