Cool song, really nice vocals...and love how Blackfoot history and your own personal history intertwine.

Love this one! Very polished all-round performance!

So many great things about this that one hardly knows where to start...not only the song and lyrics - great subject matter - but the musicianship, arrangement and production too, not forgetting your vocals which, as always, are utterly superb!

Fellow Canuck. Been there. Great idea for a song man! Just digging into your stuff. Super impressive suff!

For a time, my family owned a small farm near a buffalo jump in Southern Alberta, Canada. As children, we use to play there. As an adult, I recognize that what was a cool place for white kids to play was actually a critical tool used for millennia as the lifeline for the peoples of the Blackfoot Nations. I dedicate this song to them.

Once grass and ground-covered, the photo image shows the shorn sandstone cliffs from thousands of years of use.

Jump the Buffalo

Blue sky all around, tall grass smells so sweet
Rock face cliff above, we climb to make retreat
Bison gave them life and this sandstone colosseum
Used, to jump them off; so they could live another season

In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains where the warm winds eat the snow
I played in a place that’s holy that most will never know
The Blackfoot in this coulee would hunt the buffalo
Yah, the Blackfoot in this coulee would jump the buffalo

Bison thick like waves all across the prairie
Nations trail the herds with all that they could carry
Cliff of sacrifice - done with signing of seven
A reservation for the warriors and buffalo near extinction

In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains where warm the winds eat the snow
I played in a place that’s holy that most will never know
The Blackfoot in this coulee would hunt the buffalo
Yah, the Blackfoot in this coulee would jump the buffalo

Cover Art, Old Woman's Buffalo Jump

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Jump the Buffalo

Jump The Buffalo

video : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2AOAw3YqJE&lc=UgxYcMHtKbzsqdZ79fR4AaABAg

All voices : Aline tamby : 
Lead guitar : Daniel Jeanroy 
Words musics and all other instruments : François Tamby

                                         When people can say no ! 
I am that Milgramm girl
Who refuses to give an electric shock,
Iam that Indian boy
Who burns trucks that come to kill the jungle
My name is Rosa
I'm going to jail because i want to sit on the  bus
I'm this  Chinese girl
Standing up in front of  the tanks 

Freedom is just an idea 
As long as we obey
Freedom may be more than  an idea 
Only if the people can say no.

I'm a soldier 
Who refuses to fight to kill children.
I'm that actress who quits acting to silence rapists
I am that young girl that a cop disfigured because she takes care of your precious water
My name is Giordano they burn me because of infinity. 

Freedom is just an idea 
As long as we obey
Freedom may be more than  an idea 
Only if the people can say no.

Freedom for people when people can say no ( ad lib)

When people can say no !

Cast of Characters:
E Ruizzo-- https://soundcloud.com/ruizzoidman21centurions --Manuel-- composition, lyrics, Squier Stratocaster electric guitar, vocals, mix, and production
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- piano, accordion, and horn
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Jose Ramirez nylon stringed flamenco style guitar, and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums, percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – four string Fender Precision Bass bass

This song began all the way back when Manuel was 16 and found love that summer with a girl named Carmen. He remembered her, though, and wrote this song about her all these years later. The title of the song means "Your name has the song," and the lyrics spell out the girl's charms using the letters of her name. Check out the lyrics and the translation below. 
  Using that inspiration, Manuel came up with the song structure and the vocal melodies to a rudimentary drum track with his electric guitar. He then asked Josh if the group would be interested in taking it on. Josh, never being one to refuse a challenging piece of music, and always on the lookout for interesting musicians with whom to collaborate, accepted his kind offer and created a project for the rest of the Eclectic Collecitve to join. He started the whole thing off by adding his bass, to which Ken added his innovative drums, to which Josh redid his bass, as is the typical process in the EC.
  Next up was JJ, who you'd think he'd grown up with Spanish music the way he added the horns, accordion, and piano. Then Stephen stepped in and added his psychedelic and intricate acoustic guitar to the stew. 
  It was all done, except for the mix at this point. Manuel did the honors, and did it very expertly. Stephen mastered it to give it more volume and dynamism, too, as he always does. 
  This was the first, but we hope not the last, time the EC has collaborated with Manuel, although we're all fans of the incredible music on his page. He was a true delight to work with, giving honest, encouraging feedback and helping us shape his song to meet his vision. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Original lyrics by E Ruizzo:

TU NOMBRE TIENE LA CANCIÓN  /  YOUR NAME HAS THE SONG

Qué es una lágrima en el desierto?  /  What is a tear in the desert?
Cae sin ruido, se evapora y se olvida.  /  It falls without noise, evaporates and is forgotten.
No tiene tiempo de brillar, su vida  /  It has no time to shine, its life
es corta y su camino tan incierto…  /  is short and its path so uncertain...

Ce del calor del desierto y su sol,  /  ‘C’ for the heat of the desert and its sun,
a del adiós por el que lloré tanto;  /  ‘a’ for the farewell for which I cried so much;
erre del río que forma mi llanto;  /  ‘r’ for the river formed by my crying;
eme de miedo, de magia y de amor.  /  ‘m’ for fear, for magic and for love.

E de esperanza, de espacio rosado,  /  ‘E’ for hope, for pink space,
de espina clavada, de suelta emoción;  /  for stuck thorn, for loose emotion;
ene de noche de un tiempo pasado.  /  ‘n’ for night of a past time.

Carmen, tu nombre tiene la canción  /  Carmen, your name has the song
de todo aquello que has significado:  /  of all that you have meant:
Carmen de luz, de sonrisa y de adiós.  /  Carmen of light, of smile and of goodbye.

Tu Nombre Tiene La Canción (with The Eclectic Collective)

Vedran - Crossroads

This song was written after watching a TV series called The way home. 
It is about Using the gateway of a magical pond to time travel back to your family's  history.
TIME TRAVELER " The way home " by Glenny G's one man band. ( Original 2025)
LYRICS
I'm standing in the river fifty feet away from shore
That pond is growing deeper , I'm so far away from home
I need to know  ( Time Traveler ) Where that water goes ( Time Traveler)
Time travels on beyond my home
My family is waiting in another place in time
I visit all their moments growing up they left behind
I need to know " On my way home "
Where that river flows " Where does it go "
So far away to find my way home
Solo (Guitar)
We are the children that are yet to be raised x 3
We are the children
I need to know ( Time traveler ) Where that water goes ( Time traveler)
Time travels on beyond my way home
Time Traveler  ( On my way home )
Time Traveler ( On my way home )
Time traveler ( I'm on my way home )

Time Traveler  "The Way Home" (original with lyrics)

The Smoking Trout usually sticks to sprawling concept albums but this one-off piece kind of just came together. I came up with a beat and melody that I felt was weird enough to share with Jeff (STONERJAZZ @user-911083679). He added the the creative vocal track as well as a cloned reflection of my combined instrumental tracks that added some interesting texture. (Stephen @texmex-shaman) helped us knit everything together with the killer whimsical guitar part through the middle, connecting the two verses. 

Lyrics by STONERJAZZ

Always get a little sentimental
in the middle of the conversation
when i think about all the options offered
during the assimalation

when the level of concern
and the nature of the consternation
for the mundane and the useless
made it difficult to accept or advocate the privilege
and the worship of the lucky landing of the crooked Cowboys

Though sentimental in its nature
its making meditations incomplete
and decisions Faulty
just distractions while we fiddle in the middle of another Crisis
in the simulation
and the monkeys say "Good good Real good yum yum yum yum
now we're gonna get some Yeah"

Assimilation (The Smoking Trout: TRC, STONERJAZZ & TexMex Shaman)

I LOVE WANT NEED DESIRE......

I... love you
I... want you
....  ....oooh....oooh....oooh
Baby I love...I love... I love you  
mm mmm mm
I want..  I want ....I want you
Yeah I need  I need you... right by my side

I love
I "L"O"V"E" love you
yeah

MMMM baby you're so far .....

Baby you're so far away from me yeah
Yeah

Yeah
Take me in your arms
Take me in your arms
Take me in your arms

MMMM

....Yeah

I love...I love 
I love....
I love....how I love you
I want ...I want... and I need you
By my side
How I desire (echo) you


I, I desire only you
MMMM
I ....I  love...I love you

Baby I Love You

Read My Lips

*BTW:) HAPPY 🌻SPRING🌹 EVERBODY>>*
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©Lyricist, Songwriter, Mixing, Mastering, Pro License & Creator: Lady ElectroTrek
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TITLE: JUST TALK
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LYRICS:


(VERSE 1)
Your mood is as elevating as the skies. Drifting clouds set like lovers passing by. No one else touches me the way you do. The way you do it without hands makes me shiver through & through.
(Verse 2)
Sometimes playing the game of love gets too intense. We both pull back maybe too long, when we should get off the fence.
(Chorus)
Daydreams & emotional swings; love's a difficult thing, but when nurtured it takes wings. Days come where flings grow old. Want something beyond what I can't permanently hold. IF love is the answer, then I'm not on hold. So don't be shy, baby, though you've been hurt before. Time has come for you to get bold.
(OUTRO)
Life's more than flippant than schemes. We need the tangible to make it excite our means. Got to get past the fears & wipe away tears. Commitment turns the key. Darling, I give you my lock. So baby, let's talk. Give me that tongue. I'll show you how to walk.

Commitment Is Key

Just Talk

As usually, a song about me and I... A bit more powerful than usual, maybe

All was there

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo, Acoustic Piano solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Hammond Electric Organ B3 Background Rhythm. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano Rhythm. Fender Electric Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Drums Acoustic Full Kit set. Percussion Tambourine, Zildlian 22" ride & Crash Cymbals.

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