nice poetry and that fabulous signature sound of motion and rhythm

I think this song is simple beautiful strong. 

I don't know the lyrics but I am sure this song is perfect Indie Folk tune...especially I love your voice and acoustic guitar...Respect

Gorgeous touching song and fabulous performances Paul!!

Great soothing voice and instrumental!!! 

The kind of song we're all aspiring to write. Masterful song, masterful performance and arrangement. Poetry

Nice composition and recording - everything works really well together - great song

My mind

Caution:
Please don´t listen if you are driving a car (except on empty highways)
or if you need to concentrate on something else!

Illegal Money Transaction (The Final Attempt)

This song is dedicated to  Lou Ottens (died Mar, 6th 2021).
He was Dutch engineer and inventor, best known as the inventor of the cassette tape. There were so many memories to an audio tape. Here is my song. Thanks Lou!

This is my first record attemp. Any comments and suggestions are welcome.

Lyrics:
Remember the time when everything that was valuable for you
Could kept in a - plastic treasure chest.
Held on a band of chrome
wound up on to reels - where it moves   back and forth 
to release its worth - at anytime

You took care of it - as if it’s a part of yourself 
  Like your teeth - that you wont loose out of your mouth
It was always accompanied by you
you haven't gone anywhere  -  without

You impressed all your friends with your taste for art
   With the music that touches the bottom of their hearts.
It was always a pleasure for you
to make them smile - when the first song starts

You can - catch your emotions     (on a tape)
You can - save all the good times (of your life)
Don't let it                     - be forgotten
And press the record button on your stereo tapedeck

You can - store that feeling     (when you want)
You can - hold on your memories  (before they're gone) 
If you want protect it in Fort Knox          
Press reject - and break the safety lock 

Lou'    Lou'   Lou'
The inventor who knew how to build a machine
    which can store all your feelings and capture your dreams
 
When you drop your old tape in your player today and let it play 
Watch how the wheels roll at a steady pace
After a few seconds of space
The counter starts to race - as a smile crosses your face
as the sound bring back the good old days

You place all of your heroes and stars in a row 
From now on they will follow you wherever you go
Start with an intro, very slow
Then let start the rock'n'roll show

And when the counter reach the part at the end
You have to select the perfect song to attend
You can't cut them or can leave some space
That's the important rule of a record-race 

Remember your first kiss                  (with a song)
The one that we both heard                (all night long)
When you listen to that - song again  
It will bring back –to you- your butterfly feelings

And when your radio show – will           (goes on Air)
Your triggering finger                    (will be there)
To release the button when needle sink
And you have timed the right moment

Remember how you drove                   (in a open car)
everyone you passes                      (knows who you are)
The guy with the loudest speakers in town
You want to share your sound around

You can listen to the dark songs         (in the night) 
You enjoyed all the love songs,          (they shine so bright)
Put your headphones on your ear
And step inside, to disappear

The most impressive thing, that I ever  remember
Is when I listen to the voice of my mom.
She records all of my comics, 
when i was in hospital and feeling alone

You can dance to the good times          (with your friends)
waving a goodbye                         (to your love)
It can keeps a lost friend in your mind
The music can bring him back again.

Enjoy that feeling.                      (of a holiday).
When the sun is shining                  (the whole long day)
Having a good time when we walk at the beach
and only the horizon is within reach

It can keeps you closer                  (when you apart)
When you far away                        (from your sweetheart)
I shortens the time to see each other again
Until we're back united together

Lou'    Lou'   Lou'
The inventor who knew how to build a machine
    which can store all your feelings and capture your dreams

You can listen to the music              (in a train)
It can wash away your worries            (like the rain)
Your live will never be the same
When you record it on a audio tape

Oli Boli - Tape Song

Tape Song (Lou Ottens Legacy) - Oli Boli (First demo record attemp)

The unusual chord progression kept me coming back to this demo for three years in a row. I couldn’t decide in which direction to take the track, so I ultimately abandoned it. 

Demos EP out May 28: https://rickvanmeijel.com/2021/05/28/demos-ep-available-today/

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Written recorded and produced by Rick van Meijel.

Demos EP

Savannah (2018 demo) | Demos EP

[[ Tell me now]]   Lyrics: Stefan Svetsky  20.05.2021
  	 	
  	Tell me what's bothering you_ou. Tell me. Now. 
	Sit down close to me_e, just talk me, talk  me, now                
	What do you dream of in your dreams when you're alone,
	what you fe_el,  fee_el, in your soul.   
  	  	
  	Tell me what you lo_ove, you are happy about (tell me now)
  	Whisper int my ears, tel me, say: My love (say my love). 
      everything you  hi_ide, all, in front of me,    
      Tell me no_ow if  you are thinking now of me. In your dreams.  
	
[Refrain]
A-a-a-a-ha-a, ha_á  tell me, tell me now (Tell me darling.) 
A-a-a-a-ha-a, ha_á  tell me, say my love (Say, my darling) 
Tell me tender wo_ords, all that love has,
 tell me now, ri_ght now. 

So, tel me darling.  just, tell me something. Secret of yours.
So, tel me darling.  just, tell me something. Open all doors. 
Open all doors. 
                

[2 x Refrain]
A-a-a-a-ha-a, ha_á  tell me, tell me now (Tell me darling.) 
 A-a-a-a-ha-a, ha_á  tell me, say my love (Say, my darling) 
 Tell me tender wo_ords, all that love has,
 tell me now, ri_ght now.

Tell Me Now - new version, 19.11.2023 acoustic guitar added

Music : stubble
日本語タイトル : ５月の旅

Iron Horse And The Wind

Gene Jumper Together Again # 7, Buck Owens, ( cover)

Together Again # 7, Gene Jumper, Buck Owens ( Cover)

The post office empty
the letterbox jammed
words for the lonely 
with time on their hands
the paperback plots
so easy to read
all of these are happening to me

Birds on their fences
singing out ryhmes
Cling to the edges
peering inside
the fool in the frame
away in a dream
Meet me in places
I'll never be

Don't go

The train door don't slam
no leaves on the line
no awkward glances catching your eye
no places to go
no people to see
in wide empty spaces
just you and me
Don't know if anyone hears me now
Don't go

The post office empties
the letterbox slams
Words for the lonely
no time on their hands
the paperback plots
not easy to read
Meet me in spaces I'll never leave
Meet me in spaces I'll never leave
Meet me in spaces I'll never leave

Wide Empty Spaces

Orbicular

Freewheel

A new song........

Lyrics: 

Voices in the night
Visions of the future
Fading out of sight
Chasing after dreams
With hearts full of passion
We’re all just the same
In this world of joy and pain

Oh, the wind blows
On this endless plain
Keep searching for sunshine
Through the pouring rain
We all just want to be happy
That’s what they say
That’s what they say

Underneath the stars
We gather ‘round the fire
Sharing all our stories
No one’s here to blame
Lost souls wandering
In the night so deep
Let the darkness sleep
                                                     
Until the morning light
Searching for our joys
In the quiet of the night
We live out our dreams
In our own little way
Hoping for happiness
And freedom from the pain

Mastered Track: Distrokid Mixea
Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk 2025
Image: Gemini

That's What They Say

1st guitar rec. rhythm & lead not mandolin rhythms

Wide Empty Spaces

paulmck

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