Songs from the Afterlife

This is from my two CD set "Songs from the Flipside" available on Amazon or CDbaby.  Just some fun tracks I've written while working on my documentary "Hacking the Afterlife" on Gaia, or on the book "Architecture of the Afterlife."  I like the groove

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Dancing on the Flipside

This song was inspired by a dream my wife had about our pal Luana Anders. During the dream my wife said "How can you be here, you died 20 years ago!" Luana replied "Think of 11:11. We meet at the decimals."  The idea being they have to slow down to chat with us on our side of the fence, we need to be asleep, in trance, meditating, hypnosis, mediumship to access them.  Improvised tune.

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Eleven Eleven

I wrote this as I was infuriated by what was happening on the borders of the country. It's the poem by Emma Lazarus set to music - but my emotions overcame me a number of times singing her poem.  This is from the CD songs from the flipside available on Amazon or CD baby.  I like the groove as well - the idea of the speeding up score was to make it feel like a drone was flying up and over the city of Manhattan with millions of people going about their lives.

Songs from the Flipside

Mother of Exiles - Statue of Liberty

I once got to sing this song with Don Everly.  It's a song about the Flipside and should be on a CD about the afterlife.  This track is from the "Songs of the Afterlife" CD by yours truly on Amazon and CD baby.  Song was written by Bob Dylan, I paid through CD baby a standard license fee to use the tune.

Knocking on Heaven's Door

I wrote this song in 1976, the day I got a telegram that my grandfather had died. I was in Rome, going to school and had been to visit his home town and sent him a postcard from his relatives in Pelos Di Cadore. It was on his bedstand when he passed. So I can't help but think of him when I play this - and the day my father first heard it and tears were streaming down his cheeks.  Sweet. For those who have lost a grandparent.

Grandpa Died Yesterday

The most famous soliloquy of all time - if you put it to music easier to remember. Anyways that was my excuse. Still it's a song about the flipside, or choosing to go there early.  Song by Will S.

To Be Or Not

This is the main track from the documentary film "Hacking the Afterlife" on Gaia.  It's the opening to our podcast "HackingTheAfterlife.com" or on many of the tracks at MartiniZone.com

It's become the theme of my films, both in "Flipside," "Talking to the Afterlife" and "Hacking the Afterlife" - all available on Gaia.  It's a BMI track, but enjoy.

Songs from the Afterlife

Richard MartiniZone