Cover de Elton John

we listen to our music and stare at the silver screen
that’s where we got all our wisdom
but we haven’t learned a lesson yet,
no we haven’t learned a lesson yet oh no, oh no

records and concerts and flowers and dope
love-ins and blue jeans and politics and hope
meditation yoga and non pollutant soap, oh yeah
it all loses meaning when you’re crazy and broke
it all loses meaning when your crazy and broke oh no

it’s just the time now to sing the rhyme now,
it’s just the time now to sing the rhyme now,
oh yes i swear now that i’m aware now
oh yes i swear now i say a prayer now

we listen to our music glued to the colored sets
we pretend that we don’t care at all
but we haven’t learned a lesson yet,
no we haven’t learned a lesson yet oh no, oh no

communes and stereos and women’s rights,
it all loses meaning in the new moonlight
dance in the clubs to the lazer lights oh yeah
it's all or nothing, which one is right
its all or nothing, which one is right oh no

it’s just the time now to sing the rhyme now,
it’s just the time now to sing the rhyme now,
oh yes i swear now that i’m aware now
oh yes i swear now i say a prayer
..........
written & sung by eddie angel
produced and recorded by kid otari
drums by greek god yannis alfiers
keyboards by guillaume
guitars & additional vocals by naldo

Recorded on Otari MX5050 8-channel 1/2" tape at the Laundry Room, Oakland California

Silver Screen 3.3-4 44k EQ'd

Silver Screen

Harmony laden lyrical acoustic rhythmic soul

Between Abstraction and Representation

You don’t know which way to stand
Is the light favorable?
Or is black now passe
I guess it’s all debatable

I’m trailing in your scent
You’re LA then New York
Ghosting like the Zephyr Train
Making sure you walk the walk
You’re caught there in between abstraction and representation
They watch you in between abstraction and representation

Though you deny you seek to impress
It’s other women for whom you get dressed
In and out of the closet you float
Strapping and weave – girdle and hose

Delaunay or Cassatt?
Hey honey bring it all back
Home . . . 

I could be jealously mad
Seeing all that attention you grab
But bedroom’s night is painting your curves
And only I will get to observe

Between Abstraction and Representation

Spread the " Love " Its a beautiful day and the sun is shining. 
Johnny

Written, performed and mastered by Johnny Mc Farlane

Love

Lyrics:-
Time flies when you're having fun
They say
If fun was what I was having
Ok
I've been trying to get out a message
You'd say
I don't know if it's touched one soul
To date

If i could make a wish
To wash it all away
I have tried
After all the pain
The least that i can say
I have tried

These walls they are closing in
Aha
I've grown tired, close to giving in
Almost
Just one , if i could touch one soul
Just one
That would be a winning streek I'd own
A goal

Did you hear what I wanted to say
Did you hear what I wanted to tell ya 

If i could make a wish
To wash it all away
I have tried
After all the pain
The least that i can say
I have tried

winkandwoo 2024

I Have Tried

This is the title track off the album "There to here". It continues the story of a young man travelling across the atlantic ocean from Ireland in the 1800's and trying to find a place to settle in the new world of America. 
Music and lyrics: Phil Bowen
Mixing and production: Phil Bowen
Vocals/ backing vocals: Phil Bowen
Guitars: Phil Bowen
Keyboards: Phil Bowen
Lyrics: 
Verse 1
I look across Long Island in the setting sun
Shadows seem to dance around everyone
I look back at the ocean there’s nothing but sea
And wonder if this is reality

Verse 2
I walk to the station catch the Stonington line
Lay back my head. It’s like a mountain I climbed
One more day and I’ll soon be there
Providence calls to my evening prayer

Chorus
That’s the way I got from there to here
It seems to roll into another year
A little laughter, a few more tears
That’s the way I got from there to here. 

Verse 3
So the train moves on and time moves on
I’m sitting here thinking that I belong
To this new world of hope, opportunity
No more locks on doors, no master key

Verse 4
The moon shines down across a canopy of trees
On a warm summer night well I feel so at ease
One more day and I’ll soon be there
Providence calls to my evening prayer.

There to Here  Pt. 2

There to Here

There To Here

月夜の神楽

Here is a little chilled number from my new album "Sugar Rush" 

Many thanks for all of your generous plays reposts and playlsts!!

(c) Vocalatti 2023
ASCAP

Paradise Highway

Feel free to check out the lyric video here - https://youtu.be/nrbZ_Jpt7cw

Do you regret where you are do you even know where you’ve been?
Can you remember the reason for this fight you’re now in?
What started out with goodwill it always ends far from hope
I hate the words that you punch me with and repent the thoughts that I spoke yeah I spoke
But I can’t remember all the good things in my life
Did they really happen or are my regrets just faking
Keep swearing each night I’ll be a better man
But I heard love shines brighter when fighting words are fading
And our fighting words keep fading

Ya cut your wrist with our credit cards cos I said our debts killing us
Keep feedin’ your mind facts of despair through black days full of white fuzz
But if it’s not worth the argument then you’ve not earned the moan
And if you can’t stand up to stop yourself your pride’s only on loan
And I still can’t remember all the good things in my life
Did they really happen or are my regrets just faking
Keep swearing each night I’ll be a better man
But I heard love shines brighter when fighting words are fading
Cos I can’t remember all the good things in my life
Did they really happen or are my regrets just faking
Keep swearing each night I’ll be a better man
But I heard love shines brighter when fighting words are fading
Why’d we always have to wade in

Why do we fight reasons keep escaping
How do we fight then claim to love each other
Will we always fight guess nothing lasts forever
So let’s relive days when we were more than lovers
So much more than lovers cos we are more than lovers
But I can’t remember all the good things in my life
Did they really happen or are my regrets just faking
Keep swearing each night I’ll be a better man
Could our love shine brighter if fighting words weren’t fading

Why are we fighting fighting and fighting always fighting do you remember?
Why are we fighting fighting about fighting why’d we start fighting cos I can’t remember
Let’s try forgiving our reasons mis-given a love life’s for living and not remember
No let’s not remember

Fighting Words (fading)

I read somewhere that we are made of the same basic matter as the universe and the stars, we are a lot more that Flesh & Blood we are made from pure light. I tried to get a feeling from this song hope it came across. 

Johnny

We Are Pure Light From The Stars

Overdub instrument at Home Recording - 10/10/2024
Performed on Yamaha DTXtreme III Drum Kit with a Yamaha M12 Percussion Drum Pad

If I could have done better  -  Vocal n Drums.wav

Playing live and writing & recording in Nelson New Zealand - began recording in 2004 once technology was available to make CDs using industry standard equipment at home. Radio airplay on Fresh FM and the TLC network from 2005. The track IS THIS WHO I THINK IT IS was a finalist in the 2009 NZ MLT songwriting contest.  In Dec 2012  DUNEDIN SOUND reached  no. 26 on NZ on Air "The Audience" chart. In December 2015, RIP OFF THE SCAB and DREAM DESTINATION were selected by a US A&R agent for promotion to artists, In July 2017 - HIGHEST ROOM also picked up by a US agent for promotion. July 2018 DON'T YOU TURN AWAY selected by NY agent to promote to a London soul singer. August 2018 LOVE MY LIFE assigned to BuyNZ audiovisual advertising. December 2018 WHERE CIGARETTES FALL forwarded by Taxi.com to US TV music director. Latest album SLEEPS ON FIRE seeks to marry Leonard Cohen Imagery with Steely Dan musical movement. Daytime job is in anaesthesiology and healthcare leadership.
2024 FLOATING INTO WONDER on a New Foundland radio station.

Between Abstraction and Representation

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