Home-recorded Cover /
Vox and Guitars by Rob BlackCandy /
Nov 2021

"I Say I Sto 'ccà"  - Cover

Raison d’Être
(words & music by Roberto Tiberio)
Rob BlackCandy - vox
Danilo Di Ventura - guitar
Dante Paoletti - drums
Fabio Tona - bass
recorded in May 2018 @ Skunk Studio (Bellante - TE, Italy)



Piccola luna
mio portafortuna,
nell'oscurità barlume
come nel deserto un fiume.

I miei passi, come
se tu li guidassi,
inseguono una traccia
sino alle tue braccia.

Ogni mio pensiero, ogni gesto, amore,
è rivolto a te, è per te!

Riesco solo ad immaginare,
l'intera mia vita con te, io e te!

Ricci color moro
dai mille riflessi d'oro,
si abbandonano al vento
il mio dolce tormento.

Occhi del mare
dai quali traspare
la tua limpida essenza,
ragione d'esistenza.

Ogni mio pensiero, ogni gesto, amore,
è rivolto a te, è per te!

Riesco solo ad immaginare,
l'intera mia vita con te, io e te!

Splende sul viso
sempre un sorriso
delicato e sincero,
il mio amore vero.

I tuoi mille baci
attimi fugaci,
una via d’uscita
dalle colpe della vita.

Ogni mio pensiero, ogni gesto, amore,
è rivolto a te, è per te!

Riesco solo ad immaginare,
l'intera mia vita con te, io e te!

Vivere con te
risveglia dentro me
una gioia infinita,
mia ragione di vita

e per l'eternità
saremo solo
io e te.

Raison d’Être

Shut  Down
(words & music by Roberto Tiberio)
Rob BlackCandy - vox
Danilo Di Ventura - guitar
Dante Paoletti - drums
Fabio Tona - bass
recorded in May 2018 @ Skunk Studio (Bellante - TE, Italy)


Wake up early in the morning
hurry up! Work is beginning.
Day by day bridled to a grey desk,
knowing that time goes on waiting for the click on esc.

Forcing eyes and brain,
for many hours with no way out from your pain.
Break out and run out,
heads up! don’t give up.

Shut down your machine and let your life begin.
Shut down stop to work and find your way to rock.
Shut down enjoy nightlife and don’t wait afterlife.

Days end as they began,
without having time for fun.
Outside there is nothing ‘cause it’s only dark,
and you’d like to change it but you have no strength to react.

The tie’s too narrow,
and keeps you tied to a life of sorrow.
Pull away your loop,
breath air of freedom.

Shut down your machine and let your life begin.
Shut down stop to work and find your way to rock.
Shut down enjoy nightlife and don’t wait afterlife.

Solo

Shut down your machine and let your life begin.
Shut down stop to work and find your way to rock.
Shut down enjoy nightlife and don’t wait afterlife.

Shout what you have inside,
before it is denied.
Remember you have not to compromise,
because we are talking about your one (and) only life.

I can’t live fighting,
every day without picking up nothing. 
For you and for me,
I fight to be free.

Shut down your machine and let your life begin.
Shut down stop to work and find your way to rock.
Shut down enjoy nightlife and don’t wait afterlife.

Shut Down

Clube do Jazz
(words & music by Roberto Tiberio)
Rob BlackCandy - vox
Danilo Di Ventura - guitar
Dante Paoletti - drums
Fabio Tona - bass
recorded in May 2018 @ Skunk Studio (Bellante - TE, Italy)


The sun has gone down
But it’s still warm
My sunglasses hang from my shirt

I am wandering
Without an aim
I have to drink something fresh

Down along the street
There are faint lights
A music comes from the stairs
That sounds like this

[refr VOX]

I slowly go down
Music rises
(A) bar counter and a guitar
Enthralling rhythm
Rum, coke and ice
But suddenly I see her

Black hair and deep eyes
Long legs appear
Bead of sweat on a naked back
Heart beats strong like this

[refr BASS]

It is a late night
The drink is over
I have to take some fresh air

Handy strings that have seen
too many fingers
But I can not forget them

I shake my head now
And deeply breath
While I’m taking the way home
Music on my mind

[refr VOX]

Clube do Jazz

A Friend of Mine
(words & music by Roberto Tiberio)
Rob BlackCandy - vox
Danilo Di Ventura - guitar
Dante Paoletti - drums
Fabio Tona - Bass
recorded in May 2018 @ Skunk Studio (Bellante - TE, Italy)


There was a time when we were young,
we were brothers
since our birth,
born under the same moon,
met again at school,
grown up together.

It happened
on a summer day, I felt bad,
I did not know why,
but we are no longer
under the same sky.

Miss you my friend!
Going ahead,
calling your name,
brother.

Miss you my friend!
Looking for you,
trying to hear
your voice.
 
Do you remember how much fun
we had before?
Riding our bikes
until the secret place,
from scooters to cars
around the city.

We grew up,
but we never forgot it.
Hours on the phone 
talking about nothing
How many laughs!

Miss you my friend!
Tell me again
what you would do
one day.

Miss you my friend!
Hope you’re having
your worthy rest
up there!
 
Something is changed without you.
There’s no one who
can advise me,
no one who can say to me:
how are you, my friend?
Yes, I can understand!

Now I know
I have someone from above
who can look at me,
someone who can lead me
along my journey.

Miss you my friend!
Trying to live
in your name
brother.

Miss you my friend!
knowing indeed
one day we’ll meet
again.

A Friend of Mine

A song with 25 million views on YouTube deserves a cover… here my arrangement seeks to highlight its original character, Flamenco.

Una canción con 25 millones de visualizaciones en Youtube se merece un cover... aquí mi arreglo busca de resaltar su carácter original, el Flamenco.

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What about me?
I'm about thirty-nine and I have been studying Music and Guitar techniques since more than 20 years.

Where do I live and play?
Now I live in the middle of Italy (Abruzzi), after staying in Bologna and in Rome for some years.

What musically influenced me?
When I was a teenager, I was fond of Music listening to Hard Rock (such as Guns 'n' Roses, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, Joe Satriani) and then I fell in love with Blues, Jazz and Fusion (such as Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, Robben Ford, Alain Caron, Marcus Miller and many others...) thanks to the constant study and listening. Lately, I'm also listening to good POP and Funky music (such as Stevie Wonder, Gino Vannelli and Pino Daniele).

What kind of Music do I "try" to write and play?
They can't say that I'm a wizard at Music composing and playing Guitar, but I've surely developed a great taste for good Music. So, I try to make a mixture of all genres I like.

What would I like to do?
I'd like to be successful in Music (playing, studying, listening, writing, teaching, producing it and so on...) hoping that my dreams come true, but I can't do it alone... I need your support !!

A Friend of Mine

Rob BlackCandy

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