This is a song written about my childhood friend Paul Bailey. Between the ages of about 8 till 12 he was my best friend and we were inseparable. Then his family moved away and I never saw him again. That was almost 60 years ago. I still remember him and the times that we had, though I am sometimes amazed that we survived, they were very different times......

I am joined by two Soundcloud friends
On stupendous saxophones - wonderful Georg Böhme https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
On gorgeous guitar - brilliant Dairv Dubbleyew https://soundcloud.com/dairv-dubbleyew
I am grateful to them both for sharing their time and talent and they really illuminate the song. I recommend going to listen to them, if you have not already : )

Me and Paul 

Me and Paul , down at the waters edge
Throwing clodges* to block up the stream 
We'll make a pond to swim in all summer long
Making a pond the size of a dream
Me and Paul, cowboys and indians
Up on the mountain all day long
Building shanties** and lighting fires
10 years old and going headlong

and ohh, we were wild and free
we did what we wanted
just him and me
Oh we did what we wanted
we were kings of our country

Me and Paul , building gambos*** from old pram wheels
rolling stones at the gates like a hammer blow
climbing the rocks in the quarry behind our homes
and breaking into busses in the park below
Me and Paul, collecting bottles for the money back
spending the pennies on bangers**** and cigarettes
making cannons out of old lead pipes
10 years old and we were going headlong

and ohh, we were dangerous
and most of all we were wild and free
10 years old and going headlong
the wildest desperados, in the Rhondda Valley


I have used Rhondda Valleys terminology
*clodges - a rough turf pulled by hand
**shanties – little hideaways or huts built with anything to hand, stones, earth, branches, rubbish
*** gambos – box carts, built with any old wood or wheels that could be found
****bangers - fireworks

Me And Paul (with Georg Böhme and Dairv Dubbleyew)

What

Original song.    iam sorry for some bad sound,  i didnt manage too remove some of the "buzzing" from the recording...  The lyrics you may find a little odd..  Its about when you think you need another person to feel whole...  But then you realize you only need yourself...

You are me       (Original)

This is a re-do of an older track from about 25 yrs ago. I originally just wanted to do a straight up remake with better sound quality & instruments, but I quickly had a 'different' idea for it, based on the title. 

THE MOVIE:
The idea is there's a movie director shooting a car chase scene, and the 'actor' playing the villain turns out to be a real villain (a mustache-twirling evil-doer in a dark cloak and wide brimmed hat) who just escaped from jail, and now he's on the run, using this movie scene as his escape cover. Calamity & mayhem ensue across the city, ending in a car crash, but the villain somehow makes his getaway, diabolically laughing at his would be captors (ya, that's me with the diabolical laugh, and all the other voices actually, except the police). But then he wakes up to the sound of his cell door slamming shut, realizing it was all a dream - like a movie in his head. 
Y'know, that old story...   ; )

I've uploaded 4 versions of this song:

1) The full 'movie/car chase' version (including story/concept)
    (this version)

2) the 'drums & sounds effects only' version (no music)
    https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/cut-2-the-chase-fx-only-version

3) the 'music only' version (no sound effects)
    https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/cut-2-the-chase-music-only-see-description-for-story

4) the 'original' music only version (recorded around 1999 or 2000)
    (pending)

I thought some folks might find it interesting to see this thing deconstructed and evolving from 1999 original to now. Maybe not, lol.

I strongly recommend listening with headphones to get the full panning effects. The image is a combo of AI generated and cut & paste from my photos. each version is a variation of the same image.

All comments welcome, and don't be shy to be critical or suggest ideas to help me improve. Like, “hey Mark, your car chase idea really sucks”. 😜

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here's some pictures I took: www.flickr.com/photos/mark_boucher/
my best photos on 500px (safe site): 500px.com/p/mrmark?view=photos

Cut 2: "The Chase" (full movie) [*see description for story]

Do That THING!

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TAFFETA | 166

Internal

Written and produced by She's Excited!
Programming, guitar, vocals and lyrics by Anne Wichmann
Backing vocals and beat boxing by Neli CoKo https://soundcloud.com/neli-co-ko
Guitar by Gene Chaban
Cover credits: Photo by Konstantin Onishchenko, Art by katiamess

Eins, zwei, drei, vier …

We've been here before
It's written in history books and it looks like
Once more
We live through the documentary I've seen on the telly
The is hell
We seem to be unable to learn

I was born in a country with a horrible past
And there's so many countries where the dread still lasts
They say it's human nature
We make a horrible cast

Moments Of Sonder

Before (feat. Neli CoKo)

top groove and backdrop from my friend Hendrik aka @cosmic-ratzzz .... awesome for some sax licks !!! Wendehals: Wryneck - a funny bird ! So let's say it's a funny bird song :-) enjoy !
Wendehals - a special species of woodpecker, but also with the meaning of turncoat ..... of course less funny ;-)

Lunatics 128 Der Kleine Wendehals 🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶 Cosmic Ratzzz & joerxworx

May I be able to make a normal song to all tastes? This rock ballad was my best opportunity, though I had to prog it a bit... well, please tell me.

Pic taken by myself at a beach near my hometown, a cloudy morning about two weeks ago.

Letra  /  Lyrics

El sol está quieto (…)  /  The Sun is still (…)

Hace mucho tiempo que el sol está quieto.  /  Since a long time ago the Sun is still.
Lo quieto del sol da lugar al invierno.  /  Stillness of the Sun originates the winter.
Invierno que expresa su frío con viento.  /  Winter which expresses its coldness with wind.
El viento en la playa moja mi cuerpo.  /  The wind at the beach wets my body.

Mi cuerpo mojado sufre en silencio.  /  My wet body suffers silently.
Silencio que siempre me trae recuerdos.  /  Silence which always brings me memories.
Recuerdos que se agrupan en pensamientos.  /  Memories which get grouped in thoughts.
Pensamientos que pronto parecen deseos.  /  Thoughts which soon seem to be desires.

Deseos que te tienen a ti en el centro.  /  Desires which have you in the middle.
Tú en el centro pero yo más lejos.  /  You in the middle but me further away.
Lejos de todo lo que llamamos nuestro.  /  Far from everything we call ours.
Nuestro pasado es ahora lo primero.  /  Our past is now the first thing.

Primero de todo te echaré de menos.  /  First of all I will miss you.
Menos de un día ya se me hace eterno.  /  Less than one day already feels eternal to me.
Eterno fue el día en que decidí no vernos, más.  /  Eternal was the day when I decided not to meet, more.
Mas, vernos me hace salir de este infierno.  /  But, us meeting helps me get rid of this hell.

Infierno que pronto cambiaré por el cielo.  /  Hell which soon I will change for heaven.
Cielo que sólo tú puedes tenerlo.  /  Heaven which only you can own.
Tenerlo contigo es lo que más quiero.  /  To own it with you is what I want the most.
Quiero estar contigo en alma y cuerpo.  /  I want to be with you in soul and body.

Mi cuerpo mojado, en la playa hace viento.  /  My wet body, at the beach it is windy.
Viento que expresa el frío del invierno.  /  Wind which expresses the coldness of the winter.
Invierno debido a que el sol está quieto.  /  Winter due to the Sun being still.
El sol está quieto hace mucho tiempo.  /  The Sun is still since a long time ago.

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El sol está quieto (...)

Sept. 2023....Finally over, right?  Is it because we locked down?  Because we vaccinated?  Or simply because we all got it anyway, and it went away on its own...
Instrumentation on this one is entirely baritone uke, harmonica (chromatic, not blues) and bass (& a bit of keyboard percussion here & there).  Gotta try that again sometime.  Track originally downloaded March 2020.

Better Days (Will Be Here Soon)

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