Musicians With Visions

The music of "Sorrow & Pain" is inspired by the classical piano piece "Sonata for Piano No. 20 in A major, D 959" by Franz Schubert and is Betty's own arrangement.
Portobello Express will once again venture into the interpretation of a piano classic, as they did with 'Unique' - inspired by Tchaikovsky. One of Betty's favourite classical composers is the Austrian romantic Franz Schubert (1797-1828).
This piece is from the composer's last collection of sonatas, written in the last months of his life, between the spring and autumn of 1828. He died of siphilis at the age of 31.  
As so often in the past, 'Sorrow & Pain' was born from a bass line that Betty had dreamed up in the night after studying Sonata No. 20 the previous evening.

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LondonPeaky (find him on X @LondonPeaky) said: 

"For me, I absolutely love 'Sorrow & Pain' It's really got under my skin.
Upon hearing the first few seconds, I thought, "here we go, it's going to have a touch of goth..." 
How wrong I was, although I can imagine Siouxsie singing it. But then again, Grace Jones would also do it justice - in a kind of pre-war, Parisian La Vie en Rose style.
There's some blues floating in there ever so gently too. But the song is 'Betty's,' her vocals are a mix of strength and tenderness/vulnerability and I doubt there will be many better releases within the 'indie/unsigned' community this year"

MAL HALLETT (Transvisions Vamp/ Rotten Hill Gang) said:

"My initial impression is that it’s very Germanic, torch song and vaguely expressionistic"
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released May 10, 2024
Bass, vocals, backing vocals: Happy Betty
Guitar: Patrick Slowhand
Guitar: Andy Abraham
Drums: Bertl Baumgartner

Words and Music by Happy Betty

A big shout out to Matthew for all the help, inspiration and friendship he has given me!

Arranged and produced by Happy Betty, Patrick Slowhand, Andy Abraham

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Andy Abraham at farbTon Studio,
© Vienna 2024

Copyright Ⓒ & ℗ 2024 Happy Betty

Sorrow & Pain

Para escuchar la versión cantautor con Dazz Deva https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/y-despertar
Para Escuchar la version de blues con Dazz Deva  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/y-despertar-blues
Para escuchar la versión blues instrumental  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/y-despertar-version-instrumental
Para escuchar la versión original  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/y-despertar-version-original-ver-texto

Y DESPERTAR

Qué fáciles se ven las cosas 
cuando, a pesar de ser chiquillos,
algo extraño nos hace hombres
y nos arranca de ese sitio
que en realidad nos corresponde.

Intentamos que nuestra vida
sea una batalla latente
donde demostrar nuestro orgullo,
donde sólo existe el presente:
¡no importan pasado y futuro!.

Un día se te va la mano
y en soledad, al verte perdido,
recompones todo tu tiempo;
entonces ves que te has hundido,
que hay que empezar por los cimientos.

Y despertar 
de aquel sórdido mundo 
tan oscuro y profundo,
donde el miedo que sientes
se convierte en la muerte
de la voluntad.

Y despertar 
sin ver cientos de caras 
que no te dicen nada,
aunque sean reflejo
de tus mismos deseos,
de tu ansiedad.	

Qué hermoso es correr por el campo
en libertad, sin sentir muros
que te acotan el horizonte,
y se convierten en verdugos
de la ilusión todas las noches.

Y de pronto encontrarme libre,
frente a frente contigo, despierto...
no puedo creer que suceda;
por fin ha llegado el momento:
¡de nuevo la vida comienza! 

Y despertar
con el alma en tus brazos,
con el sol en lo alto,
dando vida a otros sueños
que cuando era pequeño
solía inventar.

Y despertar
en tu pecho desnudo,
descubriendo otro mundo,
contemplando en tus ojos
cómo nace el arroyo
de mi libertad.

And wake up

How easy things look
when, despite being children,
something strange makes us men
and it starts us from that place
that actually belongs to us.

We try our life
be a latent battle
where to show our pride,
where only the present exists:
Past and future don't matter!

One day you stumble and fall
and alone, seeing you lost,
you compose all your time;
then you see that you have sunk,
to start with the foundations.

And wake up
of that sordid world
so dark and deep,
where the fear you feel
turns into death
of will.

And wake up
without seeing hundreds of faces
that they don't tell you anything,
although they are reflection
of your own wishes,
of your anxiety.

How beautiful it is to run through the field
in freedom, without feeling walls
that narrow the horizon,
and they become executioners
of illusion every night.

And suddenly find myself free
face to face with you, awake ...
I can't believe it happens;
At last the time has come:
Life begins again!

And wake up
with the soul in your arms,
with the sun up high,
giving life to other dreams
that when I was little
used to invent.

And wake up
on your bare chest,
discovering another world,
contemplating in your eyes
how the stream is born
of my freedom.

Y despertar

PEACE AND LOVE /Original

Yo Music Loverz worldwide 🫂! This is the third track of my "Dancing in the Desert" series. Peace, Love, and Respect to all Muslim and Middle Eastern brothers and sisters 👋☮️💟❣️

Dancing in the Desert - Track 3 ( Feel The Rhythm).mp3

My moods: dream, ill, angry, angel love, anesthesia, happy tears, relieved, happy, mindfull

Moods

Dedicated to the helpers.. they are the light workers indeed.

LIGHT WORK
Words and Music c2025 
Melanie E Broussard

V1
Waves of the river lapping at the door
In the darkness its hard to believe anymore
The pink of dawn brings flashlights shining
Rescuers arrive in divine timing 

CH 

Many hands make light work they say
Who the hell are they anyway
They’re the ones who make darkness recede
And the light work indeed.


V2
A battered woman arrives at the shelter
Shaking and screaming  God help me tonight
Gentle hands reach out to help her
Out of that darkness into the light

CH

Many hands make light work they say
Who the hell are they anyway
They’re the ones who make darkness recede
And the light work indeed

Solo

Chorus and Fade Out

LIGHT WORK

Mel Broussard draws inspiration from travel and nature to write songs and instrumental compositions.  She is a member of the Houston Songwriter's Association.  Follow her on Facebook and Youtube under the name Sejour Dans Le Son.  "Stay in the sound"..