Good colab. Time. The older I get the more important time becomes. It is so easy to take it for granted. we need to make every hour, every day, have meaning. It's hard to allow myself to sleep.

Wonderful Mark. A gorgeous canvas prepared by Paco for your work here. Amen to the carpe diem sentiment. Lovely to drop in to your place, as always!

It's so beautiful, the lyrics, the melody and those sublime voices! I just love it. Thank you Mark for sharing all these wonderful collaborations with us!

Beautiful creative expression from you both, such a good feel

Brimming with sentimental emotion, very heartfelt singing Mark!  Very uplifting tune, great work guys!

MORE TIMELINE FOR 'TEQUIA' MISSION

Paco https://soundcloud.com/sonido-reflexivo shared these beautiful and evocative melodies with me and I couldn't help but want to collaborate with him again. He is most generous and encouraging, and his music is full of structure, energy and emotion. Thanks for this great opportunity Paco and thank you for listening. I'd like to dedicate this to David, Emily and Steven.

Whatever it is you want from life,
You better be ready to go and get it.
For time always flies,
No matter how much you think is left.

Make sure that you don’t take a moment for granted,
Coz you only get this chance to shine.
When you’ve got something more to give than you take,
Only then have you truly found the reason to live. 
  
Time flies, oh how time flies 
How time always flies,

Whatever it is you want from life,
You better be ready to go and get it.
For time always flies,
No matter how much you think is left.

Time flies, oh how time flies 
Time flies, oh how time flies 
Time flies, oh how time flies 
 
Whatever it is you want from life,
You better be ready to go and get it.
For time always flies,
No matter how much you think is left.

Time Flies (Midisound & Mark J Bennett)

TimeLines (TrueString)

Tequia

HELLO GARETH MA MISSION EST SECRÈTE
JE VAIS LA JOUER DISCRÈTE À LA 007
MESSAGE CODÉ FAÇON DOCTEUR NO
POUR QUE TU SOIS LE SEUL À ME COMPRENDRE À DEMI-MOTS PAROLES PAROLES BAMBINO BAMBINO

BONSOIR GARETH ALSO KNOWN AS GARY DEAN
TRICOT CROCHET MACRAME & MAGIC BEAN
YOU GOT ALL THE TRICKS THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T MAKE INCLUDING THE MOST SPECTACULAR BIRTHDAY CAKES
I WISH IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY SO YOU’D HAVE SOMETHING TO BAKE

MAIS CE SOIR GARETH C’EST PAS LA MIENNE C’EST TA FÊTE 50 CANDLES TO BLOW JUST REMEMBER TO FORGET
THE YEARS MAY FLOW BUT TIME MEANS NOTHING
LET ME WISH YOU THE BEST THROUGH ANDREA AND DEAN

HELLO GARETH SURVEILLE TON ASSIETTE
CAR KIRSTY N’EST JAMAIS LOIN POUR RÉCUPÉRER LES MIETTES
SI CET ENDROIT ÉTAIT PLUS COOL CETTE SOIRÉE SERAIT PARFAITE FALLAIT S’Y PRENDRE À TEMPS QUANT AU GÂTEAU CHER GARETH 
TU AURAIS DU AU PATISSIER DONNER TA RECETTE SECRÈTE

ET CE SOIR GARETH C’EST PAS LA MIENNE C’EST TA FÊTE 50 CANDLES TO BLOW JUST REMEMBER TO FORGET
THE YEARS MAY FLOW BUT TIME AIN’T NOTHING
LET ME WISH YOU THE BEST THROUGH ANDREA AND DEAN

KAREN, TONY, AND SIS MARIE-LOUISE
SORRY IF MY SONG DOESN’T MAKE YOU FEEL AT EASE
IT’S LIKE A PRIVATE JOKE SOME KIND OF A SECRET
ONLY MEANT TO BE SHARED BETWEEN ME AND GARETH EXCEPT OF COURSE FOR BELLA AND HUMPHREY IN HIS TUXEDO

ET CE SOIR GARETH C’EST PAS LA MIENNE C’EST TA FÊTE 50 CANDLES TO BLOW JUST REMEMBER TO FORGET
THE YEARS MAY FLOW BUT TIME AIN’T NOTHING
LET ME WISH YOU THE BEST THROUGH ANDREA AND DEAN

MISSION SECRÈTE (Lyrics) Song for Garett

More than words can say.

Music: Jan Schonander
Percussion: Belial Pelegrim https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim

A story of an unfortunate drift off to sea ...  it all ends well albeit after some delirium.

Many thanks to Scott for sending me the drum track which inspired this tune.

Dance Adrift

Dance Adrift | Belial Pelegrim🥁

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2924, all rights reserved. 
Thank you for listening :)
Original photography by Vika Glitter https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/meer-dammerung-sonnenuntergang-strand-26310095/

Feel The Summer

Everything is math (music too)

A great colaboration with @xian3, many thanks man it was a pleasure again...

Stranger

As a stranger i arrived
As a stranger i went

As a stranger i arrived
As a stranger i went
From anywhere close to somewhere
And then back to anywhere again

Well I could tell a thousand tales
Well i could tell a thousand lies

I could tell a thousand dreams
That might not be true
Could formulate a thousand lines
You won’t believe that they’re true

Well, I could tell…
I could run a hundred thousand miles and more…

As a stranger i arrived
As a stranger i went

As a stranger i arrived
As a stranger i went
From anywhere close to somewhere
And then back to anywhere again…

- solo -

As a stranger i arrived
As a stranger i went
From anywhere close to somewhere
And then back to anywhere again

One thing asking myself,
Has it been true ?
Did i really run a thousand miles
Just to get hold of you ?
One thing that i must ask again
Has that been true ?
Did i really run a thousand miles
Just to get hold of you ?

Well, i could tell…
Well, i could tell…

Did i really run a thousand miles
Just to get hold of you ?
Did i really write a thousand lines
Then to get rid of you ?
I could run a hundred thousand miles
Well, i could run a hundred thousand miles and more
With a stone in my shoe…

Stranger (wt xian3, raw edit)

The acoustic idea I presented to Mike to evolve was based on the idea of creating a Beatles meets The Doors vibe.
Magic Mike worked his wonderful skill ranges including his great harmonies and invited Axel on board to give it the Doorsey Hammond/Wurlitzer sound.
A massive thanks for their incredible contributions and for being just really good people. 
The second one from me & Mike on This Sound Society project.
Hopefully more planned for the future but I think Mike is far to popular as everyone wants a piece of him. The word prolific can’t even keep up with him !
His turn out of songs is truly remarkable so if you haven’t already listened to his music go and check him out under Mike Fox along with Axel Menningen. 
I hope you like it may be a bit of a grower for some but it’s just a fun quirky pop tune.

Polly-Anna Swift (Brownie, Fox & Menningen)

Chorus 
oh Miss Polly~Anna  Swift
I know I should’ve of kissed 
Your red glossy lips 
Oh Miss Polly ~ Anna Swift
They looked so inviting 
like a  perfect gift
Oh Miss  Polly-Anna Swift
I thought you were forever the optimist 

V1
Your world is fluffy pink and perfectly round 
My world is spiky a little ugly & loud 
And When two worlds collide 
We need to compromise 
Put  our differences aside 
That’s  better now you smiled

Chorus 

V2 
So what’s my chances as i can be optimist
Did I blow it for you so I could taste your lips 
I’m hoping your thinking some good comes out of this
Even if it’s unlikely to be Mrs instead of Miss 

Finish on Chorus

Polly-Anna Swift -This Sound Society

Last track from Mediterrâneo, a somewhat happy ending.

E estranho vir festejar já quantas vezes demos a volta ao Sol,
porque afinal o Sol não é coisa parada.
Orbita a galáxia, e segue essa estrada de estrelas no céu
que nos encantam enquanto brilham na imensidão.
E todos os filhos que juntámos neste dia
de onde vieram, para onde vão?
E as velas felizes, que num sopro se extinguiram,
cantam nossa gratidão.

Aniversario

Rocktober day/track 30

Seems as if I am getting a bit emotional 😬🙁

Which is fine and about time, because this tempo of producing tracks is insane! And I want to finish most of them, I definitely have some favorites! 🦾✨

30 Desolate

LYRICS 
I heard her coming in at midnight
I said honey where you been
She said I've been to the movies
With Sue and my best friend Janine

She said we been talking
Seemed like for hours and hours
I said why don't you call me
You know that I worry, She said I'm sorry

I said what was the movie
And she said I don't know
I didn't take no notice
It was just somewhere to go

And she said we been talking
Seemed like for hours and hours
I said why don't you call me
You know that I worry, She said I'm sorry

Instrumental

And she said we been talking
Seemed like for hours and hours
I said why don't you call me
You know that I worry, She said I'm sorry

I said why was you talking
Is there something I should know
She said now honey don't be silly
But her face just let it show

And she said we been talking
Seemed like for hours and hours
I said why don't you call me
You know that I worry, She said I'm sorry

I heard her coming in at midnight

Fade




Coming in at Midnight

Photo taken and edited by me.
https://www.deviantart.com/leehon/art/Disappearance-Of-Anguish-905254629

First-Time Traveler

There's a new video for everybody who have got the time to have a look.
https://youtu.be/YD5bipZDkz4?si=CmXM7jjj5vRONcxi
Dear friends, this is a remade version of an old song. And sorry - had some problems with the sound. I had to change it at once! Sorry, but I am far from a brilliant sound engineer!!
A family of squirrels lived under our roof tiles for several years. One day the mother climbed down with several baby squirrels and started feeding them. She didn't care that I was filming them, nor that she was being looked at by a very interested white Samoyed dog only a meter away, but behind a window pane!

Summer Events
These days You may see that the nature explodes
in colours and tones from all the birds living in the trees
and everybody are in a hurry
and the loafers life must take an end because a family has turned up
and lots and lots of mouths there are to feed before the night
and it is so lovely to see
when a baby is born
when a baby is born

Some weeks after that they have had some fun
reality shows that their duties place demands
and that the life is not just a game
and their nest must be made in a place where no dangers exist
and now they are prepared for to welcome their kids 
and it is so lovely to see
when a baby is born
when a baby is born

Lyrics in Swedish 
Under dessa dagar kan Du se att naturen exploderar
i färger och toner från alla fåglar som lever i träden,
och alla har bråttom
och dagdrivarnas liv måste upphöra då en familj har dykt upp
och massor och massor av munnar finns det att mätta före natten
och det är så ljuvligt att se
när en baby har fötts
när en baby har fötts

Några veckor efter det att de haft lite kul
så visar sig verkligheten och deras plikter ställer krav
och att livet inte bara är en lek
och deras bo måste tillverkas på en plats där inga faror finns
och nu är de förberedda att välkomna sina barn
och det är så ljuvligt att se
när en baby har fötts
när en baby har fötts

Summer Events - A Squirrel song 2 - 2024-11-26 18.09

Firstly on easy listening 6/4 bars, I cut some notes out of the main theme so as to give it dynamism, and finally obtained a prime amalgam of 17 quarter notes. I hid any recognizable thing in the accompaniment, and for the organic lines (voice and guitars) I tried the strong rhythm would not fix too much the melodies, first paying a lot of attention, and finally ... just letting me go.

Translated lyrics:

Oídos sordos (17 negras)  /  Deaf ears (17 quarter notes)

Quiero gritar todo lo que siento, estando solo;  /   I want to shout out everything I feel, being alone;
pero gritándolo al viento y si no contesta,  /  but shouting it at the wind and if it doesn’t answer,
dime, ¿de qué me sirve? (bis)  /  tell me, how does that help me? (bis)

Todos los vientos conocen mi historia  /  All the winds know my story
pero no hacen nada.  /  but they don’t do anything.
¿Será que no me oyen? (bis)  /  Perhaps they don’t hear me? (bis)

He estado aquí y allí gritando como un loco,  /  I’ve been here and there screaming like a madman,
pero todo sigue igual.  /  but it’s all the same.
¿Será que no me oyen? (bis)  /  Perhaps they don’t hear me? (bis)

Quiero gritar…  /  I want to shout out…

Ahora sé que no sirve de nada;  /  Now I know it’s no use;
el viento sois todos que callais al verme,  /  all of you are the wind, silent when you see me,
y dejáis que hable y hable,  /  and letting me speak and speak,
y dejáis que hable y hable y hable.  /  and letting me speak and speak and speak.

No creo que vuelva mañana  /  I don’t think I’ll be back tomorrow
a escuchar vuestro silencio.  /  to listen to your silence.
Quiero encontrar a alguien. (bis)  /  I want to find someone. (bis)

Quiero gritar…  /  I want to shout out…

©1995 E-RUIZZO – ®2013 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;)
Image: "Red eared cactus", photo by Ruizzoidman

Oídos sordos (17 negras)

(Don't follow me here, best on my main page ;)

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:

Time Flies (Midisound & Mark J Bennett)

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