Yes, Great Music, You Play Very Well, Great Job Tom!!!

A real talent you are, Tom. Wonderful work and mix. Happy New Year to you and yours! :D

Have a great Ney Year's Eve and if you are looking for a party we'll be in someone's kitchen by the ocean this eveningi :)

Superbly played Tom and those mandolins ring in the New year very well indeed, and Happy New Year my good friend....

Just had another blast on this Tom and Happy New Year and all the best for 2017 my good friend.

Brilliant take on this classic. Happy New Year Tom

We know this tune! Great, you play it well!

This is an emotional song that is as beautiful as it is sad.

WHERE RIVERS USED TO RUN

Not a song about Christmas...

Here are the lyrics:

Well i can't stand it
it rains all day
summer's here and you 're 
so far away

Oh baby please let me
come to your place
it brings me down when
i can't see your face

I'm counting days 'till
the end of June
put my shoes on
and i'm running to you

You must be wet but 
i'm missing the sun
let's jump to bed and 
have some fun

Oh God i'm hungry
you know what i miss
let's buy a pizza and
head to the beach

Baby i'm bored
don't know what to do
should take a walk
hand by hand with you

Well i'm a jerk
and i'm a clown
it brings me down
when he's around

Feel like a king
without a crown
i'm scratching cars in my
girlfriend's hometown

Summer is gone and i 
destroyed my keys
you have to take care of 
the scars on your knees

Why don't you come to me 
to spend some time? 
It was your turn
and now it's mine

Well i'm a jerk
and i'm a clown
it brings me down
when he's around

Feel like a king
without a crown
i'm scratching cars in my
girlfriend's hometown

Pic taken from: https://unsplash.com/

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2MvMvf7EkNWPeLEgJEBDqY?si=3d82a905864b45c9

Scratching Cars (In My Girlfriend's Hometown)

Poor boy, didn't you know that there are cameras everywhere?

Here are the lyrics:

We are not alone
we are not alone
we are not alone

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0ohyzC2kK9QH5BWgmTW9zj?si=2d190e5c46be4446

We Are Not Alone

A modern Christmas carol for you all. The lovely Mark J Bennett has provided the vocals (and artwork) - all at rather short notice too which is typical of his generosity.

We hope you enjoy it and that it encourages some thought about the Christmas message (which, let's face it, seems to have got a little lost in recent times....)

May the deep peace of the running wave be yours.

Music (based on trad tune)/Lyrics/Backing Vocal - enlimila
Vocals - Mark J Bennett.
[Audio-clip of children playing courtesy of garuda1982]

THREE BOATS
I saw three boats come sailing in,
Come sailing in, come sailing in.
I saw three boats come sailing in,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

One of those boats won’t sail again,
Not sail again, never sail again.
For that boat sank with all its men
And all its women and children.

The second boat its engine died,
Its engine died ‘cos the smugglers lied
And the waves crashed down on the folk inside
That little boat in the morning.

Those desperate folk held hands and prayed,
Held hands and prayed, as the sea it sprayed
’Til at last they sank beneath the waves
On Christmas day in the morning.

The third boat managed to reach the shore
And the folk inside all prayed some more.
Then the politicians began to roar
With rage on Christmas morning.

“How dare these strangers reach our land
Expecting us to lend a hand?
Our inn is full and we have no room.
Let them go home and face their doom.”

They went to church to sing and pray,
To sing and pray, to sing and pray,
And watch their kids in Nativity plays
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Three Boats

Life is like a swimsuit. Sometimes it's not in your size...

Here are the lyrics:

I know there is nothing 
but i'm still looking for one thing
Something to get me going
when i wake up in the morning

I can see, there is noone
but i'm still searching for someone
Someone to help me roll it
but i feel i can't control it

Never give up
even if i'm losing 
every time

Well, life can wait until tomorrow
tomorrow, tomorrow i can try
to live again

It's dark outside and i can't see you
can't see you, can't see you 
even if you're there

I can hear my heart is beating
but i find it hard to fit in
I guess noone can stand me
or they just don't understand me

Never give up
even if i'm losing 
all the time

Fit In

Mark says,
"Making music with Rodolfo is always exciting and often a challenge, although I know we both find it stimulating, as we always aim to reach high and this post is no exception. This new song, started its gestation almost a year ago, instantly showed a lot of promise and since has been through many stages of exploration and rounds of problem-solving. The painfully blunt lyrics were initially inspired by a friend's brutal relationship break-up, but the final result is much heavier. I hope you find it moving rather than disturbing, I was trying to match the mood of Rod's deeply dramatic music."

Rodolfo says,
"I think it's a fantastic song and you've done an amazing job on both the story and the vocals, especially those tough lines. When I was writing it, I just felt like a modern blues with a techno vibe was taking shape. The final sound was defined by the story and those really dramatic, emotional lyrics. You might want to make it clear that it's a fictional story to avoid giving our friends heart attacks."

We appreciate all of the kind support that the Soundcloud community has given our collaborations. Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts, Mark and Rodolfo

Now available on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5pfvPjop9XCJPrVL9a60U0

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix https://soundcloud.com/rplanes
Me - Vocals and lyrics

Moments of stress,
How did you deal with the rest?
All that is left of you and me,
Is wrecked.
How can we expect,
To go on when there’s nothing at all left?
 
…Left in the lurch,
You should have done more research.
I was truly never a safe bet for you…
For you could have made,
A much better match than you did with me.
 
Open your eyes,
I promise you won’t be surprised,
It’s been there before you,
All along, all of the way…
…Way before you had sensed,
That we had got it all so wrong by then.
 
Moments of stress,
All such a mess,
It’s anyone’s guess,
How it all went so wrong?
Moments of stress,
No more nor less,
Need I express,
How it all went so wrong?

Moments Of Stress - Continental Collision (by Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett) on Spotify now

A song about chains...

Here are the lyrics:

Who knows when is the right time
to break the chain 
Sooner is better or later
to runaway?

Who cares if you 're dead inside, boy
when they're alive
You 're losing time just waiting
love won't arrive

On your own
you will find yourself when you're old
Boy, you'd better hide away from the world

What else is out there to see
don't want to know
i've thrown away the key
can't unlock the door anymore

Where is the girl you loved, boy?
Not far away
Not close enough to touch her
you hair turns to grey

On your bed
you will find yourself when you're dead
Boy, you'd better hide away from the world

Pic taken from: https://unsplash.com/

Who Knows?

"Into the Light" from an idea Robyn Youlten and Josie Jason.
Lyrics by Robyn Youlten.
Vocals by Robyn Youlten.
Flutes by Chris Scheri.
12 String Guitars by Robyn Youlten
Electric Bass by Robyn Youlten.
Produced and Engineered by Chris Scheri Studio7

"Into The Light"  Wild Orchids

Just another love song about an imaginary girl (or two)...

Here are the lyrics:

I would be standing on the 
top of the world babe
If i had a girl that 
looks like you

I would not worry i would not
ask no questions
To all the problems 
the solution is you

I would be dancing
and shaking my hips girl
even if music was not
played around

Oh please don't stop now
just keep on talking to me
your mouth is making
such a lovely sound

I don't know if there's
anybody beside you
Some lucky bastard who's
holding your hand

I could have easily 
do what it takes child
I'm gonna face him
got to replace him
and steal your heart

I'll keep you safe and warm
woman i promise
even when the wind is
blowing cold outside

There is no part of your body that
i wouldn't love to kiss
Oh how i wish i had you
by my side

Don't get me wrong and think
i'm just acting crazy
Maybe i'm strange because i'm
crazy 'bout you

You may not love me yet
but i know that maybe
you could change your mind
i'll be so kind
and steal your heart

I wouldn't mind to die
the very next second
girl if they'd keep me far 
away from you

Breathing and hoping
it doesn't really mean a thing  to me 
if i don't have a girl 
that looks like you

If I Had A Girl That Looks Like You

One Sweet Day (instrumental) -- original tune by Tom Watts -- copyright 2012 --
guitar, mandolin, vox . . .

OneSweetDay-mix02Lim1

One Sweet Day (instrumental)

Auld Lang Syne

I like to make music.
- Guitars, mandolins, vocals, the odd harmonica, recorder and even a Bandura (look it up).
- Original tunes and covers in various genres.

Auld Lang Syne

Tom Watts music

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