Collaborations with Rodolfo Planes (Continental Collision)

Collaborations with Dave McKeown

NOT TO GET BORED NOR SCHIZOPHRENIC

Three Photons Weekly #9

Monday Playlist week of 9/27/2021

YOU ARE MY INFINITE ENERGY

HITS FOR A NEW WORLD

My October Favs

Three Photons Weekly #10

More great songs by great SoundCloud artists.

Sensational Songs Volume 2

Written by Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett
Performed by Josh McAlexander
Picture of my wife Laura and me sailing (1993)

Never Ending Song of Love

Para Lia - Kassandra
from the album ‘Gone With The Flow’
paralia.bandcamp.com/album/gone-with-the-flow

Visit the 3D virtual art exhibition with the great work of Louis Renzoni and the music of Para Lia here:
https://www.sophisticatedape.com/gone-with-the-flow-exhibition/

words and music by René Methner
mix and production: René Methner
mastering: Thomas Heimann-Trosien, TurnstyleMastering, Berlin
cover artwork based on Louis Renzonis 'Light From A Candle' 

Follow Para Lia on:
www.facebook.com/paraliamusic/
www.instagram.com/paralia.music/
twitter.com/para_lia_band

The background for the inspiration of course is Homer and the tales on the Trojan war. But Kassandra does not tell a story – it’s a kind of a painting with an ancient scenery or maybe just a sketch: Kassandra in front of the burning city. And it could be a modern painting. We are in a distance of more than 3.000 years to the plot of the ancient tales – and still mankind has Kassandras and tears in front of burning cities.

Working on Kassandra i had in mind from the beginning that Cindy will take the main voc in this song. So i wrote the harmonies and the song structure with that in mind and i love how she sings the song. Kassandra also includes a few notes played with a Greek Baglamas and helps the song to get a special note. This string instrument is the small sister of a Bouzouki. 

lyrics:
on sungod days in the morning dew
the tears of kings are just a few
meaningless rain drops

we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
and the ships are grounded

in the golden light of the afternoon
she is dancing like the queen of doom
she blinks into the sunlight

we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
we watch the flames rise higher
we keep that fire burning
until the tide is turning
we watch the flames rise higher
into the sky
into the sky

Gone With The Flow

Bandcamp

Kassandra

The Request

The Request 88 BPM

Manu

Manu ( Remix )

Love Letter

Deep Purple By Sucole & 6qsax

An instrumental hard rock track making extensive use of odd drum signatures, because they are sexy. 
I hope you´ll share my perception.
Guitar used:
Schecter Damien Elite 8 string
Bass used:
Rickenbacker 4003

Getaway

Unbalanced Love Affair

Unbalanced

Fairly simple song I wrote quite quickly (quickly for me anyway) with added attempted enlivening of final chorus by means of cod-orchestrals. 
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I want another cup of coffee but I've had too much already
I get caught up in the details and then I feel a bit unsteady
So I'm staring through the window at the people out at lunchtime
In the sunshine

I dreamt I went to heaven on the train
Oh they've got canapes and badges where you write your name and I
Sat next to an angel
We got into conversation
I got caught up in the details
And I missed my destination

I thought I knew just what I wanted but I did not know my nature
You get caught up in the details and then it's five years later
And when you told me that you loved me well I know at first you meant it
(I know you really meant it)

[Repeat chorus]

Can't be ordinary and also extraordinary
I'm tying not to be someone who's going to let you down

[Repeat first verse]

Think I'm gonna go out in the sunshine

[Repeat chorus]

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Produced arranged composed performed recorded & mixed (inexpertly) by Wheelwright in bedroom.
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Original photo (detail) Matt Palmer unsplash.com/@mattpalmer

Caught Up In The Details

My lovely sweet friend Daniel Dominguez from Fiendd invited me in to add vocals on this wonderful track.I was so excited and cannot believe how well it turned out!!!!Thank you so much Daniel for another fun awesome collaborationxx

Fiendd:Music and production
Bluebird:Vocals

Lyrics:

I was trippin wide awake I thought no one could save me
Headin just one way where nobody could find me

I know that they talk 
I know what they say
They don't wanna play

Thank God for freaky Tuesday

Will it be more than this?

I was dancing in the dark nobody beside me
headin just one way with nobody to find me

I know that they talk 
I know what they say
They don't wanna play

Thank God for freaky Tuesday...

All of the people so many faces
Why are you chasin time that is wasted
You could be naked premeditated
You could be famous redecorated

Aah Aah Aah...

MORE THAN THIS (Fiendd feat. Bluebird)

Sirius @uv-cappuccino - Guitar, Bass & Production
Marin - Piano & Vocals

Under (Cover/ Free Download) Marin Gale & Ultraviollete Cappuccino

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Fender Electric Bass. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. String Quartet, !st & 2nd Violins, Viola, Cello, Trap drum set. Percussion Tambourine, Cowbell.

Funkadelic

Davenport Beach

“Just a Boy” is a haunting indie-blues track by Three Photons, crafted in response to a tragic local event. With raw vocals, analog warmth, and soulful instrumentation—including Jeff Roberts on bass and Andrew Borderick on B3 organ—the song captures the ache of senseless loss and the fragility of youth. Mixed with precision and emotional care, it stands as a sonic memorial: intimate, reflective, and deeply human.

A big thank you to Jeff Roberts and Andrew Borderick for playing on....."Just a Boy".

This sad and devastating local story has been on my mind for a long time.... I'm reminded about this tragedy nearly everyday as I run along the Mississippi Blvd and see the memorial. 

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Just A Boy
Written by TJG August-September, 2021


Thank you to Jeff Roberts (@jeff_roberts)for his catchy bass guitar work!
Thank you to Andrew Borderick (@andrew-borderick)for the fantastic B3! 
Thanks to Rene (@para-lia) for feedback on an early draft - always appreciate that. 

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Mix 1: September 23, 2021
Mix 2: November 9, 2021
Thanks to Eddie Cilettie for departing some of his wisdom about mixing ;-)

Verse 1
You move like a summer breeze
There's whistling in the trees
You're always on my mind
You were just a boy
Don't leave me alone

Refrain 1 - instrumental and hum

Verse 2
You know I hate Christmas Eve
It brings me to my knees 
You're always on my mind
You were just a boy
You were just a boy

Refrain
How they took your life
What a senseless crime

Verse 3
You said you were going for a ride
But I didn't say goodbye
You're always on my mind
Don't leave me alone!

Refrain
Well they took your life 
by surprise
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime

Verse4
And After all this time
I can't heal
and baby sometimes I can't feel....

Refrain
Yeah they took your life
Yeah they took your life
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime
How they took your life
How they took your life
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime
How they took your life

outro
You move like the summer breeze
and I hear you whistling in the trees....

Just a boy (ft. Jeff Roberts and Andrew Borderick)

Love You Till The End Of Time - Paploviante & Lillithe
Bass, Funky Guitar, Drum / Paploviante
https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle
Lillithe adding: Vocals, Organ, Blues Harmonica, Electric Piano, Wah Wah Guitar and Southern Lead Guitar,
Vocals : Alley
www.ghosthack.de
Alley Lyrics:
Closer to the way I see you now
And I never want to see you frown
When im asking you to come with me
Just to see what we can see
Im tight in my chest
I'm holding my breath
I just won’t last
With the weight of the world
Caught in the whirlpool
Riptide of my soul
Just say you won't let go
Let it go
Closer to our loving mind
Heart beating two at a time
Promise that I'll make you mine
Love you till the end of time

Love You Till The End Of Time - Paploviante & Lillithe

So much talent from my part of the country (SW Louisiana, SE Texas) George Jones, Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt, George Straight, Janis Joplin, Edgar Winters and the list goes on.  Tracy Lawrence sang with a Louisiana based band in 1988-1990.  He was shot 4 times by robbers in may 1991 which delayed his first album Sticks and Stones.  He was named top new male country vocalist in 1993.  He continues to create great music.  Just one of my favorite Tracy Lawrence songs.

That's How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye (Cover)

Pierre Bordetti productions (c) 09/2021.

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Pierre Bordetti

This great American city which we also nickname "Philly" 
and which saw the birth of the luminous Grace Kelly, 
inspired me this track.
Mixture of Jazz / Fusion / Blues.
I particularly thank Julie for this beautiful photo taken 
during a stay in Philadelphia (Philly).

Cette grande ville américaine qu'on surnomme aussi "Philly"  et qui a vu naître la lumineuse Grace Kelly, m'a inspiré cette piste.
Mélange de Jazz/Fusion/Blues.
Je remercie particulièrement Julie pour cette très belle photo 
prise lors d'un séjour à Philadelphie (Philly).

------- PHILADELPHIA  "PHILLY" ---------

like the first ray of sunshine on Philadelphia,
Like the first light on Liberty place,
Like the first reflections on Lake Delaware,

Philly wakes up slowly,
start of a new day, lovely,

Philly, Philly, Philly city of lights,
Philly, Philly, Philly city of rights,

She was born in Philly,
The luminous Grace Kelly,

Philly, Philly, Philly, Philadelphia,
Philly, Philly, Philly, Philadelphia,
Philly, Philly, Philly, Philadelphia...

Philadelphia

Composed & produced by Chivicke
HomeStudio Productions ©2021

For this track I have made a video.
Watch it at youtu.be/lwBS7MtFW_A

Hot Night In Rio

soundcloud.com/blink-twice-archival/sets/ark-dambient-open-collab

Blink Twice / P a b l o - Adrift

Serious people know not to take themselves too seriously. Always do your best. Stay humble. Don't read your own headlines. There's always someone or something better. Each of us are always able to look, listen, learn, and improve upon whatever we 'Master'......or 'Think We Have'. We're all Legends in our Own Minds sometimes. As The Mighty Mighty Master of Nothing, myself, here I am.......always attempting to enjoy each moment to the fullest. Wanting to simply do my best given my shortcomings. That's all. I will fall short, I will fail, I will make mistakes, but I will always get up, dust off, and keep moving forward in some way - each and every day. Most of all, try to keep it FUN. Smile through the pain if and when you can, Friends. Enjoy Life. Live, Love, Laugh! ;-) Don't sweat the small stuff........ Forget "Get"....To Give is to Live!
The Mighty Mighty Master of Nothing ©
Riff Beach Original - RiffWerx - 2017
(Revised Version - 2021)
Oh, it’s really sad to say, My Friend
But, as I approach The End
Strange face in a mirror stares right through me 
Yet, loving this place I always longed to be
It’s a place that we all know
Not too hard for anyone to go
Must be real if we accept it as so
I know you know the feeling that I know 
(Chorus)
It sure seems right as rain
Even though it causes me some pain
My Cup runneth over with all I write and sing
Yet, here am I…..The Mighty Mighty Master of Nothing 
The Mighty Mighty Master of Nothing 
(Bridge)
Sometimes, for those who wish to be King 
Best remember exactly what power can bring
For, you need not follow any rules at all 
If you keep your Kingdom tidy and small 
How insane and pointedly true
And, I’m afraid you believe it, too
Or, do you think that they don’t see?
We’re often all Fools……
Yeah, even You and Me
 (Chorus and Out)

Sunny Beaches Abound

The Mighty Mighty Master of Nothing  ©

Lyrics, vocal & guitar by Tony
A very raw two chord recording of 
Time Just Eats You Up.

IT'S EVERY BOY'S DREAM
TO GET HIS DRIVERS LISCENSE
THE DAY HE TURNS SIXTEEN
TIME JUST EATS YOU UP

FINISHING GRADE SCHOOL
IS A LONG TIME COMIN'
WE ALL NEED THOSE TOOLS
TIME JUST EATS YOU UP

SOME ATTEND COLLEGE
SOME JOIN THE WORK FORCE
AT A VERY YOUNG AGE
TIME JUST EATS YOU UP

(CHORUS)
TIME JUST EATS YOU UP
NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THAT
IT'LL ALWAYS WIN
NOBODY IS THAT FAST

CAN'T WAIT TO GET MARRIED
WHEN YOU MEET THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE
LEAVING PARENTS WORRIED
TIME JUST EATS YOU UP

CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE KIDS
NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES
CAN'T WAIT FOR GRANDKIDS
TIME JUST EATS YOU UP

TIME KEEPS SLIPPIN' AWAY
LIVING IN THE FAST LANE
TURNS YOUR HAIR GREY
TIME JUST EATS YOU UP

(REPEAT CHORUS)

WE NEVER TAKE THE TIME 
TO SMELL THE ROSES
STOP AND UNWIND
CAUSE, TIME JUST EATS YOU UP

(REPEAT CHORUS)

2021 © Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

Time Just Eats You Up - (Raw Original by Tony Harris)

F.A.K.B - I (prod. Scejay)Unreleased
Artist: F.A.K.B
Beat: Scejay
MoneyVamps production

F.A.K.B - I (prod. Scejay) Unreleased

The lyrics are a quote from Aldous Huxley´s novel Doors of Perception. Cover art is made by Rose-Marie Gunnarsdotter.

The Schizophrenic

www.continental-collision.com
Available on Bandcamp - https://continentalcollision.bandcamp.com/track/boring-town. 
Now on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5wf5isry5VTiOJo93dU38E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD_ThUpLBk8&list=OLAK5uy_lzXT1QxPKHH__ERx2AeZbUlK8tnKV7IIo

The second song to be released under the name ‘Continental Collision’ but this time with special guest and good friend Dave McKeown. Rodolfo first let me hear the original basis for ‘Boring Town’ back in June, yet somehow he didn’t sound excited about it. However from the first I knew it could be great. I was looking for the story in those two words as well as in the mood of the music and fortunately it came quite quickly and fitted like a glove. Singing this was a challenge for me, like everything we do, but it was exhilarating. I had introduced Rodolfo to Dave’s cloud and it felt right that we should ask Dave to help us complete the song. I hope we will have the opportunity to work with him again soon. 

Composition, instrumentation, arrangement and production: @rplanes
Lyrics and vocals: @markjbennett
Saxophone: Dave McKeown: @https://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown
Photograph: Harlem NYC by Douglas Corrance

When I look around I see the light’s gone out this town,
Realising just a bit too late.
Streets have all gone quiet and feels like all the wires are down.
Tell me why I’m feeling in this state?
Not so long ago we felt that we’d be happy here,
Not just for now, but for always.
That’s all turned around now at least that much it is clear,
Not the old days, instead separate ways.
Like the loser on a game show.
Can you tell me where did all the fun go?
Darling without you,
It’s such a boring town,
Only coz you’re not around.

The bar, where we first met, is still there, though I never go,
Realised it’s lost its old appeal.
Crossing the park, where we might meet and stop to say hello,
Couldn’t deal with how it made me feel.
All the places we once loved I feel I must avoid
Not just for now, but for always.
I no longer know what I want, I feel I’m paranoid,
Not the old days, instead separate ways.
Like the loser on a game show.
Can you tell me where did all the fun go?
Darling without you, where did the love go?
Such a boring town,
Only coz you’re not around.

Boring Town - Continental Collision (with Dave McKeown) - Now on Spotify/Bandcamp

Music tHE bLUE rOOM
Copyright tHEbLUErOOM © 2021
Photo: Paolo Chiabrando

It's Me

Piero Caniparo: guitars, guitar synth, mix
Donatella Basilico: vox, keys, drums, lyrics
Feat. Bruno Torre on bass guitar

I ARRIVE

WITH MY SOFT AND ELEGANT WAY TO PROCEED

 AND I'VE LONG AND SHARP TEETH

I'M ELEGANT, THIN AND VERY KIND

I HAVE LONG AND TREMBLING FINGERS,

AGILE AND FRANTIC LIKE INSECTS' ANTENNAE.



YOU WERE SITTING ALONE, LOOKING AT YOUR SOUL,

FLAILING WITHOUT HOPE IN THE PUDDLE OF YOUR LIFE

SHE ARRIVED WITHOUT A SOUND

SHE SEEEMED NOT TO TOUCH THE GROUND

     AND  SITTING BY YOUR SIDE

SHE TALKED WHISPERING TO YOU



HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO UNDERSTAND  AND FACE

YOU'LL FIX IN YOUR HEAD, SHE SAID, YOU HAVE BEEN ALWAYS ALONE

FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD , SHE SAID, YOU ARE ALWAYS ALONE


THEN SHE SAT BESIDE YOU,

GENTLY FORCING YOUR DEFENCE

MAKING YOU CONFIDE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF

YOU FELT GLAD AND THANKFUL FOR THIS

SHE BEGAN TO MOVE ALL YOUR THINGS

AND SLEEPING IN YOUR BED

SHE KEPT ON REPEATING


HOW LONG WILL YOU TAKE TO REALIZE

THERE'S NOBODY BY YOUR SIDE 

'CAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS ALONE




FINALLY ONE DAY YOU ASKED HER WHAT SHE REALLY WANTED

SHE SHOWED  LONG AND CUTTING TEETH, SHE REVEALED A MONSTRUOUS BITE,

THE SAME INSTANT YOU FELT YOUR CLAWS AND SOMETHING SHARP IN YOUR MOUTH


 ARE YOU STILL INSIDE THERE?

IS STILL YOU INSIDE YOURSELF?

HOW MUCH DID YOU CHANGE

HOW MUCH LINGERS OF YOU FROM THAT TIME?

WHAT LIFE TORE AWAY FROM YOU,                                             

HOW IT CHANGED YOU IN YOUR SHADOW,

ARE YOU STILL ALIVE INSIDE ,

WHAT'S REMAINING OF YOUR SOUL?

YOUR SOUL,YOUR SOUL, YOUR SOUL                                 REPEAT


HEY YOU, IS STILL ME, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHO I REALLY AM, THEN?

ME  WITH MY TREMBLING FINGERS?

I'M NOT REAL, I'M NOT TOUCHABLE, YOU CAN'T SEE ME, YOU ONLY CAN MAYBE

IN SOME FLEEING FLASH OF YOUR LIFE GRASP SOMETHING OF ME IN A GLIMPSE OF 

AWARENESS.

MY FRIEND, I'M NOTHING ELSE THAN A VOICE, THE VOICE, THE ONE YOU'VE 

ALWAYS KNOWN,

 YOUR VOICE,  YOUR DESTINY, THE TRUTH, THE ONE 

YOU ARE AFRAID OF ,YOUR SOLITUDE, YOUR 

USELESSNESS, YOUR EMPTYNESS, YOU ARE MEANINGLESS, ONLY A PRODUCT

OF CLASHING CELLS

I'M YOUR  DEATH,  YOUR DUST, YOUR END....I'M YOU,  AND YOU ARE ME, JUST YOU AND ME, JUST YOU AND ME, JUST YOU AND ME...........

MY FRIEND, MY FRIEND,MY FRIEND.........

YOU AND ME feat. Bruno Torre on bass guitar

E.O.S. TimeLines : 2022

Energetic – That's how I Feel
Electric Chains Drive my Spinnin' Wheels
Energetic – I'm Feelin' Just Right
Energetic – Now Turn-On your Light!

Move Yourself Against the Wind
But Don't get Blown Away
You've been Searching for so Long
But you Don't Know what to Say!

Move Yourself Into that Space
Where Generosity Never Ends
Like a Fountain Lifts your Face
Where the Sorrow starts to Bend!

Don't Ever Ask
Why am I Here
You're Vital to Us
When Our Path's Unclear                         x2
I Need Your Love, Spirit, and Fire!
Spread Astral Wings
My Pen You Inspire!

Move Yourself Against the Wind – but Don't get Blown Away
You've been Searching for so Long, but You Don't Know what to say

Energetic – That's how I Feel !
Electric Chains Drive my Spinnin' Wheels
Energetic – I'm Feelin' Just Right
Energetic – Now Turn-On your Light !!!

Energetic (TL) *demo

I have no idea what this is about...

Lyrics:
You want it, you need it
Adrenaline shot to the heart
We're ordering thrills ala carte
I love when the woman
She crinkles the cellophane parts
I've been hibernating like a bear
From my problems 
But now I'm back
I've been hibernating like a big old bear
The Preacher man says:
You've been breathing 
God's free air

I get myself together, I head out
I go and talk to Mark
He's a Mini-Market philosopher
He knows the secrets of the ancients
And he's up on the latest conspiracy theories
Down pat
But when he turns his back
They steal the Potato Chips off the rack
How can I take philosophical advice from a guy like that?
They say: You just breath in
God's free air

Looking good in that seersucker suit
He lives in a Penthouse
On Midnight Row
Or
Sleeping in his Corolla
in a Casino Parking Lot
You're breathing
God's free air

God's Free Air

Claudio ( Acoustic Guitar  & Vocals ) Stephane ( Spanish & electric guitar & backing vocals)

Silly Lovers

first hit of the morning sun by Jim Manser

life flashing by me way to fast
trying to find a place but it wont last
stayed with the comedian and the fool
not far away from the ocean where the air was cool
my biggest fear i face is lose my memorys
in a film of life and a whirlwind dream 
just trying to climb a wall and make some sense of it all
like a spy in a hall in a crazy scene
chorus
Rising on up to the first hit of the morning sun
you know its been a long while but now i want to have some fun
rising on up to a feeling of euphoria 
getting on back to a time when we were young

Dancing with the dragons on a smoky haze
they say you drift around in forgotton days
losing everyone in one fowl swoop
gotta find an answer swimming though this soup
Im sick of taking calls now my tools are broken
not sure how long i wanna feel this way
life is rapidly changing like the currents in the ocean
even though we are ageing from day to day

written and produced by Jim mystic manser brighton 2021
cover art shot at cabot tower brandon hill park bristol uk
watch the music video at https://youtu.be/kB2s2IxChxU

First hit of the morning sun

you-tube

First Hit Of The Morning Sun

A high energy passionate rock track about a woman who adores her man...how she just love's her guy's adorable infinite Boy Toy qualities and more...she just wants to tell the world all about it, how her special one pleases her in every way!

What an exhilarating experience this has been for me, a thrill of a lifetime actually speaking, to have had the joyful experience of participating on Boy Toy with my vocals...Norbert's flamin' sparkin' guitars & high energy expressive music make me scream for more, literally, no joke at all people. There can never be the right words for me to express how my dream came true to rock it out together here with Norbert...How blessed I truly am to be working with such a brilliant passionate guitarist musician, one of Germany's most top-finest...and we really feel we created rock magic as if it were meant to be...what a perfect fit we are for eachother musically and now as friends forever...I'm so elated in the universe...Thank You Dearest Norbert for our precious Boy Toy...Now Let's Rock On Everyone, All Together, Here We Go - REKHA - ❤️💫🔥⚡❤️

Boy Toy - Music by N.o.b.S | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Listen to the amazing music of N.o.b.S here: https://soundcloud.com/nobsmeyer

Boy Toy - Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.k.a. REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

My Boy
Baby you are my 
Boy Toy 
(Crazy-Crazy)
Boy-Boy, Boy-Toy 
(Crazy-Crazy)
Never gonna
Never gonna give you up-up
Never gonna give you up
(You’re makin’ me)

You are my Baby
And I love you so-oh
You’re in my heart
I’m sure you know
Boy
You are my Boy Toy
Don’t you know it

Ahn-Ahn
Baby
Need you everyday
Ahn-Ahn
Baby
Did I hear you say?

You want me so-ho
You want me so-ho 
I know it

Eh Yeah-Yeah
Oh Yeah-Yeah
Oh Yeah

Give it to me Baby Boy Toy
I’m crazy for your Boy Toy
Don’t you know it
I’m your good lovin’ woman
Gonna give you, give you, give you
Everything you need

(B-O-Y T-O-Y)
Everything you need
Gonna make you bleed, bleed, bleed
(Boy-Toy, Give It Up)
(B-O-Y T-O-Y)
Baby Boy Toy
(B-O-Y T-O-Y, Give It Up)
(Give It Up Now, Give It Up, Give It Up)
(Give It Up Now)
You are my precious joy
(Give It Up, Give It Up, Now, Now)
Give It Up Boy-Toy, Boy-Toy)

OW-EE
OH, WOW
Yeah, Yeah Oh-Ho
Ahn, Yeah, Ee-Yeah, Hahn

Love Drug, Love
Love Drug, Ahn

Give me your Love Drug 
Give me your Boy Toy
Give me your Boy Toy now…

My Boy, My Boy, 
My Boy
Wah…Eh-Eh
Eh-Eh-Eh-Eh-Eh-Eh
Oh-Hoh, Yeah-Yeah
Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
YEAH

Crazy Crazy
Ah-Huh
I’m crazy for your love
(Crazy-Crazy, You’re Makin’ Me)
Baby (Crazy-Crazy)
I’m crazy for your Boy Toy
(Crazy-Crazy, You're Makin' Me)
Boy Toy, Yeah
I’m crazy for your Boy Toy…

Cover Art Design - Photo & Graphics by REKHA IYERN [Fe]

Music Composed & Produced, Recorded & Performed, Mixed & Mastered by N.o.b.S in GERMANY

Music/Vocals/Sound Design Composed & Produced, Recorded & Performed, Mixed by REKHA IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS in CANADA

Boy Toy

Boy Toy - Music by N.o.b.S | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | CLASSIC ROCK

Once I wrote a description here !!!

Ok let's say I started adding layers to the great music https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1 sent to me.

Letra (translated lyrics below)

Se arrastró bajo los muros,
llorando.
Se filtró por las ranuras,
buscándome.
Y miró entre las fisuras,
deseando:
mucho claro, nada oscuro,
llamándome…
 
Mas el centinela mágico
de quijadas relucientes,
descarnado por los dientes
de mil y un gusanos cárnicos,
por la acción más degenérica
de venenos de odio y muerte,
este ser, cerebro inerte,
la detuvo, niña histérica…
 
Pero huyó,
vio sentada su promesa de llamarme.
Y escapó,
Vio prendido su deseo de amarme.
Sensación
de saber que era la presa, fuego y carne,
y en la intensa luz de vida vino a hallarme;
y me encontró.
-------------------------------------------
She crawled under the walls,
crying.
She filtered through the grooves,
searching for me.
And she looked inside the fissures,
wishing:
much clarity, no darkness,
calling me…

But the magic sentry
of shining jawbones,
eaten to the bone by the teeth
of thousand and one meat worms,
For the most degenerated action
of poisons of hatred and death,
this being, inert brain,
detained her, hysterical girl …

But she fled,
found assured her promise of calling me.
And she escaped,
found on fire her willing to love me.
Sensation
of knowing that she was the prey, fire and flesh,
and in the intense light of life she came to find me;
and she did.

Ella huyó - She fled (with ProgRockDan1)

Original description disappeared !!

NADA  / NOTHING

He pensado en la muerte  /  I've thought about death
y en lo que habrá detrás.  /  and what will be behind.
Puede que no haya nada,  /  It may be nothing,
¿te has parado a pensar?  /  have you stopped to think?

Nada, nada... nada.  /  Nothing, nothing... nothing.

Nada, nada, nada ni siquiera aire,  /  Nothing, nothing, nothing not even air,
nada, nada, nada que pueda tocarse,  /  nothing, nothing, nothing you can touch.
Nada, nada, nada que tocar ni respirar.  /  Nothing, nothing, nothing to touch nor breathe.

Nada, nada, ni una idea ni un deseo,  /  Nothing, nothing, neither an idea nor a desire,
nada, nada, ningún miedo ni silencio,  /  nothing, nothing, no fear or silence,
nada, nada, nada nada se puede escuchar.  /  nothing, nothing, nothing nothing can be heard.
...
Nada, nada, no esperes encontrarte  /  Nothing, nothing, don't expect finding
nada, nada, no puedes imaginarte  /  nothing, nothing, you cannot imagine
nada, nada, nada, no te entra en la razón.  /  nothing, nothing, it doesn't fit your mind.

ER18PB06 - ©1995 E-RUIZZO – ®2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;)

Nada (He pensado en la muerte)

Rodolfo https://soundcloud.com/rplanes first shared this beautiful piece with me 2 years ago, which has had a gradual development since I first wrote the lyrics back then. More recently Ce Mastro https://soundcloud.com/cemastro added some exciting backing vocals which transformed the chorus and then even more recently we invited Dave McKeown https://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown to contribute some lovely sax that we believed was just what the song needed. Rodolfo's song has such a feeling of romantic innocence yet with a wonderful rhythmic flow, that I hoped the words might feel from a simpler time. We hope you all enjoy our song of innocence (and inexperience) which thankfully is a work of fiction. Thanks again to Rodolfo for sharing this magical piece and his great skills as well as Ce and Dave's unique gifts to make this one happen. 
We thank you all for taking the time to listen.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix.
Ce Mastro - Backing vocals
Me - Lead vocals and lyrics
Dave McKeown - Sax solo and fills

https://continentalcollision.bandcamp.com/track/almost-lovers

Almost Lovers (by Rodolfo Planes / Mark Bennett)

Once we were almost lovers, without a care.
We weren’t like all the others, somehow we just didn’t dare.
We never faced the fact,
What we had wasn’t real,
Didn’t have to deal,
With the truth while we were putting on an act
We’d have to pay,
And quite how that would feel.

The moment when I discovered, not wanting to share,
You with any of the others, that I just couldn’t bear.
But when my back was turned,
You made out with a guy,
I thought was my friend.
Then I knew that my world had been overturned,
Put out to dry,
And what a way to end.

It’s not the way that I’d hoped this scene would play out,
Leaving the stage in the first act. 
It was cruel but at least I was left in no doubt.
C’est la vie, as a matter of fact.

Were never really lovers, just make believe.
Like sister and brother, with only ourselves to deceive.
I should have known right then,
I’d be out on my ear 
Instead of in love.
Waiting for the finale, not knowing when,
I’d disappear,
When the push comes to shove.

It’s not the way that I’d hoped this scene would play out,
Leaving the stage in the first act. 
It was cruel but at least I was left in no doubt.
C’est la vie, as a matter of fact.

Almost Lovers - Continental Collision (featuring Ce Mastro & Dave McKeown) Now Available on Bandcamp

My friend and close collaborator @rplanes offered me this great arrangement and the title and theme that he thought might make an interesting subject matter. Initially, I was scratching my head as the topic seemed too vast but then the ideas started to attach themselves to his melodies and I was hooked. Humans en masse appear to be taking wrong-turnings and making things worse rather than better. This is me letting off a little steam with Rod's help. Thanks for taking the time to listen.
Link to tracks on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5pfvPjop9XCJPrVL9a60U0

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix.
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Photograph - Courtesy of Douglas Corrance

Reverse Entropy (by Rodolfo Planes and Mark J Bennett)
We drift from order to chaos,
Like it’s the norm.
Without a sense of pathos,
To see the storm.
Following your safe instinct,
Where it may go,
Or go where you are told.

We let others cloud our vision,
Like they know best.
What happened to our ambition
Never addressed.
Following your safe instinct,
Where it may go,
Before we get too old

You have the choice,
When you have the will,
And it’s backed with the,
Knowledge, and fulfilled by skill.
 
We fall for the theorists,
Like it’s gospel.
Go find yourself some realists,
Who’re less hostile.
Following your safe instinct,
Where it may go,
While you still have a hold.

We’ve been duped at every turn,
By those we trust.
Without alarm or concern,
Now we are bust.
Following your safe instinct,
Where it may go,
If you can still feel bold.

You have the choice,
When you have the will,
And it’s backed with the,
Knowledge and fulfilled by skill.

All our futures are in your hands
With all that it commands
Focus on how it now all stands
Before making your demands.

Reverse Entropy - Continental Collision (by Rodolfo Planes and Mark J Bennett) now on Spotify

Rodolfo Planes offered me this great arrangement and suggested the title of 'Professional Liars' as a starting point. I changed the title to Career Liars as it scanned better with the melody and although we didn’t discuss the subject closely we both had our own ideas who these usual suspects might be. You all may also have your own choices other than these potential ‘Comeback Kids’. 

This was first written in 2022, but has developed gradually over the last two years with Ce Mastro’s spectacular chorus harmony arrangement lifting the song to astonishing new heights, then lastly Georg’s additional sax work giving a renewed energy and power. Thanks to everyone for their valued collaboration on this. Thanks for taking the time to listen.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - https://soundcloud.com/rplanes 
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Ce Mastro - Backing vocals and chorus vocal arrangement - https://soundcloud.com/cemastro 
Georg Boehme - Sax solo and fills - https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

https://continentalcollision.bandcamp.com/track/career-liars

https://youtu.be/tHFD8lZXQII

 Career Liars by Rodolfo Planes and Mark J Bennett

How are you ever able to live with yourself? 
What do you really care about? 
You can cope just as long as you’re not left on the shelf, 
Hear me out. 

Are you ever conscious of the harm that you do?
 Or is all fair in love and in war?
And there is no depth that you and your crew won’t sink to. 
We’re done for.

Career liars, 
Truth deniers,
Big high flyers,
 Falsifiers.

Making all of your deals with your old cronies,
I think that is all that you’re good for. 
Nothing is ever sincere coz you’re real phoneys.
 Show them the door. 

Lying for a living, as long as we’re forgiving,
 We’ve been truly hood-winked this time for sure.
 We’re learning a lesson about the true cost of living 
Now we’re all poor.

Career liars, 
Truth deniers,
 Big high flyers, 
Falsifiers.

Career Liars - Continental Collision featuring Ce Mastro & Georg Boehme - Now Available on Bandcamp

I was honored when https://soundcloud.com/graphicsontelevisions asked me to remake ‘Tattlesnakes’ from their fantastic album ‘Pun’. Maybe it’s the wildest one, unpredictable but coherent, it inspired me immediately !!

I've remixed to my taste their original studio stems (drums & keyboards), adding my own vocals, guitars & more... hard recommendation of headphones again !!

Lyrics are from another of my ancient poems, where I played with oxytone & eproparoxytone rhymes (translated below but with lost effect in English).

Full versions album here: https://soundcloud.com/graphicsontelevisions/sets/another-pun-a-brand-new
Downloadable: https://graphicsontelevisions.bandcamp.com/album/another-pun
I suggest checking out the original tracks too: @https://graphicsontelevisions.bandcamp.com/album/pun !!!

Letra  /  Lyrics:

Claro que ya no soy plástico,  /  Clearly I’m not plastic anymore,
ni estoy falto de razón,  /  nor lacking of reason,
puesto que, siendo simpático,  /  since, being friendly,
de sangre es mi corazón.  /  of blood is my heart.

Claro que soy esporádico  /  Clearly I am sporadic
en locos cantos espléndidos.  /  in splendid crazy singings.

Gritos de loco dolor,  /  Screams of insane pain,
llenos de mudo amargor,  /  full of mute bitterness,
claro que ya no son gélidos.  /  clearly are not icy anymore.

Claro que ya soy simpático  /  Clearly I’m yet friendly
y estoy falto de amargor,  /  and lacking of bitterness,
puesto que mi corazón,  /  since my heart,
siendo de sangre, no es plástico.  /  being of blood, is not plastic.

Y en mis cantos esporádicos,  /  And in my sporadic singings,
claro que ya no soy gélido.  /  clearly I’m not icy anymore.

Gritos de loca razón,  /  Screams of mad reason,
ya no gritos de dolor,  /  not screams of pain anymore,
claro que ya son espléndidos!  /  clearly are yet splendid!

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Tardigrade & Tattlesnakes (with Graphics on Televisions)

Mark says,
"Making music with Rodolfo is always exciting and often a challenge, although I know we both find it stimulating, as we always aim to reach high and this post is no exception. This new song, started its gestation almost a year ago, instantly showed a lot of promise and since has been through many stages of exploration and rounds of problem-solving. The painfully blunt lyrics were initially inspired by a friend's brutal relationship break-up, but the final result is much heavier. I hope you find it moving rather than disturbing, I was trying to match the mood of Rod's deeply dramatic music."

Rodolfo says,
"I think it's a fantastic song and you've done an amazing job on both the story and the vocals, especially those tough lines. When I was writing it, I just felt like a modern blues with a techno vibe was taking shape. The final sound was defined by the story and those really dramatic, emotional lyrics. You might want to make it clear that it's a fictional story to avoid giving our friends heart attacks."

We appreciate all of the kind support that the Soundcloud community has given our collaborations. Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts, Mark and Rodolfo

Now available on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5pfvPjop9XCJPrVL9a60U0

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix https://soundcloud.com/rplanes
Me - Vocals and lyrics

Moments of stress,
How did you deal with the rest?
All that is left of you and me,
Is wrecked.
How can we expect,
To go on when there’s nothing at all left?
 
…Left in the lurch,
You should have done more research.
I was truly never a safe bet for you…
For you could have made,
A much better match than you did with me.
 
Open your eyes,
I promise you won’t be surprised,
It’s been there before you,
All along, all of the way…
…Way before you had sensed,
That we had got it all so wrong by then.
 
Moments of stress,
All such a mess,
It’s anyone’s guess,
How it all went so wrong?
Moments of stress,
No more nor less,
Need I express,
How it all went so wrong?

Moments Of Stress - Continental Collision (by Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett) on Spotify now

This is new take on a song that Rodolfo and I first worked on 4 years ago. He had always imagined it with fine saxophone and great backing harmonies and now that Continental Collision has a wonderful pool of talent to draw on, that has become a reality, thanks to Ce Mastro and Georg Boehme's beautiful contributions.
The song has been given so much more feeling and emotion.
Thanks to them and Rodolfo for believing that we could succeed  and thanks to all of you for listening.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - @rplanes
Me - Vocals and additional lyrics
Javier Rolando - Original song lyrics
Ce Mastro - Backing vocals and chorus vocal arrangement - @cemastro
Georg Boehme - Sax solo and fills - @georg-boehme
Image (Caithness, Scotland): Courtesy of Douglas Corrance

A Stranger In Your Heart - Continental Collision featuring Ce Mastro & Georg Boehme

I don't know what I've done wrong?
I don't know why you have gone?
Though I hope some day,
When I whisper your name,
We'll be together.
But today's too soon.
When I think of you, I dream.
Yet still, I'm a stranger,
Yet still, I'm a stranger in your heart.

Sometimes I feel like a fool.
Never knowing whether you'll,
Give me hope some day,
Still I call your name.
We'll be together.
Is today too soon?
When I think of you, I dream.
No longer a stranger,
No longer a stranger in your heart.

A Stranger In Your Heart - Continental Collision (featuring Ce Mastro and Georg Boehme)

Mark says - 
In the 5 years I have been working with Rod, I have been encouraged to reach as far as my experience allows me to, with complete support at all times. So far we have completed 11 songs and have experimented with several others that made for a great learning curve for me, with several more at other stages of development... Watch this space, however as we are methodical and patient, therefore it may take some time to get them off the ground.

The subject matter of this song may be based on a different scenario but it is also a token of my gratitude to my inspirational collaborator and friend Rod, who has given me much confidence to rise to the ambition of his musical creativity and meticulous arrangements. Thank you all for giving this song your time.

Rod says - 
This song was conceived a long time ago to be sung in Spanish, but Mark did a magnificent adaptation with his English lyrics, and the meaning is 100% faithful to the original spirit, even though he hadn't heard the original song in Spanish. Technically, there are three voices together, consolidating a multi-vocal performance. The synth sounds emulate my old analog and FM synths, and the guitars were routed through an old console to achieve the vintage sound I was looking for.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - @rplanes
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Image by Douglas Corrance

Thank You (Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett)

I would like to tell you just how grateful I am,
And also how important you’ve been here in my life.
I know I don’t need to draw you a diagram,
Thank you for being there all this time as my wife.
I have to tell you just how good you’ve been for me,
And I hope that I have also been there for you,
When you needed me through all this trouble and strife.
 
No need to show me all of your gratitude,
I already know how much you show that you care,
When you were prepared to move to my latitude,
Then I was convinced I was ready to share,
My life with you whatever it threw at the both of us.
I know that it’s true, no matter what you care to say.
I’ll always need to express all of my thanks to you 
This will always be true on that I swear.
 
I would like to tell you just how grateful I am,
And also how important you’ve been in, in my life.
I have to tell you just how good you’ve been for me,
And I hope that I have also been there for you,
When you needed me through all this trouble and strife.
Then I was sure that I was ready to share,
My whole life with you, whatever that meant for the both of us.
I know that it’s true, whatever you say.

This song on Continental Collision's own cloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-517923604/thank-you

Also available on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5pfvPjop9XCJPrVL9a60U0

Thank You - Continental Collision (Rodolfo Planes & Mark J Bennett) on Spotify

Word and music K Gennery
image not my own
For Lizzie, a dear friend who makes me chuckle!

Chasing shadows going round in circles,
losing me direction same goes for my mind,
I was wondering if you could spare me a little of your time?

They say...
will you have a go at that for me possibly do this,
shall I dance the hokey cokey whilst they extract the piss,
I was wondering if you could spare me a little of your time?
It helps to see you every once in a while,
cause you brighten up my day,
and lighten my load with your.........smile.

mixes

smile

After all the recent collaborations I have done, I suddenly felt the urge to create something by myself again and - brace yourself - use my own voice. 'This New World' is the result, a track all about love, starting again and chasing your dreams, in this case on a brand new planet.

This New World

The Search
Written, performed, and mixed by Tim Griffis at Princeton Studio
Thanks to Rene, Andrew, and Kevin for their feedback!
Hope you enjoy some part of it ;-)
April 7, 2020 reprinted to a 1/4 inch 2-Track Tape MCI JH-110

Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio
Guitars: Fender Strat; Les Paul Standard; Fender Squire Bass
Pedals: Fulltone OCD overdrive, Line6 delay, MXR analog chorus, Fulltone wah
Mics: Neumann TLM 67
Drums: arranged by TG
Software: Pro Tools
Mixer: API 16 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)

Lyrics
Well your eyes are wide open tonight
Searching for a cure
to save another man's life tonight

EYES WIDE OPEN
EYES WIDE OPEN
Maybe I'll see you again

Well your heart is on the mend
You're searching for a good friend
who will see you through to the end

EYES WIDE OPEN
EYES WIDE OPEN
Maybe I'll see you 
Maybe I'll see you again

Searching for the cure
I found you there
I found you there
Searching for the cure
Lighthouse Park in the salty air

Searching for...searching for.....searching for the cure.......

The search

Don’t Give Up The Day Jobs - based on the original collaboration invitation https://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown/dont-give-up-the-day-job
Music by Dave McKeown https://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown
Lyrics and vocals Mark J Bennett 
Some vocal melodies and a line or two I owe to my dear friend, the late NiggyQ https://soundcloud.com/sanigar

Just when you thought,
It couldn’t get much worse.
Zero hours contracts,
Universal Credit curse.
Without Gran there’d be no childcare,
Without the food-bank, the cupboard’s bare.
Don’t give up the day jobs,
Work nights as well.

I’ve always been a grafter,
Never one to shirk,
Early morning papers, 
And weekend laundry work.
No time left for more education,
No energy left, nor motivation.
Don’t give up the day jobs,
Work nights as well.

Why does it have to be this way?
Why don’t debts ever go away?
Still we’ve lived to fight another day.
I fear it’s the way, that it’s going to stay.
Accept the lot you’ve got, the life you live from day to day. 
Day to day, day to day.

Just when you thought,
It couldn’t get much worse.
I made an insurance claim, 
But they wouldn’t reimburse.
Is it worth it just to keep standing still? 
We can’t afford to ever get ill.
Don’t give up the day jobs,
Work nights as well.

Don't Give Up The Day Jobs (Dave McKeown/Mark J Bennett)

THE PICTURE
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2020
Cover Artwork by Elke Fletcher (my Granddaughter)
YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwZ2NQaqExM

LOOKING AT YOU, THE PICTURE SAYS A MILLION WORDS
JUST LOOK AT YOU, AND ON AND ON AND ON I GO

THINKING OF YOU, I COUNT THE DAYS THE WEEKS THE YEARS
I THINK I KNEW, A WAY TO FIND ANOTHER YOU

I.....I THINK ABOUT, THE TIMES WE HAD AND ALL THE FUN,
AND WHEN WE LAUGHED, TO SEE THE SUN COME UP AGAIN,
AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON.....

I WISHED FOR YOU, BUT NEVER ONCE DID BREAK THE BONE
STILL LOVING YOU, AND ON AND ON AND ON I GO

I.....I THINK ABOUT, THE TIMES WE HAD AND ALL THE FUN,
AND WHEN WE LAUGHED, TO SEE THE SUN COME UP AGAIN,
AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON.....
(BREAK)
I.....I THINK ABOUT, THE TIMES WE HAD AND ALL THE FUN,
AND WHEN WE LAUGHED, TO SEE THE SUN COME UP AGAIN,
AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON

AB Music

THE PICTURE (see info for video link)

Come take an uplifting positive motivational cosmic journey with this original mixed dubby electrostatic psychedelic ambient pipe and floaty condor spring has sprung bandy legged reflective feeling swing and binaural parkour swagger soundtrack which is the first in a series of new seasonal Clubfungus ambient vibes that will span throughout the year as we celebrate life and our watery planets natural wonders floating in the eternal spacial void. Let your imagination run wild and become at one with space and the planet once more exploring deeper into natures and your own majesty that connects us all through the Theta and Delta brainwaves of the mind and soul to the very fabric of the universe of which we exist as an eternal spirit. Travel beyond the dimensions of time and the imagination, feel the passion and awe inspiring glory in a vast pot of emotions that exists and reverberates within all life as we undergo this planetary rebalancing. Stay safe everyone and this is my entree into the Clubfungus Celebrate life music competition! Hope i win! haha :D

Enter the Clubfungus Celebrate Life Music Competition:
https://soundcloud.com/clubfungus/celebrate-life-music-competition-2020

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Skin and Bones  Words and Music: Pravinand Maharaj

Skin and bones
Heat and snow
Dark and white
Rest and flow
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Leave and run
Be my guest
All the guns
Haven’t fired yet
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

There’s a hole on the mountain
There’s a tower in the fountain
There’s a bridge over Hades
By the Quarry-side
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Meet the damned
Damn the beast
Half the man
I’ll always be
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Cover pic by Julia Rohwedder on deviantART. 

Skin and Bones

Dear listener, Feel free to leave comments and I'll try to reply.

I've been making music for around 16 years now but because of the wonderfully generous community that is SC, I have learned so much in a short time. I look forward to learning even more by collaborating. 
I suppose my strengths are in lyric-writing and singing. I feel fortunate to have been able to work with some stunning compositions by some very talented SCers.

My very best to you, Mark

Some links to recent Continental Collision streaming sites, etc are available below: