Name: The Way It Used To Be by Shadowman
Duration: 2 min 45 s
Description: By Kurt Arndt

Tolles Lied, Kurt! Gefällt uns sehr! Schöne Grüße aus dem regnerischen Freiburg.

Well done! The song has a good feeling to it!

Gut,dass ich diese Zeiten des Rock'n'Roll miterleben dürfte..zehre ich heute noch davon..schöner Song,Kurt.. Grüße aus München!

Alaska springtime

Cardinal

https://youtu.be/z9swmSw2trA

7/7 七夕 
July 7th star festival

lights in the sky

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/10sxiy3Ds20LZwmXCscjae
https://music.apple.com/us/album/funny-days-ep/1822802207
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm8WMUk78ieCvdKBsnjLuVg

recorded in Area 52 Studio, Saugerties New York   
Steve Rust on Bass, Harvey Sorgen on Drums, Olivia Siegel Keyboards     Barbara Browning Vocals & Cello   Imre L. Vocals, Guitars, Hammond organ

"FUNNY DAYS" EP MEDLEY TEASER (see description for links)

The Way It Used To Be

sexy dancing

Breakthrough

Took a bigger pill
Strong enough to kill
Everything I feel
That’s not worth fighting

Every single screen
Tells me what we need
But I keep having dreams
Where I quit trying

You should choose yourself
I could save my health
While they steal our wealth
But we’re still dying

I am tired of the fake news
It's the reason I don't call you
And you said that I'm woke
‘cause I don't laugh at your jokes

I can’t promise it won't hurt you
But if you give me your hand
We’ll make a stand
Where blood began
To break through

Unprecedented times
Existential crimes
Everyone is lying
But no one’s buying

Look up at the stars
While everybody starves
They are much too far
But at least they're free

I am tired of the fake news
It's the reason I don't call you
And you said that I'm woke
‘cause I don't laugh at your jokes

I can’t promise it won't hurt you
But if you give me your hand
We’ll make a stand
Where blood began
We’ll make our stand
With bloody hands
To break through

Write a bitter will
Secret up until
Every one of us
Is lost in writing


Breakthrough

If it ain’t broke .mp3

Iced_Coffee

Cast of characters:

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Telecaster electric guitar, mix, production, and composition

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – synthesizer, vocals, and lyrics

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four string bass

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson cutom T electric guitar, sometimes with an ebow

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – synth


This song began as an idea Tez came up with on his guitar while on holiday not far from his home in Wales. It had such a solid form, it inspired Mark to write lyrics and come up with vocal melodies within a few days of hearing it for the first time. The two of them have written several songs like this, making them a solid songwriting source for Eclectic Collective.

Once the song had a even more solid form, Ken took added his dynamic, bouncy-groove drums to it. As soon as Ken had the drums down, Josh took his turn, adding the fretless bass and solidifying the groove. Now that the basic framework was done, Stephen added his thrilling electric guitar. Last, but certainly not least, JJ added his really cool psych synth part in the two bridges. Mark also added some awesome backing synth to it, as well, filling out the sound. At the very end of the process, Tez also dropped in the hot intro and outro solos, as well.

Once we had it all in the can, it was time to turn it over to Tez for his expert production and mix. He came up with the idea of adding reverb to the drums, as well as some other compression tricks, which he employed with subtle style.

This, as mentioned, is a great example of what Eclectic Collective can do in house with the composition and songwriting skills of Tez and Mark. The rest of us really had fun working on this one, too, of course. We hope you enjoy listenig to this as much as we enjoyed making it.


Original lyrics by mistermark:


There’s something I’m seeking that I’ve never found

but the seed that you planted went deep in the ground

there’s a journey that I’m on and the path is uncertain

the magic fades when you pull back the curtain


Wherever you go I will follow

there’s always another tomorrow


There will never come a time when I do you harm

cause my soul is steady when I’m in your arms

and never have I heard music like your Voice

when you call me to you I have no choice


Wherever you go I will follow

there’s always another tomorrow


Like a puzzle on the table all the pieces fit

like I’m standing in the dark and a match is lit

and what it all means man I just don’t know

but it’s a powerful feeling and it’s starting to grow


Wherever you go I will follow

there’s always another tomorrow

Wherever U Go (Eclectic Collective)

Ilianor illios- quenya song  and english midlle age melody

Singer, Songwriter, Composer

About Me
I am a Songwriter, Musician, Singer  and Composer who has been writing original Songs since the Age of 14. Over the Years, I have developed my own Sound and now produce my Music independently. For me, Music is a powerful Force — A Way to express, connect, and create something that resonates beyond Words.

All Songs written and composed by Kurt Arndt 
All Cover-Artworks by Kurt Arndt 

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