My first public song on Soundcloud. Started playing about with music software on my computer on Friday, had three songs by Sunday, so I'm a total newb. Thanks in advance for comments and likes. I'll reply often. :) 

© 2016 Rebecca Bardess http://RebeccaBardess.com

All rights reserved.

"Feel The Rhythm" (Demo) - British female vocals

For the freaks, geeks, and uniques who keep believing in dreams even when logic slaps them in the face. A song for people who are putting their hearts into a vision, falling on their arses, getting up and giving it another go. Whether you're trying to be a novelist, but wake up every morning to rejection letters, or are trying to start a business with nothing but a mobile phone, a dream, and a bunch of people telling you to get 'a real job', this one is for you. You crazy people rock my world. x

© 2016 Rebecca Bardess http://RebeccaBardess.com

"Falling Forward" (Demo) By Rebecca Bardess - British Female Vocals

You know that feeling when you get up on stage thinking it's all about you, then realise it isn't? Well, this is what it's really all about. 

One for the word nerds. Poetry and music. 

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The Stage By Rebecca Bardess (British female vocals)

Little comment on the nature of politics, voting, and so forth. 

© 2016 Rebecca Bardess http://rebeccabardess.com 

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Lyrics from this poem:

Democracy's Coming - by Rebecca Bardess
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'You know what I mean?' he asks me, 
And I haven't got a clue, 
But I nod at him politely,
Because that's what people do.

The red light on the TV 
Tells me it is standing by,
As the world spins through the darkness, 
And a million people die.

She spouts inflated dogma 
From the books on books she reads,
And she'll vote the way they tell her.
Propaganda's voice succeeds.

The red light on the TV
Tells me it is standing by,
As the world spins ever onwards,
And the politicians lie.

At a kitchen table supper,
A teenager spouts a view,
And the adults scowl around her,
Because that's what adults do.

The red light on the TV
Tells me it is standing by,
To spin the news for minions,
As a million people cry.

And I wonder, without answer,
What became of sound debate.

And I wonder, without confidence,
If it already is too late
To educate, not indoctrinate,

To open a mind to kindness.
To leave behind our blindness.

To remind us of the timeless
Essence of ourselves.

A cross in a box.

Chads hanging.

Whirring machinery
Of political cunning.

Democracy's coming.

© 2016 Rebecca Bardess http://RebeccaBardess.com 

Democracy's Coming (Demo) - British Vocals

Thanks in advance to everyone who decides to put this on a playlist, share it on social media, comment, or like it. I really appreciate your support in getting my music to other people's ears. The song is about the fact that:

We've never been more connected, but are really connecting? Write an essay in no more than 3,000 wo... only kidding. You can dance to this or contemplate the lyrics. Your choice. 

Lyrics:

Pixelation, fascination, captivation, mind elation...

Glass encases faces and places,
Electrical praises the monitor glazes,
We formulate phrases
The backspace erases
Historical phases in our digital spaces.

We're all caught up in cyberspace infatuation,
And there's no way to see 
The truth behind each declaration.
Digital beats in our analogue hearts
Keeping time as we fall apart.

Omnipresence, effervescence,
Cyberspaced out social mediated presence...

Networks view the things you do
And what you say won't go away.

The microscope reaches into your soul.
Without the hivemind you can't be whole.

We're all caught up in cyberspace infatuation,
And there's no way to see 
The truth behind each declaration.
Digital beats in our analogue hearts
Keep time as humanity falls apart.

© 2016 Rebecca Bardess http://RebeccaBardess.com

Digital Beats in Analogue Hearts (DEMO) (British Female Vocals)

Funky, dancey, Salsaey type summer tune about a guy being a little bit too cool on the dance floor, and a girl being a little bit too hot. 

Groovy Cat By Rebecca Bardess (DEMO - Female British Vocals)

You know when you were friends with someone and you thought you were besties, and then you ended up on different sides politically, and you had to make that decision about whether to stay friends or not? That. Also, if you've ever left any group because you didn't see eye to eye, drifted apart from family or friends, or been through a divorce... this'll also make sense.

©️ 2019 Rebecca Bardess All rights reserved.

Civil War II

Civil War II By Rebecca Bardess

My first SoundCloud escapades are part of a concept multi-media project that involves a number of musical styles. Some conventional. Some a bit more experimental. I'll be posting little slices of it here. Hope you enjoy the journey as much as I am. I'd love to hear from you, so please feel free to comment and let me know how this music touches you. 

About Me 
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English. Weird. Disobedient. Unemployable. I tell stories and help others to tell stories. Singer, Bestselling Author, Indiepreneur. Free as a polymath butterfly. Totally self-unemployed and financially nurtured entirely by the teat of the glorious Interweb.

Podcasts, business advice for artists, etc on my other channel. See links for that. I think the starving musician/writer/artist thing belongs in  previous centuries, so if you're looking to pay the bills without 'selling out' your art, you know where I am. 

Rebecca Bardess

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