blank sheet

how to live

led by love

You Coulda Fooled Me

moving on

When we together

A quick track by a guy whose girlfriend has one feature he doesn't love

SweetLadyCatHair

Hi Folks,

Here's my version of "Basin Street Blues". Written by Spencer Williams in 1928 and recorded that same year by Louis Armstrong. It has been covered by hundreds of artists including: Bob Wills, The Mills Brothers, Shirley Bassey, Louis Prima, Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Sam Cooke, Dr. John, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Connick Jr. 

Vocals & Piano - Nigel Spiers
Drums - Brian Fullen
Tuba - Brad Muirhead
Piano - John Jarvis
Trombone - Dennis Esson
Trumpet - Al Matheson
Banjo - Ron Thompson  

Basin Street Blues

Robert Cordrey, lyrics, vocals, video production 
Scott Collingwood, lead guitar and fills, soundtrack production 
Band in a Box, Leonardo.ai, Kyber.ai 
Mixed and Mastered in Studio One 6

Waking Up on Mars


I`ve seen that colour
that colour before
when they told me that he`s gone
I stared at the floor

I heard whispers
whispers in the trees
my sisters and my brothers
its time to leave

listen up now kid
life`s full of beautiful scars
that`s not my line I`m going out of time
tomorrow I`ll be waking up on Mars

I`ll be living in another language
with a tribe that hides from man
most days its a little bit orange
that`s all the strange I can stand

I`ve seen that colour
that colour before
they`re pretending nothing`s wrong
truth waiting at the door

listen up now kid
life`s full of beautiful scars
that`s not my line I`m going out of time
tomorrow I`ll be waking up on Mars


Waking Up on Mars

I wish I could just say
How grateful I am you came my way;
So I will write a song, instead,
To show you how much I'm glad.

I bless each moment you have
Spent with me, so much,
And I thank the Lord for letting me feel
Your sight, your voice, your touch.

For every word is a prayer,
Alike a breath of fresh air,
When I am with you

With every moment we share,
I see how strongly you care,
I'm so happy you love me too.

When the night draws in
And the world will stop to spin,
I will call to mind the time we spent together,

When our lives are up,
I will gladly take that cup,
And fly with you into the aether.

For every word is a prayer,
Alike a breath of fresh air,
When I am with you

With every moment we share,
I see how strongly you care,
I am so happy you love me too.

I will always love you.

Every Word (acoustic)

In a weathered worn bus stop
Cast beneath the street lamps sheen
Flipping through every word and page
Of an old movie magazine

Oh the world was turning slow
You always loved the summer scene
We took a gamble on each other
Like Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen

Well the neon spit and sputtered
As you lit your cigarette
I watched your face in the shadows
A vision I could not forget

And the night just slipped away
In the noise on 4th and Green
We were lost in the twilight
Like Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen

So the years fly like the wind
Shifting high and shifting low
Now we drink to the heroes
Leather boots and picture shows

Was I cool and debonair
Were you something to be seen
In those black and white moments
Like Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen  
Like Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen

Tuesday Weld & Steve McQueen (with Joliz)

Just another nobody who's not here to be somebody.  I write songs because I can't help it, and it helps me.  If I add them here, I'm less likely to keep mixing them.  Creativity is a stream with many tributaries, and sometimes one runs through us.  The stream is more creative when tributaries meet, and I'm grateful for the collaborative efforts of others.

You Coulda Fooled Me

Marty Straub

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