Name: Uni of Life by Willy Da Funky Kid
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: This track means a lot to me. Heart on my sleeve on this one, where I bring you into my Uni of Life..

Dedicated to some folks in my life who've picked me up along the way, especially through music...

This is one I'm pretty proud of.  Oddly, it's the first time I’ve written a full original song with me singing my own lyrics. I'm joined by the uber talented @TexMex-Shaman, who is wielding the lead electric guitar starting at the first verse through to the end. (this is the second time now where my vocal melody is partly inspired by his magical playing!) He also lends his mastering skillz to great effect here. Thanks TMS for truly bringing this to life with your playing! 
All other instruments are played by me on the keyboard - acoustic guitar, bass, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, 2nd electric guitar (the higher one in verse 2), horns, drums & percussion, words and voice. The chorus is supposed to sound like a 60's soul song, like Marvin Gaye meets Van Morrison. 
If you play this more than once I'm sorry but I'm afraid you'll be stuck with it in your head all day.  :)

This one's a personal one for me, so thanks for listening, and for picking us up with your music!

LYRICS: 

Verse 1
alone in the corner, that old six string whispers to me
ah but when daddy played, he could set your spirit free 
like the drops in the rain, or a forest tall and green
there's music alive all around
and mamma she told me, you must listen for more than the sound
and hear with your heart

Chorus     
(And then she’d) 
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up,  
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up, 
pick me up higher 

Verse 2
Now I’m writing my own song… makin’ music with old friends and new
But the joy of my days, are my beautiful daughter and you
And when you play that song, she would close her eyes and sway
all the while as she sings
And man when I hear her, whispered memories they lift me up still
like a bird on the wind

Chorus  

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Other credits: 
-second verse sample of 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' (by John Denver), performed by my 9 yr old daughter
-image design by me using Chat GPT
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here's a link to just the final chorus vocals and horns isolated: 
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/pick_me_up_vox_isolated

and here's a link that features mainly the sax solo & horn section:
https://on.soundcloud.com/y1PR8xv69y77n5CY5w
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here's some pictures I took:
https://500px.com/p/MrMark?view=photos

-mark

Pick Me Up (with TexMex Shaman)

72_ Who was Alone at Christmas? (BrassDubBlues) - released on 27 December 2024

I felt a bit alone, even before Christmas... But what about those who really are alone? With this track I want to draw attention to them, give them some courage to change something about their situation and we, who are usually not alone, can change that too... yes, even after Christmas! #xmas #brass #dub #blues

(produced with Music Maker JAM)

Who was Alone at Christmas? (BrassDubBlues)

I am very honored to have recorded drums on The Recursives first original song! A fine rave up in true Rock fashion! I capitalized our names, so nobody will think that AL is @ AI!🤩🤩🤩

AL -vocals, bass guitar, songwriting 
TEZ-guitars, production, mix
KEN-Drums

Money Wouldn’t Stretch -The Recursives/K2 and the Three

Until The Distance (G. Di Nunno)

When all was well the times were filled
Close together, a love in bloom
You gave it all as life stepped in
Chipping pieces, stagnant room.

So hard to guess where all went wrong
Little things weren't seen as clear
Within that span connection waned
Slowly losing what held here.

Once that spark has fizzled out
The cups are empty, nothing left
Subtle changes, grew apart
Until the distance swallows it.

Recall the effort, what mattered most
Talked for hours, laughed and teased
Remember when you felt as one?
Knew the meaning, aimed to please?

The fall was slow each day some more
Taking short-cuts, habits born
Her interest fades and knows not how
Time to move on, past to mourn.

All these small things added up
And why you stopped them, reasons dry
Now she's checked out, cleaned her hands
Until the distance made here cry.

No words would bring her back again
Left before she laid it bare
She knew well why; one part is sure
Let her go though you still care.

All lyrics, composition, and performance by Gino Di Nunno
Copyright 2025.

#2. Until The Distance

👿💢💥🕳💣⁂©All Rights Reserved 04-2025
©Lyricist, Mixing, Mastering, Pro License & Creator: Lady ElectroTrek
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TITLE: HELL ZONE
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LYRICS: 
(Verse 1)
Woke up choking on the flames of dread
Dreams burned out
All the colors bled
Shadows creeping
They’re under my skin
This hell zone’s pulling me back in

(Verse 2)
No escape
Just a looping track
A one-way street
No turning back
The air’s so thick it could break my bones
Life’s chaos screaming through the stones

(Chorus)
Hell zone
No time to rest
Heart's a riot
Pounding my chest
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Living on the edge of a landslide

(Verse 3)
Voices echo like a broken bell
Laughter’s gone
Replaced by a yell
The clock’s a joker
Playing its tricks
Time slips by in shattered ticks

(Bridge)
This chaos cuts like a sharpened blade
Every step feels like a bad trade
The sky’s on fire
The ground’s a maze
Lost in the smoke
I’m stuck in a haze

(Chorus)
Hell zone
No time to rest
Heart's a riot
Pounding my chest
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Living on the edge of a landslide

Nowhere To Run

Hell Zone

A major cut and paste fest on one of my laptops  😄

Galaxy Girl

Grind

Well, what news

Beware

Nobeat

This track means a lot to me. Heart on my sleeve on this one, where I bring you into my Uni of Life..

Uni of Life

Willy Da Funky Kid is a 29-year-old rapper from Copenhagen. He has been making music for almost 5 years, but music, and especially rap, has been with him all his life.

Since Willy discovered rap in elementary school, the genre became a great source of inspiration in his life. Major American artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Logic, and J. Cole, has had great effect on Willy.
Their well-written lyrics with rhythmic flows - about both good and bad, made Willy fall in love with everything about HipHop. It was everything from the style of clothing, the jargon, the graffiti to, of course, the music itself.

Willy is gradually becoming an established rap artist himself. He has released 3 projects as well as a number of singles, all of which have been well received. In music, his positive nature is often expressed in the form of "keep your head up"-type lyrics along with motivational bars. Willy has teamed up with multiple rappers across the globe. Among those are Jerome The Prince, TJ Hickey and several other rappers.

Willy is heavily influenced by old-school boom bap, but also partly by the newer 808-driven style. Willy is active on all platforms, and has music videos on YouTube.

Follow Willy on Instagram to tag along on his journey as an MC.

Uni of Life

Willy Da Funky Kid

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