This is a cover of Gilbert O'Sullivan's Alone Again (Naturally) with a change of lyric, to lighten the mood somewhat!!!

At Home Again Happily

yes i accidentally stole 'don't stop believin' at the end

lyrics:
i never wanted anybody until they wanted me
that’s why i wondered how i saw you when it’s so hard to see
i never read so many letters with such difficulty
but i still felt something i never had the courage to feel 

i never noticed that you noticed me i just
thought that you might’ve just known who i came to see
i’m so glad my friends dragged me to this show
cos oh i never wanted to go

i don’t know if i want you or if i want wanting
i don’t wanna have to choose cos you and i caught it
never have i ever had someone who looked so much like me

i don’t know if i want you or if i want wanting
i’ll take one more look at you to confirm that you got it
never have i ever had someone who looked so much like me

i try to reason with myself but i still have these dreams
of being nothing but a reason for an apology

i never thought that you thought of me i just
wanted to know how you know how to be
so glad so free so differently
you’re all i ever wanted to be

i don’t know if i want you or if i want wanting
i don’t wanna have to choose cos you and i caught it
never have i ever had someone who looked so much like me

i don’t know if i want you or if i want wanting
i’ll take one more look at you to pick up what i’m dropping
never have i ever had someone who looked so much like me

never have i ever (demo)

One of the most popular songs of the entire 70's, this sad tale about life has moments of happy sounding chord progressions.. but it covers the life of a man after being left at the altar, losing his parents, and unsure of what life has to bring.  But it's also one of my all time favorite songs that I've wanted to record.  I hope you enjoy my take.

Alone Again Naturally (a Gilbert O'Sullivan cover)

I've always liked this song except for the last verse, which to me always felt out of place in the narrative of the lyrics.  One day I heard Nina Simone's version of this song with completely different lyrics, so I thought, well, maybe I could revise the last verse into a more positive outlook on being alone again, naturally...

Alone Again, Naturally (Gilbert O'Sullivan Cover w/revised ending)

Another selection of chart hits and album tracks from the 1970s. No disco!

Feedback is always welcome!

MUSIC VAULT

THE MUSIC VAULT 002 -1970s

Just a short cover I threw together, after watching all the Maison Ikkoku openings and endings. Might post Alone Again as well.

Score Used: https://www.midiworld.com/files/227/
DAW: Mixcraft 9.
Mixing, Voclas: Rick Allen.
Samples: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-je7Q0jRt7dAqp0wve66ukzQMLntzrO6?usp=sharing

Gilbert O'Sullivan: Get Down (Maison Ikkoku TV Cut, 80s Remix)

Bill Shanley is a guitarist from Clonakilty, West Cork, who has played and made music with, among others, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ray Davies, Mary Black, Eleanor McEvoy, and Paul Brady. He got lessons with Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience as a youngster and ever since has had a fascinating career. We talk though as much of that career as we can - spoiler alert: it features the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony - in this interview recorded at Clonakilty International Guitar Festival 2023.

Clonakilty International Guitar Festival returns September 19-22, 2024 around the town. For more, see Clonguitarfest.com

On Garinish Island, West Cork, on September 20-22, Crosstown Drift is taking place. There will be free-to-attend walking tours as well as seated events with writers, poets, musicians and cultural creatives. Cormac Begley and Lisa Hannigan are playing evening concerts on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. I'll be chatting to various writers over the weekend including Toner Quinn from the Journal of Music, about his book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music. See https://thegoodroompresents.com/

TPOE 320: Bill Shanley

ACOUSTIC COVER  _ Alone Again Naturally by Gilbert O'Sullivan

Clair (Gilbert O'Sullivan cover)

Hi, I'm Rick! I'm a writer and composer, and a long time fan of Thomas & Friends, retro anime, transportation, and crime stories. Here is where I post some of my music. I hope you enjoy it!

I am not skilled in sequencing music, so most of my music is based on MIDIs or sheet music I find online. All my music is free to use, so have fun with it!

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Lifelong Kate Bush fan, some time songwriter and recording artist with Rare Flowers, and occasionally performing Kate Bush's songs as The Magic of Kate Bush. I now enjoy creating radio shows about Kate (and other artists) and run a Facebook page 'The Magic of Kate Bush' to promote Kate's work.

Producing and Promoting Music In Coventry and Beyond!

Music has always been at the very core of 'who' I am....and I like that in the fact that it's always changing.  I'm still working on "Worth The Wait", and it WILL be out this year come hell or high water.  You can actually catch an updated version of the instrumental tracks for both 'Nightwind' and "The Color of Light" as recent uploads here.  

Because work has been so very sparse and sporadic for the last year, I've definitely taken SoundCloud up on the "Artist Support" button.  If you have enjoyed my songs, both original and cover music, and are so inclined I'd be honored and humbled and very appreciative.  

The album itself has a playlist here of the mostly-most current versions of the tunes, with a few taken down for a variety of personal reasons.  But it is coming along nicely, with some songs finally being able to BE finished... they still had some growing, and I'm not ashamed of that.  And, as I'm doing all the recording, writing, arranging, and re-writing myself with no input or assistance, this is a painstakingly long process for 13 songs, and trying to keep life in order at the same time.  I thank you all for those who have had and expressed patience at the final project - I really think you're going to like it.  It is as unique and personal as I myself am, and I'm sure you are too.  I have not really heard anything like it out there and I am super happy about that - as well as the fact that with each song that I've played for friends/family/school friends, the one thing that is most often said is that they found themselves humming the tune sometimes even days later, and then realizing it was my song.  If that's not the sign of a good hook, I don't know what is.

I get asked / chided about the bulk of cover material that is here and on my YouTube channel.  It is just as a matter of rehearsing and keeping my voice in some kind of shape.  I post the items here for no other reason than to share the power of music.  These songs have all touched me in some way, and I hope you enjoy them too.

As always, thanks for the notes of encouragement, understanding where a song is coming from, and the wonderful support,  Never give up on a dream.
Kenny

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