Revised original to a more (hopefully) danceable tune.

It's Downsizing Day
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

It’s downsizing day
Time to throw it all away
With the first to go is you.
The first to go is you.
On downsizing day.
All the trouble and strife,
That you brought into our life,
It’s through,
Like you,
On downsizing day.

We knew this day would come,
When we’d no longer be one,
And one would have to take their leave,
While the other had to stay.
On downsizing day.

It’s downsizing day
Time to put you on display
Sitting pretty on a shelf,
In an urn you picked yourself,
On downsizing day.
All the things that made you proud,
That made me laugh out loud,
Are through
Like you.
On downsizing day.

It's Downsizing Day

Stoiker Bleiben

U-Deep Blue Bird

At last - Etta James cover

Please note: Didgeridoo samples by Jeamland!

The Earth Love II

Wild Nothing

Metallic mix of 'Organic' (2nd page) https://soundcloud.com/user-146692255/organic?si=9d2d4a113ff6440b89c70f67bde8470b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

image: 'Angel of the North' statue by Antony Gormley in Gateshead, England. (c/o Pinterest)

INORGANIC

Coffe And The Dog

My maternal grandmother's cousin, Bill, had a lifelong interest in magic. It all began during his childhood when he had the flu. A friend taught him a few card tricks to help pass the time, and from that moment on, he was captivated and dedicated himself to perfecting his skills. In 1929, shortly after college, Bill joined the Society of American Magicians, hoping to make magic his career. His parents were concerned and did not approve of their son becoming a magician and entertainer. They encouraged him to give up magic and follow his father into the insurance business. He tried it for a while, but the allure of magic was too strong, and he eventually became a professional magician. Throughout the 1940s and 50s, he was constantly touring, performing a wide variety of illusions alongside well-known entertainers of the era, as well as his wife, who was his onstage assistant. Sadly, after many years, magic and fame became an unhealthy obsession that took a significant toll on Bill and his family. However, in the beginning, it brought him a sense of wonder and adventure. This piece aims to capture those early years.

The Magician

Sundown

"If Ever I Would Leave You" ist a song from the musical Camelot. The  music was written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics and a book by Alan Jay Lerner. It is based on the legend of King Arthur as adapted from the 1958 novel The Once and Future King by T. H. White.

The original 1960 production, directed by Moss Hart with orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, ran on Broadway for 873 performances, winning four Tony Awards. It starred Richard Burton as Arthur, Julie Andrews as Guenevere, and Robert Goulet as Lancelot.

Harp by Eilian Gwynn

We hope you'll enjoy!

If Ever I Would Leave You (Camelot - Loewe / Lerner - with Eilian Gwynn)

Another simple song somewhere between pop and country. I wanted it to sound like something recorded in 1965, when I was two years old and was entranced by the music I heard on the radio, TV, or record player.

After all

I’m a keyboardist who unfortunately has developed arthritis in my hands so I’m not as accurate as I used to be.

But needless to say, my main tool for composing is still a keyboard or the keys of my MacBook Pro.

I find writing lyrics to be the easiest first task.  From there the music follows.

My son recently introduced me to A.I. and taught me how to do covers of my previously released music. While this is fun to see how your original music sounds in different styles and voices, I can see how it can stifle creativity.  Plus you can’t go on concert with an A.I. cover.  A.I. basically relegates you to a song-writer, but not a performer.

I don’t see any problems using A.I. as a tool.  It’s here to stay.  But recommend proving yourself first as a  composer and/or lyricist before using it.  Plus, in my mind,  it’s more fun to come up with your own works first even leaving out canned loops when you do it.

It's Downsizing Day

Mike Krath

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