Some of you will be familiar with this tune, and indeed it has been modified to include a bit of audio which was the basis of the theme. This bit of audio is the original recording of Stephen around 1982. I had looked for that recording for decades to be included just before the start off this song. Also, most recently I had redoubled my effort to find it to play for my beautiful wife as  she lay on her death bed. But, alas, I was only to find it the very day after her passing.

As you might imagine, the old cassette tape was full of hiss. So, my good friend and mentor, Sander (https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer), volunteered to help subtract that flaw and render Stephen's little voice to crystal clarity. Well, that is very much part of Sander's trademark. Thank you, Sander.

And below follows the original description of the song:


This is a song from a child which has no voice of his own. Having succumbed to the side effects of a childhood vaccination, he was never able to learn the spoken word...though through some miracle he seems to have developed perfect pitch. 

How would I know? Well, if I pick up various objects which can make a tone if they are blown into, though he may have heard it only once before, he will sometimes sing the note as it is being picked up. Blow into that object and, sure enough, he is in tune with it.

He was only about 3 years old when we were trying in vain to get him to speak into a tape recorder. Instead, he came up with this tune, which I decided to just add accompaniment. The original recording actually had his voice on it, but it has been lost over the years.

Stephen's Song (REMIX)

this demo offered some raw material supposed to be arranged and rehearsed by a studioband afterwards.. but it never happened. 

"The A&R man said: I hear no single "(excerpt Tom Petty!)lol
No ..the answer was...too melancholic and negative.your story.."I´m so sorry "

The taxi stops right at the corner of the street
I´m stiff I´m cold tryin to move my tremblin´ feet
Just a few more;  a few more steps to go
The elevator comin´ down again is mighty slow
I listen to the echo in the gloomy entrance hall
Got to pull myself together and get ready to call
your name
HELLO , GOOD MORNING WORLD
IS THIS GONNA BE A BETTER DAY?
HELLO, GOOD MORNING WORLD
YOU CAN DRIVE THE CLOUDS AWAY!

I´m sick and waisted from too many nightmare stories
Even the morning sun failed to wipe off my worries
Life ain´t be so easy these days in a way
Don´t feel much like talking, got nothin´much to say
HELLO,  GOOD MORNING WORLD ...............................
 
Would you take me for a walk in the morning dew
I breathe the air of silence into you
As long as you have your unbroken faith in me
There´s no need to live a life in mediocrity

HELLO, GOOD MORNING WORLD.................

05 Hello World

A session with Lucy performong an ABC-style new romantic song.

Here are the lyrics (based on the lyrics of the song "Don't walk away!'):

[Verse]
High heels, dressed in black
Lipstick for my man, that's you, babe
You know I secuced you on sight
But it's fine—you're into it, right?

[Verse 2]
No time to play
I need it now; just want my satisfaction
Come sit your sweet self by me
Or we could leave and make it chemistry

[Pre-Chorus]
You don't wanna try (You)
You just wanna walk (No, no)
Won't you take your time?
See, I'm offering for free

[Chorus]
Don't go walkin' away from me (No, no)
Can't you see? (Oh)
Heaven's sake, don't walk away from me (No, no)
Over here (Hmm)
Oh, can't you take a look?

[Bridge]
(Lookin' good)
She said, "Lookin' good" (Lookin' good)
He said, "Yeah" (Oh, baby)
(Lookin' good)
She said, "Lookin' good (So good)
(Better look again) Oh, look again"

[Verse 3]
I didn't wish for forever
But for once, just wished he was clever enough
To see what was layin' right next to him (No, no)
So foolish, what women have to deal with (No)
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't wanna try
You just wanna walk
Won't you take your time? (No, no)
Over here, take a look
See, I'm offering

High heels, dressed in black

Stjärnsånger 1993

Kärlek i harmoni. 1268 ( 1993 ) Margareta Theorin - Eddy Mango ( Margareta )

Some drone with distorted guitar, then some funk, organ soul, and jazz flute.

Solipsistic Fear

Sounds good after a couple of drinks or ten

Go To Riff on bourbon

Adventures in Daily Living

Sailing Scottish Waters

[Verse]
From Skye to Harris the journey unfolds
Arran to Mull the stories retold
Salt on the breeze and the gulls in the air
A moment of freedom beyond all compare

[Verse 2]
Waves crash wild on the rugged shore
Nature's symphony I can't ignore
The boat sways soft like a gentle tune
Under the glow of the silver moon

[Chorus]
Oh these Scottish waters they call my name
Through sun and storm they’re never tame
The horizon burns with a golden light
Sailing through day into endless night

[Verse 3]
Rocks stand tall like ancient guards
Marking the path with their battle scars
The ocean’s pulse it beats in time
With the rhythm of this heart of mine

[Bridge]
The sun sinks low in a fiery embrace
Painting the sky with a tender grace
Echoes of bagpipes in the evening breeze
This is where I’m meant to be

[Chorus]
Oh these Scottish waters they call my name
Through sun and storm they’re never tame
The horizon burns with a golden light
Sailing through day into endless night


Sailing Scottish waters

Imutovide_01

Untitled improvised 06.06.25

QUIET AT NIGHT
Copyright 2025 Rand/O'Brien/Haag/nick D/Pansard/Howard
Music by Peter Rand, Bruce Haag, nick D, Philippe Pansard, Moe Howard
Lyrics by Alex O’Brien, SOCAN 
All Rights Reserved

Peter Rand: guitars
Bruce Haag: vocals & backing vocals
nick D: drums & percussion; mixing & mastering
Philippe Pansard: bass
Moe Howard: piano; synth

Please let there be quiet at night
Please let there be quiet at night

Fussing and fighting
Like thunder and lightning
It really is frightening
For a child just ten years old
I lie and I listen
There’s no use in wishing
Cos they’ll keep on dishing
Anger all night long

Fight after fight after fight after fight
It’s all I can manage to get through the night
For all of my, all of my, all of my life
I lie awake praying for quiet at night

The subject don’t matter
And there’s seldom laughter
And no kisses after
Just silence and tears
The dishes a flying
My mother a crying
And me just dying
For them to make peace

Fight after fight after fight after fight
It’s all I can manage to get through the night
For all of my, all of my, all of my life
I lie awake praying for quiet at night
Quiet at night
Quiet at night

I love you mother
I love you father
And God won’t you stop
All the screaming and hate

I lie awake praying for quiet at night
I lie awake praying for quiet at night
Oh quiet at night
Please let there be quiet at night

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: June 6, 2025

Quiet at Night

For reasons unknown but time will tell...
Multi-instrumentalist, all types of music, all types of methods.
Occasional collaborations with other artists.
Sometimes I post the sheet music if it's piano.
Lately, my favorite instrument is a TE OP-1 Field keyboard.

Solipsistic Fear

NOSTRUMUVA