The Latest songs from some fantastic Artist's/Bands and a few of my own,

Playlist 089

Some great songs from some Fantastic Artist's/Bands and a few of my own.

AB Playlist 092 Part 1

Collection of some of my Original tunes from now and the past 3-5 years or so. :D

Riff'n Originals

Collection of a MiXeD BlenD of Instrumentals.

Instrumental Originals

Riff Favorite Solo SongShots

THE RUSH
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2021

THE RUSH

I know your tired - but hey dude I am too –I'm  tired of trying to resurrect – the good in you
The good in me – has taken a back seat – and I just watch you flounder around – wondering when you'll come around 
And you walk – down this lonely road – trying to find a place you can stand still find a place you can call your home 
The real in us – We watch it dissipate – and as our life is fading away we find peace in our solitude 
But hey we’ll keep on moving with thoughts that are soothing In hopes it will get us through our day…
There’s something I been meaning to say!
Why’d the fuck you let her get away
Could’ve saved yourself from all this god damn pain
So much disease can’t figure out the strain – I'd like to hold you down and rub away the stain
2nd verse
I know your tired – But Hey dude I am too – I'm tired of trying to have your back – when you never pull through
The good in me – has taken a back seat –And I know your about to erupt – when did your soul become so corrupt
And you walk – down this lonely road – trying to find a place you could stand still find a place you can call your home – 
The good in us – we’re sick of all these games – but it’s something we’ve grown so used to there won’t be any breakthroughs 
hey we’ll keep on moving with thoughts that are soothing In hopes it will get us through our day…
There’s something I been meaning to say!
Why’d the fuck you let her walk away
Could’ve saved yourself from all this god damn pain
So much disease can’t figure out the strain – I'd like to hold you down and rub away that stain
I’m so fucking tired – but hey dude so are you – I'm tired of trying to find the words – when they all cut through - yeah!!!!

The Stain.....

“Just a Boy” is a haunting indie-blues track by Three Photons, crafted in response to a tragic local event. With raw vocals, analog warmth, and soulful instrumentation—including Jeff Roberts on bass and Andrew Borderick on B3 organ—the song captures the ache of senseless loss and the fragility of youth. Mixed with precision and emotional care, it stands as a sonic memorial: intimate, reflective, and deeply human.

A big thank you to Jeff Roberts and Andrew Borderick for playing on....."Just a Boy".

This sad and devastating local story has been on my mind for a long time.... I'm reminded about this tragedy nearly everyday as I run along the Mississippi Blvd and see the memorial. 

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Just A Boy
Written by TJG August-September, 2021


Thank you to Jeff Roberts (@jeff_roberts)for his catchy bass guitar work!
Thank you to Andrew Borderick (@andrew-borderick)for the fantastic B3! 
Thanks to Rene (@para-lia) for feedback on an early draft - always appreciate that. 

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Mix 1: September 23, 2021
Mix 2: November 9, 2021
Thanks to Eddie Cilettie for departing some of his wisdom about mixing ;-)

Verse 1
You move like a summer breeze
There's whistling in the trees
You're always on my mind
You were just a boy
Don't leave me alone

Refrain 1 - instrumental and hum

Verse 2
You know I hate Christmas Eve
It brings me to my knees 
You're always on my mind
You were just a boy
You were just a boy

Refrain
How they took your life
What a senseless crime

Verse 3
You said you were going for a ride
But I didn't say goodbye
You're always on my mind
Don't leave me alone!

Refrain
Well they took your life 
by surprise
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime

Verse4
And After all this time
I can't heal
and baby sometimes I can't feel....

Refrain
Yeah they took your life
Yeah they took your life
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime
How they took your life
How they took your life
Such a senseless crime
Such a senseless crime
How they took your life

outro
You move like the summer breeze
and I hear you whistling in the trees....

Just a boy (ft. Jeff Roberts and Andrew Borderick)

Living a life that I can't contain
I guess it's all my fault
Run through the wild with the scars I keep
They remind me of where I'm from
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Oh, numb my mind / I've lost my sight
So come at night / And taste a bite
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Scratch away from the skin
You said you wanted to go again
Well now it's time to sink or swim
Oh, my words are running thin
In a river full of lies
Yeah, the truth comes out in time
By that time, I hope your wise
Until then, you're running blind
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Reaching for things that I can't hold onto
I'm losing all my grip
Sailing the sea on half a plank
I'm on a sinking ship
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Oh, let me in / Inside your mind
You're still right here / You've lost the fight
So give right in / Oh, sink or swim
You have no choice / Oh, in the end
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*cheesy drum roll i made on fl studio*
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Scratch away from the skin
You said you wanted to go again
Well now it's time to sink or swim
Oh, my words are running thin
In a river full of lies
Yeah, the truth comes out in time
By that time, I hope your wise
Until then, you're running blind

Sink or Swim

Blackout nights in my car numbing the pain
Still cannot drink away my mind from me
Strayed lines, distancing, put me in my place
Remnants, a distant voice, screaming at me
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Pour it out from the start and mend a broken heart
From the liars and the fools you betrayed
See it all from the lens, the vision fades again
From the higher serotonin thugs at play
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Blackout nights in my car numbing the pain
Still cannot drink away my mind from me
Strayed lines, distancing, put me in my place
Remnants, a distant voice, screaming at me
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My vision was dim but the stakes were high
And I wasn't fit for this kind of life
For this kind of life, well the streams run dry
And the water that ran, well it turned to ice (x2)
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Cauterize from the end, the broken heart won't mend
From the liar and the fool you've become
Cuttin' ties like you said, a twist of fate ahead
From the karma coming back to hunt you down
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Blackout nights in my car numbing the pain
Still cannot drink away my mind from me
Strayed lines, distancing, put me in my place
Remnants, a distant voice, screaming at me

Blackout Nights

Intuitive Blues Blasting with the Fender Squier Toronado Paranormal Electric Double-Bucker to a roasted, slow-cooked Bit Crushed Drum Loop.

Sunny Beaches All Around

Blaster Master ©

Blaster Master © - ElectrOriginal Blues

Created Backing Tracking and then accompanied intuitively on my Toronado Paranormal Electric Double-Bucker and mixed it all up. Sometimes, nothing like like a little warm Fire on a Chilly Day to chase your Blues away. ;-)

Sunny Beaches Abound

Tiny Flame Throwin' Blues ©

Tiny FlameThrowin' Blues ©

Peter Wheeler: Lyrics - Music - Vocals
Johnny Vienneau: Bass - Guitar - Drums - Vocal Coach
Produced by Peter Wheeler & Johnny Vienneau

See the video for this song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdHLMCKSArg

Recorded at Rawkin' J Production Studio - Montreal

In 2021 there were 2,755 billionaires in the world. They are guilty of committing ECOCIDE - yet they continue to choose profit over battling climate change.

Billionaires are the leading cause of climate change. More than 70% of global emissions come from just 100 companies as stated by the Carbon Majors Report.

Amazon alone emitted 61 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2020 - the equivalent of 16 coal-burning power plants running for a year.

Some of America’s most prominent companies, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Disney are backing business and lobbying groups that are fighting landmark climate legislation despite their promises to combat the climate crisis.

Time is running short - THERE IS NO PLANET B


                             Billionaires Are Destroying The Planet

Billionaires are destroying the planet
just so they can make a profit
pollution is killing Dear Mother Nature
melting - wiping out all our glaciers.

CHORUS
Greta Greta Greta U Da Man
you're the woman with a plan
Greta Greta Greta U Da Man
you're the woman with a plan.

Heat waves are killing more and more people
we keep on burning more and more diesel
you don't have to be a rocket scientist
to know why fires destroy our forests.
Politicians are climate change deniers
in the meantime, our homes are on fire
the air we breathe smell like hell
thanks to the coal and oil cartels.

CHORUS

MONOLOGUE

Rising sea levels from China to California
causing devastation - Hallelujah
writings on the wall with plastic in our seas
welcome to the world of climate refugees.
Every year when it's hurricane season
the rains and floods are beyond reason
subways flooding thanks to carbon emissions
now our planet is in remission!

Billionaires are destroying the planet
Billionaires are destroying the planet

So start listening to the children
and heed the words of Mr. Bob Dylan
or it's a "Hard Reigns Gonna Fall"
your need for greed will be our downfall.

CHORUS

Billionaires are destroying the planet
Billionaires are destroying the planet

28/10/2021

Billionaires Are Destroying The Planet

What Do You See (Background Flashmania track)
Vocals: from www.Ghosthack.de
Paploviante Bass, Mix, Artwork and Mastering
Flashmania track:
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/flashmania-paploviante

What Do You See / Paploviante

Halfway Between Here and New Orleans © 
Original - Riff Beach ( RiffWerx - 2016 )
Lady Luck…..
Well, she left me out in Reno
Just one more throw
Before the red-eye home
You know I just wanna’ hop a streetcar
Or, maybe, take a shiny limousine
I’m so tired of being crammed into airplanes
That kinda’ travel just leaves me feeling mean
(Chorus)
Well, there’s sure something in living sunrise to sunset…..
But, I’m not sure exactly what it means?
And, just some thoughts on my way back to you
Halfway - between here - and New Orleans
Remember that time down on Decatur
Or, when we first met on Magazine?
We knew that sooner  - or - later
We’d end up halfway between here….
…..and New Orleans
And somewhere over the Mighty Mississippi
You know you’re right there in all my dreams
All the time we’ll spend together
Halfway between Here…. and ….. New Orleans

Sunny Beaches

Halfway Between Here and New Orleans 

Halfway Between Here And New Orleans © - Original

Originally written, composed in 2012. Revised, Re-Recorded and ReMiXed in 2017!  :D
🙌   🍇  Chances © Revisited - Original 🍇  🙌
Riff Beach (Riff Werx ® 2017 - Revised)

All the chances that we’re given
And the choices that we make
What do we deliver?
To offset all we take?

Chorus
For, our wishes, they’re delicious
Our intentions……..so divine
Remember what we choose…..
and, Leave…..the rest behind

The calm we crave to capture
Often leads to Great Escapes
Will the vineyards of our mind……
…..Give us sweet or sour grapes?

Bridge
Are we searching for a purpose?
Perhaps……a place of Peace? 
Are we holding on too closely?
Or, is it distance that we seek?

< Instrumental, Repeat Verse 1, Chorus and Out >

Chances © Revisited (2017)

🙌   🍇  Chances © Revisited - Original 🍇  🙌

Surf Boogie with the Fender Charvel and Mustang I V2 Amp, G-Tuned RotorHarp, BitCrushed Drums and a little extra 'stuff' thrown in to Brew up some Saturday Self-Party Musical Meandering and Rockin' ! ;-)

As always, Thanks for anyone making time to listen and/or comment. Most assuredly and genuinely appreciated!  :D

RiffWerx

Stirred And Shaken ©

Stirred And Shaken © - Original Instrumental - 2017

Added the Fender Charvel to a Fabulous Music Composition from my Good Friend, Bravei Brasil, and provided a bit of my own ReMix! Hopefully, My Good Friend and Brazilian Buddy, Bravei, will appreciate and enjoy, as well? This is an Explosivio Surprise for him! ;-) Kudo's, Bravei!!! Cheers!

Explosivio ReMix © 2017

Explosivio ReMix © - Brasil-Beach Collab

Level Of Focus World Of Dreams

Newly re-minted Version of this Tune features updated 'Bitcrushed' Logic Pro X Drums. Played Guitar(s) and added my Vocals and mixed it all up again. As always, Genuine Thanks for listening and/or commenting. Most appreciated! :D
Something About the Nighttime ©  - ROCK Version
Riff Beach Original
RiffWerx - 2017
There’s Something about the Nighttime
Something ‘bout The Night
Sometimes it just seems like The Right Time
It just feels so Right
Don’t lose your grip on The Day
Don’t lose your Inner Light
And, Don’t Let it Get Away
Keep it Shining Bright
(Chorus)
There’s Something about The Nighttime
There’s Something about The Night
Sometimes, it just seems (feels) like The Right Time
It just feels so Right
(Just feels so Right)
Bridge (Slow Transition - Key Change)
Passing Slowly
Passing Fast
Grab on Tightly
Before……The Future’s Past
(Last Verse)
In those Morning Hours of Reflective Thought
As the Sun rises slowly in The East
Well, those times, they just can’t be Bought
In which Wonders never seem to Cease
(Repeat Chorus and Out)

Something About The Nighttime © - Rock Version

Something About The Nighttime ©

All Things Under The Sun © (Original) - Music, Lyrics, Production - Riff Beach
RiffWerx - Riff Beach - 2017 - <Spoken Word>
Please…Hear Our Plea
Or, Hear Our Sigh…..
It’s out there in the Wind
Blowin’ around on High
And, Guide us to Real Power
…..on this Planet
Love…..and…..Peace  
Now……and Forever
Chorus
(‘Cuz, My, Oh, My……)
Oh, just what have we Done? 
Or, (rather) Un-Done?
To All Things Under The Sun
[(All Things) Under The Sun? …..Oh, Yeah!
We gotta’ make it better. Better for me, and better for you…..
and better for All Things Under The Sun)]
And, sometimes, you know
When we’re all so Tired 
……Tired of Waiting
But, We Know a Change is Comin’
And, you know, sometimes, if we really listen….
I mean really listen?
Perhaps, we can feel it?
And, maybe, this Feeling?
Will bring Healing?
For The Human Race……
And, maybe, help make this a better place !
Bridge
Right Here…….
Right Now….. Better
Because, you know we can make it…..
So much Better 
Better……Oh, Yeah!
Make Our World
So much Brighter
Lessen our Load……
Yeah, and make it so much Lighter !

All Things Under The Sun ©

All Things Under The Sun © - AcoustaTronic Spoken Word

Writer - Unknown. Music, Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals, Production - Riff Beach. In Loving Memory of My Dad with Love to Mom and All of Us who have lost those so very close. May The Circle of Life continue and may we all be reunited one day. For Believers, Non-Believers and/or  however or whatever you believe. May Peace, Calm and Comfort find you and somehow help ease the sting of loss. Blessings!

You Never Said Goodbye
Writer - Unknown
Music, Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals, Production - Riff Beach 
RiffWerx - 2017
You never said, "I'm Leaving"
You never said, "Goodbye”
You were gone before we knew it.......
And only God knows Why
(Chorus 1)
A million times I needed You
A million times I cried
If love alone could have saved You
You (know you) never would have Died
(Bridge)
In Life, I loved you Dearly
In Death, I love You Still
In My Heart, I hold a Place
That only You can Fill
(Chorus 2)
It broke My Heart to lose You
But, You didn't go Alone
As part of Me went with You
The Day God took you Home

You Never Said Goodbye

You Never Said Goodbye - AcoustaTronic Tribute

Edited a short sweet Apple Logic Pro X Acoustic Loop to build upon in creating and recording my own Original AcoustaTronic adds, guitars, and instruments' to shape this Original track - AcoustaTronic Sunrise © - Instrumental SongShot. Stacked multiple self-performed tracks and bass line with my Stratocaster, and then played back an acoustic-electric lead with my treasured Alvarez Artist Series AF77E Custom acoustic. Love, love, love the tones and textures the AA AF77 generates.....a most special instrument - unplugged or recorded direct in with a DI box that sounds as tone-a-liscious as any microphone. Hope this one's enjoyed? 
 Logic Pro X and MainStage 3 software license agreement Usage Rights:
The Apple Software may contain sample content including but not limited to artwork, audio files, audio loops, built-in sound files, graphics, images, impulse responses, photographs, samples, sound sets, sound settings, video files, or similar assets (“Sample Content”). This Sample Content is proprietary to Apple and/or its licensors, and is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, including but not limited to copyright. Except as otherwise provided, all Sample Content included in the Apple Software may be used on a royalty-free basis to create your own original soundtracks for your film, video, and audio projects. You may broadcast and/or distribute your own soundtracks that were created using the Sample Content; however, individual Sample Content assets may not be commercially or otherwise distributed on a standalone basis, nor may they be repackaged in whole or in part as audio samples, clipart, music beds, sound effects, sound files, sound libraries, stock animation, or similar assets. Published Date: Jan 18, 2017

More Sunny Beaches

The tones and textures of my Alvarez Artist Series African Mahogany Folk Acoustic Electro painting what lies ahead on a beautiful ending to one of those treasured glorious Summer Days here at The Beach. Close your Eyes, Relax, and Enjoy....Let it All Slowly Fade Away! ;-)

Origin unknown, but likely dates back to late 1700's - early 1800's. Covered by too many to name. Minor lyrical revision. Previously posted a different take of this Trad Classic on SoundCloud awhile back. This version presented in an early Sunday Morning frame of mind.
Wayfarin' Stranger - Slowly Wandering 
(Trad, Adapted)
I am a poor wayfaring stranger, traveling through     
.......... this world of woe 
But, there's no sickness, toil, nor danger  in that bright land, 
to which I go 
Chorus:
I'm going there to see my Father 
And, all my loved ones, who’ve gone on 
 I'm just going over Jordan, I'm only go-in'
.....going home
Though dark clouds, they gather round me 
 ......and my way is rough and steep 
Beauteous fields arise before me....... 
Where God's redeemed, their vigils keep
I’m goin' back to see my Mother
I’m goin' there, no more to roam
I’m only go-in'....going over Jordan 
I’m just going .......Go-ing Home 
So, join me, Sister and Brother
I’m just go-in' .......Go-ing Home

Bright, Sunny Beaches

Wayfarin' Stranger - Slowly Wandering

AcoustaTronic Songshot - Contemporaneous Acoustic Guitar Looping with my Taylor Mahogany GS Mini.

No Place Like Home.....
Created with Alvarez Artist Series Acoustic. Featuring Ernie Ball Earthwood Silk & Steel Soft Strings. Love the sound and feel of these strings on this wonderful Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric. Original Lyrics, Music Composition, Guitars, and Production by Riff Beach. Tapped out African Drums on drum pad.
Rather Be Back Home Again ©
Riff Beach - Original (RiffWerx -2019)
Thinkin’ about some of the places that I’ve been
New York, Paris, Berlin, and Rome
Still, I’d rather be in your arms again
I just wanna’ be Back Home
Yet, here I am……out on my own
Sometimes, feeling mighty and strong
And other times, tired….and all alone
Yet, I just keep on sailing right along
(Chorus) 
Oh, Yeah, but here I am again…….
Though, you’re out-standing on your own
(Left) Thinking of how things might have been
(When) all I wanna’ be is Back Home
Seen the rising and setting of the Sun
I swam upon The Seven Seas
Held it together and came undone
You know this heart is hard to please
(Post-Chorus)
Oh, Yeah, but here I am again
Though, you’re out-standing on your own
Thinking of how things could have been
But, all I wanna’ be is Back Home

Created an arrangement in the Key of G with the Beachin' Riff'ers, devised a Bitcrushed Drum track, and added a little bitta' Resonator-Slidin'. Then, played along with my Breedlove Acoustic and Yamaha RevStar Electric to render this little ditty here in a Relaxed and Laid-Back Southern Rock style. :D)))

Sunny Beaches Everywhere

Just One Fine Memory © (Original)
Riff Beach - RiffWerx
There are those times when Time isn’t all that kind
No…..Not always a Friend of Mine
And all the emotions that we hold inside
There’s not always a place for them to hide
( Chorus )
Can you spare us a little Happiness?
Nothing good ever comes from a Life of Sorrow
Maybe, the promise of a Brighter Tomorrow?
You see….all I want is Just One Fine Memory
( Bridge )
When we think back upon our Youth
And, the never-ending Search for Truth
Was life really all that great way back when?
Or, were we just so much younger then?
Would you Fill Up My Lovin’ Cup? 
With One More Fine Memory……
Don’t you know that’s plenty enough?
For even a restless Soul like me

An Original right from the very Heart and Soul of this Panhandle Poet and One Man Band.... Reflecting upon blissful times past when our Family would bask in the warmth of a comforting Campfire on gorgeous, chill Wisconsin Autumn Evenings. Actually, they jokingly referred to the campfires I built as more like raging Viking Funeral Pyres or Bonfires, but anyway.... Splendid, Loving Memories for sure. :D))) On occasion, songwriters hear a song in their head and feel it so deeply within their hearts, before even attempting to create or capture it somehow. This tune almost ran over me. Couldn't create a click track fast enough using BIAB, and then played along with my Martin Acoustic 000, and flavored it a little in the background with the Godin Electric. Hope it's enjoyed? Note to Self:  Build another Campfire soon on a Beach nearby! 
Campfire ©
Riff Beach - Original
RiffWerx - 2019
All we need is a spark to build a Campfire
A little something to keep the chill of night away
And, don’t you just love to watch the flames dance higher?
Drink up some warm…..Chase your Blues away
Chorus
(And) Won’t you come sit down next to me?
Unwind your busy mind?
Is there anyplace you’d really rather be?
(Let your thoughts run free…..)
Leave all your worries far behind?
As firelight eases day to night
There’s just nothin’ like a Campfire
The sweet scent of crackling wood
Why, everything feels just the way it should
Bridge
Together, this gift we share 
Splendid moments wrapped in 
A night so clear
For Love..... Love's right here

RiffWerx - Riff Beach Original Music - 2019

Sunny Beaches Surround

You may contact Me at:
riff_beach@yahoo.com
Founder, Big Beat Beach (Records & Band) - 3B Records & Production, RiffWerx Production & Projects 
Aspiring musician, songwriter, home recording enthusiast, guitarist, and songwriter with a pragmatic, positive outlook on life.