Music, vocals and lyrics: Korine Varekamp
Orchestral arrangements: Rogier van Dalen

"Your song, as many often are, combines elements of different forms. So you have an operatic avant-garde piece and almost a sonata in form, composition wise. The melody pulls from folk styles - it sounds like (traditional 5th and flat 3rd's?) -- Think Moody Blues meets Fairport Convention -- and of course Rock oriented instruments /instrumentals. It'd be cool if the screeners (UK Songwriting Contest 2014)see past some of the "dated' elements (styles that aren't on current charts) and judge higher on the melody and arrangement, because it's a rather cool and interesting piece. Kind of a quick fade on the coda at the end, but overall nice. 
Listened through three times and enjoyed it all." David VonderBurg

"Combines so many things I would imagine that 
OPEN would be the best category. (UK Songwriting Contest 2014) BUT the category thing really stumps me. Kudos on courage both in writing and asking. Cool song ...or as David said sonata or rock aria because it seems more than a song. In bocca al lupo." Jane Rahlstone Pahr

Phenomenon

And the Rain Keeps Coming In
©Jane Ralston Pahr 
Seems like it's been forever
Since you called the other day
All that talk about the weather
Stead of what I want to say 

Without you there's no summer
Everyday there's rain  
N' the waiting's getting longer, 
but, don't want to complain. 

Pitter patter pitter patter  nothing matters
When our dreams are scattered to the wind
Pitter patter pitter patter life is all in tatters 
and the rain Keeps coming in
   
It's the middle of the night here
The kids are sleeping tight 
I'm wide awake  in  this black hole 
Wonderin' why you  had to go


Hup 2 , 3, 4 the infantry's going to war , 
Can you tell me what we're fightin for. 
Got pictures in my brain the rain can't wash away.
All I gotta say is I'm so  tired of being brave
  
Pitter patter pitter patter  nothing matters
When our  dreams are scattered to the wind
Pitter patter pitter patter life is all in tatters 
and the rain Keeps coming in 

When you get home you'll fix the shutters
And repair the drain outside
I could not discover how to do it 
Then I cried		
 
It's been a rainy summer
The sun's hardly shone at all
the nights are getting longer 
Count the raindrops til it's dawn      
 
Pitter patter pitter patter pitter
Nothing matters ….......(2 bars -Music)

Raindrops they keep fallin 
and I'm wonderin when you're callin
And if you're coming home...

And the Rain Keeps Coming In

Running on Empty (Can't Run Away) 
Jane Ralston Pahr©

There is so much beauty in this world for you and me
Not everything is just another commodity.
Go outside and look around, nature will astound.
But if we fight with her you know it's us that's going down.

Bridges we are  burning while the world just keeps on turning
We frack and hack with each attack , seems that we're not learning      
When will we realize there's no place we can hide?
Time is running out and we can't see beyond  our eyes.

Running on Empty  
Can't run away 
Running on Empty
There's a high price to pay
Running on empty
Can't run away
 
We take and take and still can't fill the hole we feel inside
Hunger's never satisfied and the well is almost dry
Think we can go on and on and Earth she will forgive
Deep inside we know, that's no way to live. 

Running on Empty  
Can't run away
Running on Empty
Spending our future today
Running on empty											                Can't run away

Br:
What can we do right now?							                  
Can we turn around?
It's not too late.             

Running on Empty  
Can't run away
Running on Empty
Something must change 
Running on empty
Can't Run away    
Running on Empty  
Can't Run away

Running On Empty (Can't Run Away)

"How I Love the Rain' is a collaboration with my great songwriting partner, Kenny Hirsch. 

He came to the house on a fantastic rainy day in Los Angeles and he sat at the piano to begin our writing session.  

I looked out thru the big window, thrilled that finally a storm had come, and freely sang out the words, "How I Love the Rain' , followed by "It brings you back to me".  Kenny immediately began playing and a few hours later, the song was born. 

The specs:

• Lush Pop Ballad with full orchestration
• Lead Vocals by Kimaya Seward
• Track produced by Stephan Oberhoff and Kenny Hirsch

Contact info for song placements:
kennethhirsch@msn.com
rcjots@gmail.com

"HOW I LOVE THE RAIN" feat. Kimaya Seward

We are one song is written in sanskrit mantras translated to English and sung with a beautiful guitar. It will be featured on #YogaDay in San Francisco. We are all the Universe Uni(ONE) Verse(Song)in loving memory of the amazing Dr. Wayne Dyer and George Harrison  to continue their messages of loving kindness.

We Are One Song

Made For Each Other

Adam and Eve 
have nothing on you and me
We’re in our own paradise
It couldn’t be better
The way we fit together
And we didn’t even have to try

When God invented time
He put us side by side
Created a love so sure, so right
We’re made for each other

My missing part
Is locked deep inside your heart
I have yours safe in mine
We couldn’t have done this
Discovered the perfect kiss
Without some help from on high

CHORUS

Our hands are made for holding
Our lips to kiss
Our hearts are made to share a love like this

CHORUS

© P&P Luboff and Jimmy Borja 615-578-2035

Made For Each Other

Every Love Song
By Suzanne Strickland, Peter Luboff, Pat Luboff

I turn on my radio and spin the dial
and every song I hear makes me smile
It could be rock or jazz, country or soul
I gotta ask my self how do they know

They must have seen the way we touch
They must have listened to us whisper in the dark

Cause every love song I ever heard
every melody and every word
I know them all by heart because
Every love song was written about us

The very thought of you and I’m amazed
Time after time you take my breath away
Day in day out, In the still of the night
You are the sunshine of my life

You are so beautiful to me
I love you truly madly deeply heart and soul

When I see the way you look at me
It’s easy to believe…Every love song

© Pea Pod Music/Rarespark Media 615-578-2035

Running On Empty (Can't Run Away)

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