A cover of Andrus Easy Rider by Michael Chapman. Here's a video of the track. https://youtu.be/1d_HEvUaSb0

Andrus Easy Rider (Michael Chapman Cover)

I hope you feel the majestic force of the song
and be ready for a dragon flight to Neverland in a never ending story.

Some deep analyses how I came to this song;

Again  I wrote it in open D tuning on my dobro. I had some fancy chords going and a dark intro, I was going to write a swamp delta blues, but with some typical chords the atmosphere of the song changed - the more when I introduced a bridge with descending bass notes in Bm… so it all got wierd. 

I tuned my Flying V Epihpone ’58 Korina to open D also and recorded two heavy tracks with overdrive in which I added some delay and reverb to one guitar creating a huge wall of sound in the mix.  So you got 4 guitars just for the basic chord progression. 

I used the kill switch on the Epiphone to do some tremelo effects at the end of the song.

Listening to the raw track gave me a vision of a knight riding a horse to a Fortress ,  the lyrics became more evident  so I could write a storyline to it about a knight going to rescue his lady . King Arthur, Lancelot and lady Guinevere.

As you see there are elements of medieval scorcery , Vikings, Swords, Magic and some Fairytales in the writing,but also mystical Tarot cards reading,  the Sword of Nine e.g. I think this is a reference to myself

Timelords & nebulas refer to Doctor Who  a British TV series I watched when I was a kid. There is a new timelord now the 12 th Doctor!  and he plays guitar. how cool. So I had to use the trailers and made my own storyline from these. I copied a picture I found in the “Hell bent for” trailer to open the scene with. 

Bridge of Sighs is a song from Robin Trower,  for the first verse of Fortress I was influenced by Neil Young’s Powderfinger.  when I was 22  and was a student I had this track in my carstereo and listend to it a lot. Listen to the lyrics in the first verse “ and he just turned 22 and didn’t know what to do” creepy isn’t it?

Why I choose for Dr. Who instead of King Arthur? well because of storyline and because of the mind expanding travels, crossing the boundaries between love, fiction and fantasies, space and time.

A long time friend mentioned in a song the word fortess, so I had the title.

gear: Flying V Epiphone ’58 Korina, Dean Chrome G dobro, Ibanez the performer bass, TC electronic Nova Delay ND-1, Boss distortion DS-1, Superlux CM H-84 mic.  Dunlop 213 glass slide.

Bridge of Sighs

Album van john schuur

Fortress

One of my favourite Beach Boys songs - especially the last minute.  Was playing it in a Richie Havens style, with open D tuning (song is actually in C sharp).  Decided to a do a version - nothing compared to the original, but it least it gave me a chance to sample the end of the song and extend it.  Listen to the album Surf's Up.
  
And sing along if you want to, because I can't... 

Feel the wind burn through my skin
The pain, the air is killing me
For years my limbs stretched to the sky
A nest for birds to sit and sing
But now my branches suffer
And my leaves don't bear the glow
They did so long ago
One day I was full of life
My sap was rich and I was strong
From seed to tree I grew so tall
Through wind and rain I could not fall
But now my branches suffer
And my leaves don't offer
Poetry to men of song
Trees like me weren't meant to live
If all this world can give
Pollution and slow death
Oh Lord I lay me down
No life's left to be found
There's nothing left for me
Trees like me weren't meant to live
If all this earth can give
Is pollution
Trees like me weren't meant to live
(Oh Lord I lay me down)
If all this earth can give
(My branches to the ground)
Is pollution and slow death
(There's nothing left for me)
Oh Lord I lay me down
My branches to the ground
There's nothing left for me
(Jack Riley and Brian Wilson)

A Day in the Life of a Tree (version)

I will see you again (demo)

All original tracks Copyright @ Heavenly Vine (Les Johnson).
HELLO ALL, I'VE NOT BEEN ACTIVE ON THE CLOUD FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I SHALL HOPEFULLY BE PRODUCTIVE IN THE FUTURE. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE BEEN UPLOADING JAM TRACKS ON YT https://www.youtube.com/@Heavenlyvine. ONCE I AM CREATING ORIGINAL MUSIC AGAIN I SHALL START SHARING MY WORK. THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE VISITED, MUCH APPRECIATED :)))
I've been writing original songs for a number of years now and recently started adding some acoustic covers, it gives me a nice feeling to know that other musicians and listeners give their time to listen to my humble offerings, so thanks to you all in advance for giving up your valuable time to check out my musical creations. 

My Sound cloud name "Heavenly Vine" was taken from the first song that I wrote called "Timeline" it seemed like the perfect way to conjure up an artist name for this great musical platform.

When I started writing music I took inspiration from my family as I wanted to leave some sort of legacy when I've shuffled off this mortal coil, what better legacy than a musical one.

All of the original music that I have created on this page has come from my heart and soul and it gives me a lot of satisfaction to know that someone might get some pleasure from my music, especially loved ones.

It's great to be part of this great musical community, we may be many minnows in a huge pond but together we make up one huge fish.   

Best wishes to all.

Enjoy music of all sorts and like to create my own.  I may not be very talented, but I have fun.
Really enjoy the Soundcloud community - much of the music is exceptional!
Very glad to be part of it.
Thank you for any listens, any likes and any comments.  
I appreciate them all.
Jim

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