It's mostly a lie, mostly......except for love, sometimes. 

Look…Drones!

Pay the money by Zitou Itou & Jumpingbunny

4U / For Ukraine  (Pussy Riot mix)

LYRIC VIDEO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yukpFvbhX-Y
So ~ I wasn't really intending on writing / recording another new song at the moment since I'm attempting to finish a number of other songs for my current project ~~but This One came to me one day in July & I felt compelled & decided to kind of drop everything  & record it, as I was hearing it as the possible song I may tag on as the Final Song of my new project once it is complete to close it out ~~
Would Love to hear any thoughts on it at all ! :-)
©2025 Donna Dior

THE LAVENDER

I have been using a CPAP machine for several months.  I am sleeping much better and I decided to take a stab at writing a song about it.  
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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. A CPAP machine uses a hose connected to a mask or nosepiece to deliver constant and steady air pressure to help you breathe while you sleep.
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Copyright 2025
Vocals, Lyrics and Chords: Joe Stroffolino
Guitars:  Joe Stroffolino: Taylor 114ce (two guitar strumming tracks) and Fender Squire Picking track
Drums:  Programmed using EZ drummer 3
Bass:  Pg Music Midi track with .vst sound from Native instruments Rickenbacker
Organ: Joe Stroffolino: Playing Midi Keyboard with vintage B3 Organ sound from Logic Pro
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Cover art:  Real (Non-AI) Photo of a Halloween Skeleton wearing my actual CPAP mask  (I was going to take a picture of me wearing the mask but believe it or not, the skeleton looks more attractive) 
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CPAP Lyrics: 
I was snoring, so I had a sleep study, and they gave me a CPAP machine
It took a bit of getting used to, it was uncomfortable at first, but now it’s part of my nightly routine
When I first put on that CPAP mask, I tried to pretend I was like Darth Vader, part man and part machine, but actually I look more l like Jason in that hockey mask on Friday the thirteenth
The doctor said if I don’t wear that mask, I’ll be gasping for breath all night long and I know I’d better keep wearing it, if I want my heart and brain to stay strong.  I just wish I looked a little bit more sexy while I was wearing it.
Every night when I go to bed I wear a mask that covers my mouth and my nose and on the top of my head, connected to the mask, there’s a big, long hose.
They say when it comes to romance, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover 
 But something about that CPAP mask makes me thinks it’s goanna be hard to find myself a new lover.
The doctor said if I don’t wear that mask, I’ll be gasping for breath all night long and I know I’d better keep wearing it, if I want my heart and brain to stay strong. I just wish I looked a little bit more sexy while I was wearing it.
Sometime you gotta try to put things in perspective
Sometimes you gotta try to be a little bit more objective
Sometimes you just gotta put function over form
Sometimes you gotta be willing to deviate from the norm
The doctor said if I don’t wear that mask, I’ll be gasping for breath all night long and I know I’d better keep wearing it, if I want my heart and brain to stay strong.
I know it’s very important to follow all the proper medical advice and I have every intention to keep using my CPAP device.  I just wish I looked a little bit more sexy while I was wearing it.

CPAP

So follow the path of eternal light

The Aries & The Leo (II)

(Music: Hans-Michael Albers, Lyrics: Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves:  Vocals
Hans-Michael Albers: All instruments, Arrangement & Production

Today, 22nd. August 2025, marks 13 years since our dear brother Bri succumbed to the deadly combination of leukaemia and Guillain-Barré syndrome.  Watching him through 2012, unable to do anything for himself and increasingly confined to a hospital bed is something none who loved him will ever forget.  
He has never been (and never will be) forgotten, not only for the music he created but for the force of nature he most certainly was.  In 1964, our Mum & Dad bought him an entry level acoustic guitar as a Christmas present and his progress on the instrument was something to behold.  By the time he was 18, he’d bought himself a Gibson Les Paul on HP (24 payments of five pounds and thirteen shillings per month) from Selmers in Charing Cross Road, London.  He joined a band, somehow co-opting me in as lead singer at the tender age of 15 (still a schoolboy, no less) and over the ensuing ten years, formed bands of whose line-up I was always a part, graduating from singing to percussion and eventually drums.
There being guitars laying around the family home, Tel took to playing and encouraged by Bri, never stopped.  Fast forward another five years and he too started writing songs so that by ’82, the 3 of us decided to form a band (Root Division) to play them.  It’s a truly special thing to be in the same band as your brothers and recording those songs became something Tel and me still remember with an abiding nostalgia.  No wonder we still talk about those days…
This song started life as an instrumental, written by Hans and of course, it’s brilliant as is but Tel liked it so much, he asked if he could write some lyrics and a vocal melody.  Being a generous fellow, our dear friend from Hamburg said he’d love to hear what Tel had in mind.
His basic idea was to incorporate as many references as he could to Cripple Club tracks, in celebration of the firm friendship we have formed in together recording what amounts to over 50 songs.  There may be a few of you who can spot one or two…
So this is for you, Bri.  We love and miss you, sweet brother.
(Gary Reeves)

Last Summer day reasons
Hamburg always shines
Shadows of Superheroes
Another surprise will come in time
Click toward a pension
From birth but never knew
Surprised to find a blackbird
In the flames as the music grew

Touch wood for satisfaction
CC music every day
Root of strong existence 
Step off the world to feed the phrase
Another Titan message
Titanic stories past
Image of a fraying edge
Never thought hang of time would last

It’s the time, it’s the place
It’s the only performance I can show my face

Last chance for singing
Avoid resistant tide
Pleasing distant garage
Remember 4 to 3 to 5
Stars in space that linger
Soaking up the blue
Palette of sunshine yellow
Mix to green for go - but for who?

T,G & H, Two and you!

LAST SUMMER'S DAY BLUES - CRIPPLE CLUB

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/7OnNgzDna5Y 

The event is a moment of breaking away from everyday life, an opportunity for community, relieving tensions, and experiencing emotions in a group. From a psychological point of view, 'the state of the event' is a situation of heightened emotional and social activity. It is a time when a person enters a mode of fun, often allowing themselves greater spontaneity, and the boundaries of social norms are temporarily relaxed.  😉  Impreza jest momentem oderwania się od codzienności, okazją do wspólnoty, odreagowania napięć i przeżywania emocji w grupie. Z psychologicznego punktu widzenia „trwanie imprezy” to stan podwyższonej aktywności emocjonalnej i społecznej. To czas, kiedy człowiek wchodzi w tryb zabawy, często pozwala sobie na większą spontaniczność, a granice norm społecznych są chwilowo rozluźnione.  😃  La fiesta es un momento de desconexión de la cotidianidad, una oportunidad para la comunidad, para liberar tensiones y experimentar emociones en grupo. Desde el punto de vista psicológico, el "estado de fiesta" es un estado de actividad emocional y social elevada. Es un tiempo en el que la persona entra en modo de diversión, a menudo se permite una mayor espontaneidad y los límites de las normas sociales se relajan momentáneamente.

Party On

City lights are blowin'
Wind is kinda howlin' tonight
Street dogs are prowlin'
While you hold me tight

Is it me or is it gettin' hot in here
Tell me now I need to know my dear

Supersonic heart beat
Goes boom boom boom 
Supersonic heart beat
All because of you

Supersonic Heartbeat .mp3

Lyrics: 

i sharpen the knife
you riveted into my back 
you should know by now 
i’m deadly inside 

do i scare you out? 
‘cause i don’t sleep at night
i saw horror too young
now i’m fucked in the mind 

i could plan 
my revenge 
i'm deranged 
i'm unhinged 

now 
watch me
put my 
gloves on
(like i'm dexter)

i don’t where to put
all the darkness you left in me
i’ve been hiding, drowning, drowning
in the weight of your memories

is it healthy
to fantasize
about your demise?
the things i'd do to you
(ugh, i wanna fucking kill you, man)

its been 20 years of silence
and restlessness 
i want to hurt you back
(and then wipe the mess)

puke out nightmares
through my teeth 
until your demons
beg on their knees 

now 
watch me
put my 
gloves on
(like i'm dexter)

i don’t where to put
all the darkness you left in me
i’ve been hiding, drowning, drowning
in the weight of your memories

you stole everything from me
my innocence, my security

you stole everything from me
my peace, my sleep

now 
watch me
put my 
gloves on
(like i'm dexter)

i don’t where to put
all the darkness you left in me
i’ve been hiding, drowning, drowning
in the weight of your memories 
(like i'm dexter)

i don’t where to put
all the darkness you left in me
i’ve been hiding, drowning, drowning
in the weight of your memories

now 
watch me
put my 
gloves on
(like i'm dexter)

DEXTER (Demo)

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