This is a musical embrace, where Layla’s spectacular voice floats as light as snowflakes, while the soft and gentle guitar accompaniment creates an enchanting soundscape. A track that wraps the listener in a dance of crystalline emotions.❤️

I like the chords and chord progressions.

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This song is soo lovely - lovely guitar sound and amazing vocals!!

Why am I only hearing you now? what an amazing story

The Butler Is Dead

The title and middle chorus (the only lyrics in the song) came from the fact that after recording, i felt it needed another section, like a bridge, but got too lazy to find something to fit. Thus the line “I can’t find the bridge to New Funk City”. 

Still can’t find it.   ;O)

This can probably be considered the 3rd in a trilogy of tracks created almost entirely with short loops and sound samples in Garageband ('Dark Roast', and 'Sneaky Reggae' are the other 2). My part, besides the vocals and a bit of organ, clavinet playing, and drum fills, is arranging the pieces together into this song. Pretty fun experimenting this way.

***Warning: your toezies might get sore from all the tapping they’ll be doing.


lyrics / chorus:
"Everybody tells me I got to go
but I can't find the bridge to New Funk City"


All comments welcome, and don't be shy to be critical or suggest ideas to help me improve. :)

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here's some pictures I took: www.flickr.com/photos/mark_boucher/
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Mark's Album (post-2020)

New Funk City (where’s da bridge at?)

I was a dot inside my own tapestry 
I was amused by all a those they things 
the did not see

but all that I really needed was
somebody else to believe and read 
all the Natural Rhapsody 
all the Natural Rhapsody 

I walked alone inside a my own territory 
I was a victim of my own stupidly 

but all that I really needed was
somebody else to believe and read 
all the Natural Rhapsody 
all the Natural Rhapsody 

no target on my back but
still they kicking me

while I'm down struggle to see
what's staring straight at me 
one way ticket to happy

I was inertias latest cripple casualty 
I was immune to all a their forms
and repartee

but all that I really needed was
somebody else to believe and read 
all the Natural Rhapsody 
all the Natural Rhapsody 
all the Natural Rhapsody 


Natural Rhapsody

Picture: You Deserve Better (Rae)

Cover Tribute to Phil Lynott (R.I.P) and Thin Lizzy. I Loved recording this Classic track, but with lyrics slightly changed💔

When I say I loved recording this, doesn't mean I agree to this dark subject matter. It's a miserable path to be cheated on, or backstabbed in anyway...but this song brings to my mind Serial cheaters who simply cannot show remorse or responsibility for what they do to another human being who believes in and Trusts them. If any of you listening to this song are Victim to such abuse then I hope you can find a way out through friends, family or anyone else who can help you leave the situation. Enough for you to Heal.

This is a rendition of a Classic and beloved song, by a band that Many of us have loved since an era of Very Special music...that Continues in its influence we see today🙏 I have only my own translations and thoughts about the words.

And I will spare a Final thought for the Perpetrators of such behaviour (to be Fair). Here it is...
                       Get F💥💥d!!😁⚡⚡

This song was written by Philip Lynott

Cover Vocals by SolarRae🎤(Lyrics Slightly adjusted)

Cover Guitar work by Dave Bayes🎸 
@dave-bayes
@guitar-alchemy


Lyrics: Don't Believe aWord

Don't believe me when I tell you
Not a word of this is True
Don't believe me when I tell you
Especially when I tell you
I'm in Love with you

Don't believe me when I tell you
That I wrote this Song for you
There might be some other silly pretty boy (girl)
I'm singing it to

Don't believe a word
Words are only spoken
And our Heart's like a Promise
Made to be Broken

Don't believe a word
Words can tell Lies
And lies are no comfort
When there are Tears in your eyes

Don't believe me when I tell you
Not a word of this is True
Don't believe me when I tell you
Especially when I tell you
I'm in Love with You

And don't believe me when I tell you
That I wrote this song for You
There just might be some other silly pretty boy (girl)
I'm singing it to

Don't believe a word
Don't believe a word
Don't believe a word

Not a word of this is True


Don't Believe a Word (Cover) Original by Thin Lizzy

COtu: Production, Synths, Guitars
Mastered To Analog Tape by Marc Felish

Antidote

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Original song about the true story of my tiny 4'11" pioneer grandma, Amy Loader, dancing in the snow to help her girls get out of bed when she had just lost her husband on the trek and her daughters were on the brink of starvation and freezing. I was told this lovely, inspiring story from a tiny girl and decided to write a song about it.

Music/Lyrics/Vocals/Instrumentals by Layna Claunch
Original true story recorded in the journal of Patience Loader (Amy Loader's daughter)
                         
Huddled in the dreary morn
The winter’s early snow
Sleeping on the hardened ground
Such cold I’d never known

Our tent was barely standing
Our neighbor’s tents caved in
Another day to starve and freeze
Let misery begin

I heard my mother calling
To help her start a fire
She pleaded with each daughter
But not one could find desire

Mama pursed her lips
“Girls, this simply will not do!"
She put her tiny hands on hips   
"I’ll have to dance for you!"

I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose

Her tiny hands she threw up high
The cold air froze her breath
Her feet were light and happy
As she danced to challenge death

She started with a jig from home
She sang a merry song
She had no husband, food, or gold
But her heart and soul were strong  

She sang and danced and twirled around
Until we all had smiles 
We lifted up our weary heads
To bravely face our trials

Suddenly she slipped on ice
And fell onto the ground
We all cried out, and rushed to help her 
Gathering around  

She sat there in the snow and ice 
A broad smile on her face
Delighted with her merry plan
Relieved, we all embraced

I knew I couldn’t have my girls 
Just giving up the fight
The journey’s long and weary
But, through faith, our hearts are light
  
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose

I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose
She chose

Wonderful book about true faith:
https://a.co/d/2lmZSfq

Dancing In The Snow

Picture: Love these Cats (Rae)

It would be for the Knowers (Noah's) of the ARK to lead all animals into the Trust of Humanity...after years of Cruelty from the Money Corrupt Servants. There would be an Animal leader too...and in my vision, The Jaguar. 

A Lone Hunter, most misunderstood, One who crushed Skulls to Survive, but didn't know then that One day, he would no longer live in that way. All of the Animal Kingdom would have their Own Angelic Realm (Seperate to Ours)..because although their Brains function differently to ours, I believe they Do have Souls.

I am not a Vegetarian or Vegan, but am becoming more Conscious of the way they Suffer for the sake of the System. And that Some will follow in Shame for the way they have treated them...of Land, Air or Ocean. And there would be no Vermin aboard this ARK...Hence the LeaderShip of the Jaguar! 

See the Animals Fly🛸 to a New Earth, where we will Reunite, in ✌️ Peace💚☀️The Knowers of The ARK will know LifeTimes...

And the Rising of the Oceans will Also mean the Underwater Creatures make their own Ark Place for Future Peace🌊🐟

'Animals Live more in Contact with a 'Secret' order within Nature itself, and Far more than Man, live Closely Connected with the Absolute Knowledge of the Unconscious. In Contradistinction to Man, the Animal is the Living Being that follows it's Inner Law beyond Good and Evil. And Herein lives the Superiority of the Animal'
   Carl Jung✌️

All Vocals by SolarRae🎤

Guitar Work and Mix by Dave Bayes 
@dave-bayes 🎸
@guitar-alchemy



Realm of the Angels

Are You OK feat. Patricia Edwards / Paploviante Music
Vocals and Lyrics :
Patricia Edwards
https://soundcloud.com/patriciaedwards
https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/16009/are-you-ok-by-patriciaedwards-118bpm-blues-acapella
Paploviante:
E Bass, Composing, Arrangement, Picture, Mix and Mastering

Are You Ok feat. Patricia Edwards

From the album "Röckers" (2024)

Lyrics:
Strangers are the most interesting people that you'll meet
Yeah, it's not the closeness
But the distance
That make people reveal themselves to you
Strangers are the most interesting people that you'll meet

Sitting in an airplane seat
Next to my ticketed passengers
Maybe it was the tight seating that created a false sense of intimacy
Maybe she was just covering up the silence
She told how she had been sick as a child
And how she always secretly blamed her mother.
Maybe she had taken comfort in an anonymous and friendly face
I've always been told I have an anonymous and friendly face

Primordial ooze climbed from the sea
Marauding villagers freak
A curated killing spree
Birds of prey stick together 
And so should we

Strangers are the most interesting people that you'll meet
They will unburden themselves to a total stranger
All their lovers
The family secrets
Anthropologists say that human beings by nature  are a trusting species
It's our shared sense of community survival
Well, I've seen a change recently
Everybody suspicious of everybody else
What have we done?
To reverse thousand of years of human evolutionary behavior?

Primordial ooze climbed from the sea
Marauding villagers freak
A curated killing spree
Birds of prey stick together 
And so should we

Strangers are the most interesting people that you'll meet.

Strangers Are The Most Interesting People That You'll Meet

(letting out some adrenalin) 
I was into a little heavy stuff this time... Keep your hands on the wheel and drive safely
music and compositon Torbjørn october 24

keep your hands on the wheel

“The Long Winding Road Back to Who I Was Meant to Be” is a deeply personal collection of songs tracing Abigail Markley’s real-life journey as a transgender woman—one of courage, rediscovery, and grace. Each song marks a milestone on her path toward authenticity, from moments of doubt and heartbreak to quiet victories and radiant self-acceptance. Through heartfelt vocals, intimate storytelling, and lush acoustic textures, Abigail invites listeners to walk beside her on that winding road toward truth, healing, and love.

Produced by Inclusive Rainbow Studios, this album is not only a chronicle of transformation but also a celebration of resilience and the beauty of becoming exactly who you were always meant to be.

Is The Person That I Love Still Here

Motherhood is a Gift
Every Child is a Miracle -Layna Claunch

All that is good is all that improves

"You have turned my mourning into dancing."-Psalm 30:11

"Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”- John 8:12 (NLT)

"Your character goes with you no matter the external environment you find yourself in. It can produce peace that is untouchable by your surroundings, and meaning that endures no matter the actions of those around you."-Robert Smith ("The Glory of God is Intelligence")

"Do the best you can until you know better.  Then when you know better, do better."-Maya Angelou

"Only if you want to will you find a way" -Enya

Dancing In The Snow

Layna Glantz

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