Name: Mercy Me by Gary A. McMahon
Duration: 3 min 13 s
Description: Inspired by Brennan Manning's The Ragamuffin Gospel and for all my fellow ragamuffin brothers and sisters.

Wonderful song! Love that chord progression!!

Just found this ! Love the dark intro and the build up

You have written what I think is your best song Gary. You deserve this song.

A very special song and performance Gary. Tender, real and impactful stuff. Durge

awesome plaintiff melody and tone..great lyrics. the piano notes are really crisp and impactful I think

Ladies and Gentlemen, Jimmy  ( James Rivas ) did it again. He chose one of my Melodies and put his wonderful voices over it. With his unforgettable voice he breathed life into the song. Thanks Jimmy for your wonderful 
collaboration again.

Music/Melody by Martin Hirsch
Lyrics and vocals by James Rivas . https://soundcloud.com/j-rivas

Cleopatra

Cleopatra  by James Rivas & Martin Hirsch

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo, 2023, all rights reserved. 
Original cover picture by Tsvetoslav Hristov on pexels https://www.pexels.com/@tsvetoslav-hristov-1306654/ 
Thank you for coming here to listen :)
PS: now you can hear a remastered version, the first version was not mixed good. There was a lousy humming in the deep fequencies and it was too quiet.

Beyond Amnesia

Neli CoKo - Beyond Amnesia

The vocals were tough, i just redid them, added some upper harmony, sounds a little better...

I feel a change that’s in the air
I hear music everywhere
An excitement that i feel 
beyond compare

I believe you feel it, too
And it's more than me and you
It's the start of something real
Something strange and true, 
  
Far away from the city life
now I'm not sure the reason why 
I was lost in my own wilderness
now the weight of the world is gone

And i want to thank you
I was lost until You shined your light  on me
You found me in the dark and you set me free 

For the refuge of your arms
For your love, safe and warm
And i want to thank you, thank you

Now we’ve been through the thick and thin
I won’t deny it or we defend
But we’ve shown how much we care
This will never end

Like darkness gives in to the dawn
We’ll have our day out in the sun
And a place to love and share
For people everywhere

A place where people understand
We all are brothers hand in hand
And our Salvation’s in our tenderness
and the weight of the world is gone

now the weight of the world is gone
And i want to thank you

Thank You

Inspired by Brennan Manning's The Ragamuffin Gospel and for all my fellow ragamuffin brothers and sisters.

Mercy Me

Blues from the Breeze

... it just goes on ... and on ... even without you and me

Life Goes On

Cast of Characters:
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark--sax (VST), organ, tremolo guitar chords (synth), harmonica, composition, production, mix
Mysterious Decibel--@themysteriousdecibel --MD—lyrics and primary vocals

TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– second electric guitar solo, and mastering

J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –piano and electric piano

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass, first electric guitar solo, rhythm guitar comping 



This is a song started when Mark came up with its architecture, recorded in a  slower, more laid back version on his own. However, he wanted a more souped up version with solos in turns. So, he turned to The Eclectic Collective to fill in the pieces. He originally had solos in all the parts which he laid down on the keys, and he had some lyrics, too. However, once he heard The Mysterious Decibel's excellent lyrics and vocals, the song totally changed the direction and the vibe, for the stellar. 
  But MD didn't start the whole thing. As happens sometimes, even without Tez on this one, we still needed to clear out some space to let everyone have their say. So, Mark went in and lengthened the song mechanically. Once we had a final form, Ken, as always, came up with the foundation for the song, allowing Josh to add his version of Mark's bass line. Then, after MD gave us the vocals to form the song, we got down to adding the solos. JJ first added his thrilling opening piano solo, as well as the electric piano solo right after the first verse, which Mark is also playing a VST sax solo in, as well. Then I added my guitar solo, which is the first of the two, with a very clean tone. Right after that, Stephen added his fiery solo, which follows right after with a more overdriven tone. Finally, Mark stepped back in and added his killer harp solo at the end. Of course, it needed to be mixed and mastered well, too, so we turned to both Mark and Stephen for those important roles, once again, which they fulfilled expertly.  
  This past Tuesday, we released a fun little series of interviews over a compilation of some of our favorite musical moments. If you want to hear our voices and some of our thoughts about music, check it out. I realize it's a big ask at twenty minutes, but you might really enjoy it, especially if you follow us, and have been for a while. It's a celebration of all of our work over the past almost year together in various forms. This song was supposed to be a showcase of all of our skills, except Tez isn't in on this one. He'll be on the next one, though, for sure.
  We hope you enjoy this jazzier side of the EC as much as we enjoyed making it. MD's lyrics are about a psycho killer artist who hides clues about his murders in his paintings. 
Original Lyrics by The Mysterious Decibel:

Some might say he's crafty and planned.

With a shade of black and a brush in his hand
Some might say the world is his oyster
But no Pearl lays inside just a conjuring blur

He'll paint you a murderous scene
With the blending of  sin all between pigments of green
He's a shady fella Who hides behind the canvas!
I spy something with my little eye
This art might show just where he died

Will you find it?
The secret
Some freak shit
are you so sure you'll really wanna Keep it ?
The secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?
Ahhh a little secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?
It'll haunt your mind like it does him too
He's a swifty one he'll come for you!
The secret
The secret
The secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?

I spy something with my little eye
This art might show just where he died

His art might show
might show
might show
just where he died

A Brush With Death (Eclectic Collective with The Mysterious Decibel)

One of my favorite projects by Morry back in the late 80s/early 90s. Tascam, probably around the time we had an 8-track cassette. Hope our SC friends are doing well!

MLO 1

Taxi

'Forgotten Paths' is a Smooth Jazz track with a hint of Latin. The track has been redone and now features Georg Boehme on saxes. So a massive thank you to Georg for his imput. Adding a new character to the track and dynamic to the piece with his wonderful wind arranging and soloing

After Gockston

Forgotten Paths

Forgotten Paths (Feat. Georg Boehme)

Dear friends, how about a somewhat self-deprecating song?

Recovering

I have found some ways to recover - when I’m anxious or feeling low
I send a mail to my Grandkids just to give them my love
and if it is not too late an answer comes back
and I turn around and continue my restorative sleep

Sometimes when I’m feeling low - I ask for support from my wife
it might happen in the middle of the night and she never will protest
she will just take my little hand and squeezes it so light
and I turn around and continue my restorative sleep

If I wake up in the middle of the night - with a nightmare in my poor little brain
I will pick up my mobile and listen to the songs
that all my music friends have published on the net 
and I turn around and continue my restorative sleep

Recovering

You can't stop a riot once it starts. The $cience dropping some truth bombs over here with their latest tune.

Lyrics:

Give me the chance and I’ll take it
Give me the chips and I’ll bet red
Going all in on the next bet
Even if it’s fifty percent

Sound the alarm, I’m desperate
Show me the dragon, I’ll slay it
Give me the test and I’ll ace it
With a perfect hundred percent

I’m feeling so lucky tonight
I’m feeling lucky tonight

You can’t stop (riot!)
You can’t stop (riot!)
Go ahead and try it (try it)
I won’t be quiet (quiet)
You can’t stop a riot, riot
Get out of my way

So put up your yellow caution tape
The spike belt on the highway
Ready or not your smoke grenades
Go ahead and prep all you want

I’m feeling so lucky tonight
I’m feeling lucky tonight

You see failure isn’t an option
Willing to risk everything
Deep in the stars it is written
Who’ll emerge victorious

I’m feeling so lucky tonight
I’m feeling lucky tonight

You can’t stop a riot once it starts (riot!)
You can’t stop a riot once it starts (riot!)
So go ahead and try it (try it)
I won’t be quiet (quiet)
You can’t stop a riot, riot
Get out of my way

Those that say it can’t be done
Shield your eyes from the sun
Those that say it can’t be done
Get out of the way of those doing it
Doing it
Get out of the way

Mercy Me

Gary A. McMahon

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