Trayectorias Imposibles

So...this is a bit of a different song. 

It's kind of an ode -- and answer -- to Mr. Philip Larkin's poem of the same name, which I am sure you will have come across: 

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse

Although I like Larkin -- and even this poem -- and I do agree that invariably your parents do "f*** you up", there has always been something about the poem that didn't sit well with me. And I think it's the lack of agency. It's like he's blaming the parents for everything in his life -- taking no responsibility himself.  So I am trying to address (read "redress?") that a bit in the song.

It's basically a (belated) love song to my late parents. I lost my Dad 12 years ago and my Mum last year. And although I did for long periods have a fractious and strained relationship with them both, I also loved them and am grateful to them for many reasons. I like to think that I communicated that to them both whilst they were still with us, but want to again do so here, in this song.

Family Portraits (Volume IV)

This Be The Verse (In Ode and Answer to Mr. Philip Larkin)

This Be The Verse (In Ode and in Answer to Mr. Philip Larkin)

That Woman Is Going To Take Your Life (2018-2023)

Maybe you know what you're doing
and party like it's the final evening
or you could just close your eyes
and drool the days her nectar is streaming.

That woman is going to take your life
overdosing dopamine
defying the ravine
she takes you to the edge
says we should live first
and worry about it afterwards.

I can see clearly your neurosis
when you are just staring at your cellphone
you're waiting for her reply
naively like a dog for a chew bone.

That woman...

You are a poodle on her tight leash
you swallow politely all her whimsies
you'll fall hard down from the heights
if you hang on to her, blind and carefree.

That woman...

I'd like to send you off to rehab
but I fall believing in your ravings
there's too much love in your veins
injected in a moment of craving.

That woman...

You shouldn't fiddle with the fire
I'm warning again about the mantrap
be careful with someone's doll
your home can burn or you'll face a mishap.

That woman...

You could get lost on the verge
or end up to a mental purge
but does it really have significance
if you get your last high
the end will be perfect
if you smile when you die.

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Music & Lyrics & Arrangement: Janne S
Lead vocals: Synthesizer V JUN
Backing vocals: Synthesizer V Solaria, Natalie, Asterian, Kevin, Weina

That Woman Is Going To Take Your Life

Someone else (Hey Hey)

Recorded live outdoors at the Landing's in St Lucia. It was a very windy day!

2.Desperado

Jabaliya, Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanun, Nusayrat, Deir al-Balah, Khan Junis, Al Musaddar, Al Kabira, Al Nasser, Shokat al Sufi, Al Fukhkhary, Al Qarara, Abasan, Rafah 
Nablus, Janin, Hebron, Tall Asur, Ramallah, Jericho

Γελούν τα κορίτσια 
στο Μαλιμπού

 Night the earth trembles
 Crying the girls in Khan Yunis
 Night and everything is blurry
 Crying the the boys in Deir al-Balah
 They shoot at night
 Crying the children in Beit Hanun
 Night a fire
 Crying the women in Beit Lahiya
 
 Dark well cracked
 Broken hand
 Two birds in each other's arms
 Lightning on the wires
 Lightning in the blood
 The kiss on the red violin 

 Night and another pogrom
 Crying the workers from Hebron
 Night with terirem
 Crying the mothers in Bethlehem
  
 Night with bamboo
 The girls laugh in Malibu
 Night in Malibu
 The bamboo girls laugh

ΝΥΧΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΜΠΑΜΠΟΥ  - Ντάνης Τραγόπουλος

Mais Que Pensei

Lugar de Busca (feat. Filipe Adriano)

This song written by Wendy Jean Garrison 
Arranged by Bert Keith Guitar and Vocals
Julia Amirova on the piano.

Reborn-The Movie Soundtrack Version

ALMA ABATIDA - ClivandyAtalaia 13 - 06 - 2021

Build Again

I Want to Go Back

Was there a place and time in your life where you grew as a person, where you became a young adult? A place where you went to have fun, to relax, and feel safe from the turmoil of everyday life? For our mother, Loreen Ratzloff, that place was Coon Creek near Cedar Point in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Mom was born in 1931 during the Great Depression, Dust Bowl, and World War II. She passed away in November 2022 at the age of 91. She said her most favorite time in life was between 1939 to 1946 playing on Coon Creek with her siblings and close friends. It was where she grew as a person, to find her voice, and become a young woman. She even wrote a poem about it called, “Ole Coon Creek.” Here are the words.

Don’t tell me (old friend), of your parties at Coon Creek.
There's a gnawing pain, and it makes me feel sick.
That’s okay, how could you know? Well, you got to stay.
And we had to go like some lost souls astray.

Then all was forgotten, as we traveled on our journey.
Trying to find ourselves, we were in a hurry!
Now it’s time to slow down. I put down my pick.
What do I think of? Well, it’s Ole Coon Creek.

There’s a lump in my throat, and tears are in my eyes.
As I write this note, like an old friend that dies.
Oh! Please bring it back! Turn back the tick!
Of the clock in the shack, bring back Ole Coon Creek!

I’ve met my challenge in life. I did it all, I think.
I couldn’t have handled the strife, without Ole Coon Creek!
As I reflect on life, I can’t help but think.
In every child there is a place, called Coon Creek.

Not long after she wrote the poem, her son, Gary Roberts, put a tune to it. As mom laid in hospice care during her final hours, mom’s four children sang the song to her. She could not speak, but her lips mouthed the words. It was a tearful moment! Mom passed away that night. Her children performed the song a few days later at her funeral.

Mom’s grandson, Bryce Roberts, said he wanted to record the song as a tribute to his grandmother. He is a recording engineer in Nashville. We made the trip in 2023 to Nashville and recorded the song at Soultrain Sound Studios. Performing are her children - Gary Roberts on vocals and 6 and 12 string guitars, Charney Roberts Price on vocals and piano, Galen Roberts on vocals, and Wanda Roberts Lambert on vocals. The song was recorded, mixed and produced by Bryce Roberts. He also added slide guitar.

Many of us have a favorite place where we grew up, found our voice, and became young adults. Did you have a special place? That’s what this song is about. We hope you enjoy listening!

The song, “Ole Coon Creek,” and its recording is Copyrighted 2023 by Roberts (family members). All rights reserved.

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