This is my original song — a tribute to "all the rock 'n' rollers and their queen."

YouTube link to official music video: https://youtu.be/YDlCZNEkbmc

Words and Music (c) 2021 by Michael Sion (aka Smiley Mikey)

Vocals: Smiley Mikey
Instruments: A. Jury
Mixed: A. Jury
Mastered: Mark Santan
gelo, The Mastering Palace

LYRICS:

I long to hear
A stripped-down rock song
Sung by a raspy woman
Straight from her heart

Something that
Kicks me in the bones, cuz she’s
Sick of being alone, and she’s
Not the only one playing that part 

Jett can you hear me?
Can you feel me?
I ain’t sorry
For screamin’ the blues

I know there’s a million guys
Telling you a million lies, but I
Got too much fight and I ain’t afraid to lose
And I could love you even if you don’t love me too

I wanna know
The woman behind the song
The one who done it wrong
Cuz it felt so right

I wanna reach her deep inside, find where that
Little runaway hides, cuz I
Burn with the same desire, I could
Light her fuse
 
Jett can you hear me?
Can you feel me?
I ain’t sorry
For screamin’ the blues

I know there’s a million guys
Telling you a million lies, but I
Got too much pride and I ain’t gonna fake the truth
Cuz I could love you even if you don’t love me too

And rock will never die long’s there is you

Jett can you hear me?
Can you feel me?
I ain’t sorry
For screamin’ the blues

I know there’s a million guys
Telling you a million lies, but I
Got too much fight and I could be your muse

Jett can you hear me?
Can you feel me?
I ain’t sorry
For screamin’ the blues

I know there’s a million guys
Telling you a million lies, but I
Got too much fight and I ain’t afraid to lose

Cuz I could love you even if you don’t love me
Jack my stash and steal my money
Love you even if yo

Jett

My cover of the classic 1982 rock song, I Melt With You, by Modern English. I've done this slowed down as a piano ballad — to release the power of the evocative lyrics and haunting melody.

I MELT WITH YOU, words and music: © 1982 Modern English (Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell, Richard Brown, Michael Conroy, Stephen Walker)

Sound recording: © 2021 Michael Sion (aka Smiley Mikey)

Michael Sion/Smiley Mikey has acquired a compulsory mechanical license to release this cover version of I MELT WITH YOU.

SONG CREDITS:

Smiley Mikey: lead and background vocals; piano
A. Jury: digital strings; engineering; mixing
Mastering by Mark Santangelo, The Mastering Palace, New York
Recorded at home, Sonoma County, California

LYRICS (as done in this song):

Can we stop the world?
Can we stop the world?

Moving forward using all my breath
Making love to you was never second best
I saw the world crashing all around your face
Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace

I'll stop the world and melt with you
You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
There's nothing you and I won't do
I'll stop the world and melt with you

Dream of better lives the kind that never hate
(We should see why)
Trapped in a state of imaginary grace
(We should know better)
I made a pilgrimage to save this human race
(We should see why)
Never comprehending the race had long gone bye
(Let’s stop the world)

I'll stop the world and melt with you (Let’s stop the world)
You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time 
There's nothing you and I won't do (Let's stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you

The future's open wide

Hmmm hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm

I'll stop the world and melt with you (Let’s stop the world)
I've seen some changes but it's getting better all the time
There's nothing you and I won't do (Let's stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you

I'll stop the world and melt with you (Let’s stop the world)
You’ve seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
There's nothing you and I won't do (Let's stop the world)
I'll stop the world and melt with you

Can we stop the world?
Can we stop the world?

I Melt With You (Smiley Mikey cover of Modern English song)

Happy swing-pop tune! Smile, sing along to the "bah-bah's," get up and dance! Send this song to anyone having a birthday — especially a romantic interest.

YOUR BIRTHDAY KISS words and music: © 2022 Michael Sion (aka Smiley Mikey). Previous version, BIRTHDAY KISS, words and music © 2014 Michael Sion

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO on the Smiley Mikey channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6OrFq4H-0c

LYRICS:

Bah-bah-bap-bah
Bah bah bap-bah, bah-bah bah
Bah bah-bah-bap-bah
Bah bah bap-bah, bah-bah bah

A year can seem a long time
But I swear it flies by fast
It’s your birthday
And I’m kissing you at last
I’m kissing YOU at last!

Bah-bah-bap-bah
Bah bah bap-bah, bah-bah bah
Bah bah bap-bah,
Bah bah bap-bah, bah-bah bah

Can I share a secret?
If it’s a secret any more
Give you my love
Like no one else before
Like no one’s done before

Took a whole year
Then we became more than friends
Now we both know
No more reason to pretend
And so our love begins

A year can seem a long time
It can seem like forever
It’s your birthday
And I’m kissing you, remember
I’ll be kissing YOU forever

Yeah, forever

Bah-bah-bap-bah
(Bah-bah-bap-bah)
Bah bah bap-bah, bah-bah bah
Bah bah-bah-bap-bah
(Bah bah bap-bah, bah-bah)
Bah bah-bah-bap-bah bah-bah

Bah-bah-bap-bah
I’ll be kissing YOU forever
Bah-bah-bap-bah
I’ll be kissing YOU forever
Bah-bah-bap-bah
Forever
Bah-bah-bap-bah
Forever
Bah-bah-bap-bah
Forever
Bah-bah-bap-bah
Forever

SONG NOTES:

Smiley Mikey: lead and background vocals, Rhodes electric piano
Jeff Martin: lead, acoustic and bass guitars; engineering; mixing
Victor Carberry: drums
Doug Morton: trumpet; horns arrangement
Mark Wardlaw: alto sax
Ned Haran: trombone
Engineered and mixed by Jeff Martin, at Studio E, Sebastopol, California
Mastered by Mark Santangelo, The Mastering Palace, New York
Produced by Smiley Mikey

Your Birthday Kiss

Radio Edit version of my original tune, "Drink to You, Morgan Wallen."

Words and music (c) 2023 Michael Sion and Michael England

Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/mdT803t-ia4
Line Dance Tutorial for “The Drunken Wallen”: https://youtu.be/KEFZVQ8j-GU
Lyric video: https://youtu.be/4MF2OoUUGCk.

Spotify: https://shorturl.at/gmoI6
Apple Music: https://shorturl.at/izQV1
Soundcloud: https://shorturl.at/awTU9
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LYRICS:

Blew my check on a ticket to your concert, Morgan Wallen
And you canceled it the night of the show
Now I’m cussin’ my dumb luck, cuz tailgatin’ at my truck
I’m too skunk drunk to drive myself home

Got nowhere to go, just about flat broke
I’ll be camping in my pickup tonight
Wanted so bad to hear you singing all them songs about binge drinking
That make me feel that you get my life

But I’ll drink to you, Morgan Wallen
To you, Morgan Wallen
You make us hardy partiers proud
You may not write your own hits
But you can sing them like you’re blitzed
It’s lit. And I’m toasting you right now
Yeah!

Don’t get me wrong I’m still a fan, I’ll stick with you, Morgan man
Disappointment like a hangover will pass
With the refund I’ll be getting from your concert cancellation
I’m-a buy me a case of good ole Jack

And drink to you, Morgan Wallen
To you, Morgan Wallen
You make us hardy partiers proud
You might not write your own hits
But you can sing them like you’re blitzed
It’s lit. And I’m toasting you right now
Yeah!

I’ll drink to you, Morgan Wallen
To you, Morgan Wallen
You make us hardy partiers proud
You might not write your own hits
But you can sing them like you’re blitzed
It’s lit. And I’m toasting you right now
Yeah!

Your girl dumped you and so did mine, but the bottle sets things right
Your smash hits, Morgan, have helped me see the light
So get yourself straight soon, back on stage for us drunken fools
I’ll gamble on a ticket again, and boogie all night

Yeah, I’ll get my whiskey glasses on, kick the sand outa my boots
Being wasted on you is everything I love
Getting trashed is my decision
It’s a Nashville tradition
I can feel George Jones smiling from above

I’ll drink to you, Morgan Wallen
To you, Morgan Wallen
You make us hardy partiers proud
You might not write your own hits
But you can sing them like you’re blitzed
It’s lit, and I’m toasting you right now

I’ll drink to you, Morgan Wallen
To you, Morgan Wallen
You make us hardy partiers proud
You might not write your own hits
But you can sing them like you’re blitzed
It’s the sh*t. And I’m toasting you right now
Yeah!

Forget last night, buddy, I’m toasting you right now

Drink To You, Morgan Wallen

Drink To You, Morgan Wallen - Radio Edit

Folk song written for our times. My words and music; vocals by Athena McIntyre. Slide-show video is on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_-XAXYh45g

View if you can, share if you care!


Lyrics:

Nobody plays peace songs anymore
Singing for a better nation
All they want is confrontation, ’cause

Every time the bullet hits the bone
There’ll be massing and tear gassing
Burn the city like it’s the Super Bowl

It’s the pain, the pain, the pa-in
Scratching at the door
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
We’ve seen it all before
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
Raging in the street
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
History stuck on repeat

Nobody makes peace signs anymore
Raise the fists in the protest
See whose blood can run the coldest

Spelling it all out in black and white
Where’s the freedom road from here?
Why must we always live in fear?

It’s the pain, the pain, the pa-in
Pounding at the door
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
We’ve seen it all before
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
Raging in the street
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
History stuck on repeat

The more things change
Under the skin, they remain the same
The truth buried by lies
Imagine peace, colorblind
Behind your eyes

It’s the pain, the pain, the pa-in
Busting down the door
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
We’ve seen it all before
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
Raging in the street
The pain, the pain, the pa-in
History stuck on repeat

Nobody plays peace songs any more


Peace Song (The Pain) (Feat. Athena McIntyre)

Original inspirational pop tune, to drop officially in 2025.
Words and music (c) 2024 Michael Sion (BMI)


Poppin' Off

Words and music by Michael Sion (aka Smiley Mikey), (c) 2024, BMI

This song will be dropping in 2025, with a lyric video. If you have this private link, it's because you're submitting a photo or photos of your childhood pets, toys, or pals, for possible use in the lyric video.

LYRICS:
Pets and toys and pals
Pets and toys and pals
When you were a child, you had nothing but love for
Pets and toys and pals

To all the dogs up in heaven
Still taking walks with their masters every morning
They may have crossed that rainbow bridge long ago
But they still tug the leash and walk the streets they used to know

You see, these spirits never truly disappear
Those old feelings never just fade into thin air
Nothing good is ever really gone
Just goes to rest somewhere in the Great Beyond
Sometimes you feel them right beside you, for a scratch on the head
Curl up at your feet when you turn to bed

Pets and toys and pals
Pets and toys and pals
When you were a child, you had nothing but love for
Pets and toys and pals

To all the toys boxed up in the attic
They store memories in their very fabric
Still waiting for the children to return to play
They have no sense of time passing away

You see, these cherished things never truly disappear
Those old feelings never just fade into thin air
Nothing good is ever really gone
Just waiting for you to remember where they are

Sometimes you dream of them like long-lost friends
And one day you’ll all play together again

Pets and toys and pals
Pets and toys and pals
When you were a child, you had nothing but love for
Pets and toys and pals

To all the friends you had growing up
Haven’t seen in years, don’t know where they’ve ended up
Still know their birthdays, and the places they used to live
You can hear their voices when you think of them

You see, old friendships never truly die away
Those good times never just fade into the gray
Nothing fun is ever really gone
Just waiting for the day when it will carry on

Sometimes you dream that they’re standing right here with you
Well, that’s a sign they’ve been thinking of you, too

Pets and toys and pals
Pets and toys and pals
When you were a child, you had nothing but love for
Pets and toys and pals

Sending this elegy into the Bye and Bye
Floating upwards toward the infinite sky
They ones you loved wherever they are receive the words
Awaiting the day when you’ll again be together
Maybe forgotten, but never forever gone
And they can hear you when you sing this song

Pets and toys and pals
Pets and toys and pals
When you were a child you had  nothing but love for
Pets and toys and pals

Pets and toys and pals
Pets and toys and pals
You and I still have nothing but love for
Pets and toys and pals

Close your eyes and you can see them now
Pets and toys and pals

RECORDING CREDITS:
Smiley Mikey: Lead vocals
Aaron Sion: Tracking, mixing, acoustic guitar, lap-steel guitar, bass, organ
Andy Leftwich: Fiddle
Erika Malone, Yolanda Malone: Background vocals
Ted Jensen: Mastering

Photo: Thumbnail black-and-white photo, "A nice cooperative pet," used courtesy of its owner, Loveday Lemon (on Flickr).

Pets and Toys and Pals

Genius Generation, Words and Music © 2025 Michael Sion, BMI
Vocals: Afsaneh
Production: Afsaneh, Daniel Sion
Mixing: Daniel Sion
Mastering: Idania Valencia, Sterling Sound

Genius Generation references three different generations:
• The We Generation of the Baby Boom.
• The Internet Generation (Gen Z and Gen A)
• The Future Generation (The Singularity Generation, merger of humans with AI.)

The values and culture of each generation contain the seeds of saving the human race from self-extinction.

Don’t you wanna save the world?

LYRICS

We’re the genius generation
We’re the genius generation
We’re the genius generation
And we wanna change the world

Been to Woodstock on our phones, yeah
Seen the world from fifty drones, yeah
Fires burnin’ out of control, yeah
But we’re done with all that oil

Warm power of the sun, yeah
Planting flowers ’stead of bombs, yeah
Building homes for everyone, yeah
Making love instead of war

We’re the genius generation  (Love is in our hands)
We’re the genius generation  (Peace our only plan)
We’re the genius generation  (It’s our only chance)
And we’re gonna change the world
And we’re gonna change the world

Dreams of digital mutation
Like a cosmic revelation
Singularity solution
For a future so pure

If we only could imagine
To be more human than human
We could call it evolution
For every boy and droid and girl

If we only could imagine
A future so pure

Pure
Pure

We’re the genius generation   (Tearing down the wall)
We’re the genius generation   (Listen to our call)
We’re the genius generation   (Join us, one and all) 
And we’re gonna save the world
And we’re gonna save the world

And we’re gonna save the world
And we’re gonna save the world
Yeah, we all can save the world

Don’t you wanna save the world?




References to other songs or sayings within the lyrics:
• “Warm power the sun” — Power, by John Hall: “Give me the warm power of the sun”
• “We’re gonna change the world” — Chicago, by Graham Nash: “We can change the world”
• “Making love instead of war” — 1960s Flower Power slogan: “Make love not war”
• “If we only can imagine” — Imagine, by John Lennon: “Imagine all the people living life in peace”
• “More human than human” — More Human than Human, by White Zombie: “More human than human” (Also, from the movie Blader Runner.)


Genius Generation (Feat. Afsaneh)

Reggaefied song about practicing individual kindness.

Words and music (c) 2025 Michael Sion, Aaron Sion (BMI)

LYRICS:

I’ll be nice to you (yeah)
If you’ll be nice to me (uh-hum)
And this simple rule (yeah)
Could spread sweet harmony (uh-hum)
I’ve known a long time (yeah)
Better to be kind (uh-huh)
So I’ll be nice to you (yeah)
If you’ll be nice to me (uh-hum)

I don’t care what your race is
Or your nationality
Won’t judge you, for what your faith is
Just your personality

I’ll be nice to you (yeah)
If you’ll be nice to me (uh-hum)
And this simple rule (yeah)
Could spread sweet harmony (uh-hum)
So don’t waste your time (yeah)
Better to be kind (uh-hum)
So I’ll be nice to you (yeah)
If you’ll be nice to me (uh-hum)

I can feel what you’ve been through
I’ve been through a lot, too
But history don’t have to repeat
And it starts with me and you
Let’s make world peace come true

Running out of time (yeah)
Save this humankind (uh-hum)
So I’ll be nice to you (yeah)
If you’ll be nice to me (uh-hum)

Starts with you and me (yeah)
Let’s set each other free (uh-hum)

Lead vocals: Smiley Mikey
Background vocals: Erika Malone, Aaron Sion
Whistling: Aaron Sion
Guitar, bass, drums, organ, hand percussion: Aaron Sion

Nice To You

When you're down, find strength within

Words and music (c) 2025, Michael Sion (BMI)

Vocals: Nick Eng
Piano: Michael Sion
Violin: Ruth Lenz
Organ and production: Daniel Sion

LYRICS

Whoo       oooh.   Hmm hmm hmm

Sometimes you feel the whole world’s laughing at you
Bury your face beneath the sheets
But then you grit your teeth and shake ’em off
(All those silly thoughts)
Find your way again to your feet

You’re always drowning in the doubts that fall like rain
But you weather every storm and get yourself to smile again
’Cause in the end, you always have yourself
You’re always your best friend
Whoo       oooh.   always your best friend

Sometimes she calls you up, you’re so surprised
Still picture her in summer days
For a little while you forget the stormy times
(All those silly fights)
For a little while you’re in a sunny place

But when you’re drowning in the doubts that fall like rain
You weather every storm and get yourself to smile again
’Cause in the end, you always have yourself
You’re always your best friend

Yeah, in the end     you  know
She’ll leave you once again
But no need to beg for love,      she’ll never know
The secret you hold in
’Cause, in the end,       you’ll never be alone
You’re always you’re always best friend

Whoo       oooh.   always your best friend
Whoo       oooh.   always your best friend

Your Best Friend

Raunchy, hooky, guitar-riffing love song from a man to a dominatrix

Twisted Like a Biscuit, Words and Music (C) 2025 Michael Sion (BMI)

:Lead and background vocals, piano: Smiley Mikey (Michael Sion)
Background vocals: Daniel and Aaron
Guitars, bass, drums, mixing: Aaron
Additional mixing: Daniel
Mastering: Adam Grover, Sterling Sound, Nashville

LYRICS:

Honey, I never knew what a big pain in the ass was
Till I met you. A bad dream come true
Honey, I never knew how much a man could put up with
But you’re worth it. Cuz you’ve got spirit.

And something keeps me coming back for more

Never knew a girl so alive in the moment
Keep me on my toes and you’re stompin’ all over ’em
Now my worst nightmare is you losin’ interest
Dancin’ on the wild side, you’re so twisted

Twisted like a biscuit!
Whoo!  Twisted like a biscuit!

Honey, how’d you ever learn to party like a medieval demon
Where you been livin’? What you been seen in?
Honey, don’t know how you ever got me sniffin’ leather
Binded and blinded. Chokin’ and smokin’

You’re like no lover I’ve ever met before

Never knew a girl so cocky in a corset
Knock me off my feet and you slap me up in bracelets
Begging for more from a blackhearted mistress
Dancin’ on the wild side, you’re so twisted

Twisted like a biscuit
Whoo!  Twisted like a biscuit!


Whoo! Twisted like a biscuit
Whoo!  Twisted like a biscuit!
 

Twisted like a biscuit (You’re so twisted)
Sharp like a corkscrew (You’re so twisted)
Studs on the glove, too (You’re so twisted)
Naughty things that you do (You’re so twisted)
My nasty habit, yeah (You’re so twisted)
Make me to an addict, yeah (You’re so twisted)
Simpin’ and subbin’, yeah (You’re so twisted)
Can I get another, yeah (You’re so twisted)
Faster with the lash, yeah (You’re so twisted)
Jumpin’ Jack splash, yeah (You’re so twisted)
Girl behind the mask, yeah (You’re so twisted)
Supervillain laugh, yeah (You’re so twisted)
Suck it up, succubus (You’re so twisted)
Better look that word up (You’re so twisted)
Big pain in the butt (You’re so twisted)
Nips all clamped up (You’re so twisted)

Twisted Like a Biscuit

Twisted Like A Biscuit

Young woman seduces a girlfriend

Rainbow Girl (Turn You Over), Words and Music (c) 2025 Michael Sion, Daniel Sion, Aaron Sion (BMI)

Vocals: Afsaneh
Piano: Smiley Mikey
Orchestration and percussion: Daniel Sion
Mixing and mastering: Daniel Sion

LYRICS:

Doo doo-doo doo
Doo doo-doo doo
Doo doo-doo doo

I’m so confused by you
You’re breakin’ all the rules
I loved you yesterday
Now you turn away

I fell for you at first sight
Can I even get you back in my life?
How long must I wait?
’Til you turn my way?

I can’t control myself
I can’t think of no one else
I could fly you to the moon tonight
To land on the other side

Take you to the other side
Where your colors come alive
I’ll be your lovin’ guide
And turn you over
Just give me the answer why
We should ever say goodbye
We could have the sweetest life
Turn you over

Turn, doo doo-doo doo
Yeah, over the
Rainbow girl, watch you
Come in colors

Yeah, doo doo-doo doo
Over on the
Other side, won’t you
Come

Oh, come out and say it
Don’t hide the truth, don’t fake it
I could be your lovin’ joy
Better than a lover boy

Your empty arms still feel my touch
Your heavy eyes have cried too much
Your heart has sought a place to hide
But I know it beats like mine

Take you to the other side
Where your colors come alive
I’ll be your lovin’ guide and
Turn you over
Just give me the answer why
We should ever say goodbye
We could have the sweetest life
Turn you over

Turn, doo doo-doo doo
Yeah, over the
Rainbow girl, watch you
Come in colors
Yeah, doo doo-doo-doo
Over on the
Other side, won’t you
Come


Ooh, doo-doo doo
Doo-doo
Doo, doo doo doo
Doo

Take you to the other side
I’ve been waiting all my life
To fly inside your violet light
And turn you over
Just give me the answer why
We should ever say goodbye
We could have the sweetest life
Turn you over

Turn (Doo doo-doo doo)
Yeah, over the
Rainbow girl, watch you
Come in colors
Yeah, doo doo-doo doo
Yeah, over on the
Other side, won’t you
Come, won’t you come

Rainbow Girl (Feat. Afsaneh)

Homesick young man heads home for a family reunion, brimming with childhood memories.

Feels LIke November (Sync Version)

Feels Like November (Sync Version)

Words and music (c) 2025 by Michael Sion (aka Smiley Mikey). This is the demo for a song I wrote in Decembe r 2025. Studio version will have piano and a female vocalist. This demo version has Aaron Sion on acoustic guitar and vocal.

Colored Candles (Demo)

Gold Moonrise

A single man sings praises to his beloved dog, Dixie, and their happy home

My Bitch Dixie

A pop-ska tune I wrote, with Joe Little on vocals. For all you buskers out there . . . and all you girls who need a guy who can make you laugh.

LYRICS:

I got no money, I’m broke
I got no money, I’m broke
But a smile’s worth something
Yeah, a smile’s worth something

You think I’m dirty and cheap
I play and sing on the street
Sometimes you stop and listen
Laugh but give me nothing.

You say
Boy, why you wasting your life away, but
Pretty baby I’m happy every day
Singing

Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na
Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na
Pleasure’s free when you come with me
Shaking harder than a money tree, singin’
Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na na

I got no money, I’m broke
Don’t mean my life’s a joke
’Cause a smile’s worth something
Yeah, a smile’s worth something

Your boyfriend drives a flashy car
Takes you to the fanciest bar
Thinks that he can buy your love
Break your heart, I can fix you right up
You’d sing

Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na
Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na
Sweet dreams they don’t cost a dime
Treasure’s yours if you give me your time, singin’
Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na na


Yeah, a smile’s worth something
Laughter’s worth a million

You say
Boy, why you wasting your life away, but
Baby, I’d make you happy every day
I’ll teach you how to fall in love
You’ll teach me how to grow up

(I’ll never grow up!)

Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na na
Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na na
Na na-na na, na-na-na na-na 
Na na-na na, na-na na-na na na
Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na na

Na, na-na, na-na na na, na na-na na-na na

Broke (Feat. Joe Little)

Just a little song I wrote and arranged for the three sweetest instruments I know: piano, violin, and the human voice. I guess you call this baroque pop.

VIDEO AT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hL_M-V1xns

Words and music (c) 2018 Michael Sion (aka Smiley Mikey) (BMI)

Vocals: L.A. Davis, Jr.
Violin: Ruth Lenz
Piano: Smiley Mikey

Producer: Aaron Sion
Engineer: Tom Gordon (at Imirage Sound Lab)
Mastering: Daniel Sion

LYRICS

I’ve heard your stories
I’ve learned your secrets
They’re safe with me, cuz
I’ve had the same regrets

You and me were
Meant to meet
(Music rest: Oh-oh-oh)
Angelina
This is our time

Friends and lovers
For a while they stay
Then they move on or you
Push them away

But you never know
What tomorrow will find
(Music rest: No-oh-oh)
Angelina
This is our time


And we give so much to each other
We’re both friends and lovers
Maybe we’ll grow old together
Though nothing lasts forever
All I know is these
Moments with you I treasure

Now your closest friends all
Have separate lives
And the men you once knew
Have settled for wives

And maybe they are
Happy at night
(Music rest: Oh-oh-oh)
Like us, Angelina
This is our time

Oh, the sweetest dreams come 
At the end of the night
(Music rest: Yes, they do)
Angelina
This is our time
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Angelina (Feat. L.A. Davis, Jr.)

My nod to golden Motown.

Words and music: Smiley Mikey (Michael Sion), (c) 2018, BMI

Vocals: L.A. Davis, Jr.
Guitar, bass, drums, synth, mixing: Aaron
Sax: Karl Busch
Vocal engineering: Tom Gordon
Mastering: Daniel


LYRICS:

Let me be your blanket and your pillow
Wrap myself around you in this cold, cold world
Be your comfort man

When you were a little child
Your daddy he’d sing you sweet lullabies
Tell you a story ’bout a boy who’d marry you

He’d be your best friend and your hero
Carry you to a big house on a hill
You’d live happily like in a fairy tale
He’d be your comfort man

And baby today here I stand
I’m your prince at your command
Always doing the best I can
For you
Cuz you make me wanna harmonize
When you look at me with those truthful eyes
Know I’ll never find another woman like you

And if someday we grow apart
Cuz life gotsa a way of messin’ with our hearts
Know wherever you go
I’ll be waiting for you

And when you finally come back home
I’m still your blanket and your pillow
Keeping you warm against this cold, cold world

Still be your comfort   man
Doing the best I can 
So do you understand
Always your comfort man
Can I get an Amen

Comfort Man

Comfort Man (Feat. L.A. Davis, Jr.)

This is an anthem for our times. Thanks for listening!

MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbBg6cLeJlE

Words and music (c) 2018 Michael Sion

Lyrics:

(Spoken) Honey, put down your phone. I’ve got something to say.

In a world where you can die any moment
From a lunatic’s bullet
There’s still lo-ove
The oceans are rising
Cities disappearing
There’s still lo-ove
Close your eyes and feel it! Feel the 

(CHORUS)
Love. (uh, uh, uh-uh-uh uh-ove)
Better than pills. Bigger than bombs.
Feel the love. (uh, uh, uh-uh-uh uh-ove)
In our skin, our teeth, our bones, our blood, our stars
(It’s all we need now)


Honey, turn off your phone.
Take off your clothes
There’s no drone overhead
So come to bed
You’re not dead
Wake up the ancient beast
Make our separate peace, cuz
There’s still lo-ove!
And love is for the living, feel the

CHORUS

(Spoken)
In the news, cops shot a Florida man
Committing heinous crimes no one can comprehend
Any being from a human mother could do
And now you’re tripping down that deep dark hole again
Baby, don’t you know there’s always Florida men?
Just remember, there are guardian angels, too
Just remember, there’s black and white, but also red and blue,
So mix those two. You get shades of purple
Just remember, there’s still me and you.
And now it’s just us two

Sing it with me now

CHORUS

(Spoken) It’s all we need now

CREDITS:

Words, music, executive production: Smiley Mikey (Michael Sion) © 2018
Lead and background vocals: A.K.
Electric guitars, bass, drums, synth, mixing, production: Aaron Sion
Acoustic guitar: Nick Eng
Mastering: Daniel Sion

There's Still Love

There's Still Love (long version)

A song I wrote for a "princess of light" I know. The world needs more like her.

Words and music: Smiley Mikey (aka Michael Sion) BMI
Vocals and piano: Smiley Mikey
Strings: Parker
Tracking, mixing, mastering: Parker

(A few lines of the words were borrowed from Omar Khayyam, the Persian poet who lived 1,000 years ago.)

LYRICS:

You were born like a morning star
Princess of light
A secret to eternal bliss
Held in your deep brown eyes

Sara
Raven hair
Rose-petal smile

Cinnamon skin
Urchin within
Voice like a soft kiss. It

Keeps me thinking
Keeps me thinking
Keeps me thinking of you

Keeps me dreaming
Keeps me dreaming
Keeps me dreaming of you

A loaf of bread
Jug of wine
In the wilderness
You by my side
Like the poet said
Paradise
Sara
Princess of light

This melody flowed out of me
Like a slow drip of honey
Then fluttered to life like a butterfly
Restless beauty in flight

Sara
Sara
The words never come out right, but something

Keeps me wanting
Keeps me wanting
Keeps me wanting you

Don’t keep me waiting
Keep me waiting
Keep me waiting for you

A loaf of bread
Jug of wine
In the wilderness
You by my side
Like the poet said
Paradise
Sara
Princess of light
Princess of light

Song for Sara

Song For Sara

This is the short version of this indie-rock singalong anthem for our troubled times. The long version also can be found on my Soundcloud page (as well as iTunes, Spotify and other major platforms).

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbBg6cLeJlE

In a world where you can die any moment
From a lunatic's bullet
There's still love

The oceans are rising
Cities disappearing
There's still love
Close your eyes and feel it

Feel the love
Better than pills
Bigger than bombs

Feel the love
In our skin our teeth our bones are blood our stars
It's all we need now

Honey put down your phone
Take off your clothes
There's no drone overhead so come to bed
You're not dead
Wake up the ancient beast, we'll make our separate peace
'Cause there's still love
And love is for the living

Feel the love
Better than pills
Bigger than bombs

Feel the love
In our skin our teeth our bones our blood our stars
It's all we need now

There's Still Love (short version)

An original song I wrote and sang all vocals on, and released in April 2019.

LYRICS:

And now it’s twenty twenty-one
Seems like everybody’s done
Putting trust in any one
Maybe the human race is run

You say you don’t wanna buy a gun
But sometimes you feel you gotta
Don’t wanna shoot any one
Just wanna live your life tomorrow

And you say

I don’t wanna buy a gun
Not the reason I was born
Don’t wanna shoot anyone
I don’t wanna buy a gun

God gave us Planet Earth
Then bid farewell his bastard children
Left a note saying, “Good luck
“On your own ’til Armageddon

“But here’s one thing ’til I return
“Greatest gift in the universe
“Music soothes the troubled mind
“Portal to eternal paradise”

And you say 

I don’t wanna buy a gun
Not the reason I was born
Just wanna love everyone
I don’t wanna buy a gun

These days it’s crazy to be sane
Sky streaked white to make it rain
Red or blue it’s all the same
Flying blind in the purple haze

You say you don’t wanna buy a gun
But sometimes you feel you gotta
Don’t wanna shoot anyone
Just wanna sing your song tomorrow
And you say 

I don’t wanna buy a gun
Not the reason I was born
Just wanna love everyone
I don’t wanna buy a gun

I don’t wanna buy a gun
I don’t wanna buy a gun
I don’t wanna buy a gun
I just wanna have fun

Don't Wanna Buy a Gun

Don't Wanna Buy A Gun

DOWNLOAD THIS SONG FOR FREE RIGHT HERE ON SOUNDCLOUD!

Official music video at these links:

https://fb.watch/2-lQp0v8jZ/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dnbnTwG78k&ab_channel=SmileyMikey

Words and music (c) 2020 Michael Sion (aka Smiley Mikey), BMI

A bar anthem for today! Yee-haw!

"MAKE AMERICA FESTIVE AGAIN!"

LYRICS:
Well, you can be rude about my attitude, tell me my politics are wrong
But long’s I can still have a bit of fun, headin’ down to the honky-tonk!

(Chorus)
Long as we got honky-tonks, this country will be free
Cowboy hats and pickup trucks, football on TV
Well, you can take away my job and pay, tell me to stay at home
But long’s I got good friends to meet, headin’ down to the honky-tonk

Can I get a “Hell ya!”
How 'bout a “Yee-haw!”
Damn straight

See, this country was built on God and guns and guts, blood, sweat and tears
A lot of good folks fought for our freedom to drink, and say cheers
So you can tell me to practice social distance, tell me to wear a mask
But tell me to stay out of the Do Drop Inn, ha, you can kiss my bass

(Chorus)
Long as we got honky-tonks, this country will be free
Cowboy hats and pickup trucks, football on TV
You can take away my job and pay, tell me to drink alone
But long’s I got good friends to meet, headin’ down to the honky-tonk

Can I get another “Hell ya!”
How about an “Amen!”
(It’s not Sunday, is it?)

Well, it’s Monday night and the big game’s on the flat screen behind the bar
Roll into the lot in my four-by-Ford, got my Stetson and my team jersey on
And there’s my ole pals Johnny W, Jim B, Jack D and José C
I say, boys, since I missed the kickoff, well, next rounds are all on me!

And the hustler shootin’ pool, dudes and hotties playin’ fools
And the jukebox rockin’ Dwight Yoakam
Tell me no quarantine can destroy our liberty
You may disagree, well, bless ya
Yeeeeeah. Bless your heart
Yeeeeeah. Everybody clap your hands, stomp your boots, and sing along now

(Chorus)
Long as we got honky-tonks, this country will be free
Cowboy hats and pickup trucks, football on TV
You can take away my job and pay, tell me to drink alone
But long’s I got good friends to meet, headin’ down to the honky-tonk

Yeah, you can find me at the honky-tonk!

SONG NOTES:
Vocals, piano: Smiley Mikey
Violin: Andy Leftwich
Electric, acoustic and lap-steel guitars, bass, drums: Aaron Sion
Crowd responses and singalongs: The Grimtones (Michelle Belle, Carter Stellon), Ian Mitchell, John Hendrick, Laurence Cooper II, Brittany Chenault
More crowd responses: Danny Horton, Nick Eng, Marla Richardson
Engineering and mixing: Aaron Sion
Mastering: Mark Santangelo, The Mastering Palace, New York

This song will SOON be up on YouTube and on all major platforms.

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This song is dedicated to the memory of Carrie Nation (1846-1911)

(Long As) We Got Honkytonks

I'm Smiley Mikey (Michael Sion). I write songs to stick in your head.

Michael Sion, songwriter

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