When We Were Kings – 2018

One of my favorite paintings in the world of Irish art is entitled “King O’Toole” by Sean Keating, painted in 1930. At that time, Keating maintained a small studio in Wicklow, outside of Enniskerry. At some point in the late 1920s, he befriended a local shepherd, Joe O’Toole, who stopped by to see him when en-route to sell his sheep at the mart in Enniskerry. (Keating depicted him three times that I know of: in this painting, in another called “Holy Joe in the Mountains” and in a pencil portrait.) The story attached to Joe is what inspired this piece and the March version of it goes by the same name. Allegedly, Joe descended from the famous O’Toole clan who were once local chieftains-back in the 1500s. Their lands were confiscated by the ancestors of the owners of the famous Powerscourt House and Estate at that time. Joe O’Toole was regularly moved into action by this ancient injustice and after selling his sheep he would “fortify himself” at the local pub. Then, he would march down the avenue leading up to Powerscourt House in a fit of pique, all the while “f’in and blind’in” (as the Irish say) Lord Powerscourt and his family, and “urging them” in no uncertain terms to cease and desist their usurpation of his ancestral lands.
As Lord Powerscourt was also the local magistrate, Joe would be carted off to jail for a couple of days, fined a nominal amount and sent back to the hills. The story had many repeat performances as Joe rekindled his emo- tions and responses at every mart he attended in Enniskerry! The Waltz is meant to depict his somewhat sedate, melancholic image in the painting; the March, (# 4 in the March section) his trip down the avenue. (Every King deserves a March!)

WHO DO WE SAY WE ARE?

When We Were Kings (Waltz/March)

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Sweet dreams and tangerines
Butterflies in fields of green
Pray the lord your soul to keep
Close your eyes drift off to sleep

Angels watching from the sky
You are the apple of my eye
I'm singing you this lullaby
It's time to rest your gentle eyes

	May all the love that you could ever know
	Follow you wherever you may go
	And may your heart always see things clear
	This is what I wish for you my dear

All good things will come in time
Birthday cakes and valentines
Your tiny hand in mine
There'll be time enough for you to fly

	May all the love that you could ever know
	Follow you wherever you may go
	And may your wildest dreams always come true
	This is everything I wish for you.

Sweet dreams and tangerines
Butterflies in fields of green
You can become what you believe
Close your eyes drift off to sleep

Sweet Dreams and Tangerines (Song Sketch)

Amaj7  A6/9  A9  
You know you broke my heart
down here in the dark
And you left your mark
A6/9
Inside of me

They don't make a pill
this hole will never fill
the years together spill
away from me

D9         A/E         F/E
It's not enough to say
A6/9
I'm Sorry
No matter how you say
I'm Sorry
I Can't make you stay

I split the morning mist
Emotional Scientist
Try to make this puzzle fit
In my mind

It's not enough to say
I'm Sorry
No matter how you say
I'm Sorry
I Can't make you stay

Bridge
F/E                 G/E
Maybe this is all a dream
You're in bed right next to me
No need for apologies
A/E
apologies



You can break my heart
down here in the dark
You can leave your mark
Inside of me

It's not enough to say
I'm Sorry
No matter how you say
I'm Sorry
I can't make you stay
I'm Sorry
No matter what I say
I can't make you stay
I want you to stay




It's Not Enough To Say I'm Sorry (Song Sketch)

a huge 6hr tribute to one of the most talented soul physicians of the modern era: D'Angelo. 

originally aired on 08/12 via Blue In Green radio >>> www.blueingreenradio.com.

tracklist:

01. d'angelo - brown sugar platinum party invitation (feat. ursula rucker)
02. d'angelo - joe texan (voodoo outtake)
03. d'angelo - me & those dreamin' eyes of mine (jay dee remix)
04. d'angelo - left & right (promo version) (feat. redman & method man)
05. d'angelo - girl you need a change of mind
06. d'angelo - i found my smile again (alternate version)
07. d'angelo - superman lover (voodoo outtake)
08. b.b. king & d'angelo - ain't nobody home
09. d'angelo - can't hide love (live @ the jazz cafe, london) (1995)
10. d'angelo - 1000 deaths (demo version)
11. d'angelo, femi kuti + macy gray featuring roy hargrove, nile rodgers, the soultronics + positive force - intro - water no get enemy
12. d'angelo, femi kuti + macy gray featuring roy hargrove, nile rodgers, the soultronics + positive force - water no get enemy
13. d'angelo & marlon c. - talk shit 2 ya
14. raphael saadiq - be here (feat. d'angelo)
15. slum village - tell me (feat. d'angelo)
16. d'angelo - she's always in my hair
17. d'angelo - jay dee marvine (voodoo outtake)
18. d'angelo - pete rock beat (voodoo outtake)
19. the rh factor - bullshit (feat. dangelo)
20. d'angelo - really love (demo version)
21. d'angelo - radio advertisement
22. d'angelo - brown sugar (incognito molasses mix)
23. d'angelo - encore (live @ the jazz cafe, london) (1995)
24. common - geto heaven part two (feat. d'angelo)
25. azur - so cold (unreleased)
26. faith evans - you used to love me (ali mix)
27. brandy - baby (uptown remix)
28. gza - cold world (rza mix) (feat. inspectah deck & d'angelo)
29. janet jackson - got 'til it's gone (ummah's uptown saturday night mix)
30. mary j. blige - everyday (feat. d'angelo & angie stone)
31. twice - sparkle
32. the roots - the hypnotic (feat. d'angelo)
33. lauryn hill - nothing even matters (feat. d'angelo)
34. erykah badu & d'angelo - your precious love
35. d'angelo - spanish joint (acoustic)
36. b.m.u. (black men united) - u will know (extended version)
37. j dilla - so far to go (feat. common & d'angelo)
38. q-tip - believe (feat. d'angelo)
39. boys choir of harlem - overjoyed (feat. d'angelo)
40. common - cold blooded
41. the roots - the 'notic (feat. d'angelo & erykah badu)
42. d'angelo - ex to the next (voodoo outtake)
43. method man - break ups 2 make ups (feat. d'angelo)
44. the roots - break you off (original 2002 version) (feat. d'angelo)
45. d'angelo - hard to earn (voodoo outtake)
46. david sanborn & friends featuring d'angelo - use me (live @ united studios, new york) (1998)
47. d'angelo & questlove (as 'brothers in arms') - tell me if you still care (live @ brooklyn bowl) (2013)
48. d'angelo - fair but so uncool (voodoo outtake)
49. the roots - the spark
50. d'angelo - soliloquay of chaos (voodoo outtake)
51. d'angelo - black hole sun (unreleased demo)
52. d'angelo - playa playa (promo version)
53. d'angelo - go back 2 the thing (voodoo outtake)
54. d'angelo & tony rich - stevie wonder tribute (live @ the grammys) (1996)
55. d'angelo & the soultronics - fall in love (live @ voodoo tour, los angeles) (2000)
56. d'angelo - everybody loves the sunshine (voodoo outtake)
57. mary j. blige - paradise (unreleased)
58. d'angelo - paradise (unreleased instrumental)
59. d'angelo - heaven must be like this (live @ the jazz cafe, london) (1995)
60. d'angelo - soul mate (acoustic) (behind the scenes @ gq photo shoot) (2013)
61. d'angelo & eric clapton - i've been trying (live @ rock n' roll hall of fame induction of curtis mayfield) (1999)
62. the rh factor - i'll stay (feat. d'angelo)
63. vertical hold - pray
64. d'angelo - sometimes it snows in april (live @ jimmy fallon) (feat. princess) (2016)
65. d'angelo - africa (acoustic).

CONFESSIONS OF A CURLY MIND - Episode_014: D'Angelo

K7103 DJ Mix

Blooming Golden

E    G    A   E
D/E   A/E  E

E          
I feel the vibrations
G
of every living thing
A
I finally I understand it all
E
I didn't understand a thing

I taste the music in my mouth
Like cotton candy purple clouds
A trillion atoms move about
I can really dig them now

D/E   A/E
I'm alive
E
For the first time

There is no future, is no past
I'm moving through the looking glass
It all makes sense and sings to me
I'm the one that I should  be

I can fly above the trees
Everything my mind can see
Is perfect and is meant to be
It's all one great big groovy scene

I'm alive
For the first time

G                                                                                                  A
I'm turning on and dropping out and tuning in, take a trip with me
G                                                                           B           D      E
Everybody follow,  I'll show just how easy it can be
 
E   G    A   E

I connect to everything
The colors all begin to sing
Yellow sings a happy song
Red and Blue both sing along 

I am never coming down
The crystals shining in the sound
I watch them shatter on the ground
I am lost and I am found

I'm alive
For the first time

G     A

I'm Alive For The First Time (Song Sketch)

All songs written by Annika Bennett, produced by Julian Dente and Annika Bennett, mixed by Jeff Sojka, mastered by Alex Dobbert

Lyrics:
oh, what a day in this perfect july
on the back of your bike with my arms open wide
cutting through all the cars to your house for some hours alone

cut to the comedown, we’re kissing goodnight
and i get in my car and it’s still and it’s quiet
so i call and we talk til you’re tired and i let you go
and all i know is...

i wanna live in your world all the time
i wanna live in your world instead of mine
take me in and even if this happiness is borrowed
it’s alright if i know i’ll be seeing you tomorrow

i wanna live in your world in the light
i wanna deal with your hurt instead of mine
when you go and i’m alone, the clouds are gonna follow
but it’s alright if i know i’ll be seeing you tomorrow

life of the party, kicked out of the club
hitched a ride to la, dyed your hair in the tub
i love all your stories, just hate that i wasn’t there

and i know i’m changing the subject when you wanna hear
about the nights i stay in, how it’s been a bad year
full of real shit i don’t wanna deal with and don’t need to share
i know you care, but...

i wanna live in your world all the time
i wanna live in your world instead of mine
take me in and even if this happiness is borrowed
it’s alright if i know i’ll be seeing you tomorrow

i wanna live in your world in the light
i wanna deal with your hurt instead of mine
when you go and i’m alone, the clouds are gonna follow
but it’s alright if i know i’ll be seeing you tomorrow

tomorrow
what do you wanna do tomorrow
where do you wanna go, i’ll follow

i wanna live in your world
i wanna live in your world
i wanna live in your world all the time

Your World

This is where I post my songs just after I write them.   Recorded on my phone.  Many are done! (I think?)

Rick writes songs that are insightful and haunting with a laid back and soulful feel.

Rick has an broad music sensibility that draws from Folk, Jazz, Rock and the New Orleans sound.  He incorporates all of these elements into an honest and straightforward expression of extraordinary songwriting that is not over crafted.  He has a warm and almost conversational delivery that can be both intimate and stark, sometimes in the same song.

Decades as a Jazz Drummer, a stint studying composition at Berklee, and playing drums in an alternative band in the 90's are unlikely preparation for life-long musician Rick Vines in his latest incarnation as a singer/songwriter.  But it seems to be working.

It's Not Enough To Say I'm Sorry (Song Sketch)

Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

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