www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ckaz_vKiuk

https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson vocals
https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein guitar
Yaron Engler drum program
Me on vocals, piano, double bass

Always been a little shy when it comes to love songs, a little like the character on the track however,  doing a duet with Janine was not the icing on the cake, it was the cake! 

Then, the magic touch from Jonathan and Yaron in two areas of music where I fail miserably, guitar and drums, big thank you to all three, I couldn’t’ve done it without you!

He tugged at his hair
Shucked his cuffs       
He stared at his feet
And he blushed  
She looked so good in that dress     
Oh but who would’ve guessed
There might be a change in his luck

She said 
Do y'know any jokes?
And he said 
O.k, there was this bloke…’
And the punchline was crass
He fell flat on his ass
But something had floated her boat

Something had floated her boat 
Something had floated her boat
Ignore the Pecksniffs
And listen to this
A boat just needs water to float

A Boat Just Needs Water To Float feat: Janine Levinson & Jonathan Beckenstein

A song for those low moments!

Have a listen to the wonderful creations of @candyside-arcade
Their sensitiveside https://soundcloud.com/candyside-arcade/moment-one

Please don't despair there are darker things in this
world that could take you there
When daylight breaks across the lawn
And you breathe the pristine, scented dawn
You'll know we care
Reach out your hand and we'll be there

Please don't be low
There are better places in this world you know that you can go
Then the moon lights up the path ahead
And the jamine blossoms fill your head
You'll feel we know
Raise your eys to the afterglow

You hitched a ride and that's our gift

Please don't lose hope
There are bigger fools in this world to supply sufficient rope
IN the midday heat you'll rest a while
Brush the noble camomile and smile
Your spirits lift
You hitched our ride and that's our gift

You hitched our ride and that's our gift

The Gift

Wishfullness makes people nearly unlimited manipulable.

Cornelia Funke

© by Poetnsen

Sehnsucht (what you needed version)

welcome to our new 'reality'...

"The Somnambulist" is the eighth single from my debut solo album, Year Zero, to be released soon....

"The Somnambulist" will also be available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream.... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, YouTube etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

engineered/co-produced by Robert Davidson, the 'Aged Choir Boy'.

Miaow McDonald: Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Drums, Xylophone and other sonic perversions
Cameron Jay: Trumpets
Robert Davidson: Drums

Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.


and here are the words:

take off that mask
i just wanna see you
is it too much to ask,
that i see the real you?
plasticene brain
you're not the same girl -
weathered and vain -
fake in the real world....

you're sleepwalkin'
shut your mouth!
i'm tired of your talkin'
open your mind -
i'll give you a word of advice...
open your eyes and...
WAKE UP!

take off those gloves
'cos i don't wanna fight.
bare me your soul in
unfiltered light...
fuck, you look tired
of all this pretending...
you're totally wired
it's never-ending....

you're sleepwalkin'
shut your mouth!
i'm tired of your talkin'
open your mind -
i'll give you a word of advice...
open your eyes and...
WAKE UP!

wake up, wake up
wake up, wake up
wake up, wake up
(mmm-hmmm)
wake up, wake up
(you've got to...)
wake up, wake up
(uh-huh huh)
wake up, wake up

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2021

If you wanna hear more from Cameron Jay, you can visit his YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/user/zoots251

or you can find him on Facebook...  @cameronjaytrumpet

buy me a coffee...

The Somnambulist

This is the title track off of my newest album of work. You can click this link and it will take you to a landing page for the album 
https://push.fm/fl/cq8njiru
Also here is a video to the track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMlBUw2h53k
Hope everyone has a kick ass New Year full of hope joy and peace.

Why are you leaving so soon
Haven’t you had a good time too?
So why did-you -refuse?

Heading down- the wrong way trail
Given up the smokes to the garbage pail
That hammered- in the last nail

Breathing out like we do
You’d think we’d care- more about you
admiring the way you grew

Everybody calls when they’re having trouble
Venus flytrap/stuck in molasses
Cautious walking
Cautious walking

Peeking around the corner in fear
Morning dew like a mourning tear
Cautious walking
Cautious Walking

Never been down to the sacred ground
Gearing up now for the weight in pounds
Of souls and cheers
Of souls and cheers
Holding  hands with you 
My lovely dear
My lovely dear

We were   bothering the rain gods
Born alive in sprouting pods
Posing in a wedding gown
Remembering our small town
Basil was up and growing
Toddlers were nurturing
And taking in and learning
 Like a vacuous sponge
Like a waterspout of love

Of souls and cheers
Of souls and cheers
Holding hands with you 
My lovely dear
My lovely dear

Anything more than what you can give?
Could have been more but you just can't share
Could have been more but you just can't feel but sad.

12/24/21

Cautious Walking

One Summer Morning

All rights reserved 3/29/2022

All is Fair

You won’t take a chance and
due to circumstances
keep the color well within the lines

how come you don’t care and
Won’t be made aware and 
stick with birds of familiar hue

Can’t you see
It’s killin me…

You don’t lend a hand and
cannot comprehend when
It ain’t jumpin off your tv screen

Like a crow without wings
You cannot believe things
If it ain’t standing right in front of you

Don’t you see
It’s killin me…

On and on…
You sing your song
Won’t be long
until it’s gone

All is fair
In love and tears
Hold on tight
Through the years…

Times they come and they go 
Many things we don’t know
Wipe the mist from the camera lens

Fear still grips so tight and
Keeps us up at night then
Builds a wall made of razor wire

I can see
We won’t be free…

All Is Fair

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander
Guitar: Davy Vance https://soundcloud.com/skub1955

Not much I can do about the tragic events in Ukraine. I've decided that the aggressors can't appropriate the Z, so I'm taking it back in this metaphorical musical battle.

This is a tweaked master (for some of you this may be basics). I moved both the organ and vocal noisegate from last to first in the effects chain. This allows the effects such as delay to work and sound as intended. Also tried a saturator on the lead "high" vocal to make it stand out more in the mix. You will all let me know if this worked (it is most noticeable at the end where you can hear the organ fade out with the planned delay). On a side-note if anybody is interested in how the "sucking" effect is achieved on the drums it is using a combination of regular and reverse reverb. 

TAKING BACK THE Z

I’m taking back the Z
You can’t have it
You can’t have it
You can’t have it
You can’t have it
You can’t have it
It’s not white 
Z belongs to U
Yellow and blue
U
Yellow and blue
U

I can’t let go, it’s all I got
I can’t let go, it’s all I got
I can’t let go, no 

I’ll move from place to place
I’ll zig and I’ll zag
I’ll duck and I’ll hide
I’ll stay alive
I can’t let go, no

I’ll weave and I’ll bob
Be a thorn in your side
I’ll run and I’ll jump
No river’s too wide
I can’t let go, no

I’m taking back the Z
It’s all mine
It’s all mine
It’s all mine
It’s all mine
It’s all mine
It’s not white
Z belongs to U
Yellow and blue
U
Yellow and blue
Yellow and blue

I can’t let go, it’s all I got
I can’t let go, it’s all I got
I can’t let go, no 

I’ll beg and I’ll pray, 
Turn every stone
I’ll rant and I’ll rave
I’ll never rest
I can’t let go, no

I’ll be your worst nightmare
No matter your might
Be your worst nightmare 
Both day & night
I can’t let go, no

It’s all mine…

Taking Back The Z

Taking Back The Z | Davy Vance 🎸

These are difficult times (aren't they always).  We all depend on someone; the solidity in our lives.   ...if we don't, it's a sad life, because it's a tough life and we need all of the help we can get.  This is a song about those you depend on.

I LOOK FOR YOU
(c) JunkHeap Apr 06 2022

Sometimes the days wear me down.  
I'm looking outside,
see my reflection in the window.
Furrowed brow and worrying  
etching its lines.
   
The world it turns and burns,
seems like it'll always be this way.
Hope shines bright through the clouds, 
as we wish for a better day.

I look for you.
I see your face in the crowd. 
Her eyes call to me, 
and we meet and 
hold each other so close. 
I feel your warmth.
See the throngs of people
moving like a wake around us;
in the ordered chaos, 
we save each other from it all.

ch. / break

My pillar of sanity, is you.
I look for you 
to whittle away the time 
on this insane ride.
Laughter and I get you.
We're past the pleasantries.
So many great days behind,
so many ahead.
So many great days ahead.

I look for you.

I Look For You

I opened one of my poetry anthologies randomly and stumbled on this short, heartfelt verse by Anne Brontë. I kept the singing quite simplistic as it seemed more important to sing/read it accurately than with any stylistic flare, and Andy accompanied me, and did all the technical stuff. We hope you enjoy our rendition of it.

“My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring
And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze;
For above and around me the wild wind is roaring,
Arousing to rapture the earth and the seas.
The long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing,
The bare trees are tossing their branches on high;
The dead leaves, beneath them, are merrily dancing,
The white clouds are scudding across the blue sky.
I wish I could see how the ocean is lashing
The foam of its billows to whirlwinds of spray;
I wish I could see how its proud waves are dashing,
And hear the wild roar of their thunder today!”

Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day (Anne Brontë)

The damage we keep doing to planet Earth in the name of progress needs to be addressed right now. Hopefully, for the sake of future generations, we haven't reached the point of no return quite yet. But we must be very close.

Planet Earth is suffering, it's health is getting poor,
Millions of people here, are shouting out for more,
We are generating waste and the globe is warming fast,
Everybody's asking now, how long can this all last,

We've got to act right now, to change the world somehow,
While we've still got the time, to put an end to its decline,

Planet Earth is suffering, it's health is getting worse,
The ordinary people here are crying for their Earth,
Governments of nations seem to turn a deaf ear,
Can't they hear the message of despair and real fear,

We've got to act right now, to change the world somehow,
While we've still got the time, to put an end to its decline,

Planet Earth is suffering and running out of time,
Its wounds, they keep on bleeding, with the fossil fuels we mine,
The younger generation are working hard to make us hear,
There's no time for hesitation when our children's views are clear,

We've got to act right now, to change the world somehow,
While we've still got the time, to put an end to its decline,

Planet Earth is suffering, it's health is getting poor,
Millions of people here, are shouting out for more,
We are generating waste and the globe is warming fast,
Everybody's asking now, how long can this all last,

Planet Earth

I am amazed at the level of talented artists encountered on this site.  Sharing and providing feedback is such an effective way to nurture the creative process.  I am so inspired by many of you.  My songs consist of mostly live instruments and voice.  An organic approach to song writing with a few surprises in the mix.  Please feel free to comment and download if you like!  Todd

All Is Fair

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