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Some original SCT songs and covers written/recorded after May 2021.

Late Recordings

Monday Playlist 9/20/2021

Monday Playlist week of 9/5/2022

Monday Playlist  9/26/2022

SCT version of songs written by other people.

SCT Cover Songs

I dreamt your eyelashes kissed my shoulder blade 
On the tip that points out when beside you I lay 
In this little cold bed with the iron work frame 
But I can't convince you to stay 

Though I only just met you through a white window pane 
Shrouded in blinking meadows, on a feather you came 
'Cross the bridge to my door, well, they're one and the same 
But I can't convince you to stay 

Oh baby, I can't convince you to stay 
Oh baby, I can't convince you to stay 
I can't convince you to stay 

I'm just trying to go uptown, I'm just trying to go up 
Draw a tree branch in ashes, raise your thin silver cup 
To the open-door guest who'll embrace at the cuff 
But I can't convince you to stay 

Now it's blocks of my weekdays that expand while you're off 
Give a pinch to my side-arm and say, 'kid toughen up' 
But I can't give or take when I've had much too much 
And I can't convince you to stay 

Oh baby, I can't convince you to stay 
Oh baby, I can't convince you to stay 
I can't convince you to stay 

You say, 'I don't want nothin' but delight on my tongue 
And really want is the difference between a couple bread crumbs?' 
Well, I'd follow your pattern, skipping stones you have flung, 
But I can't convince you to stay 

Finally crystal clear dew drops ring with harmonies sung 
By a chorus of cheepers tremblin' like they were rung 
And the spiderweb tarot off the window pane hung 
But I can't convince you to stay 

Oh baby, I can't convince you to stay 
Oh baby, I can't convince you to stay 
I can't convince you to stay

Stay

Wain Higgins of Spaghetti Hillbillies has done this amazing cover of my song. Besides his original work, he has done an array of covers - just check out his cloud and you'll see what I mean: http://soundcloud.com/spaghetti-hillbillies
There is also a fantastic unplugged version of this song as well: http://soundcloud.com/spaghetti-hillbillies/dance-of-the-seven-veils-1

I'm honoured, I'm proud, I'm grateful, I'm over the moon! Thank you so much Wain!!!

Dance of the Seven Veils 
words & music: Pravinand Maharaj

1. Rumors from Paradise 
The king lost his mind 
Half the truth I was told’s a lie 
Once upon a time 
She was a courtesan 
In the guise of a bride 
Memories were dulled that night 
Feelings ran wild 
Chorus 
She did the dance of the seven veils 
Did the dance of the seven veils 
And brought the house down 
And brought him to his knees 
2. There’s so many ways to love 
And twice more to hate 
What was lost in the mist of time 
Lay outside his gate 
She was courtesan 
Queen to her tribe 
And as he defiled the Word 
She laughed at his pride 
Chorus 
Ice flowing through my veins he said 
I’m bitter and I’m cold 
She cut him with her winter stare 
As he gave up his soul 
He gave up his soul 
3. Now she is going home 
Warm in her fate 
Wild wolves and serpents show 
On the path that she takes 
A trace of her sweet perfume 
Still lingers in the air 
To night when all time will freeze 
She’ll be out there 
chorus 
Doing the dance of the seven veils 
Doing the dance of the seven veils 
She’ll bring the house down 
And bring you to your knees



Dance of the Seven Veils - A Spaghetti Hillbillies Cover

Singing With Me

Dear Marie
Scott Culver Thomson,
Copyright 2021

 

Check it over
Front to back
While I make some final changes to my
Angle of attack
If you stand right next to me
We could bribe the maître d
And I need you here 
Dear Marie

Check it over
Look inside
There’s a fire in the stove and
There’s a place that we could hide
Pass the bucket up to me
And I will fill the place with steam
But I need you here
Dear Marie

If I showed up unattended
And were I to leave the same
It could lead to speculation on
The reason that I came. 
So to stay above suspicion
That there’s something wrong with me
I need you here
Dear Marie

Check it over
Up and down
There’s a lake out in the woods
Where people sometimes go to drown
We could both go in together
Just to see how it would be
And I need you here
Dear Marie

Dear Marie

Nothing Without You

Vihuela Conchera
Scott Culver Thomson copyright 2021

This song is about a simple guy trying to attract girls  during the Mexican Revolution.  I started to write about an armadillo doomed to  become the body of a musical instrument but this song came out instead.


He rode a caballo
They called him “Garçon”
With jewels on his bridle 
His hair in a bun
Vihuela Conchera 
Hung over his back
Which he’d play
While he sang

[Chorus}
“Cielito Lindo
Come down from that window
We’ll mount my caballo 
Away we will ride 
Right down to the harbor 
With ships in the water 
And one will be ours
And we’ll sail with the tide”

It’s not safe around here 
To be known as “Garçon”
Nor to ride around town 
With one’s hair in a bun
Much less to solicit a 
Wealthy man’s daughter
In song
Like…
[Chorus]

So they hid his caballo
His bridle and things
And took his vihuela
And cut off the strings
Now he sings a capella 
From right on ground 
And they laugh 
At his song

[Chorus]

Now Zapata is marching
The end could be near
The Americans don’t even
Want to be here
The wealthy man turns 
to his daughter and says
“We are done…So

Cielito Lindo,
Come down from that window
And pack up your things 
And be ready to ride
There’s guns in the harbor
The city’s on fire
There’s no time to lose or 
We’re all going to die. "

Vihuela Conchera

Bribery Coast

Don't Think Twice

This song was written by Chuck Berry while in prison and was recorded
in 1964.  This " poor boy" traveled across dozen states by bus, train and
plane to get to his promise land (California).  It was also recorded by
Elvis Presley .  Remember, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Freddy Weller,
had a hit with it also.  Louisiana's own Johnny Allen also had a hit with
it here in cajun land.  Having a little fun with this one.

Promise Land ( Cover of Chuck Berry )

Pick It Up ©
Music Creation/Production - Bravei
Lyrics, Vocals - Riff Beach
Big Beat Beach Records -2021
We’re Heading on Up
But, We Keep…. 
Falling Down
Gotta’ pick ourselves Up
From the cold, hard Ground
Our knees are scuffed
Our Bones are sore
Our minds confused
All those Lies…..
And so much more
Don’t give me excuses
Don’t you criticize
One day you’ll wake up
And You’ll realize
So, Pick It Up
Don’t Put ‘Em Down
Your Time is Up
Don’t Look Around
Don’t You Look Around
(Repeat Verses)
Pick It Up ©
Criação / Produção Musical - Bravei
Letras, vocais - Riff Beach
Brave Beach Records -2021
Estamos subindo
Mas, nós mantemos….
Caindo
Temos que nos levantar
Do solo frio e duro
Nossos joelhos estão arranhados
Nossos ossos estão doloridos
Nossas mentes confusas
Todas aquelas mentiras… ..
E muito mais
Não me dê desculpas
Não critique
Um dia você vai acordar
E você vai perceber
Então, pegue
Não os abaixe
Seu tempo acabou
Não olhe em volta
Você não olha em volta
(Repetir versos)

Sunny Beaches

Pick It Up ©

Pick It Up © - Big Beat Beach Music

Written by Mark Heard
Arranged and Performed by Josh McAlexander

He will Listen to You

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2022
Gentle Rain Records
Featuring Adam Haynes on the Fiddle
https://www.fiverr.com/fiddlesnoop/professional-fiddle-mandolin-and-audio-service?context_referrer=logged_in_homepage&source=recently_and_inspired&ref_ctx_id=3f7b8ef89d572190bd296374ad59c329&context=recommendation&pckg_id=1&pos=5&context_alg=recently_viewed&imp_id=8b220836-3af3-4eff-b67f-c252a68dd055
Craig Durgy Vocals and Mandolin
Nat Daniels Vocals and Piano - Production 
Written by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
 
Our Profound thanks to Mr Adam Haynes, who is no stranger to the Grand Ole Opry Stage, for lending us your Exquisite talent on the fiddle!

Lyrics:

The Tripwire

Through the window, I can hear your voice
It calls to me in tones of Red..
On the outside… Perfect pearls and shades,
That hide so much I just never say.

But the silence is like a Tripwire, 
That explodes in thoughts of you!
And like a slow fire with golden embers
We remain unmoved…

Two hearts open, souls forever bound..
A happy place in you I found..
But the truth hurts..  in a different time,
I was yours and you were mine

But the Silence, is like a Tripwire
That ignites all thoughts of you!
And I remember every moment,
I had spent with you, and Hope remains unmoved

Tripwire

Just a little song that I wrote awhile back.  I intended to rework but
never got around to it.  I kinda lost interest in it.  Oh well, seems I 
have a lot of these unfinished projects

Let It Roll  (Original)

Written and Produced by: Josh McAlexander

Nowhere To Run {Original}

"Your Cheatin' Heart" is a song written and recorded by country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952. It is regarded as one of country's most important standards. My Dad loved Hank Williams...my first time trying to sing this classic.

Your Cheating Heart - Cover by Tony

Nights In White Satin

Add it to your playlists here https://spoti.fi/2S3NPEl

Lyrics below.
From the debut album All Them Ghosts (currently being resurrected)

Patsy Cline is a song about desperate love and a tribute to one of the greatest singers this world has ever known.

--

He took from her every reason she had to smile 
He turned her into some kind of Patsy Cline 
We all see the victim but there ain’t no crime 
He turned her into some kind of Patsy Cline 

She says “I love my man I’ll stand right by his side” 
Everybody knows he doesn’t treat her right 
She says “I’ll love him until the day I die” 
She’s a fool by choice, she believes when he lies 

She knows she’s heading to a wall 
She knows she’s bound to fall 
She says “For him I would kill, 
He’s my man and that’s all that’s real” 

He pays no attention to the tears in her eyes 
He turned her into some kind of Patsy Cline 
We all see the victim but there ain’t no crime 
He turned her into some kind of Patsy Cline

She knows she’s heading to a wall 
She knows she’s bound to fall 
She says “For him I would kill, 
He’s my man and that’s all that’s real”

Patsy Cline

Recorded by Steve Vertigan from Soggy Dog Recording. Guitar played by Tim Nikolsky 

Today I Started Loving You Again - Merle Haggard Cover

Tomorrow…..Santo Amaro ©
Big Beat Beach
Original - Music - Bravei Brasil  
Lyrics, Vocals - Riff Beach
Why, not take it slow….
Hey now, don’t you know?…
You are  -  My Sunny Day…….
As we sail a-long our way -  yeah
Time to swim in The Bay? 
Lot to see, lot to say?………
Touch the floor…..float Above?
It’s hot and wet with Our Love
(Chorus)
Whoa, Whoa……By Tomorrow, 
We’ll be in Sant-o A-mar-o
Whoa, Yeah, Hey, Hey…….
Time to enjoy Life….. To-day (-aw-yeah)
Cuz’ You know ……Days like these……. 
Don’t let ‘em get away - NO, Please !
In the deep, hopping Waves
Hold My Hand, help me fly……..
Grab a cloud 
….from the Sky! Yeah.
(Pause)
Going Here….. There…..
and Everywhere!
(Bridge)
Stop!……Breathe!….. Close your eyes! 
Your hair swirling…… in the wind.
Oh, yeah……(Let’s) take it all in!……. 
Feel the warm, cool
Up-on your skin!

Original Music Composition - Bravei Brasil
Original Vocals, Lyrics - Riff Beach
Production - Bravei Brasil, RiffWerx

Tomorrow....Santo Amaro  © - Big Beat Beach

Home

Wonderful 70's Tune originally written and performed by the most talented Singer-Songwriter, John David 'JD' Souther https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Souther
Souther's partnership with Linda Ronstadt led to her beautiful version of this Original song being featured as the third track on her Grammy Award Winning Classic album, 'Heart Like A Wheel' - released in 1974. The song has been covered by others, but the Ronstadt version is the Gold Standard and more than survives 'The Test of Time', even today!

This version is my own 'AcoustaTronic' sketch. Hope it's enjoyed in its own way? As always, Thanks for Listening. Most genuinely appreciated, along with comments, likes and/or reposts. Many Thanks! 

Continued Best Wishes on your own musical journeys, whether you're an enthusiast, performer and/or producer. Music is the Beat of Life! :D)))

Faithless Love - Version

A tribute to Johnny Cash before he became famous.
Spoken Words/Lyrics by Tony Harris
Guitars, MusicScape & Mix by Riff Beach  

HE SAID NOTHIN' EVER WRITTEN
ABOUT HIM TOLD IT RIGHT
AND JOHNNY'S HEART BEAT 
WITH A RHYTHM OF LOVE

HE WAS A VOICE FOR THE POOR
BELOVED BY HIPPIES, HOMEMAKERS
AND A LOT OF PREACHERS
MAN, WHAT A STORYTELLER

HE SUFFERED MANY THINGS
THAT THE WORKIN' MAN DID
WAS BOTH EXTRAORDINARY
AND HE WAS ORDINARY 

GROWING UP ON A FARM
THE DIRT SHAPED HIS MUSIC
WAS WHAT COUNTRY WAS ABOUT
ALL COULD RELATE TO HIM

HIS LIFE AS A CHILD
WAS COTTON THEY SAY
HIS LIFE AS AN ADULT
WAS MUSIC YOU SEE

THEY SAY HIS DADDY
DIDN'T SHOW MUCH LOVE
THAT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY
ONLY HIS FAMILY KNOWS

HIS BROTHER HAD A VISION
OF HEAVEN WHEN HE DIED
AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN
HAD A BIG EFFECT ON HIM

A MAN FULL OF EMOTION
AND FULL OF EXPRESSION
JOINED THE AIRFORCE IN 1950
BEST WAY OUT OF THE COTTON FIELDS

WHERE HE BOUTHT HIS FIRST GUITAR
AND FORMED HIS FIRST BAND
RADIO HAD BEEN HIS LIFE LINE
WHEN HE LIVED ON THE FARM

AFTER HIS DISCHARGE
HE FOLLOWED HIS BROTHER
WHO HAD ALREADY MOVED
TO MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

WORKED AS A SALESMAN
FOR A LITTLE WHILE
CAMPED OUT AT THE FRONT DOOR
OF THE ONE AND ONLY SUN RECORDS 

SAM PHILLIPS LATER SAID
NOBODY HE'D HEARD SOUNDED LIKE HIM  
GOT TO MEET ELVIS AND JERRY LEE
THE REST MY FRIEND...IS HISTORY

© 2019 Lyrics by Tony Harris

Man in Black...Before Memphis - Vocal & Lyrics by Tony Harris - Guitars & MusicScape by Riff Beach

Written by  Bill Trader, 1952.  I have childhood memories of mother singing it. This track was recorded into my cell phone one night, although would have been appropriate for the old Teac.

(Now and Then There's )A Fool Such As I

Written and Performed by Josh McAlexander
Old song, new arrangement

Borderline

Borderline(Original)

Back in high school ('72-'74) I was the lesser half of a musical duo.  The greater half was my friend Dan W (don't want to dox him with full name), who liked the Bee Gees.  This song was B side to a Bee Gees record that he owned.  It recently popped into my head  after 45 years.

SCT covers

Sweetheart

Ah, nostalgia.  Maybe the older we get, the more we keep longing for days of our past.  Just some sweet memories of my childhood days living as share-croppers in the Louisiana Delta near the Mississippi River.

Take Me Back(Original)

Flyswatter/Ice Water Blues

The City - Words & Music by Pravinand Maharaj

Once it was a city
Now it’s just a street
With every mile another dream lays crushed
And the sun shows no pity
Pouring out its heat
As mighty towers crumble into dust

One by one they followed
One by one they left without a trace

There were signs on the water
Portents in the sky
The Watchers blind by sleep didn’t see a thing
Six crows at the altar
A bargain for the price
Half less worth an eagle’s broken wing

One by one they followed
One by one they left without a trace

What walks the moon at midnight
Through the narrow lanes 
Lurking in the shadows that it cast
A pestilence upon us, a blight
A spreading stain
Taking everything out on its path

One by one they followed
One by one they left without a trace

So, sing the last love song written
Drink up the vineyard grape
Rouse the ghosts of tomorrow from their slumber
If I break out of this prison
And the hour’s not too late
I’ll be down the road without a name or number

One by one they followed
One by one they left without a trace

Pravinand: Vocals and Acoustic
Bas: Backing Vocals and Electric
Mix and Mastered by Bas Kooman

The City - Johnny Minstrel and Bas Kooman

The muse isn't here right now so I'm learning other people's songs. This is a Lyle Lovett cover.

If you were to wake up

Lyrics by Tony Harris (listed below)
Vocal/Guitar by Phillip Clarkson
Full Band Version Master 12/31/20 by Daniele Turani 
(Use Headphones for best sound)

STOPPING AT OUR LITTLE COUNTRY STORE						
EVERY HEAD TURNED AS SHE WALKED THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR						
SAYING, HOW DO I GET BACK TO I-65						
SHE HAD TO BE THE PRETTEST GIRL ALIVE						
						
THE STORE OWNER TRIED TO GIVE DIRECTIONS						
AS HE LOOKED AT HER BEAUTIFUL COMPLECTION						
HE FINALLY MANAGED TO SAY COUNTY 25						
WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO I-65						
						
AS SHE WALKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR						
JOHNNY SAW HER AND SAID "OH MY LORD"						
AS HIS HEART SHIFTED INTO OVERLOAD"…HE SAID						
SHE COULD MAKE A FREIGHT TRAIN TAKE A DIRT ROAD						
						
(CHORUS)						
SHE COULD MAKE A FREIGHT TRAIN TAKE A DIRT ROAD						
WITH THE PRETTEST EYES I'VE EVER SEEN						
LOOKIN' LIKE A MODEL IN A MAGAZINE						
YEA, SHE COULD MAKE A FREIGHT TRAIN TAKE A DIRT ROAD						
						
JOHNNY RUSHED OUT TO HIS TRUCK						
AND TRIED TO CATCH HER, BUT NO LUCK						
HE CHECKED EVERY INCH OF COUNTY 25						
ALL THE WAY BACK TO I-65						
						
HE STILL TALKES ABOUT THAT DAY						
AND WANDERS WHY HE LET HER GET AWAY						
DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK A PRETTY GIRL OUT						
JOHNNY KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT						
						
(REPEAT CHORUS)						
						
2014 © Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

Make a Freight Train take a Dirt Road - Tony Harris/Phillip Clarkson/Daniele Turani - NEW VERSION

Alt Country/Folky musician-songwriter.  I hope these songs  are amusing.  

I also post the occasional set from Irish trad sessions recorded on cell phone,  though Irish trad is best enjoyed live. 

Thanks for listening.