Hi, but I am not so sure that You really harmed anybody, and we must be able to give constructive criticism to each other. You know that many, many persons love Sandy! I must tell You that even I can be angry - You can ask my daughters little Samojed dog!

@user-138663860: Hi - I didn't mean to make You sad. I hope that You cried with a smile on Your lips. I am sure that You did so. I can understand that a lot of people appreciated the song to You. I wish You all the best my friend.

Wonderful sentiment and delivery 👏 ❤ 

Another wonderful song.  Well-crafted lyrics.

@randolph-phillips-524934173: Thanks a lot my friend

enjoying catching up on some of your posts tonight, love the harmonies on this and great instrumentation as usual!

We worked pretty hard on this percussion and drum arrangement.
As I was putting the final touches on the mix I started liking listening to it reduced in various ways.

Here is the whole song reduced (mostly) to just the drum parts.
I left some of the synth stuff in there on this run to give it a little color.

This is a drum take, three floor tom overdubs, various trashy snare sounds both real and manufactured, some triggers, samples, and manually sequenced electronic percussion stuff I wrote on the piano roll in the daw.

Hope you enjoy this, the finished track from our end is coming next.

I have enabled downloads on this in case you want to do something of your own on it. Slice and dice it, chop it up, use parts of it - whatever. It is fairly well on the grid and I think it is 90bpm though I am not entirely certain of that because I forgot to look before I uploaded it lol. Time signatures are weird. 9/4 and 5/4 and 4/4 alternating. If you need something removed just shoot me a message and I will mute whatever track and burn you a new mix even. That's how nice we are.

If you do something with it, please let us know, send us the link, and remember to give attribution to "Mystic Tape Deck."

Raiding the Halls (reduced - dl enabled)

Hello.   Here is my new collaboration.  In a style a little new to me. 
With  Keri Johnson , whom I thank for her trust and for allowing me to propose this arrangement of her composition. 
To listen to more Keri  https://soundcloud.com/kerijohnson
Keri : composer - lyrics - vocals - synthé 
Pascal : percus - basses - orgue Hammond B3 - synthé Roland JP8 - arrangements - mixing 
Lyrics :
Off we go
into the unknown
(just sit back and)

Watch the show
hold your own

The place's we'll go
the seeds that we sew

Oh the places we'll go
the faces we'll know

Time rolls on
we are the song
(come on let's have)

Have some fun
while you're young
(comes on let's go)

Oh the places we'll go
the seeds that we sew

Oh the places we'll go
the faces we'll know
(come on let's go)

Oh, The Places We'll Go ☀️  (Keri Johnson . Prod pb)

Once upon a time a little man
alone  and with no age
by dint of living at minimum.
He sold tobacco and chewing gums
always behind his counter , transparent, almost no one.
Then , when night comes, 
 in the land of chimeras
he re-writes his own story
then , in the softness of his sheets , he leaves real life away 
for the most beautiful Happy end

Once upon a time a beautiful lady 
who crossed her life with a certain melancholy
she had achieved her woman life 
but when children leave, sometimes, tears only remain 
Then , when night comes, 
 in the land of chimeras
she re-writes her own story
then , in the softness of her sheets , she leaves real life away 
for the most beautiful Happy end

This is eventually the very banal story 
of all those people living on their own
to whom we don't even give a look 

Then , when night comes, 
they want to believe that life is beautiful
that they can change the end of the story
eyes wide open , in the dark, they leave real life away 
for the most beautiful Happy end

Happy End

SHOULD I STAY SHOULD I SPLIT
WHO WILL TELL ME SO
WILL I EVER MAKE IT 
TO WHEREVER I GO
I DON’T KNOW
BLOW WIND BLOW
FLOW SILVER RIVER FLOW

DON’T ASK WHAT DIRECTION
DOES MY EAGLE FLY
DON’T ASK ME NO QUESTIONS
I WON’T TELL YOU NO LIES
COS I DON’T KNOW
HIGH FROM LOW
LOVING OR NOT DOING SO

I DON’T KNOW
BLOW WIND BLOW
YOU SHOULD’NT HAVE EVER LET ME GO

I DON'T KNOW (Lyrics)

To my - and Yes - our dear music friend Sunnidayz Sandy Smile.
The flower is a Hibiscus from my neighbors garden

The Smile
Have You ever reflected of the impact of a smile
that makes You feel fine - when someone smiles
when You enter the store for to buy what You need for this day
it may come from the clerk when You pay for all the stuff that You picked up
and then You can leave - with a feeling in Your heart that the life sometimes is so great

There are smiles that are touching us people at most
when a newborn child - will please to smile
especially if You are the granddad or the grandma of this child
you are bragging a lot to all your friends about this moment
and they show their delight - and it´s obvious that they feel that the life sometimes is so great

When You are playing Your music for people around
and they seem to like - Your songs a lot
and then you can afford to offer a smile at all Your friends 
The eyes reflect the soul, they reveal if any falsehood is taking place
Have a look in the eyes - and then You can confirm that a smile is a lovely thing

Approximate translation into Swedish: 
Leendet
Har du någonsin reflekterat över effekten av ett leende
det får dig att må bra - när någon ler
när du går in i butiken för att köpa det du behöver för den här dagen
det kan komma från kassörskan när du betalar för alla saker som du hämtade
och sedan kan du lämna - med en känsla i ditt hjärta att livet ibland är så bra

Det finns leenden som berör oss människor mest
som då ett nyfött barn - behagar att le
särskilt om du är farfar eller mormor till detta barn
du skryter mycket för alla dina vänner om detta ögonblick
och de visar sin glädje - och det är uppenbart att de känner att livet ibland är så bra

När du spelar din musik för människor i närheten
och de verkar gilla - Dina låtar mycket
och då har du råd att visa ett leende till alla dina vänner
Ögonen speglar själen, de avslöjar om någon lögn sker
Ta en titt i ögonen - och sedan kan du bekräfta att ett leende är en underbar sak

The Smile

My version, for two Irish whistles, guitar, and accordion.
The “Londonderry Air” first saw print in 1855, in a collection from the “Society for the Preservation and Publication of Ancient Irish Music.” The “Danny Boy” words were added later – by an Englishman! -- in 1926. Both tune and lyrics are hence firmly and unalterably in the public domain safe from even the most well-funded efforts at copyright extension by the likes of the Wokey Mouse Club and Sonny Bono’s widow Cui.
My long-term listeners may be surprised (hopefully pleasantly) that I would do something like this. But really, it is one of the finest and most exquisite melodies anywhere, even if the smart-ass brat who still lives inside me can’t resist transmogrifying the title into a song of praise for the ladies of the evening of the British capitol: London Derrière!

Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)

Wired

Thank you to all those who came to this truck
Fun air gathering. Secret meeting 
People are asking for connections.

Splendid Gigs

don't wake me up from dreamin'
the road so long to find
the direction of to and fro
there's no reason and no rhyme

inspiration it's said
will find you down the line

i don't recall where we're supposed to be next year
and i can't see it clearly from there to here

to and fro

Funking Duck: 1984 left behind

I do not want more
Fake friendships
What you give me
No longer funny

Rich solitude
I don't want your kisses
Only the truth
Lying eyes

Cotton rich
Hugs trash
Love scams
Fake hearts

Of the tongue
Of the soul
From the bottom
Give Your Heart
From the shadows
What's in you

Of the life
What has he given me
I don't want your farce anymore
I sweat it forever
And for you


Lalalala (x4)

Amistades Falsas

Dear friends, I worry more and more about the state of the earth! More and more wars flare up, the climate is worrying with natural disasters as a result! Strong malevolent rulers emerge and succeed in egging the population of the respective countries. History has shown how it goes - I think of such men as Hitler and others! The war causes huge emissions of greenhouse gases! Instead, use the soldiers to plant trees and fight the terrible forest fires!

Dear friends - terrible forest fires are raging around the world right now - especially in California, Canada, Greece and Russia.
The Baltic Sea is living dangerously
 right now! Scores of ships in deplorable condition transport oil across the sea. The risks are great for extensive oil disasters! I have made some songs for the Baltic sea just to make people understand the problems.

I have recently published some of my songs on YouTube - search for Bengt Roth.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bengt+roth
I write almost all of my songs, and I sing my songs and play the guitar and the harp - no more. My recording equipment is quite modest with a Furch guitar, Alhambra guitar, Röde microphone, Focusrite and Garageband. My studio is our guest room in our house.
I was young during the 1960s when Dylan became famous. I was a member of a folk song group during that time. I love Dylan´s music!! I was also a big fan of The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Mamas and the Papas and several more singers. I like folk music and the old protest songs. I love the music
of Eva Cassidy. I was also a big fan of Björn Afzelius, and I love the music of Tom Petty. I am very inspired of the music of John Denver.
Bengt and certainly several 100 million people are intensively protesting against all evil around the world!
I love to sometimes write songs that are a bit weird and self-ironic!
You know that I am a novice in the "recording business", and sometimes I have to revise the songs.
My whole grown up life was occupied by my profession as a doctor in intensive care and anesthesiology. After that I have got the possibility to be dedicated to music. 
My songs are a matter of extreme happiness (Gretas song) and extreme sadness (Tough Year). I write all the music and lyrics except "As tears go by", "House of the Rising Sun", and songs by Evert Taube.
I love to leave some message with my songs!
I have no previous experience of writing fiction. I have, however, some experience in writing non-fiction. I wrote my thesis, and some chapters in a textbook in anesthesiology. I was also member of a group who introduced an education program in pediatric cardio pulmonary resuscitation for laymen in Sweden.
I have created a repost page "Bengt Erik Roth Repost Page" and I will make my reposts here in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bengt+Roth

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