Curious title you gave to this song. What does it mean?

this is genious..   the vocals in the start sound so awsome.

Beautiful work as always Loo(p)cy. My condolences to Shane Beck, I think that is the poet's name. I saw your explanation in the comments.

collab with the brilliant @sarahlettes
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Frozen Earth-Candles-Moon In The Window-Victims Of Our Time

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Song: Hard Times
Written by – John King (2023) 

Get ready to experience the thrilling conclusion to my furious recording project! Throughout this journey, I've lived and breathed the captivating world of Dr Feelgood. Their music has been my inspiration, igniting my passion and fueling my creativity. I've explored their incredible discography, dissecting their songs, got under the skin of my heroes and their influencers. I've relived the events that defined them and reignited the fire in me that first sparked when I got to know their music in the early 80s. It's been wonderful! If I've achieved just a fraction of their raw energy and infectious rhythms in my recordings then I'll be a happy man. Thank you for accompanying me on this journey of love.

But now, if you read between the lines, something unexpected and exciting just happened that will be taking up my time! For the climax of this project, a spark of inspiration has lead me to create something new. In this grand finale, I proudly present to you a special tune — a re-imagined version of Dr Feelgood's cover of James Cotton's rendition of Little Walters' timeless classic: 'Everything is gonna be alright.'

Prepare yourself for a rockier twist, a wonderful tune reworked with a double-shot of power and intensity. Alongside this musical transformation, I've crafted entirely new lyrics that feel pretty relevant to me today. It's an amalgamation of homage and a little bit of me.

This, my dear friends, is the culmination of it all — the culmination of countless hours of dedication, love, and respect for Dr Feelgood's legacy. It symbolises the true essence of what this project has been about — an homage to the timeless music that inspires us, the unyielding spirit of rock and roll, and the unending pursuit of creative expression. Enjoy!

If you are interested in hearing more songs from this project, please check out my playlist “Inspired by Dr Feelgood” where I present my take of some of the music created by Dr Feelgood. I even lay down some of my own compositions to mix it up a bit. My focus is predominantly on those very early formative years of the band and trying to capture some of the passion and raw energy of the music that they were creating at that time. Have I got the chops to capture the magic of a Dr Feelgood live performance? Have a listen and you be the judge!

If you’re interested in hearing more of the music that originally inspired and influenced Dr Feelgood, listen to the following Artists: The Rolling Stones (the band that first turned Wilko and Lee onto the Blues); Bo Diddley (whose signature rhythm guitar inspired Wilko’s distinctive “choppy” style); Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker (whose music inspired Wilko’s songwriting); Howlin’ Wolf (the artist who inspired Lee with his stage presence and growling vocal style); Chuck Berry (the artist whose “duckwalk” inspired Wilko’s very own “springwalk”); Little Walter, James Cotton and Sonny Boy Williamson I (whose cross-harp playing styles inspired Lee’s spine-tingling delivery); Johnny Kidd & The Pirates (whose fast and furious live 3-piece energy and all-in-one rhythm and lead guitar presence inspired Wilko).

Dr Feelgood were labelled as being leaders in what is often referred to as “Pub Rock”, a phenomenon than revolved around a tight-knit set of bands playing a regular circuit of venues in and around London in the 1970s. It’s a term that’s always felt a bit derogatory to me, but today you’ll hear it used to refer to the style of music that started to emerge from this scene. If you’re interested in hearing more British “Pub Rock” from notable contemporaries of Dr Feelgood, check out some fantastic music from the following artists: Graham Parker & The Rumour; Nicke Lowe; Nine Below Zero; The 101ers; Lew Lewis; Chris Spedding; The Inmates; Steamhammer; Kilburn & The High Roads; Ducks Deluxe; Eddie & The Hot Rods; The Count Bishops; The Kursaal Flyers.

Hard Times

Album D' Apres Le Folklore 'Chanson Populaire' par Dia Succari
Adrien Frasse Sombet I Violoncelle
Zina Asfour I Piano
Extract from the cd entitled Folklore
Enregistre a Studio Malambo en FranceI Mixage Studio MARS I Mastering D. Brouillet I Edits Kawar Studios
Photo de couverture par Usama Tamimi a Petra Al Beida en Jordanie.

Album D' Apres Le Folklore 'Chanson Populaire' par Dia Succari

Second track from "Cathedral of Ecstatic Sounds", a set of collab with Damga.

Cathedral of Ecstatic Sounds - Spatial Ballad

Cathedral of Ecstatic Sounds - II - Spatial Ballad (Damga & HyLGZ22)

Kit: uKORG, Moog D, Volca FM and nubass, TerverseLogic Pro X
Acknowledgements:
Cover Art: Detail from "The Deluge" (1920) by Winifred Knights
Samples: 
a) London Underground, train announcements included the "See it, Say it, Sorted" slogan..."We are now approaching London Liverpool Street where this train terminates.... please mind the gap when leaving the train...please take care when leaving the train..."
b) Channel hopping using Skywave app focused on North American Short Wave radio broadcasts (9-10 MHz range) from "Brother Stair"
"The cost of following the truth, no matter what the cost, is everything... Go to hell, Satan... This is eternal life... Praise the Lord, this is a glorious thing...the world is hovering on the brink of disaster... the world's food supply will be decimated...the demons will impersonate extraterrestrials... many lives will be lost during these series of events...there will be martyrs....Empty the Earth.... you have to get yourself ready...the truth is, you can't...   ...no one can"

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"Unfinished Story "Shane Beck(The Last American Poet) & Loo(p)cy

It's 1985 and my eyes are enormous cameras, and they're capturing the oh-so-suburban bliss of summer and ever after :)

Summer and Ever After

“Desde mi temblor" se aleja de la tradición del dance y se presenta como una exploración de la ambivalencia emocional, de un equilibrios precario entre la calma y algo inquietante que apenas se adivina bajo la superficie.

Desde mi temblor

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Loo(p)cy is a music composer that plays guitar, keyboard (synthesizers), and uses her voice to construct treated and effected vocal parts.
She studied piano and took lessons from 8-years-old, and then ‘graduated,’ and morphed into a singing blues and rock guitarist in her teens.

Now, with only 6 years of experience as an electronic music composer, she crafts fresh and mature sonic landscapes.

However much she ventures into these new territories, she affirms that the electric guitar is — and shall ever be — her most beloved instrument.

"Unfinished Story "Shane Beck(The Last American Poet) & Loo(p)cy

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