Late To The Party

Original song by Dred Fouglas.

Lyrics:

Drifting down West 18th Street, Chicago
Oh, man, it's got me feelin' low, low, low
A sad-eyed bum's beggin' for change in the rain, rain, rain
Slurring the blues; the cheap city booze churning his brain
And it's low, low, low,
this Chicago Sorrow

Bitterly I watch the fuss of beeping cars,
they look like sewer rats trapped in jars
What a sorry way of life, one that money runs
We're all wasting away in concrete prisons
Yes, it's low, low, low, 
this Chicago Sorrow
And I can't shake it off,
can't shake it off, no,
the Chicago sorrow

Chicago Sorrow

Rock & Roll and Me

Little House Studios - Jay Daniels - Our Hearts Ballet

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Thanks to Special Cecilia for her beautiful & uplifting lyrics and vocal

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Pic: View from Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, England, UK by Geoff Descartes

Published on SC 12 November 2020

Dream Awake

Dream Awake - ft Special Cecilia

Remaster of a track from a few years ago. 
This was really an excuse to play some Hendrix riffs. I tried to fit as many Hendrix musical and lyrical references as I could within the silly story. It probably only makes sense if you are a big fan like me.
 It is also my tribute to an amazing, visionary musician who has remained an influence  all my life.

The Hendrix Switch

Well I was walking through the crowds
With a pint of dark and mild
When a little man came up to me
Said he was a voodoo chile

His skin was green
And his eyes were blue
He said follow me 
I didn’t know what to do

The palms of his hands were hairy
I thought… better be wary

The crowd parted in his path 
As he made his way through the throng 
I followed close behind him, thinking
I bet this looks wrong

Floating just above the ground
He led me to the restroom
I went inside and found him there
Sitting serenely on a mushroom

My God.. the palms of his hands were hairy

He asked me who is the greatest one of all
I said Hendrix the lord and master
He answered with a smile
And passed me the note that led to my disaster


It said, “Hey-ho
Would you like to play like Jimi in a day”
I said hey-ho 
You better believe me right now

In the note was a diagram
Showing, beneath the scratchpate on a strat
Beneath the wires and cables and the pickups and the pots,
A small switch

It said “hey hoe
That’s the Jimi switch right now”
It said “hey hoe
You better take this omen down
Drink it down with your brown “

A purple haze came into my eyes

Well I ran straight home 
And took my strat from the rack
I took off the scratchplate 
And removed the plate from the back

And there before me, with an eery glow,
Was the Hendrix switch.
I thought.. I must have a go….

A purple haze came into my eyes
I didn’t know if  I was dazed or right
It got me blowing
Blowing my nose
Is it tomorrow or are the curtains closed

So a threw the switch in wild delight
My fingers flew like birds in flight
Was I happy
Or in misery
Whatever it was that switch had put a spell on me

So I played for hours
I played all ways
Through long, hot, summer nights,
I dreamed away rainy days

But when I tried to stop 
My hand would not let go
My brain said yes
But my fingers said no

Before I knew it my Strat rose up
And was behind my head in one smooth slinky jump

Get down I asked it, get down I cried
All to no avail as it slipped down my backside

I played with a pick and I played with my teeth
Thank god I was wearing thick clothes with no access beneath

My fingers were bloodied, my shoulders were bruised
My knuckles were red and my fingernails oozed


I needed to stop, I needed to rest
When I noticed the note laying there on a chest

At the foot of the page, in bright purple ink
Was a warning I’d missed in my failiure to think 

“Beware you lazy dumb son of a bitch
 When you once put it on, there is no off switch”

So I’ll play that guitar to the ending of days
When all light and all time and all things fade away

And if you are tempted to take a short cut
All you desperately need is a kick up the butt

Remember
“Beware, you lazy dumb son of a bitch
When you once put it on, there is no off switch”

The Hendrix Switch - Remaster 25 11 20

I found direction in my bible, I find strength in God, this is a song about chasing God and His Word to find a new way to look at life.

Beat by King 80 Industries.

I hope you enjoy.

Break The Cycle

Rubber Souls

All Original Lyrics, Music Creation, Vocals, Instruments, Recording & Production by Riff Beach via RiffWerx Records. 
Burnin’ Love ©
Riff Beach Original 
RiffWerx - 2021
I love you now
And I loved you then
I loved you way back when…..
Everything was shiny and new
You know I had a Burnin’ Love for You
(Chorus)
It’s like a Hurt without the Pain
Like the Wet without the Rain
Like a Fire without a Flame
(Yes) Yet, it keeps on Burnin’ just the same
My Burnin’ Love for You
My Burnin’ Love for You
Oh Yeah, My Burnin’ Love for You
(Bridge)
For what is love if it blows away….
On the slightest windy day?
Do you think we’ll ever regret
All the things we should just forget?
And over all those years
The laughs, the hugs, the tears
We held on through thick and thin
Then, I loved you all over again
Oh, I loved you all over again
But, My Love still burns for You
And, My Love still burns for You

Sunny Beaches All Around

Burnin' Love ©

Track 10 in "Tender Snow" (2021) by Alex M: composed, played, arranged, edited and recorded by Alex M in GarageBand iOS and Logic Pro X,  30 December 2020 and 2, 3, 25 and 27 January 2021, and mixed in Logic Pro X, 27 January 2020; posted on SoundCloud on 31 January 2021 (before the release of the album as a whole).

Duration: 5:53 minutes
Tempo: 106 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: F minor

Digital instruments used, in the order of playing and recording:

1. Guitar - Acoustic
2. Piano - Grand Piano
3. Drums - Acoustic - SoCal
4. Bass - Upright
5. Strings - Cinematic - Cello
6. Synthesizer - Classics - Classic Pad
7. Quick Sampler - Keys - Almost Harpsichord
8. Synthesizer - Soundscapes - Distant Air

Snowflakes Melting on Your Cheeks

Through The Galaxy

A Million Lightyears From Home

Friends from the slums, trying to make something out of nothing.

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