My asthma flared up when the Canadian forest fires of 2023 began to rage in earnest. This song began as selfish complaint with a slight rewrite rendering it less sarcastic and more hopeful. I recalled summers on a tree planting crew and reflected that tree planting is an inherently hopeful act. (Written Canada Day, July 1, 2023)
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When Canada Burns (Send the Brigade)

When Canada burns my lungs hurt
from flames a thousand miles away
A populace wheezes, yearns for breezes
praying for some falling rain today
They can see it on the way to work
Brown sickly haze over New York
when Canada burns

We laughed at the joke
when scientists spoke
from ivory towers in the sky  
Now animals choke on poisonous smoke
while wild forest flowers wilt and die
Time to pack their things and go
Leave behind everything they know
when Canada burns

Back to working summers memory flashes
sowing saplings row on row
in the rich furrows ploughed from ashes
Now I wonder what will grow
Gonna teach the kids my tree planting ways
Send them out with saddle bags and spades
Gonna send the brigade

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Credits

Words and music (c) John David Lawson, 1 July 2023
G-tuned guitar, bass, vocals and whistling - JDL
All sound sources originated in the acoustic realm; no VSTs harmed

Thanks to replant.ca for use of the classic tree planter image (replant.ca is a site "designed to provide information and education about Canada's tree planting & reforestation industries.")

Technical notes
Still learning how to track and chasing that elusive tone
Acoustic guitar - a Tony Snyder OM-1 based model tuned in G and tracked in stereo with DI and M-Audio Sputnik tube mic
Bass - Fender Precision bass played into a Golden Age Pre-73 Jr.

When Canada Burns

Here's some full unit big band blues from me and my late band brother Mark, a mix that incorporates everybody who showed up over time and did their thing on this tune. It's an expanded DaddyO's Band for a fuller sound. It's something for your listening pleasure from today on through the week and weekend. You are invited to listen in, sing along, and hit the dance floor wherever you happen to be. Enjoy y'all!
Lyrics:
She Want Cream in Her Coffee

1. She want’ all the latest styles
    She want’ to drive a big fine car
    She want’ to live up in some high rise
    Up where all the Fat Cats are
    She want’ to eat out every day
    At some high class restaurant
    She want’ to dance the night away
    And she want’ just what she want’
Chorus:
	She want’ cream in her coffee
	She want’ sugar in her tea
	She want’ cream in her coffee
Pure cane sugar in her tea
Tryin’ to get that woman what she want’
‘bout to get the best of me
2. She want’ fancy French perfume
    Shoes come from Italy
    She want’ a full deck of credit cards
    To take out on a shopping spree
    She want’ to drink the finest wine
    She want’ to gamble with my pay
    She want’ everything that’s mine
    And she want’ it all her way
Chorus:
3. She want’ to go off with her friends
    On a long vacation trip
    Get on board and sail away
    On some big cruise liner ship
    She want’ high grade furniture
    For that penthouse where she stay’
    She want’ me to rock her all night long
    After workin’ hard all day
Chorus:

She Want Cream In Her Coffee, Edited

Enters Juliet

[Yes, I made this song. You MAY NOT reupload/extend my work to other platforms. However, usage of my work in speedpaints, gameplay videos, fangames, etc, is allowed as long as I am properly credited!]

Hello everybody!! This is the first song I've done for FNF Weekly, with theme this "Tweak" being bad guys! I decided to take up the job of doing a song for good ol' Spamton G. Spamton from hit indie game, Deltarune! Please do not actually pirate indie games

SOCIALS
My Twitter - https://twitter.com/maddiesmiles_
My Twitch - https://twitch.tv/maddiesmiles_
YouTube Mirror - https://youtu.be/pyOWXqlWHhE
SoundCloud Mirror - https://soundcloud.com/maddiesmiless/spangdongs
Spotify Mirror - https://open.spotify.com/track/3ILQAzwjq0gV3PCogkKTX9
CREDITS
Art by. Kat (https://twitter.com/KatAnims)
Spamton Voice/Lyrics by. Kloogy (https://twitter.com/kloogybaboogy)
Thumbnail by KFIC of Team SMK (https://twitter.com/_TeamSMK_)
PLAY THE MOD!! - https://gamebanana.com/mods/522709

Effect author credits: 
ImagePlus - Sugar Moon https://twitter.com/sugarcoatedOwO
Beware Your Eyes - ManuManu https://www.shadertoy.com/user/ManuManu
DumbPixel - floatvoid https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Ms3SRN
Sound Oscilloscope - jaszunio15 https://www.shadertoy.com/user/jaszunio15
TextDraw - Jph Wacheski http://jph_wacheski.itch.io/


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Undertale is a 2015 2D role-playing video game created by American indie developer Toby Fox. The player controls a child who has fallen into the Underground: a large, secluded region under the surface of the Earth, separated by a magical barrier. The player meets various monsters during the journey back to the surface, although some monsters might engage the player in a fight. The combat system involves the player navigating through mini-bullet hell attacks by the opponent. They can opt to pacify or subdue monsters in order to spare them instead of killing them. These choices affect the game, with the dialogue, characters, and story changing based on outcomes.

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Last Day In Heaven

This tune rose out of a blend of influences and my knowing that people will talk and advise. The original recording was done in 2016 in demo format with our friend Emily doing background vocals and Lucy on keys, the full Mixed Bab Band unit. This is our most recent edit and remix. Enjoy!
Lyrics:
Find Out For Myself (2016) Edit
1.	Some folks tol’ me baby you’re an eyeful
And I can see that what they said is true
It’s plain to see baby you’re and eyeful
As you can see I’m looking right at you
My Mama tried to tell me, it’s not polite to stare
But I’m gonna do it anyway, and see where it goes from there
Chorus:	Some say love’s a blessing, some say loves a curse
		I got it for you so bad, it ain’t gonna get no worse
		Some people might say one thing, and some folks something else
		But I think I’d like to find out for myself
2.	Rumor has it baby you’re a handful
But I believe that I could handle you
The rumor’s true Baby you’re a handful
I’m thinking ‘bout what both our hands could do
And pardon me baby if you think I’m being bold
But I don’t think we ought to, wait ‘til we got too old
Chorus: (as above)
Bridge:	I’m not gonna take nobody’s word, Or act on what I only heard
		What somebody told somebody, Who told me
3.	Listen to me girl I got a mindful
A big long list of things that we should do
Listen to this baby here’s an earful
Of things that I’d like to say to you
My Mama and Daddy said, when the right one comes along
You’ll know it when you feel it ‘cause it’s coming on so strong
Chorus: (as above)

Find Out For Myself Edited WAV

U-Turn This Truck

The whisper of wind through the autumn leaves,
Gentle, soothing, never deceives
The bloom of flowers in the early spring
New beginnings after winter leaves

But all these things cannot compare
To waking each day and finding you there
To stroking your skin, your silken hair
Seeing you smile as you become aware

The summer brings warmth on endless days
Cupid, romance, lovers at play
The glow of sunset on a tranquil sea
A promise of golden days to be

But all these things cannot compare
To waking each day and finding you there
To stroking your skin, your silken hair
Seeing you smile as you become aware

Become Aware

TIME OF THE DAWN

5 O’Clock is the time of the dawn
Everyone is still sleeping
Packing up a few belongings, my past

There is a journey ahead
A fading town left behind
And I’ll be singing on the road

LA LA LA ….

I feel moved by….

Fire from the core of my soul
Spreading wildly is burning
The soles of my feet

And I ‘m so glad I’m leaving
My hopes are high and reaching
For the new times

Wave goodbye to my sweet little town (I don’t belong)
Everyone is still dreaming
Living under cover of their verandahs

There is a journey ahead
I’ll miss my family and friends
And I’ll be singing on the road

LA LA LA …

I feel moved by . . .

Fire from the core of my soul
Spreading wildly is burning
The soles of my feet

And I ‘m so glad I’m leaving
My hopes are high and reaching
For the new times

Time Out

Time of the Dawn

Man Cold 

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1:
I’m comin’ down with somethin’,
99 ain’t just nothin’.
I don’t think I’m gonna make it,
Whole body’s sore and achin’.

Pre-Chorus:
You say, “It’s nothin’ serious,”
But I’m startin’ to get delirious.

Chorus:
Boil the soup and call my mom,
I’m laid out flat, barely holdin’ on.
You don’t understand,
This is a different kinda rough 
Ain’t no medicine strong enough 
This is full-blown
[pause]
hardcore
[pause]
man cold.
Yeah, it’s a man cold.

Instrumental Hook

Verse 2:
I see you rollin’ your eyes like a hater,
But I’m battlin’ here like a gladiator.
You don’t get how tough it is to breathe,
When I’m all stuffed up and can’t fall asleep

Pre-Chorus:
So don’t say I’m dramatic, ‘cause you don’t know,
I’m sufferin’ here and it’s a quarter to four

Chorus:
Boil the soup and call my mom,
I’m laid out flat, barely holdin’ on.
You don’t understand,
This is a different kinda rough 
Ain’t no medicine strong enough 
This is full-blown
[pause]
hardcore
[pause]
man cold
Yeah, it’s a man cold.
[instrumental solo] 

Bridge:
Oh, the agony, the chills and aches,
Worse than birth is what they say
And just like tha   t, I beat this thang.
Damn, I must be Superman!

Chorus:
Pull out the champaign and call my mom,
I’m back in business and goin’ strong.
I must be Superman,
Fightin’ this kinda pain.
Cause I beat a full-blown
hardcore
man cold.
Yeah, it was a man cold 
I see that eye roll
It was a man cold,
[spoken]
yeah 

[end]

Man Cold

WAR WITHIN
The flowers I sent her are dying on the vine
beams of starlight streakin through the blinds
Memories lying here burnin up my mind
The words to our favorite song beginning to unwind
 I wish for all the things that might have been
As I fight the battles of the war within
(CHORUS): I fight the battles still I lose the war
With twisted emotions nipping at my door

I search for wisdom in things I have learned
And try to shed the ashes from the times that I’ve been burned
I can see storm clouds like shadows on a road
And taste the sorrow of seeds that I have sowed
I find my patience wearing thin as once again I lose the war within

Wild turkey stares me down from my favorite glass
I see colored pictures of a broken past
Memories and madness are just an inch away
As I hit my knees and remember how to pray
Redemption is the payment for wages of our sin
As i try and win the awful war within

(REPEAT CHORUS):

Time of the Dawn

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