This is beautiful , your name should be in lights , record deal as well !

How did I miss this the first time? Such a wonderful song and I love your vocal performance in this one Todd.

just discovered this one man.  Awesome lyrics and performance dude.

Outstanding track, Todd. Top notch production and performances. Simply ready for radio/streaming. Professional job!

Your voice reminds me of Cat Stevens. A wonderful moving track! 👍😃

I wish I could master my songs so well! Excellent production and beautiful song!

Your sweet vocals balance these potent lyrics perfectly

So much beauty and warmth in lyric, vocal and guitar Todd, gorgeous song!

IT IS COMING BACK LIKE A WHEEL

Margareta & Mats 1993

Once there was love. 872 ( 1993 ) Margareta Theorin - Eddy Mango ( Margareta )

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 🎸

The vortex that we all have been drawn to. The bottomless pit that you cannot taste or touch. The wheel turns with or without you... You know what the wheel is as well as I do.

I-la-rI (Ilari I. Rantala) - Composed, all instruments, vocals, lyrics, field recordings & drum machine programming.
Artwork and produced by I-la-rI.

© 2022 Ilari I. Rantala. All rights reserved.

The Wheel

Sanctuary

On the way to Valinor

My keyboard skills are basic but, with a DAW and overdubbing, one hand can sound like two and composition is possible.....

Una Manu

Mythique son des Pink Floyd revisité, sans voix. 
you can also offer me your voice.

Money -Revisité

Shy Boy - Single

Shy Boy

Piatitude une série de jeux de piano lancés à l'introduction par moi-même au piano, puis SUNO prend le relais pour proposer une suite de mélodie au piano ou une sonorité au choix. Ce qui est original le logiciel SUNO, de l'intelligence artificielle s'adapte aux tonalités, du rythme, nuances, d'après votre introduction ou échantillon que vous avez produite. SUNO s'occupe du reste et vous propose d'autres possibilités musicales à votre goût.
Un tout nouveau partenariat entre un musicien et l'intelligence artificielle. A suivre et c'est pas terminé !
Chanson produite avec SUNO ia
           https://www.suno.ai/

Piatitude004v4 Blues

This Is What I Came To Do

“Whispers of the Sky” is a folk EP that moves between intimacy and resilience, weaving hidden love with cosmic courage. With delicate instrumentation and a voice that feels timeless, the project invites listeners into a world where shadows, storms, and starlight become metaphors for the human spirit.

Swaying in the Rain: A haunting ballad of forbidden love, whispered vows, and moonlit secrecy. Its dreamlike chorus sways with longing, echoing the rhythm of rain and the resilience of two souls bound together against the world.

Stardust: A luminous anthem of healing and triumph, turning scars into poetry and doubt into courage. Its soaring refrain reminds us that even in darkness, we carry the light of the stars within us.

Together, these songs form a tapestry of sound that is both grounded and celestial — a journey through hidden domains and infinite skies. Whispers of the Sky is folk storytelling at its most soulful, produced with care and vision by Deangel Deangelo.

Swaying In the Rain Umbrella mix Adore

December Holiday Song Challenge

Week 1: Snow & Spirit

Dec 1 – Style: Pop • Topic: First snowfall magic • Artist: Mariah Carey
Dec 2 – Style: Country • Topic: Small-town Christmas lights • Artist: Luke Combs
Dec 3 – Style: Soul • Topic: Warmth on a cold night • Artist: Stevie Wonder
Dec 4 – Style: Jazz Ballad • Topic: Fireside romance • Artist: Michael Bublé
Dec 5 – Style: Rock • Topic: Decorating the house • Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Dec 6 – Style: Folk • Topic: Handmade gifts • Artist: James Taylor
Dec 7 – Style: Soul • Topic: Finding the perfect gift • Artist: Aretha Franklin

Week 2: Love & Family

Dec 8 – Style: R&B • Topic: Holiday love confession • Artist: Alicia Keys
Dec 9 – Style: Indie Pop • Topic: Cozy nights indoors • Artist: Billie Eilish
Dec 10 – Style: Gospel • Topic: Gratitude and blessings • Artist: Kelly Clarkson 
Dec 11 – Style: Acoustic • Topic: A quiet December morning • Artist: Ed Sheeran

Quiet December Morning

Firstly being a song with traditional 6/4 signature, I redid the central section in 4/4 to add strength, same as with my previously posted song.

Also, I 'needed' to cut last quarter note out of the instrumental bridges and play them in 5/4.

After these artificialities, I tried a mild sound to please your ears ;)

Letra (Translated lyrics):

Ven (Come)

Ven… cógeme con tus manos, tan limpias, tan solas, tan blancas, tan suaves, ven…
   (Come … take me with your hands, so clean, so lonely, so white, so soft, come …)
Ven… bésame con tus labios, tan tiernos, tan prietos, tan lejos, tan dulces, ven…
   (Come … kiss me with your lips, so tender, so tight, so distant, so sweet, come …)

Ven… guíame con tus ojos, tan puros, tan ciegos, tan tuyos, tan graves, ven…
   (Come … guide me with your eyes, so pure, so blind, so yours, so serious, come …)
Ven… pídeme lo que quieras y dime que nunca podrías dejarme… ven…
   (Come … ask me whatever you want and tell me you could never leave me … come …)

Ven y méceme en tus brazos. (Come and swing me in your arms.)
Ven y guárdame en tu seno. (Come and keep me in your bosom.)
Ven y duérmeme en tu regazo. (Come and get me asleep on your lap.)
Ven… ven… ven… (Come … come … come …)

Ven… cántame con tu risa, tan clara, tan rara, tan fresca, tan triste, ven…
   (Come … sing to me with your laugh, so clear, so rare, so fresh, so sad, come …)
Ven… llámame con tu gesto, tan sabio, tan lacio, tan quieto, tan fuerte, ven…
   (Come … call me with your gesture, so wise, so languid, so still, so strong, come …)

Ven… ámame con tu vida, tan dura, tan libre, tan hueca, tan calma, ven…
   (Come … love me with your life, so hard, so free, so hollow, so calm, come …)
Ven… pídeme lo que quieras y dime que nunca podrías dejarme… ven…
   (Come … ask me whatever you want and tell me you could never leave me … come …)

ER38FI05 RUIZZO©1996 – FRANCÉS RECORDS®2017

Ven (pide lo que quieras)

Dear friends, I met this lovely bird yesterday!
I love birds, and most of all, I love swans!
I have an ambition to be able to photograph low flying swans during my morning walks, but they always trick me by getting behind my back and disappearing before I can get my camera out!

Lyrics:

The Swan

They travel from far away - and they look so proud
They fly together in formations
and they turn up very unexpectedly 
and they fill the sky - with waving sounds from their wings
and they fill the sky - with waving sounds from their wings
and this is a majestic sight

They sometimes may fly so low - just over my head
It might be scary with the sound from their wings
but when I see those lovely birds I feel fine
and they fill the sky - with waving sounds from their wings
and they fill the sky - with waving sounds from their wings
and this is a majestic sight

The parents will hold together - year after year
and they both help to raise their children
and they are faithful for the rest of their lives
and they fill the sky - with waving sounds from their wings
and they fill the sky - with waving sounds from their wings
and this is a majestic sight

The Swan

Just did some fixing up of this so check out the new vocal and tightened up instrumental.  

Love can make you crazy when it is served with an undertone of disrespect. I am looking for something better. #reallove is more than I love you. More than just a kiss.

Today Is What It Is

(Don't follow me here, best on my main page ;)

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

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