Songs That Need Repeating!

Dark and moody to carefree and back. Darkwave notes. 80's notes. 96 BPM. 

Cup of Tea is lyrically constructed almost entirely of clichés, which is what made it so easy to complete the song so quickly. I simply went through a long list of clichés and picked the ones I liked that fit; arranging them into ways that makes sense.

  The mood swing is experimental lol.

Cup of Tea

A Horse of Another Colour

Lovely the Morning

Might have recorded this a bit loud, beware when using cans.

Too Cool For a Heart Attack

All The Headlights

You yes you’re living in a cage
You’re bouncing off the bars
But it’s my ribs and tissue that’s inflammed
Yes it’s I who’s watching for your car
My roots are deep here in the west
Invested here I have to stay
But you got gypsy in your blood
Your fiddles playing the sounds of Spain
And so I’m watching yes I’m watching
All the headlights - all the headlights
Oh I’m watching yes I’m watching 
All the headlights - all the headlights
Coming up over the hill - hoping that one of them is you

Though you’ve had a travelling circus life
You been courting stability
And I’ve been prostrate at your feet
I been licking your toes to sleep
And though you bathe in pleasures warm
I sense our wine is running dry
I know as you commute each morn
You’re not the type to say goodbye
And so I’m watching  . . . you

This evening’s sky is coal dust cloud
You’re late and I’m a clairvoyant
This house empty of all sound 
This house is empty
This house is empty

ALL THE HEADLIGHTS

Lyrics by Maurice Ord. Music and arrangement: Paul Kuchenbuch. 
Piano: Teresa Rodriguez. Double Bass: Greg Koski. Violin: Shan.
Recorded at Halcyon studios, Berlin 2019.  Engineered and mastered by Paul Kuchenbuch.

Goodbye, auf Wiedersehen

Gentle Annie (Stephen C. Foster, 1856) [cover/version]

Piano and vocals track. Dark and humorous.

Shag Tobacco

Another one-night jam session, written and recorded 3rd July 2019

Photography by Patrick Tomasso
https://unsplash.com/@impatrickt
Used under Creative Commons license

Help me

Written and recorded 3rd January 2021

My first jam and recording session of the year... another song based on an improv with my bouzouki, which is the main rhythm instrument in this track.

After a difficult year, and a socially distanced Christmas and New Year, the only solace is knowing that we are doing what we can to keep each other safe.

Artwork based on a photo by Tim Mossholder
Used under Creative Commons license
https://unsplash.com/@timmossholder

Lyrics:

These darkened days
We've stayed away...

A small price to pay
To keep each other safe

No face to face
No meeting place

A small price to pay
To keep each other safe

We'll join again
Some glorious day

A small price to pay
To keep each other safe

Safe

Nat Daniels:  Vocals
Ben Juul:  Drums, Mix & Master
Dirk Taubenheim:  Guitars, Bass, Keys, Vocals

Written & recorded at Gatsby's Garage 2020

A million thanks to Nat for her gorgeous vocals here. This song is for the soldiers who risk their lives for us and get nothing in return but mockery. We hate war and want our boys back home. But those who fight for us deserve respect and recognition.

Politicians sent our boys to war
to a place they've never been before
I'd like to send the old guys instead
to make them think about a senseless death

Hey, this is no game, you have no right to waste their lives
hey, have you no shame, you wouldn't dare to be on the other side

Defend their country - that's all they should do
but there is so much more you send them through
how can you make them fight in foreign lands
cause you know pretty well how that will end

Don't leave them alone
bring our boys back home

Badly traumatised when they return
rejected by the people makes them burn
they risk their lives but mockery's all they earn
will the politicians ever learn?

They deserve respect, please act like that and honour them
give them all they need to find their way in life again

Don't leave them alone    
bring our boys back home

Home  ft. NAT DANIELS

Martin contacted me with the title of the song in his mind...he wanted me to put his excellent acoustic recording track with some lyrics.
I was glad to offer my ideas and the result was a true folk song of modernity.
I hope you enjoy our collaboration.
https://soundcloud.com/martin-hirsch-656665916

03/February/2021

Give Me More Than A Second w/Martin Hirsch

Two song writers, two kindred spirits... that found each other by pure happenstance and great fortune, to collaborate and create music together.
To see our separate artist pages, please click on the following links:
Nat Daniels   https://soundcloud.com/natdaniels
Craig Durgy  https://soundcloud.com/durge

....There's a story in there somewhere....

A bunch of demos and improvisations


BOSS BR800 Multitrack recorder 
-Built in drum machine
-Built in guitar effects processor

Yamaha MX88 Synthesizer
Yamaha CS1X Synthesizer
 Yamaha Clavinova CLP 535 Digital piano
Squire Strat Electric guitar
Fender Standard Telecaster Electric guitar
Lee Oscar harmonicas
L'Artigiana accordion

No Midi 
No loops
No DAW

Gentle Annie (Stephen C. Foster, 1856) [cover/version]

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