Really catchy track. Great melody vocals and lyrics.

Congratulations! Another fine piece of work here!

Certainly true that the era in which this song is set does slip away. However, it's reborn with every wistful pop song. All very nicely done. A bit like the early Eagles.

Retro and catchy with some interesting lyrics. another enjoyable track!

great song, guitar and vocals, reminds me somehow of the Beatles, or of what I know from them (just a few songs)

High Desert

“Dancing in the distance”

おくつきは並びたれどもうつし世に相ひ逢はざりし吾子三人はや
木下利玄 (1886-1925)
出典：『木下利玄全歌集』五島 茂 編　岩波文庫

The graves of three brothers and sisters are side by side. They have never seen each other in this life.
Rigen Kinoshita(1886-1925)
Source: “Complete Collected TANKA(Japanese Short Poem) by Rigen Kinoshita: editing by Shigeru Goto”　Iwanami Shoten Publisher

Art work: RondellMelling via Pixabay

Dancing In The Distance

(KARAOKE) Enigma - Retrun To Innocence

Eloge sensuel de la rousseur (Damga/La Gazelle)

Retro pop, '70s feel. Mainly my lyrics with some rearranging by Simon, who did the music and vocals. Copyright 2024 Jay Rich and Simon Procter. Lyrics below:

                     El Dorado

V1:

Golden love and golden days
Guess we had complacent ways
Thought that they were set in stone
Till we ended up all alone

V2:

The tower fell, foundations split
Still can't say what to make of it:
That special deal we can't get back
And every day I feel the lack

Ch1:

We just couldn't keep our El Dorado
So we let it slowly slip away
That sun-kissed, endless lush estado (state)
That never saw a dismal day

V3:

Somehow reality just crept in
It pained us so and it felt like sin
Although it cuts me up inside
I'll take it all in my stride

V4:

Is it the same when you hear my name
Or are you playing another fleeting game
Am I a stranger now your life has changed
And our past has been rearranged

Ch2:

We didn't maintain our El Dorado
And we let it slowly slip away
We let it slide into pasado (the past)
Now all I see is a cloudy day

Bridge:

I'm drinking to our El Dorado
Its memory forever shining bright 
It never was ill-favoured maldonado (unlucky)
While lighting up the deepest shades of night

*****Break*****

Ch3: (Ch1 repeated twice)

We just couldn't keep our El Dorado
So we let it slowly slip away
That sun-kissed, endless lush estado (state)
That never saw a dismal day



El Dorado (Simon Procter music/vocals)

Available on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/13cx2mxMJjgDzlWu7oIMve

Other streaming platforms:
https://emubands.ffm.to/journeyfaraway

Journey Far Away

Stop N Go

https://www.discogs.com/artist/608928-%D0%AE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2

"Analogue Angels" (Dedicated to Yuri Morozov)

Who We Are

A Deeper Joy

¡¡ Warning: very old track with very LO-FI sound !!

A tribute to the heavy origins I wrote on July 1994: two alternating riffs and a 3rd theme for a rest; little by little encouraging voice and of course, distortion on rhythmic and solo guitars.

Tributo al jevi original que escribí en julio de 1994: dos riffs alternados y un 3er motivo para ir descansando, voz que poco a poco se va encendiendo, y claro, distorsión en rítmica y solista.

Lyrics/Letra:

Casi he olvidado el tiempo
 en que podía decirte que no.

He tirado mi cigarro a la noche
y no quiere apagarse,
para seguirla viendo desnuda
a la luz de la calle.

Si hay sí,
pero ni la piscina,
ni los tragos de Passport,
pudieron apagar...
...mi cuerpo, su cuerpo, ¡qué locura! (bis)

Casi he olvidado el tiempo
en que podía decirte que no.

Y ahora vuelvo a estar atrapado
de lo que pude escapar,
ahora vuelvo a ser esclavo
de lo que pude olvidar...
...de ti, de tu cuerpo, nena, ¡qué locura! (bis)

Cuando podía decirte que no (Si hay sí)

Hi all, I'm a multi-genre, diversely-themed very prolific hobbyist lyricist who writes virtually with a variety of composer-singers and sometimes solo. Header pics courtesy of Wavebreakmedia and Pvproductions. Also benart75 and Vecteezy.com

All 40 listed hugely varied songs are copyrighted by myself, Jay Rich, and various co-writers, 2007-2024. There are also a number of concept video links in the describe your track section, plus many more songs unposted due to SC's free page limitations. I also have a truly massive backlog of lyrics constantly being added to, with influences too many to list. This being so, feel free to hit me up for collaborations (I write both to and without music) but be aware I only write for fun and challenge; I'm no industry wannabe and never plan to be.

Finally, please do not 'follow' me if you can't be bothered listening to any of my songs. It won't be reciprocated and I will block you. The prima donnas here are tedious and you know who you are. Ditto the bots that 'like' a track the instant it's uploaded. Soundcloud, you need to do a better clean-up job here, please take note... Overall though thanks for a very useful and generally friendly platform.👍

El Dorado (Simon Procter music/vocals)

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