brilliant song, some great musicianship and an amazing vocal.

Lovely performance and production ……… you and Martin work so well together.

Mazing vocal Sarah McLaughlin meets Kathy Mattea & Brandi Carlson. Killer!

Awesome 90’s diva sounding ballad - I am getting “Think Twice” Celine Dion vibes. Great stuff!

Beautiful voice and great song and arrangement 👏👏

Want To Sleep Like Mud

Another Morry original. Kids going off to college and transitioning through high school, so hoping to get together in Aug or Sept to be able to post more. Hope all our SC friends are doing well!

Image source: https://inspiredlearner.weebly.com/one-step-at-a-time.html

Same Old Dance

the lovely Belle on flute
Straddie at full moon

can you hear that sound

high above the full moon glows
throwing shadows on the world below
far below

can you hear that sound
rising up with the northern wind
climbing up to heaven on high

maybe it's the sound
turns it all around
maybe it's the mood
you do

we'll be coming off high
as the innocence dies
we'll be running on low
as we hit the open road

something tells me that it don't get better than this right now


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HpsMZXiPQ

sound

All Instruments Improvised By Martin Reed
Produced by Martin Reed,
Inspired by the readings Of Diva Zappa.

Tumble Weeds

Yes, another of my songs using 7/4.  The verse pattern is 2-2-3.  I am using the higher ranges of my voice on this song.  I sing and play lead guitar on this song.  All other instruments and effects are those available in Cubase.  The guitar is a Squire Strat with David Gilmour EMG pickups.  The guitar effect is called The Wall.

Photosynthesis

Verse 1:
The sun is shining down
No one has a frown
On the many fine plants
Nor the friendly ants
They love the warmth
Even those in the North

Chorus:
Yes photosynthesis
That is the wonder
A long word in sentences
But it has thunder
It’s not a blunder
From way down under

Verse 2:
Turning the sun’s energy to life
Just like a man who loves his wife
Bringing water and gas together
Stringing molecules in a tether
Making oxygen out of thin air
Just an expression that is so fair

Chorus

Bridge:
Photosynthesis
Life Giving Force
Keeping mankind alive

Verse 3:
The energy stored in carbohydrates
That savor on our plates
Those little sugars that taste so good
Even when they seem like wood
Are at the core of life on Earth
Even traveling from Sydney to Perth

Final Chorus:

Outro:
Thank you, plants

Photosynthesis 2

■概要(Overview)
あの日の約束を覚えているかしら？
私は今でも忘れないでいるわ・・
そんな雰囲気の曲です。
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
再びボーカロイドです！
いくつか楽器を入れましたが、いつものように音のバランスに四苦八苦しました(^^;)

Do you remember the promise you made that day?
I still remember...
This song has such an atmosphere.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Vocaloid again!
I put in some instruments, but as usual I struggled with the sound balance (^^;)

■歌詞
「あの日の約束」
忘れられた　花のように
季節の中　生きているわ
多分　あなたはすれ違っても
気が付かないわ

木枯らしの吹く　こんな日は　特に

夢の中で　ソリに乗って　あなたの家に
窓をノック　久しぶりに　乾杯しましょう

大きくなった　あなたを見て
嬉しい気持ちになった

待ちわびてた
あなたの顔を見たかった
今のあなたに贈るプレゼント

それは　忘れていた
小さな約束よ　あなたが昔　願ったこと

「大人になったら　夜空を飛べるようになって　
　僕が一緒にさ　プレゼント　配ってあげる」と言った優しい子


あなたにとって　長い旅の
終着点は　まだ先よ

多分　あなたは　信じようとはしないでしょうね
だけど　すぐに分かるはずよ　おいで

夢の中も　現実でも　どっちでもいいの
ソリに乗って出かけましょう　夜空を飛ぶのよ

トナカイさん：ちょいとお待ちなさいな、おじょうさん
おじょうさん：なにかしら？トナカイさん

トナカイさん：あたしゃまだ寝ていたい　だめかいな？
おじょうさん：悪いけど・・ダメ(^0^)b


街は　ゆりかごなの　あなたのお家の屋根があんなに小さく見える
子供たちは今　夢の中で私たちを待っている
一緒にね　行きましょう　決して覚める事のない夢の中

おじょうさん & トナカイさん：さあ、手を取って

■ lyrics
"The Promise of That Day"
Like a forgotten flower
I'm alive in the season
Maybe you pass me by
you won't notice

Especially on a day like this when the wind blows

In my dreams I ride a sleigh to your house
Knock on the window Let's have a toast after a long time

Look at you who grew up
I feel happy

I've been waiting
i wanted to see your face
gift for you today

That's a small promise you forgot, that's what you wished for long ago

"When you grow up, you'll be able to fly in the night sky, and I'll help you distribute presents with you," said a gentle child.

It's a long journey for you
The end point is still far away

maybe you won't believe
But you should be able to find out soon Come on

Whether it's in a dream or in reality, it doesn't matter
Let's go out on a sled, we'll fly in the night sky

Mr. Reindeer: Wait a minute, dear
Girl: What is it? reindeer

Mr. Reindeer: I still want to sleep Is it no good?
Girl: I'm sorry, but no (^0^)b


The city is a cradle Your roof looks so small
The children are now waiting for us in their dreams
Let's go together, in a dream that never wakes up

Girl & Mr. Reindeer: Come on, take my hand

Anohi_No_Yakusoku(the promise of that day)

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded, mixed and mastered using Logic. 
Guitars played: Taylor 714CE in DADGAD Tuning
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.

Acoustic guitar instrumental.

Reunion

Well, my good friend Paco dropped me a note to say he had a piece of music to which I might like to try and add something, were I so inclined.  Always a good day when that happens.

Now, I can't honestly recall the precise sequence in which the neurons fired inside my skull to yield the result we have here, but we are where we are as they say.

Don't go looking at me for rationale.

Thank you, Paco, as always my friend, for inviting me to come out to play, and for mastering the end result in the midst of untold techno-horror grief.  I hope your DAW world resolves itself very soon.
______________________________________________________________________

Socrates at Sundown

I lie bewildered, here, in my sphere of cubes,
On crushed silk cushions sprawled.
I sketch the cool Palladian dudes
In charcoal, on Aleutian walls.
They think I know what thoughts are theirs,
And beg to trade their graceless airs, 
But I left them there to climb their stairs
Ever downward through Athenian halls.

They say my knowledge is remiss,
The diabolical's back in town.
Seems ignorance is bliss
For this philosophical clown.
I'm seeking emptiness of mind,
That's where I hope to find
That old, old friend of mine,
Socrates, at sundown.

My associate, Plato knows the game
Survives through pretty dialogue
He suffocates but bestows his shame
On city states whose statutes fog
The heads of people in their ranks
Attentive on the Eridanos banks
Dispensing death by way of thanks
As justice shreds its cogs.

Deep mental grasp of social structure
No need to ever write it down
Accused outcast for youth's corrupture
Where the bleeding of democracy is bound
To seek the causal end of time
Of Aristotle and Nietzsche's kind
The men of Athens rendered blind
Killed that old, old friend of mine,
Socrates, at sundown.

Socrates At Sundown (with MidiSound)

Sometimes, Somethings, Somehow - Harmful if Followed with Carkiss and Dorian Elsewhere

I-Beautiful Epitaph

Martin wrote this incredible instrumental track, and when he invited me to write words and a vocal melody to his song, I couldn't resist.  He is immensely talented, and it's been my honour to work with him on this song.  Please check out his music on this link:  Martin Hirsch https://soundcloud.com/martin-hirsch-656665916

Copyright 2021 Nat Daniels / Martin Hirsch / Gentle Rain Records
Music and Instruments - Martin Hirsch
Vocals, Lyrics and Vocal Melody - Nat Daniels
Produced and Mixed by Nat Daniels and Martin Hirsch

Lyrics:   Where Are You Now (I Surrender) 🌻☀️

Darling ain’t no use, to try and let you go..
Because your sweet touch lingers in my bones
You said all the right words to make me believe and in that surrender
You brought me to my knees…

Adept at discretion, you made it easy to dwell,
But like an assassin, you knew me too well..
And I let my guard down, went out on a ledge 
But where are you now? When all has been said…

I stare at that shimmer, that glides on the waves
I swear I can hear you calling my name
And there in that whisper of a slow midnight breeze
I surrender, but you’re not here with me…

I wasn’t used to love, and may at times seemed cold
But somehow you saved me from the dark in my soul..
But where are you now when I finally believe ?
Oh I surrender unto the dream…
Baby I surrender unto the dream.

Where Are You Now

Where Are You Now  - Nat Daniels & Martin Hirsch

Singer/Songwriter/Producer focused primarily,  but not limited to, Country, Folk, Blues, Ballads and Many other Genres.  Co Owner of Gentle Rain Records and Part of the Duo https://soundcloud.com/DanielsDurgy

Where Are You Now - Nat Daniels & Martin Hirsch

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