Remixes

Dignity (Remix 2025)

Sheet Music by Joseph Kosma
Piano version arranged by Jose M Armenta
No copyright infringement intended, all rights to this song go their owners.

Autumn Leaves

Finest trombone effect by the wonderful joerxworx: https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx

Forgotten Glacier feat. joerxworx

*Listen with Headphones
~ It's beyond me that humans can be so Resourceful and Creative but on the flip side so Destructive and Systematically Evil! Get ready for a rough-ride.

Tribute to the movie Beasts of no Nation (2015)

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Ted speech / Emmanuel Jal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_dHdNOgSA
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Spoken Words

There are no heroes
just Heroin killing kids

Holding you at gun point
just for another hit

People killing people
even after death

Spoon fed with voilence
eating human flesh

Fighting a war
while getting high

Only after the carnage
you understand why

There is no faith
everything shatters and breaks

My childhood consumed
we are all doomed

You all being played
just another cog

So many slayed
manipulated for WAR

No moral codes
just plain " Fuck it "

Following orders
while Politicians fill their pockets

Creating the problems
so they can work on a solution

Fake News bullshit
corrupting and pollution

Big foreign countries
hiding behind the scenes

Never even mentioned
never ever seen.

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Docu [Warning graphic content]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMwI5unlK9M&rco=1
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Words and Remix by LS / 2023.

War Child II [Explicit Content]

29Sep25
Created 10 years ago. This a slightly polished version of that track 😊

Strutolus

music/compose/vocal/lyrics/piano/strings/production and proucer :Stina Crow 2025

Another Me

Lyrics
I look into that mirror,
Not liking what I see
Just a shadow of the man I was
Just a shadow of me 

There were times when you needed me
There were times when I needed you
There were times we needed each other
But those times were so very few

See you staring in that looking glass
Just holding back the tears
Too scared to go, too frightened to stay 
Just too many wasted years

There were times when you needed me
There were times when I needed you
There were times we needed each other
But those times were so very few

Instrumental

There were times when you needed me
There were times when I needed you
There were times we needed each other
But those times were so very few

When love becomes a habit
It sneaks right up on you
But I would sooner have it
Than no love at all

There were times when you needed me
There were times when I needed you
There were times we needed each other
But those times were very few

Repeat chorus to fade

There Were Times (when you needed me).wav

Cast of Characters:

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- VST Middle Eastern instruments (Duf Drum, Daire drum, Darbuka, Riq, Qanun, Zurna horn, Ney flute, strings), female vocal sample, 'ululation' (high pitch yodel), and composition

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Custom fretless 5-string bass 

Llanpsych - Fluffer for the keyboardist and keygrip

The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — vocals and lyrics

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – saz, shakuhachi, and synth

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken — cymbals and Chinese percussion

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — traditional gourd-body sitar and mastering.

  Josh had the idea for doing a traditional Palestinian song, as he is an avid fan of their music. He wanted to raise awareness of this music and tie it to the idea it may cease to exist as a living musical tradition sooner than later. Everyone in the band was immediately on board with this idea, and set about to make it happen. 

  Mark, who is an expert percussionist, learned a basic traditional Palestinian drum pattern, in a very authentic fashion. He laid it down, along with an Arabic sounding modal melody line portrayed by the quanun, which is a kind of zither. Josh found this pattern fascinating, and added his five string fretless bass to the it shortly after. Carl jumped in very shortly thereafter, and came up with some really amazing vocal melodies, as well as wonderfully prescient lyrics. He even learned more than several phrases in Arabic, which he sang in there, too. We were all very impressed by this, of course.

  JJ was next up, adding his magical, melodic, and exotic saz, shakuhachi, and synth to the mix. Ken threw in next, adding his perfectly timed brass and Chinese percussion to the mix, too. Last, but certainly not least, Stephen recorded his subtle, exotic, traditional sitar to the piece. 

  Once we had it all recorded, we turned it over to Mark for a mix, as the whole thing is really his baby. Stephen mastered it, though, as he is our resident professional producer.

  Our hope is that this song inspires you to dig into Palestinian music, and through that, you recognize the magic and the humanity of millions of Palestinian people who are suffering unimaginably right now. But most of all, we hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark:

Sisters and brothers
Daughters and Sons
We would give you food
But the road is blocked to sun
Proud Palestine
Brave brethren
Our hearts are with you
Our souls are weeping

Inhumane blockade of bread
Pains collective minds 
We want gone this dread
Let's find our kind
Please be strong
As we right this wrong
Hope prays that day will not be long

We pine with your God
To find a normal truth
Where your kids can grow and learn good youth
Sisters and Brothers
Daughters and Sons
We are with you Palestine
Sending love through song

The eye sees but the arm is short ( العين ترى والذراع قصيرة )

We are in the same boat ( نحن في نفس القارب )

Winds do not blow as the ships wish ( لا تهب الرياح كما تشاء السفن )

Being alone is better then being with someone bad (أن تكون وحيدا أفضل من أن تكون مع شخص سيء )

What is hidden is more then what has happened ( ما هو مخفي أكثر مما حدث )

Every problem has a solution ( لكل مشكلة حل )

Good intentions count for as much as good actions ( النوايا الحسنة لها نفس أهمية الأفعال الحسنة )

All is well that ends well ( كل شيء على ما يرام إذا انتهى بشكل جيد )

Oh My Darlin' Palestine - Eclectic Collective

After the Goldrush (Neil Young cover).wav

A New track I am experimenting with with at the moment

Ominous (Rough Demo)

Little heartbreak RnB with a great vox performance.

MY TURN TO CRY ALTVOX FT, CaiNo - MIXX 011118 L2 01 WIP UNMASTERED

Just a couple of songwriters trying to find our way. Blessed with some INCREDIBLE musician friends (Tim Pierce, Matt Laug, Jimmy Z, Arlan Schierbaum, Bill Churchville, Rafael Padilla, Michael Parnell) that create the musical magic of Ruby LaRue!  Steve Valenzuela is our trusted engineer and studio Producer Guru. We'd be lost without them. We share our music during the mix process and welcome everyone's 2 cents. Thanks for listening! Rock on......Follow us on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/rubylarueofficial/