Dreaming

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves:  Lead Vocal
Hans Albers:  All Instruments, Arrangement & Production
Gary Reeves, Terry Reeves, Jo Reeves, Jason Reeves, Dan Reeves, & Charlotte Reeves sang the chorus backing vocals.
The four month old Richard Terence Reeves provided the laughter for the intro.  

As far back as I can remember the Reeves family were always big on Christmas. We were not a particularly well-off family (we lived in publicly-owned housing) but my Mum, Dad and Nan always made it the most special of times. Dad would make sure that we had both a barrel of beer and comprehensive choice of beverage to welcome any visitors who might call round to celebrate the holiday season. Friends and family we may not have seen in many a long year would be sure to visit and all were welcomed.

The house itself was always bedecked with paper-chains and Christmas lights (a tradition I have continued at my family home to this day), the crowning glory being the tree, at the base of which were a cornucopia of presents, the opening of which began every Christmas Day.  After that it was a continuous celebration of food, drink, music and games.  By the time the evening rolled around, we’d switch on the telly to enjoy all of the Christmas Specials, after which the board game marathons would usually start.

As we all grew older, Bri & Gal started to play instruments, giving rise to the annual family sing-song. In 1969, we recorded one of these on our old Grundig reel-to-reel, a small selection of which have been included on the above track (see: https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/xmas-at-home-with-the-von?si=2317d359e0f6482ebeb6662a88d5148b). 

During the later Norman Chop years, when the band became a duo, Brian & Katy opened their own folk club (the Palais de Folk) at the now defunct Derby Arms pub, Shene and built up a very decent following, enabling them to book some of the finest acts on the then thriving folk club circuit.  In 1975, they decided to recall erstwhile members of the band (Gal & Steve Jinks)for their Christmas Party.  It turned out to be one of the best nights the club ever experienced and the place was filled by an enthusiastic, overflowing crowd. I was there that night and will never forget how brilliant it was, wishing I could be up on stage as the fifth member of the band - hence the chorus of the song. 

As always, we owe Hans so much for pulling together all of the strands involved and for making them gel with such a bittersweet resonance.  We do hope you enjoy our Christmas song. (Terry Reeves)

A barrel of beer a pint for every visitor                                                                                  
All food cooking  annual Christmas meal
Flashing lights decorate every corner
The live music from the band always a thrill

CHORUS:
I want to be in the Norman Chop Trio
I want to be the fifth member of the band
I want to sing happy Christmas in the background 
I want to play guitar with melodic hands

Hear songs from daylight to darkness
Family sing together finding harmony 
Two brothers pitch a musical sharpness
Giving feel of sweet sounding certainty

CHORUS

Dad with a pipe helped every low note
Mum and Nan danced and sang every tune
A sister joining fun in beautiful petticoats 
Family singing music melody filling room

CHORUS

Babycham, Sobranie cocktail cigarettes 
Dates in Brazil helped the family go nuts 
Presents under tree one thousand more or less
Another log on the fire keeps temperature up

CHORUS...With melodic hands (x2)

Morecambe and Wise laughter to millions 
Bruce …nice to see you… to see you nice
The board games turning ten hour missions 
Winners still playing not stopping the dice

CHORUS...With melodic hands (x2)

A Bishops Wife noticed a choir of future 
Guitarist and Drummer with flowery shirts
Queen in Black screeching favourite lick slider
Palais de Folk Derby Arms welcome verse

CHORUS...With melodic hands (x4)
CHORUS...With melodic hands (x2)
Happy Christmas!

NORMAN CHOP CHRISTMAS - Cripple Club, Hans Albers & The Reeves Family

A completely over the top musical statement of the fact that I have  published a science fiction novel. As played by imaginary aliens on a festival planet... in the metaverse.

Versality, by Rollo Carpenter... aka @muterial

See https://versality.com

It's kind of idealistic, but in detail is also fairly tongue in cheek!

The metaverse runs throughout, and music features, in song and Synthopia.

Lots of bots... and of course, this interstellarship!

See also https://soundcloud.com/ollora/nonlife

Versality

This is a re-recording of an old song of our old band from the early 90s. I couldn't convince our singer @user-20931549 to sing on it yet (or any other member to record their parts), so all done by myself few years ago, for now as an instrumental. Anyway, I like it ;-)

Guitars, Bass, Drum Programming: @bonetender
Music: https://soundcloud.com/maersk-dddb/lovely-lemon-tea

©vonLieblos & Bonetender (& others) 2022 All Rights Reserved

Lovely Öemontea

Lovely Lemontea

Written/Produced by: R.J. Dobben (RoTen)
Released on: 1/30/2022


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andtwoand

Arranged, Produced & Engineered by Mike Luv

ML- Sequencing & Generative Patching in VCV Rack

Blissfully Unaware

A song about a dream that takes me away to an Island in the Sun, do you want to hop aboard and lets set sail for better weather and peace.

Johnny

Dream Boat

I Beg to Differ

I Beg To Differ

6 minutes of peace, the following is up to you .


Love,

Andreas

6 minutes of peace

guitar, bass and sythns - verse and chorus music - Petri Tuonenlehto of Lapin ihmeellinen luonto
guitar, bass, vocals & other - bridge music - soundboard tinkerers
produced by soundboard tinkerers january 2019

SAVED BY LIGHTNING

checkin it out jus th other day
makin it right   makin it right 
seein the bluelight  hit my way
makin it right   makin it alright

saved by lightning

spinnin around goin all the day
yeah yeah yeah yeah 
movin around hey shakin the ground
yeah yeah yeah yeah 

saved by lightning

burning the candle for another night
hangin on a thread of a wisp of smoke
singin for the rain to make it alright
makin it right   makin it alright 
spinnin around goin all the night
yeah yeah yeah yeah
movin around hey shakin the ground
yeah yeah yeah yeah

free wheelin yeah  feelin alright
movin right aside to find some space to say
swinging right around the samurai sword
cuttin the lines yeah cuttin the ties yeah
screaming down th highway with th smoke in tow
if we dont act now we'll never never know
best saved by lightning than a dumb ass baste
risin through th ashes with a tongue char taste
singing th daze like its the end of strife
singing th daze like its the end of life

saved by lightning

cold blue times  when  u   see   the coming storm

lyrics - johns of soundboard tinkerers january 2019

Saved By Lightning [original - Petri Tuonenlehto and soundboard tinkerers]

soundboard tinkerers Chapter 2: 

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