Name: A God Before God (1999) by Orbiting Freakshow Orch
Duration: 6 min 54 s
Description: From a Rock Opera called "Fallen". The protagonist; Ronny, in adrug fueled state has come to believe that he is a God, and enters Heaven to confront 'the' God....

Wow...epic production..Fantastically dramatic Rockin Rockin Rockinrolloramaramdos..love it!!

hard rock, here is devastating exent brother, lightning and thunder,yes fire 🔥  🎶

Silver and Gold

(Written by Terry Reeves, 2018)
Terry Reeves:  Lead Vocal
Gary Reeves:  Occasional Chorus Vocals
Hans Albers:  All instruments, Arrangement & Production

Cover art picture is of Mum & Brian, taken in 1949.

My Mum requested that, at her funeral(today, 16 January 2022, being the third anniversary), our sisterJayne and her children made arrangements to cover her coffin in pink roses as a sign to everybody that we should celebrate her life and not mourn her death.  They found a casket with a pink rose design too, which would have pleased her even more.  She wanted to be remembered for the good times she had with her family and many close friends.  Mum enjoyed parties and celebrations a great deal.

In writing the song, I wanted to represent all the important parts of Mum's life to help us to remember what an incredibly generous person she was,  always there to help those who needed some extra love and attention.  We grew up in a house that was somewhere our friends and neighbours could always turn to if they needed help. Throughout our lives it wasn't at all unusual to wake up in the morning to find someone who needed refuge asleep on the sofa.  Neighbours' children would join us for meals on a regular basis and Mum made sure there was always plenty to go round..

At the funeral itself, as the chorus explains, I felt so uncomfortably exposed, standing at the front with all eyes seemingly looking at me, gauging every reaction. I think Jayne and Gal felt much the same if truth be told.  Even with my wife and children there to support me, it was one of those moments in life I don't think any of us ever really wants to face. 

We will certainly never forget our wonderful Mum and all the things she did for us.  She always made special times just a bit more special, going that extra mile so that the memories would last a lifetime.

I felt it was particularly important to write this song for my sister, who was the main carer for my Mum in the latter years of her life and dealt with all the difficulties with so much love, care and strength.  This song is for you Jayne, with all our love. 

As always, we give our heartfelt thanks to Hans for producing an arrangement so in keeping with the spirit of the song and the occasion it marks.
Thank you everyone for all your support.  (Terry Reeves)

One thousand pink Roses to light the flame
One thousand reasons making you live again
One thousand regrets as we all stand still 
One thought of sadness makes this moment so real.

I don’t wanna be here for all to see   X2

Five hundred stories to make you live again
Five hundred dresses in a beautiful frame
Five hundred presents for your many friends
One single moment, our love will never end

I don’t wanna be here for all to see. X2

One hundred whispers hiding words of truth
One hundred wishes turning magic loose 
One hundred kisses for children who sing
Only one person could make hearts ring

I don't wanna be here for all to see.     X4

Only one mother helps grow with a laugh
Only one mother puts smiles in every photograph
Only one mother gives when others take
Our family love you never stopped trying to make 

I will always be here for you and me
I will always be here for you and me...
I will always be
Here for you

ONE THOUSAND PINK ROSES (FOR MUM) - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

My family keeps growing. Great-grandbaby #4 just arrived, a boy. The hard part is everyone is separated. No one lives close to each other or close to me. I understand now how my parents felt. I was the only child who didn't live close to them and zapping photos online was not happening yet so they only saw grandchildren at some holidays or if I bought a roll of film and took enough photos to use up a roll, sent it off to be developed and sent them through snail mail. Not an easy thing to do when I was on the road a lot playing music. I miss not being able to see my family. The cost of traveling and medical issues keeps me pretty much homebound for the time being. so I write music for them. Maybe one day it will mean something to them

New Baby Lullaby

Chucks away 
throttle back 
 once we start 
 we can't turn back 
 it's a bombers moon but that's ok
 hope its not my judgement Day
 -----------------------------------------------------                                                                      -God give us cloud 
great big cloud
 big and white 
fluffy as a shroud 
I don't want to feel ashamed
 I don't want the Hun to see me cry again
----------------------------------------------------                                                                         it's a school yard run 
onto the streets we go 
we're sitting ducks 
we are two small and slow
 and the bully boys they won't let go                                                                              till the blood and tears and dinner money flow

                                                                                                                                                           tango Victor Roger 
are you ok
 too many bandits 
can't get away
 and Williams of the RAF is falling
falling falling to a hero's death
 ------------------------------------------------------                                                                   -blood on your nose 
blood on your clothes
 my parachute shot 
full of holes 
why does it take so many bully boys                                                                              to steal one small boys toys 

now stay down son 
you know it's wise
 bullies don't like messing around 
with tough guys 
you will have to wait till we are men 
before this story has a different end

 will have to wait till we are men before this game can be played again

bombers Moon

Ventotene, a small island in the Mediterranean. Under a breathtaking starry sky, waiting for the dawn.
Thanks to @RosinDust for her gorgeous violins. I am always grateful for her willingness and enthusiasm.
In the last period I worked a lot on things written some time ago, so I had not composed anything new for a few months and, as always happens in these cases, I was a little afraid of having run out of creative vein. That's why, with this new piece, I'm happy and ready for the next time when I'm definitely going to ask myself, once again, "oh my god, is this over?" :)

Here the other collaborations with Tatiana:
soundcloud.com/francescocartocci/sets/grazie-tatiana

In the photo, of course, Ventotene.

Composition and all arrangements: Francesco Cartocci

It's almost dawn - with Rosin Dust

LARGE

Odd background here, something I came up with probably 40 years ago where I made an initial recording and just made up words off the cuff to record the song idea. Having listened to it all these years without ever crafting some more thought out lyrics, (I did an earlier version using the original base track here on SC about 9 years ago) I sort of got used to it and have grown to embrace the words as they came out. Somehow there is meaning to them I can relate to as I recall the time frame. So recently I did this version, sticking with the lyrics and adding some harmonies and simple mandolin accents. Hopefully some folks will relate.
Credit for the cover photo go to Jack Winbow (Pexels) Many thanks!

Hole In My Eyes

Melusine [Compo]- Solo (new version)

Race ya!

This is the beautiful and poignant film that inspired me to write this song. It was like I had Ellen in my head for three days..... https://www.channel4.com/programmes/ellen
Ellen is taken from The Hag and the Whore, the third album from Steph Sweet, singer-songwriter and underground musician and author. Influences of freak-folk, psychedelia and angel-punk and songs about hags and whores, paedophilia, the selfie-generation, a beautiful girl, a break-up, teepees, death and spamsters and wolves. Album art by Skinny Graphix
stephsweet.bandcamp.com/album/the-hag…e-whore-album

Ellen.
Ellen, she’s at the changeling age, only fourteen.
Her Mum’s lived inside a bottle, since she had her at fifteen.
There’s drinking ‘round the house most days.
Let the men in. Let the men in.
Her Mum just wants to dance with them.
Her Mum just wants to dance with them.
It’s like they’re factory-farming humans just to boost the GDP.
There’s no way out for the working classes, no jobs and no money.
Ellen’s lonely and she’s hurting, hurting so bad inside her head.
She lashes out at everything.
Ellen wishes she were dead.
She’s difficult and mouthy.
Doesn’t make a good poster-girl for the BBC.
And everybody turns their head.
Ellen is the girl that they don’t want to see.
And everybody turns their head.
They don’t want to see.

He’s older and she thinks she loves him, he gives her tenners, vodka and speed.
A plastic bead of kindness in a vacuum looks like a diamond ring.
Who's going to help Ellen?
Nobody.
Who's going to help Ellen?
Nobody.
There’s a million girls like Ellen in all the big cities.
Too difficult and mouthy to be poster-girls on tv.
It’s like they’re factory farming humans just to boost the GDP.
No vegetables unless they’re frozen, crisp sandwiches for tea.
Ellen’s lonely and she’s hurting, hurting bad inside her head.
She lashes out at everyone.
Ellen wishes she were dead.
Who’s helping Ellen?
Nobody.
Who’s helping Ellen?
Nobody.
Nobody.
Nobody.
©Steph Sweet September 2016 All Rights Reserved

The Hag and the Whore

Ellen

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From a Rock Opera called "Fallen". The protagonist; Ronny, in adrug fueled state has come to believe that he is a God, and enters Heaven to confront 'the' God....

Fallen

A God Before God (1999)

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A God Before God (1999)

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