とても懐かしい感じがします！i like this sound !!!!!

Nice Blues vibe... like the backup vocals too.

Love this..Really hsrd to put vocals over acoustic guitar without it sounding naff. So respect from me.

O yeah p.s you look my mare Phil i havnt seen it 20+yrs. Do you like of the stuff by Gong?

The voice cuts through, stretches out, fills the space between notes, and keeps the song going admirably. The guitar does its job and more.

Having reached over 1000 subs on SoundCloud we decided to release an album we are both very proud of. We have put all our effort into producing the very best album we could. We have written, performed, mixed and mastered it all on a trusty home studio and we hop you enjoy listening to it as much as we did writing, performing and recording it

Melancholy Blue

I'm Nothing But Trouble For You

Not Lonely When Alone - original version

The 13th EP of "past is the verse"

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https://open.spotify.com/album/1RUDdgyyYJYQa0AZsL6khC

-Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/into-single/1649513242

-Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0BJ6C2VV5

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https://pastverse.bandcamp.com/track/into

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speedbump

(palindrome, on speed)

Wrote this looking for shells on the Ormond-by-the-Sea beach.

Singer of My Life

When the Day Is Done

by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

Lyrics

I've been searching for meaning in the eye of a storm,
Somewhere to shelter that's cosy and warm.
Where candlelight flickers, shadows dance on the walls,
In comfort I'll wish for the end of the war

There's no reason to feel the way that I do,
While I'm working away, I think of home and of you.
My memory slips through the hours of the night,
I wish you were here still holding me tight.

As the wind that is blowing and rattles my door, 
I could have done better, I could have done more. 
When someone beside me held out a hand,
And whispered the words that helped me to stand. 

I noticed a change in my body and mind,
In the quiet of a moment that's so hard to find.
When people like us are so easy to please,
Why do we struggle for one second of peace?

Let loose the shackles and unburden my chains,
Everything changes but still stays the same.
It's driving me crazy, It's breaking my heart,
They can't stop the bullets that tare lives apart.

I've  been searching for meaning in the eye of a storm,
Somewhere to shelter that's cosy and warm.
Where candlelight flickers, shadows dance on the walls,
In comfort I'll wish for the end of the war. 

As the wind that is blowing and rattles my door, 
I could have done better, I could have done more. 
When someone beside me held out a hand,
And whispered the words that helped me to stand. 

I noticed a change in my body and mind,
In the quiet of a moment that's so hard to find.
When people like us are so easy to please,
Why do we struggle for one second of peace?

I've  been searching for meaning in the eye of a storm,
Somewhere to shelter that's cosy and warm.
Where candlelight flickers, shadows dance on the walls,
In comfort I'll wish for the end of the war. 

There's no reason to feel the way that I do,
While I'm working away, I think of home and of you.
My memory slips through the hours of the night,
I wish  you were here still holding me tight.

The Eye of the Storm

The Eye Of The Storm

By Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

Lyrics

I slept on my own,
For ten nights in a row.
My lack of you my darlin',
Felt frozen oh I'll go.
When morning comes a knocking,
I'll catch the South bound train,
Cause destiny said I'd been chosen,
To carry all the blame.

I flipped through the pages,
Of rhythm and of ryme.
I filled in a crossword,
And dreamed to waste some time.
Of streets lined with strangers,
And faded memories. 
All I have these days,
Is the weight that's crushing me.

Oh Sweet Susan Bailey,
How I miss you right now.
The memory of you lingers,
As I rest beneath the sun. 
Of a million different reasons, 
In the promises we made. 
Oh Sweet Susan Bailey,
How I wish that I had preyed

I'm trying to find an answer, 
I'm starting to decay.
I'm sick of all the bullshit, 
And lies I hear you say.
I'm tempted to discover, 
Some truth before I die.
Some say it's wishful thinking, 
But I know I have to try.

To find a deeper meaning, 
In my self if nothing else.
I'd rather be a good man,
With the cards that I've been dealt. 
I'm knee deep in the quicksand, 
I'm scared I might fall.
Lose my grip on this sinking ship, 
If only for one night.

Oh Sweet Susan Bailey,
How I miss you right now.
The memory of you lingers,
As I rest beneath the sun. 
Of a million different reasons, 
In the promises we made. 
Oh Sweet Susan Bailey,
How I wish that you had preyed

As I slip between the cracks, 
In the shadows of the day.
I'll head for calmer waters, 
And ignore the things they say.
I was stood upon the mountain, 
I watched the seasons change.
I cried out for forgiveness, 
But no one ever came, 

Oh I wished that I was with you, 
Through good times and bad,
Remembering the promise, 
Of a love that couldn't last. 
Each breath I took got harder, 
The higher that I climbed. 
I'll keep on moving forwards, 
And leave the best behind. 

Oh Sweet Susan Bailey,
How I miss you right now.
The memory of you lingers,
As I rest beneath the sun. 
Of a million different reasons, 
In the promises we made. 
Oh Sweet Susan Bailey,
How I wish that you had preyed

Sweet Susan Bailey

Go With The Flow

Spring time (Guitar solo)

By Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

Lyrics

I've been waiting for the winds to change, To blow me back to shore.
I've been drifting here for several days, It makes me want her more.
You can see I broke her heart - and I know I let her down,
I was careless in the ways of love. So what do I do now?

Blue as I am I still have faith, I can turn this ship around, before it’s too late
Blue as I am I'll plead my case, before I run aground, before it’s too late

The sun and the moon shone down on me, It gave me time to think.
She's all I want, she's all I need to pull me back from the brink.
Sally said "Don't play that game!", "Your lies tore me apart".
"Why not be true with how you feel?", "Now's a good time to start".
I stood in amazement and nailed to the spot, My heartbeat started to race.
I took in the beauty that stood there before me, As she put me in my place.

Blue as I am I still have faith, I can turn this ship around, before it’s too late
Blue as I am I'll plead my case, before I run aground, before it’s too late

The sun  and the moon shone down on me, it gave  me time to think,
She's all I want, she's  all I need to pull me back from the brink.
Who am I fooling? No one but myself, I have to think this through.
What am I doing? I'm constantly screwing, everything up it's true.
If only the seconds didn't pass like hours and my mouth wasn't so damn dry.
I'd give her the reasons if I had the power, enough so I could try,

Blue as I am I still have faith, I can turn this ship around, before it’s too late
Blue as I am I'll plead my case, before I run aground, before it’s too late

Original Track by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett.

Lyrics...

I'll be the last one to know,
When the lights go out,
I've been living in the dark,
With my fear and doubts,
It doesn't really matter,
What offer you propose
Because every day is wasted,
As I slowly decompose.

We rise and we fall,
Then the rubber hits the road,
We drive overnight,
It's never easy so I'm told
And the song that is playing,
Takes me back to my youth,
At journeys end,
I'll stop and face the truth.

Oh somebody hold me,
I think I've lost it all
Won't somebody ask me,
Was it worth it all
Oh somebody take me
I think I've lost my way
Oh somebody kiss me
And make me live again

With all my days numbered
From the first until last
You'd think I'd had a ball
Well you'd think I'd had a blast
I drank all my tequila
My whisky and wine
To drown out all the noise
And passage of time

As my memories dim
In the cold light of day
I'll politely ask you
If I should have stayed
As I feel the earth shifting
Here beneath my feet
The drummers are marching
To the sound of a different beat

Oh somebody hold me
I think I've lost it all
Won't somebody ask me
Was it worth it all
Oh somebody take me
I think I've lost my way
Oh somebody kiss me
And make me live again

When the lights go out
Remember me
When the lights go out
Remember me
When the lights…

When the Lights go Out

When The Lights Go Out

Here is a collection of varying guitar ostinati merged to create the whole. I hope you enjoy! 

Music, composition, arrangement, production  Pablo
© Retro-Tone 2023

Guiter ostinato

Guitar Ostinato......... in D' minor

Original song by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett.

Lyrics...

Don't take the colour from my dreams,
Don't make me see in black and white,
There's no sense to it,
A love so delicate, 
All of the things.
I think I lost along the way, I must admit it.
In the early morning light, I sometimes feel I miss it.

I shouldn't feel the way I do,
I found a way to rig the game,
And I love you.
Is it any wonder that I can't help myself?
I hold on tightly to the things that make me smile.
Oh if it's wonderful, simply wonderful,
I'd die I'd die I'd die, 
wonderful, simply wonderful
I'd die I'd die, A happy man.
                       
I still have a touch of that fatal charm,
You still have a blush in your cheeks.
been away too long,   
And it feels so wrong
I feeling paranoid,
Wrap me up,. in my dreams.
Restless as I lay here, I need to get some sleep.

I shouldn't feel the way I do,
I found a way to rig the game,
And I love you.
Is it any wonder that I can't help myself?
I hold on tightly to the things that make me smile.
Oh if it's wonderful, simply wonderful,
I'd die I'd die I'd die, 
wonderful, simply wonderful
I'd die I'd die, A happy man...

I'd Die a Happy Man

Additional story here: https://mystictapedeck.com/mythology/the-mountebank/

Guitars, "townie" vocals, timbales, hand drums, drum kit, piano, toy piano, percussion: R Thomas
Guitars, "monty" vocals, melodica, omnichord, ebow, bass, percussion, toy piano, claps and snaps: PS Perkins
Additional guitar snippets: KVN Finch
Spanish guitar outro: Mark Wand

LYRICS:
----------------------------
(townie)
People in this town, they've all seen you hangin' around
They don't like it
They're not buyin' what you're sellin', standing' on your box and yellin'
They don't like it
Their sentiment is strong, and they asked you move along
They don't like it. They really don't like it.

(monty)
People in this town, one by one they sneak around
They seem to like it
They come and they go, they never let the neighbors know
That they like it
They may hide it from the rest, but their coins inside my chest say they like it
Oh, I think they like it. They like it.

(townie)
With your shell games and dice, I ain't tellin' you twice
I don't like it
They're down on their knees while you sell them your disease
I don't like it
With your slug milk and wine, they're just fish on your line
I don't like it I really don't like it.

(monty)
I am just a businessman, I make my living where I can
The way I like it
I am sure you understand, I'm just meeting their demand
And I like it
So there's no need to taunt, I just give them what they want and they like it, 
Oh I think they like it, and I like it

(townie)
They say that you're depraved, that you're sick and can't be saved
We don't like it.
And the medicine you sell isn't making them well
We don't like it.
So just get on down the road, if you'd like, I'll help you load
We don't like it. We really don't like it.

(monty)
My patience wearing thin, I take another one on the chin
Because they like it.
So I guess I'll up and go, take my tack and tents in tow
I don't like it
But your virtue is a clown, so I'll go to the next town
Where they like it. I'll go where they like it.
Where they like it.

The Mountebank

An original song by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett.

Lyrics...

Find a moon lit pool and swim, swim, swim...

'Heading off in a new direction, 
 The way ahead is now clear to me now'.
Swim, swim, swim.
Swim, swim, swim.

I'll take my time till the movement wakes me,
I smile and watch the world pass by,
Swim, swim, swim. 
Swim, swim, swim.   

We are just lost souls
Looking for connection
Trying to find a reason
Trying to find an answer
Looking for a soul mate
Before it is too late
Whisper from the darkness
I cannot seem to hear
A figure in the distance
I cannot seem to see
You are a beautiful soul
That cannot fill the hole

In my heart, I'm searching
For a love that's true and real
But the world keeps on turning
I'm longing for something to heal
I'm reaching out in silence
Hoping you'll understand
That together we can find
A love that is here and grand

The World Keeps Turning

Welcome to our music realm, where creativity thrives and melodies are plentiful. I'm Phil Dutton, a Music Producer, Composer, Musician, and Singer from the UK, and together with my long time song writing partner, Les Corlett, I'm thrilled to have you here.

Our latest album, 'The Puppeteers', is now available on Soundcloud, showcasing our passion and dedication to da music! Working alongside Les, we've crafted tracks we're truly proud of.

From writing to production, we're constantly evolving. Les' lyrics are sharper than ever, and together, we make a formidable songwriting duo. Our music is created at home using Cakewalk on a PC, with me playing all instruments except on a few tracks where Juan Smith lends his talents.

Music is our ultimate joy, and we hope you enjoy listening to our tunes. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more. Thanks for joining us on this musical journey!

My instruments...
Martin 000-15M acoustic guitar
Ibanez AVD9-NT Artwood Vintage acoustic guitar
EASTCOAST TL DELUXE electric guitar
Raimundo 104B classical acoustic
Ibanez Bass guitar
M-Audio 88es USB midi KEYSTATION keyboard
Various key Hohner harmonica's
Tambourine etc etc

Sweet Susan Bailey

Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

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