При участии гитариста Анатолия Куприянова
With the participation of guitarist Anatoly Kupriyanov

Video: https://youtu.be/ocfgphdLMSc

Instrumental version of this song by link
https://soundcloud.com/alexander-shirokov/the-city-is-tired-instrumental

Эта песня написана 25 лет назад. Я перезаписал её в дань тому времени и музыке.
This song was written 25 years ago. I remaked it in tribute to that time and music.

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Город устал
Свет фонарей в моём окне
Грустно луна улыбается мне
Открой свою дверь
И услышишь музыки звук
А может быть это - сердца стук
А может быть это - улицы шум
Мыслей оборванных тень
Превращается в замкнутый круг
Превращается в завтрашеий день

Мокрый асфальт
Тени несказанных слов
Манят меня
Как сказки из детских снов
И зазвучит мелодия сладких грёз
Словно восход, что меня зовёт

*** (google translate)
The city is tired
The light of the lanterns in my window
Sad moon smiles at me
Open your door
And you hear the sound of music
Or maybe it's a heartbeat.
Or maybe it's the street noise.
Thoughts dangling shadow
Turns into a vicious circle
Turns into tomorrow

Wet asphalt
Shadows of unspeakable words
Beckon me
Like a fairy tale from childhood dreams
And the melody of sweet dreams will sound
Like a sunrise that calls me

Город устал

From the duo that brought you The Dream Police, Highway Star, and Suspended Animation, Gravelle and Perinbam present this cover of Oingo Boingo' 1982 Private Life.

Watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/riotX6RJkaE

Purchase the MP3 from the official website:
https://gravelleperinbam.com/#music

Copyright 2021 Outsider Music Records.

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Original Cover art image by Thomas Wolter:
https://pixabay.com/users/thomaswolter-92511/

Private Life

Nothing to Fear

Original track by Combstead
Brian Butss Acoustic leads
Robert Grigg Electric Leads

Cruise Control - Combstead / Butts / Grigg

Oh, I, decided I would grow a tree.
The finest tree there'd ever be, there'd be no finer tree to see.
Would you like to plant this tree with me?
And we can live our lives out in a dream. 

And I, decided I would take a look.
Past the shiny golden mountains and the babbling, singing, laughing brook.
I can show you pictures that I took. 
That show that I had no thing then, but luck. 

As the planet of blue is fading away.
My memories stuck in the past are fading to grey.
I was trapped behind your mirror for the longest time.
But now. 
I'm in space.

Oh, I, decided I would take a trip.
A trip into the stars upon a shiny, dreaming white spaceship.
There just isn't any way we'll slip. 
Up, on the ship created for this trip. 

But first, I thought that I might take a look.
I couldn't see the right hand for the constant rain of life's left hook. 
The length of time it seems I had mistook. 
The number of the pages in the book.

As the planet of blue is fading away.
My memories stuck in the past are fading to grey.
I was trapped behind your mirror for the longest time.
But now. 
I'm in space.

Oh, I, decided that's the life for me.
Like a sort of pirate, with an eye patch and a wooden knee.
Imagine all the freedom there will be.
Up in space with pirates living free.

But, it is just harder than it seems.
To shoot off into space and live out all your crazy wildest dreams. 
Turns out that you need to go in teams.
If you want to live out all your dreams.

As the planet of blue is fading away.
My memories stuck in the past are fading to grey.
I was trapped behind your mirror for the longest time.
But now. 
I'm in space.

I, Decided

Couldn’t have timed this better… but the serial abuse of democracy is ongoing….

Dry Your Eyes Out

Available on all platforms @ https://go.kilzil.net/Wrong

I'm so wrong
I'm so gone
She cut me solo
Backup when I didn't expect it
I saw you in a photo
I talked to you for a minute
I wasn't speaking your language
Now it's too late everything's faded
Everything's changing
I walked in and the walls are painted

I'm in the wrong
I'm in the wrong
Will you please save me
Take me in for who I am
Will you please save me
Take me in for who I am

Tension
The razor edge of aggression
Blessings
That I'm second guessing
Pressing on
There's too much to let go
Too much to echo
Too much to set you free
Something told me to let it be
But I can't no I can't

Zildjian

Wrong

A slightly country-rock-esque song about arguments and compromise

LYRICS:

Again we're starting over in another town
The friends we made, they drift away
like clouds on the wind
I'm tired of waiting
My body's aching and broken
The separating
This meditation is over
and now I'm open to suggestions

November brings a chill into our open minds
It's when we'll take our pills so we can try to find
some relief from it all
You're always hating
but it remains unspoken
And you can stare at the painting
but this conversation's over
unless you're open to suggestions

We can't ignore it
We're gonna have to explore it
And I'm gonna call it:
This one's a forfeit

We can't ignore it
We're gonna have to explore it
And I'm gonna call it:
This one's a forfeit

Nothing else for it..

Forfeit


Move over, honey. I'm working to feeling fine.
I've done messing around. It's my time to shine.

Cos you won't stop me moving on down the line.
And I'm not planning on wasting any more time.

So come here, honey, turn the lights down low.
I've already missed out the first half of the show. 

A cadillacs just fantasy.
And i'm not getting what I need.
Find it hard, to remember.
I'm not waiting, till November.

My mental health anxiety.
Ain't getting  me what I might need.
I'm hungry, and there's other mouths to feed.

So come over, honey, you know it's all for show.
I'm lonely, and I've got nowhere else to go. 

A place to sleep some food to eat.
But I'm not getting what I need.
Find it hard to remember.
I'm not waiting till November.

At the end of the night, we're all living in fantasies.
Created to fulfil one of our many needs.
We're out of step.
But it's just fine.
It might get better down the line.
We're out of steam
And out of time.

Moveover

what's going on? (single version) (prod. lil ink) EARLY RELEASE

LIES TO ME

Duration: ca. 21'
Music by Robert Paterson • Lyrics by David Cote

Instrumentation: soprano and chamber ensemble (wind doubler [flute, B-flat clarinet, oboe], violin, cello, percussion, piano)
Performed by American Modern Ensemble, Marnie Breckenridge, Soprano
Formerly titled "In Real Life."

Purchase Sheet Music: (Version for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble): http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=2778

Purchase Sheet Music: (Version for Soprano and Piano): http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=2777

For more information:
Version for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble: https://robertpaterson.com/in-real-life-version-for-soprano-and-chamber-ensemble
Version for Soprano and Piano: https://robertpaterson.com/in-real-life-version-for-soprano-and-piano

In Real Life II for baritone and chamber ensemble and baritone and piano also available. (In Real Life II consists of different songs than In Real Life.)

PROGRAM NOTE
Forty million Americans do it: join a dating site hoping to find true love in digital space. In Real Life is a song cycle for soprano and piano that explores the humor and heartbreak of this modern ritual. Five women fill out their dating-site profiles, opening a window into their worlds. The first song is “A Regular Woman,” in which a lady outlines the exact sort of man she’s looking for with comical specificity, perfect for today’s on-demand culture. “Late Bloomer” is a sweet and wistful portrait of a woman who learns in her 40s that her romantic tastes have changed radically. Next, in “Anastasia,” we hear from a Russian looking for a husband—with all the broken English that entails. With “Collateral,” the mood turns dark, as a war widow contemplates returning to the dating pool. Finally, “Rewind” is a nostalgic anthem by a 35-year-old whose divorce has made her feel like an awkward teen again. Can she learn something from her younger self? Funny and sad yet full of hope, In Real Life is about reality, fantasy and second chances. In Real Life was commissioned by Austin Chamber Ensemble Artistic Director Martha Mortensen Ahern, in honor of its 35th season.

American Modern Ensemble: In Real Life

July 14, 2022

In Real Life I - I. A Regular Woman

It's a blessing to be able to create music and if someone enjoys my work, that's icing on the cake! All blessings come from God.

As a retired DOD Civil Service worker, I have time to record some. I have been recording at home sice around 1990 and some of my tracks are very old.  I‘ve had 50+ years in bands playing music of many types. I still play the club scene 3 to 4 times a month. Life is good!

I'm a Guitarist who likes to write, record and sing many styles of music. Please check out my tracks. I'm also enjoying the occasional collaborations.  Meeting some good friends on here and continuing to grow. Thank you for listening!


Es una bendición poder crear música y si alguien disfruta de mi trabajo, ¡eso es la guinda del pastel! Todas las bendiciones vienen de Dios. Como trabajador jubilado del Servicio Civil del Departamento de Defensa, tengo tiempo para registrar algunos. He estado grabando en casa durante unos 23 años y algunas de mis pistas son muy antiguas. He tenido más de 50 años en bandas tocando música de muchos tipos. Todavía juego en la escena del club de 3 a 4 veces al mes. ¡La vida es buena! Soy un guitarrista al que le gusta escribir, grabar y cantar muchos estilos de música. Por favor, echa un vistazo a mis pistas. También estoy disfrutando de las colaboraciones ocasionales. Conocer a algunos buenos amigos aquí y seguir creciendo. ¡Gracias por escuchar!