Love Itself- original

The Watch - Original

I was fortunate to be joined by SC veteran Ray Scully on lead guitar and SC newcomer Micki Carlson (micki-carlson) on vocals and violin.  I’m very grateful for their participation. We hope that you enjoy our song and we thank you for listening! 
Music: Scully, Carlson, Skellenger       Vocals: Carlson, Skellenger
Here’s a link to Ray Scully's cloud: https://soundcloud.com/ray-scully-366103406 and Micki Carlson's cloud: @micki-carlson
Please feel free to sing along...
Lyrics:
Well, here we are on the move again
Driving through BIg Sky Country
On the road from Aberdeen
Trying to please that girl 
I know she’s had this dream
On and off since she was seventeen
Maybe it’s one of those things 
She just never got around to
One of those things she’d always 
wished that she would do
So I said come on let’s go
Honey, you just never know 
If it’s worth dreaming about 
It’s worth seeing through
Chorus:
We can take our time
Heading east on the old highway
Trying our best to avoid the Interstate
Oh, this amazing sky
Such a lovely star-filled night
Nothing better
than sharing it with you
Micki: Here we are on the move again
Driving through BIg Sky Country
On the road from Aberdeen
He’s trying to please me
Well, I’ve had this dream
Since I was seventeen
(Chorus)
Outro: On the Road from Aberdeen 
Crossing through Big Sky Country
Chasing that dream of yours
Wherever it leads to…
© David Skellenger March 2015

The Road From Aberdeen featuring Ray Scully & Micki Carlson

01 ROLLING IN THE DEEP

02 SOAK UP THE SUN

Hot summer was over. Now Japan is in typhoon season. After it’ over autumn will be coming. Time flies. I’m looking forward to seeing beautiful red leaves.
While strumming the acoustic guitar, I hit upon a melody that makes me feel coming season.
Photo by Tom Tom

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"Losing You To Me" is probably my favorite of all my original songs. After years of writing, I consider it to be representative of my finest work, and I wanted to record it as well as my limited finances would allow. I believe I came away with a radio ready product through the help of some fantastic local talent. After accomplishing that, I challenged myself to create a homemade video of the song of which I could also be proud. This is that video. This video encompasses my vision of "Losing You To Me" while paying homage to some classic icons of stage and theatre like "The Wizard of Oz", "The Phantom of The Opera" and, one of my favorite recording artists, Sir Elton John. The story line captures a common theme we all might find ourselves in; a life where we struggle to divorce our work that defines us, with our home lives, that embraces the essence of us. So often we get wrapped up in our jobs, our careers, and our work, that we forget what is really important, the people who love us; the people at home. Many times we simply cannot see that which stares us in the face. Many times we lose our identity while climbing the ladder of success. Some of this I capture here with classic and iconic figures. Dorothy is so drawn into the illusion of Oz that she cannot see how simple it is to just tap her heels three times to go home. The Phantom is so lost in his delusion, hating his appearance, and believes that hiding behind a mask, or simply writing an opera might make Christine Daae love him. If only he could remove the mask, not just the mask on his face, but the mask of being someone he really doesn't need to be, he might see that Christine could fall in love with him, the real him. How did he get that way? How do we become that way? In "Losing You To Me", the antagonist and protagonist are the same person. In the end, it's up to that person who wins and, ultimately, if love lives or dies.

Losing You To Me

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