I wrote this song in 2022 and it's about young lovers and how they sometimes rush into things. I think I watched a film that triggered this feeling of lost love due to youth, I'm not sure but Charlie sang it very well. It has an interesting lyric rhyming scheme and of course I wrote the lyrics first. There's a nice Spanish guitar in the lead portion of the song. I wrote it with Elvis in mind for the vocals! I have a video prepared for it and will be posting it on YouTube soon! - https://youtu.be/tPZS_sgovyE 
Enjoy it, young lovers everywhere but remember one can never turn back time!

“TURN BACK TIME”
            
WHY CAN’T WE TURN BACK TIME?
RETRACE THE STEPS, ERASE THE MIND,
NO BROKEN HEARTS OR NERVOUS LAUGHS,  
ALL SHATTERED DREAMS NOW PAST,                 

IF WE COULD ONLY TURN BACK TIME,
WOULD WE DO THE RIGHT THINGS, REFRAME THE LINES?
AVOID THE PAIN THAT YOUNG LOVE BRINGS? 
KNOWING IT WOULD NEVER LAST,

THERE WILL BE NONE OF THAT,
NO REGRETS, NO TURNING BACK,
NO FORGIVING THE HURTFUL FACTS,  
THE CARELESS WORDS, THE CRUEL ACTS,
IT WOULD NEVER BE A LOVE SUBLIME,
IF WE COULD TURN BACK TIME,
     
SHOULD WE DARE TO TURN BACK TIME?
REKINDLE MEMORIES LONG LEFT BEHIND,      
BRING BACK THE LOVE THAT WE ONCE HAD,       
OR CHOOSE ANOTHER PATH?
      
THERE WILL BE NONE OF THAT,
NO REGRETS, NO TURNING BACK,
NO FORGIVING THE HURTFUL FACTS,  
THE CARELESS WORDS, THE CRUEL ACTS,
IT WOULD NEVER BE A LOVE SUBLIME,
IF WE COULD TURN BACK TIME.

BY JIM VALDES © 2022

STARFISH

"TURN BACK TIME"

This song was written by Linda Pieters & myself. I wrote the music and Linda wrote the lyrics. It's a beautiful song that she wrote for her daughter, it took me a week to write the music for it, she has posted a rendition of it on her SoundCloud channel under Melinda Hannsen, check it out, she's a great Country singer!  I remixed it and enhanced the music a bit with my instrumental track. The video took me about a couple of weeks to produce and edit together and I think it enhances the song really well. Check out the video on YouTube :

https://youtu.be/iJ-iAruBrro

This is for daughters everywhere and I hope everyone enjoys it! Cheers!

 “WILDFLOWER”

In a small town, where the rivers gently flow,
Lived a young girl with dreams, oh, she wanted to go,
With a heart full of courage, she said her goodbyes,
Left her family behind, under the big open skies,

She’s a wildflower in fields unknown,
Leavin’ home but her roots are still sown,
In her heart she carries the love that’s true,
A young girl on a journey, findin’ life anew,

With a backpack and a guitar by her side,
She hit the open road, let her spirit be her guide,
Through the fields and the valleys, she’d sing her song,
Her lover's love kept her strong all along,     
            
She’s a wildflower in fields unknown,
Leavin’ home, but her roots are still sown,
In her heart she carries the love that’s true,
A young girl on a journey, findin’ life anew,

She faced storm and sunshine, 
Both joy and despair,
But the road taught her lessons, 
Made her heart more aware,
             
Years have gone by and she’s seen the world’s grand show,
But deep in her heart, there’s a place she’ll always know,
Where her family wait with open hearts and smiles,
Her love guiding life’s endless miles,     

She’s a wildflower in fields unknown,
Leavin’ home, but her roots are still sown,
In her heart, she carries the love that’s true,
A young girl on a journey, findin’ life anew,

Remember the love of a girl who dared to roam,
But the family’s love was the compass guiding her home,
In the tapestry of life, where the stories unfurl,
My wildflower, forever connected to her world.

BY LINDA PIETERS & JIM VALDES (c) 2023

ODDS & ENDS

"WILDFLOWER" (Feat. Lyrics/Vocals By Melinda Hannsen)

I wrote this song in 2002 about how sometimes we become haunted by the memory of a first love or someone special we have lost in our lives. Sharri sang this song beautifully way back in 2002. I had the pleasure of recording her singing some of my songs and she did an outstanding job on all of them. I wish I would have been a better musician with better equipment back then but I will be producing several more videos of her singing my songs in the future. I have like 8 or 9. The video is very spooky but artsy as well. I hope everyone remembers their first love. Is anyone still haunted by that love? If you are, come join me, down memory Lane!😱

https://youtu.be/uQDvuGWI0wo

“HAUNTED”

HAUNTED,
THAT’S WHAT I’VE BECOME,
SO HAUNTED,
FROM NOW ON,
EVER SINCE THE DAY I LAID EYES ON YOU,
I KNEW I’D NEVER SAY GOODBYE TO YOU,
IT’S PLAIN TO SEE,
I WILL ALWAYS BE,

SO HAUNTED,
AND UNDER YOUR SPELL,
I’M HAUNTED,
IT’S JUST AS WELL,
‘CAUSE I AM BUT A KINDRED SPIRIT WHO,
WILL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU,
AND FOREVERMORE BE HAUNTED TOO,      
     
[lead]

SO HAUNTED,
AND UNDER YOUR SPELL,
I’M HAUNTED,
IT’S JUST AS WELL,
‘CAUSE I AM BUT A KINDRED SPIRIT WHO,
WILL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU, 
AND FOREVERMORE BE HAUNTED TOO.

BY JIM VALDES (C) 2002

SHARRI

"HAUNTED" (Feat. Vocal By Sharri Hobbs)

Another of my time songs written during the pandemic in 2021. I added a sitar on this one to give it that psychedelic 60's feel. Charlie sang it really well and it's just kind of head music and very spiritual. When you think about it, time is the only thing that really remains, we certainly do not! This song is part of my "STARFISH" album, which is my concept album with songs that detail life from childhood to old age. It is also part of my montage Mini-Rock opera called "Life (part one)". Which has 7 of my songs mixed together! Please watch the video on YouTube, it's very trippy!  Here's a link for the video "Only Time Remains" - https://youtu.be/IDeDlYrlFK4
      So sit back and relax and enjoy the beverage or herb of choice and as Lennon once said "Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream...." Bon Voyage!👍😎✌🏼

“ONLY TIME REMAINS”

UNBRANDED AND UNCLAIMED,
ELUSIVE AND IN VAIN,
IT EBBS AND IT FLOWS,  
TICKING AS IT GOES,                

IN THE PRESENT AND THE PAST,
SO FLEETING AND SO FAST, 
WHISPERS IN THE WIND, 
ACROSS SPACE AND BACK AGAIN,

IT SLIPS AWAY WHILE YOU SLEEP,
THEN HITS YOU HARD AND CUTS YOU DEEP,
MAKING YOU LAUGH WHILE YOU WEEP,  
ONLY TIME REMAINS, ONLY TIME REMAINS,
ONLY TIME REMAINS, AIN'T IT A CRYING SHAME,

HEALS THE BROKEN AND THE BRUISED,
ABUSED AND MISUSED,       
INFINITE AND UNTAMED,
ONLY TIME REMAINS,      
     
IT SLIPS AWAY WHILE YOU SLEEP,
THEN HITS YOU HARD AND CUTS YOU DEEP,
MAKING YOU LAUGH WHILE YOU WEEP,  
ONLY TIME REMAINS, ONLY TIME REMAINS,
ONLY TIME REMAINS, ONLY TIME REMAINS,
ONLY TIME.

BY JIM VALDES © 2021

"ONLY TIME REMAINS" (Video - https://youtu.be/IDeDlYrlFK4)

This is an old Rock song I wrote back in the '80's, just some good old hard Rock & Roll song for a hair band of that time. The lyrics are kinda lame but it wasn't recorded really well, I had cheap recording equipment at the time, maybe a TASCAM cassette multi-track recorder. Nothing much to say about it, I sang it so please forgive, the Chorus repeats too many times I think. It should have had more leads. Charlie is playing a mean Harmonica on it but it's buried in the mix! I'll be making a video for it soon in a few weeks. So why don't we all just go get Hammered!🍻🤘

“HAMMER”

I SAW YOU WALKING DOWN THE STREET,
I GUESS YOU LOOKED A LITTLE TOO MEAN,
A LITTLE WICKED, A LITTLE HARD TO BEAT,     

THEN I WAS CAUGHT IN YOUR VISE,
I STARTED MELTING LIKE A CUBE OF ICE, 
YOU HAD ME ROLLIN’ LIKE A PAIR OF DICE,

HAMMER,
YOU’RE BEATING ME DOWN JUST LIKE A NAIL,
OH HAMMER, HAMMER, 
YOU POUND THE AIR RIGHT OUT OF MY SAILS,
HAMMER,
YOU’RE BEATING ME DOWN JUST LIKE A NAIL,
OH HAMMER, HAMMER, 
YOU POUND THE AIR RIGHT OUT OF MY SAILS,
     
NOW I CAN FEEL, YOUR EYES OF STEEL,
CHECKING ME OUT LIKE I’M YOUR NEXT HOT MEAL, 
I FEEL LIKE RUBBER UNDER A SCREAMIN’ WHEEL,
  
YOU’VE GOT ME BURNING WITH PURE DESIRE,
MY STOMACH’S TURNING AND MY HEAD’S ON FIRE,       
I’M UNDER PRESSURE LIKE WELL-WORN TIRE,
 
HAMMER,
YOU’RE BEATING ME DOWN JUST LIKE A NAIL,
OH HAMMER, HAMMER, 
YOU POUND THE AIR RIGHT OUT OF MY SAILS,
HAMMER,
YOU’RE BEATING ME DOWN JUST LIKE A NAIL,
OH HAMMER, HAMMER, 
YOU POUND THE AIR RIGHT OUT OF MY SAILS,

[LEAD]

HAMMER,
YOU’RE BEATING ME DOWN JUST LIKE A NAIL,
OH HAMMER, HAMMER, 
YOU POUND THE AIR RIGHT OUT OF MY SAILS,
HAMMER,
YOU’RE BEATING ME DOWN JUST LIKE A NAIL,
OH HAMMER, HAMMER, 
YOU POUND THE AIR RIGHT OUT OF MY SAILS.     

BY JIM VALDES © 1984

CHILDREN OF THE STARS

"HAMMER"

This song is a collaboration with Kate Jo, we met here on SoundCloud and we wanted to see if we could work together, check out her channel, it's awesome!!. She sent me this instrumental of hers song called "Fruity Cocktail" and I loved it! So I re-arranged it a bit, added an Electric Guitar and Bass, wrote some lyrics and added a Cuban number I was working on to the tail end of it, and remixed it (unfortunately I had to sing it because no one else would, so please forgive!). It's very poppy and peppy, a fun in the sun summer song! I think one of the new and upcoming young male singers today would have a hit with it. I also made a spectacular video to go alone with this song, it will be upload to YouTube today, make sure you wear some SunScreen before watching it and have a Mojito handy!
      Kate Jo did a great job composing the music and I hope we're able to collaborate some more in the future. Thanks Y'all and have a Mojito, it's hot out there!!🥂🥳

https://youtu.be/DwkL2MwdDsc

“SUNNY MIAMI DAY”

LAYING IN THE NOON DAY SUN, FEELIN’ FREAKY,
SAND BETWEEN MY TOES,
SINGING SONGS FOR EVERYONE, NICE AND EASY,  
THAT’S HOW IT GOES,             
IN MIAMI, SUNNY MIAMI,
IN MIAMI, SUNNY MIAMI,      

WATCHING PRETTY GIRLS GO BY, IN BIKINI’S,
WHAT’S BETTER THAN THAT?, 
LAUGHING UNDER CLOUDLESS SKIES, DRINKIN’ MOJITOS, 
THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT,
IN MIAMI, SUNNY MIAMI,
IN MIAMI, SUNNY MIAMI,

SMOKIN’ BEACHES, LATIN PEACHES,
WAVES BE CRASHIN’, BODIES SMASHIN’,
SEXY SALSA, QUE TE FALTA?  
UN MOJITO CON UN BESITO!
     
I’VE BEEN THINKIN’, THAT’S WHERE I’M LINKIN’ UP,
SUNNY MIAMI DAY, 
GOOD FOOD AND DRINKIN’, THAT’S WHERE I’M LINKIN’ UP,
SUNNY MIAMI DAY,    
I’VE BEEN LOOKIN’, THAT’S WHERE I’M HOOKIN’ UP,
SUNNY MIAMI DAY,
SUNNY MIAMI DAY,

MIAMI, MIAMI, MIAMI, MIAMI,
MIAMI, MIAMI, MIAMI, MIAMI.

BY KATARINA JOVCHEVSKA & JIM VALDES © 2024

"SUNNY MIAMI DAY" (Video - https://youtu.be/DwkL2MwdDsc)

This song I wrote in 2022 for a female vocalist to sing, I offered it up several times to several singers but alas I guess I'm an awful songwriter and nobody wants to sing my songs but hey, that's okay, I'll sing them myself! No A.I. for me!! It's a very supportive and positive song with a nice retro '70's or '80's feel! A good dance tune or workout song! Just imagine your dad singing it to y'all not me! I wrote it for my daughter mainly but it's for all broken-hearted women everywhere! Anyway, it's a very powerful pro-woman song and I'm proud to have written it! The video was awesome to produce and put together, my wife loves it! I think I captured the essence of the song visually in the video, please watch it! I know "Unbreak" is not a word, I just made it up. When heartbreak hits you, and believe me it will hit you sooner or later, just pick yourself, unplug, and unbreak your heart!! I hope everyone enjoys it and thanks for supporting me and my channel! After all, girls just want to have fun too! Love y'all!👍💖 ✌🏼

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/jnR5SaW3bjA

“UNBREAK YOUR HEART”

SO YOUR HEART’S BEEN BROKEN,     
YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE,    
NO ONE’S IMMUNE TO HEARTACHE,       
AT TIMES WE’RE ALL UNDER THE GUN,                  

YOU HAVE TO GRIN AND BEAR IT,     
SHAKE IT OFF AND MOVE ALONG,      
LOVE WILL FILL YOUR HEART AGAIN,      
SCARS WILL HEAL BEFORE TOO LONG,

UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
FORGET THE PAIN, TIME TO GET SMART,           
WARM UP YOUR LOCOMOTION,             
STRAP BACK IN, IT’S TIME TO JUMP THE SHARK,          
UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
REWIND YOUR MIND, RELIGHT THE SPARK,           
SOMETIMES WHAT YOU NEED IS A BRAND NEW START,           
PICK YOURSELF UP, UNPLUG, AND UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
BABY UNBREAK YOUR HEART, 
UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
BABY UNBREAK YOUR HEART,

I KNOW IT HURTS LIKE CRAZY,     
BETRAYAL IS NEVER FUN,      
HARD TO TRUST ANYONE AGAIN,     
BUT GET IN THE GAME, YOU’LL FIND THE ONE,   
  
BETTER TO FORGET IT,     
GET BACK ON YOUR BIKE AND GO,            
BEING DUMPED IS NOT THE END,     
IT’S THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SHOW,        

UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
FORGET THE PAIN, TIME TO GET SMART,           
WARM UP YOUR LOCOMOTION,             
STRAP BACK IN, IT’S TIME TO JUMP THE SHARK,          
UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
REWIND YOUR MIND, RELIGHT THE SPARK,           
SOMETIMES WHAT YOU NEED IS A BRAND NEW START,           
PICK YOURSELF UP, UNPLUG, AND UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
BABY UNBREAK YOUR HEART, 
UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
BABY UNBREAK YOUR HEART,
               
THE LIES THEY HURT, THEY REALLY STING,               
BURY THAT PAIN THAT HURT SO MUCH,
AND LET YOUR NEW HEART SING,              

UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
FORGET THE PAIN, TIME TO GET SMART,           
WARM UP YOUR LOCOMOTION,             
STRAP BACK IN, IT’S TIME TO JUMP THE SHARK,          
UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
REWIND YOUR MIND, RELIGHT THE SPARK,           
SOMETIMES WHAT YOU NEED IS A BRAND NEW START,           
PICK YOURSELF UP, UNPLUG, AND UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
BABY UNBREAK YOUR HEART, 
UNBREAK YOUR HEART,           
BABY UNBREAK YOUR HEART.

BY JIM VALDES (C) 2022

"UNBREAK YOUR HEART" [Video - https://youtu.be/jnR5SaW3bjA]

This song I wrote back in 2000 but rerecorded it during the pandemic because the original track sounded really out of sync. This is about parents dealing with their teenage kids and all the HELL that we go through during those rebellious years! Been there, done that! It ain't no fun, believe me! But after a few years and they have kids of their own and have to go through that, all we do is laugh out loud! The shoes has now been placed on the other foot!😂 It's basically my old man yelling at clouds song! The song has a nice little Beatley groove and Charlie sang it very well! We had a lot of fun recording it and I had a lot of fun producing the video. The video is new, just finished it last month. Please check it out for the full teenager experience! All I can say is that during those teenager years, I Was Not Amused!😕 I hope everyone enjoys it. I will be gone for a few weeks, see y'all in October!

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/Bu20rVUys_w

“I AM NOT AMUSED”

EVERYTHING I SAY GOES IN ONE EAR,     
AND OUT THE OTHER,     
THE WORDS I SAY JUST FLOAT AWAY,       
WHILE YOUR MIND REMAINS CLUTTERED,     
AND I AM NOT AMUSED,
              
REPEAT MYSELF A THOUSAND TIMES,     
BUT THERE IS NO CONNECTION,      
THE BLANK STARE YOU HIDE BEHIND,     
CONFIRMS YOUR LACK OF CONCENTRATION,     
AND I AM NOT AMUSED, 

WHILE EACH PASSING YEAR MAKES US A LITTLE OLDER,           
WITH EACH BATTLE WE BECOME A LITTLE COLDER,          
WILL YOU EVER UNDERSTAND WHAT I TRIED TO DO?            
WILL YOU EVER FEEL THE PAIN THAT I WENT THROUGH?         
NO I’M NOT AMUSED, NO I'M NOT AMUSED,          
I AM NOT AMUSED, NO I’M NOT AMUSED, 
                    
IS THE MESSAGE GETTING THROUGH,      
HAVE I BRIDGED THE SEPARATION?        
IS THE WALL AROUND YOU,      
SHOWING SIGNS OF DISINTEGRATION?      
CAUSE I AM NOT AMUSED,

EVERYDAY’S AN UPHILL CLIMB,        
EVERYNIGHT’S A CONFRONTATION,      
NO RESPECT, NO GRATITUDE,      
JUST A LIFETIME OF INDIGNATION,      
AND I AM NOT AMUSED,
             
WHILE EACH PASSING YEAR MAKES US A LITTLE OLDER,            
WITH EACH BATTLE WE BECOME A LITTLE COLDER,           
WILL YOU EVER UNDERSTAND WHAT I TRIED TO DO?             
WILL YOU EVER FEEL THE PAIN THAT I WENT THROUGH?           
NO I’M NOT AMUSED, NO I'M NOT AMUSED,           
I AM NOT AMUSED, NO I’M NOT AMUSED,           
NO I'M NOT AMUSED, I AM NOT AMUSED. 
                                                   
BY JIM VALDES © 2000

SALTY SUGAR

"I AM NOT AMUSED" [Video - https://youtu.be/Bu20rVUys_w]

This is a brand new song that I wrote with Lillian Mareddy last week. It's a rock break-up song from the guys point-of-view. Great lyrics by Lilly with a nice groovy riff by me. A good rock singer could have a hit with one! The video, which looks fantastic btw, will drop on Nov 6th on YouTube.

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/awTWjY0vvfc

  I don't know why but every time Lilly send me a lyric, I want to rock out with it! I'll be writing more ballads with her in the future. So this is for all you guys out there that are "Free To Fly" or think you're "Free To Fly"! Let's be real!😂👍😎✌🏼

“FREE TO FLY”

I DON’T GO OUT HOPING TO SEE YOUR FACE,
IN THE SAME OLD BAR, THAT SAME OLD PLACE,
AIN’T NO COLD SIDE OF THE BED FOR ME,
NO EMPTY BOTTLE OF HENNESSY, OH, OH, OH,             
     
I DON’T MISS YOUR VOICE ON THE OTHER LINE,
I’M NOT SITTIN’ AROUND WASTING MY TIME, 
AIN’T GONNA WAKE UP AND START TO WEEP, 
YOUR FACE DOESN’T HAUNT ME WHEN I SLEEP, NO, NO,

BECAUSE THERE AIN’T NEVER BEEN A YOU, YOU, YOU,
NO HEARTBREAK I’VE EVER BEEN THROUGH, THROUGH, THROUGH,
AND I DON’T NEED ANOTHER ROUND, ROUND, ROUND,  
DON’T HAVE A MEMORY TO DROWN, DROWN, DROWN,
NO HEARTBREAK FOR ME,
CAUSE I’M FREE TO FLY,
     
NOW I’M DOING FINE, IT AIN’T NO LIE,
NOBODY EVER MADE MY DUMB-ASS CRY,
NEVER BEEN ONE TO LET LOVE GET ME DOWN,
I AIN’T FEELIN’ BAD CAUSE YOU AIN’T AROUND, NO, NO,

[LEAD]

BECAUSE THERE AIN’T NEVER BEEN A YOU, YOU, YOU,
NO HEARTBREAK I’VE EVER BEEN THROUGH, THROUGH, THROUGH,
AND I DON’T NEED ANOTHER ROUND, ROUND, ROUND,  
DON’T HAVE A MEMORY TO DROWN, DROWN, DROWN,
NO HEARTBREAK FOR ME,
CAUSE I’M FREE TO FLY,
FREE TO FLY, FREE TO FLY, FREE TO FLY, FLY, FLY,
I’M FREE TO FLY,   
FREE TO FLY, FREE TO FLY, FREE TO FLY, FLY, FLY,
I’M FREE TO FLY.   

BY JIM VALDES & LILLIAN MAREDDY © 2024

"FREE TO FLY" (Feat. Lyrics By Lillian Mareddy) [Video -https://youtu.be/awTWjY0vvfc]

This song was written in 2007 and is another of my space videos with a ghostly twist. I wrote it as a kind of Halloween ghost in space thing. Charlie sang it very well and I tried to play a very melodic Bass on it, like Chris Squire from Yes. This is a favorite of my wife, she really loves it and I like it a lot as well. I made the video just before I left for vacation about 3 weeks ago. The video turned out really good and I threw in plenty of space eye-candy for everyone to enjoy. Watch the video for the full irony of it all! It's a twisted irony to be a ghost in the machine! This is my #2 video for Halloween 2024 and not very creepy at all. Basically it'a about an astronaut that misses the earth, his wife, his kids, and is stranded on another planet where he dies but his ghost is still floating around lost forever in space, kind of a revamped Space Oddity from David Bowie! Thanks for listening and have a Happy Halloween everybody!😱😱😱

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/ee7wRFbt844

“GHOST IN THE MACHINE”

SUN-SWEPT, LOST AMID THE CLOUDS,     
FLOATING, A FACE AMONG THE CROWD,     
YOUR SHORELINE BECKONS THROUGH THE MIST,     
I CAN HEAR IT CALLING ME,
          
DRIFTING, SHIFTING LIKE THE SANDS,     
TIME IS, SLIPPING THROUGH MY HANDS,     
DREAMS OF BATHING IN YOUR KISS,     
FOREVER HAUNTING ME,
              
A GHOST IN THE MACHINE,          
A GHOST IN THE MACHINE,          
A TWISTED IRONY,            
JUST A GHOST IN THE MACHINE, 
         
SILENCE, I MISS YOUR VOICE TODAY,     
LONELY, A MILLION MILES AWAY,     
COOL WATER SATISFIES MY THIRST,     
GREEN FIELDS WHISPERING TO ME,

DARKNESS, NO DAY TO CHASE THE NIGHT,     
HEAVEN, A DIM TWINKLING BLUE LIGHT,     
A CHILD WITHOUT GOOD MOTHER EARTH,     
A DISTANT MEMORY,

A GHOST IN THE MACHINE,          
A GHOST IN THE MACHINE,          
A TWISTED IRONY,            
JUST A GHOST IN THE MACHINE!    

BY JIM VALDES © 2007

GHOST IN THE MACHINE

"GHOST IN THE MACHINE" [Video - https://youtu.be/ee7wRFbt844]

This song I wrote back in 2022 and I wrote it while depressed about Covid but it seems to fit right in with the present! It's basically about the anxiety one feels when life suffocates you in any way. It seems everything has gone haywire lately! Grocery prices, the rent is too damn high, our government has gone berserk, A.I. taking over our music and our minds, on and on and on and on! The song was longer but I edited down for the video which just droped on YouTube! It's a very depressing song but I think I played some cool guitar on it and sang it ok! The tail end of the song is another song I wrote around the same time called "Sick Inside", I added it to the track to play over the credits in the video, and by the way, I am feeling quite sick inside! Stay cool everybody! Maybe it will pass?🙏😎✌🏼

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/OiYdwdCDixg

“SUFFOCATE”

I SUFFOCATE,
I’M OVERCOME,
I LOSE ALL SENSE OF BEING,  
AND BECOME UNDONE,                

I GET DEPRESSED,
BECOME UNHINGED, 
MY DREAMS ARE ALL OF SEARCHING, 
THE OUTER FRINGE,
I SUFFOCATE, 

I COMPENSATE,
I DECOMPRESS, 
I SINK TO THE BOTTOM,
OF MY CONSCIOUSNESS, 
  
I EMPATHIZE,
I TRY TO TUNE,       
BUT SOMETIMES I LOSE FOCUS,
AS IF I'M ON THE MOON,    
I SUFFOCATE, 
I SUFFOCATE.  
              
BY JIM VALDES © 2022

"SUFFOCATE" (Video - https://youtu.be/OiYdwdCDixg)

     This is my new Christmas song for the year. It has a double meaning for me and that's why I call it "The Last Christmas"! Charlie did a good job singing it and I joined him in spots! I wrote it during the hot summer this year, so go figure!!😂 I used up all the tracks I had available to record it (I'm old school, give me a break!) and I had tons of fun recording all the parts too! The song at the end during the credits is another Christmas song I wrote back in 2001 called "Have A Very Merry Christmas" with Sharri singing and Charlie and me doing background vocals. Check both out I have a video each one! This video was super fun to create, I spent a lot of time and effort on it, the sleigh ride with Santa is especially cool! I added a lot of eye-candy and special audio effect here and there. This video is for the whole family so feel free to share it with loved ones and watch it together. 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/7LHAOfih50I

Now for the secret double meaning of this song!! It's a sad tale, so prepare yourselves! Back when I was in high school, back in ancient times, there was a very pretty girl in our English class named Chrissy, she was very nice and sweet, I sat next to her and she was very smart and let us dumb guys cheat off of her papers sometimes!😂 Anyway for almost the whole year I never realized that her real name was Christmas, we all called her Chrissy. There was something very sad about Chrissy, I didn't know what it was but the next year Chrissy never returned to school? Later, I found out she had leukemia, I think? She never returned to school after that and some of the kids told me she had sadly passed away however I'm not sure about that but I never did she her again. So this song is for her and after all these years she popped back in my brain?! So let's all enjoy Christmas this year with family and friends because you never know when it will be your Last Christmas! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all and Happy New Year!! 🙏😎✌🏼🎅🧑🏻‍🎄🤶🌟💫☃️🎁🎈🪅🎊❤️💝

“THE LAST CHRISTMAS”

CHRISTMAS, THE LAST CHRISTMAS,
CHRISTMAS, IS HERE AGAIN,
CHRISTMAS THE LAST CHRISTMAS,  
CHRISTMAS, DON'T LET IT END,                  

WILL WE LAUGH? WILL WE CRY?
WILL WE SAY OUR LAST GOODBYES?
OH CHRISTMAS, SWEET CHRISTMAS,
PLEASE DON'T DIE,
     
CHRISTMAS, THE LAST CHRISTMAS,
CHRISTMAS, THE TIME HAS COME, 
CHRISTMAS, THE LAST CHRISTMAS,
CHRISTMAS, WHAT HAVE WE DONE? 
 
WILL WE SMILE? WILL WE WEEP?
COUNT OUR BLESSINGS IN OUR SLEEP?
OH CHRISTMAS, FORGIVE US,
CHRISTMAS PLEASE,
SWEET CHRISTMAS PLEASE,
  
SNOW IS HERE, LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT,
THE TREE IS TRIMMED WITH LOVE TONIGHT,
RUDOLPH'S READY FOR HIS FINAL FLIGHT,
AH AH, AH AH, AH AH, AH AH,      
   
WILL WE SMILE? WILL WE WEEP?
COUNT OUR BLESSINGS IN OUR SLEEP?
OH CHRISTMAS, FORGIVE US,
CHRISTMAS PLEASE, SWEET CHRISTMAS PLEASE,  
BYE BYE CHRISTMAS, 
BYE BYE CHRISTMAS, 
BYE BYE CHRISTMAS,
BYE BYE.                          

BY JIM VALDES (c) 2024

"THE LAST CHRISTMAS" (Video - https://youtu.be/7LHAOfih50I)

Hello everyone, I'm Jimmy from Miami Jeff and this is my Mother's Day gift to all of you beautiful life-giving mothers out there and to all of those very talented musicians and artists that reside here on SoundCloud. This EP MONTAGE MIX is like a mini Rock or Folk Opera (with no talking) and it requires a long listen of over 18 minutes (not for everybody today, I know!). The Montage consists of 7 songs - I remixed 7 of my songs together and I also produced a very long music-video (a short film really) of this Operetta which will be out on May 10th on my YouTube channel -

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/JFqUojifgMc

     I hope those who take the journey with me and listen to it until the end will be surprised and entertained by it. These songs deal with life on planet Earth, with the oceans, animals, sun, birth, childhood, time, love, life, and death. Listen to it on headphones since there is a lot of stereo mixing and sound effects going on in the multi-mixes. I can't add all the lyrics here but the video will have all the lyrics displayed. I've never taken a music lesson in my life on any of the instruments I play (and it probably shows too!), I'm self-taught and Charlie sings most of the songs here. I also use NO A.I. NO Autotune, NO Pitch Correction, All of the songs are written by me in my basement studio so please forgive all my flubs and my mediocre vocals. I love writing songs and recording and Charlie does too!  I want to thank everybody that supports me and listens to my songs, they do come from my heart and not from a computer chip! Please join me on a journey through "LIFE"! 🙏😎✌🏼

"LIFE" (A Seven Song Mini Rock/Folk Opera EP)

1] "NEW HOPE" (Instrumental)
2] "HELLO SUNSHINE"
3] "INCIDENTAL MUSIC FOR A DYING DAY" (Instrumental)
4] "STARFISH"
5] "CHILDHOOD DAYS"
6] "THE CLOCK"
7] "ONLY TIME REMAINS"

"LIFE (Part 1)" [WATCH VIDEO NOW ON YOUTUBE - https://youtu.be/JFqUojifgMc]

       This song I wrote back in 2018 for Christmas/New Years time. It's another of my sugary, corny, feel good song that we all need right about now. I don't know what the future holds for us but I do remember how it used to be and how it used to be was fine with me! Charlie sang this one around the same time he sang "Autumn Woods". Watch the video on YouTube for an extra happy trip down Memory Lane just in time for New Year's Eve: 

https://youtu.be/shhU0SuCui4
     
         As in every New Year's Eve we like to remember good friends and family and hope that the New Year is better than the old one but I'm not too sure that will happen anymore! So here's my hope, that all of your memories remain sweet, the old ones and the new ones, and that we all have a Happy New Year!!! Let's pray and hope for much love and peace on Earth and goodwill towards all! Let's all fight to stay alive in 2025! May God look after us and help us! Cheers! 🥂 🍻 💝🎊🪅🥺

“SWEET MEMORIES”

SNOWFLAKES AND RAINDROPS,    
MOTHER’S GOODNIGHT KISS,     
WE NEEDED ONLY THIS,       
WHEN WE ALL WERE KIDS,
     
HOW ABOUT SOME,
COOKIES AND CHRISTMAS,    
PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK,    
SINGING WITH THE FAMILY,   
SUCH SWEET MEMORIES,

STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF,       
IT HAPPENS WHEN WE’RE SMALL,         
THAT MAGIC IN OUR HEARTS,         
WE JUST FORGET IT ALL,      
WE HIDE BEHIND A WALL,       
WHY CAN’T WE RECALL?
          
SWEEY MEMORIES, 
REMEMBER BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
LUCY ON T.V.   
TENDER HUGS FROM MOMMY,   
WHILE ON DADDY’S KNEE,  
SWEET MEMORIES,

STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF,     
IT HAPPENS WHEN WE’RE SMALL,    
THAT MAGIC IN OUR HEARTS,     
WE JUST FORGET IT ALL,     
WE HIDE BEHIND A WALL,     
WHY CAN’T WE RECALL?    
SWEEY MEMORIES. 

BY JIM VALDES © 2018

"SWEET MEMORIES" (Video - https://youtu.be/shhU0SuCui4)

This song I wrote way back in 2003 about the little lies that lurk in between the lines that people say sometimes or that you say to yourself too! I was in between marriages and was in a full-blown mid-life crisis mode at the time! 😂 6 years of way too much partying! It was fun while it lasted though! 😉 I re-recorded it during the pandemic and sang it myself. Sorry about that! Here's the video link: 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/MAlGPaWTXBQ

I put in a lot of visual eye-candy in the video and had a lot of fun producing it! I can't remember anything else special about the song except that I probably wrote it after a hang over, I'm sure!😂 It's no fun living in between the lies! Thanks for listening and take care everybody! Party on!

“IN BETWEEN THE LIES”

SUNDAY MORNING, WHERE’S MY COFFEE?  
I DRANK TOO MUCH AGAIN LAST NIGHT,    
BUT LATELY THAT’S THE ONLY TIME,     
I FEEL AT HOME,                  

OUTSIDE IT’S RAINING, BUT WHO’S COMPLAINING?    
BITCHIN’ ABOUT IT WON’T MAKE IT RIGHT,    
KILLIN’ YOURSELF IS ALWAYS EASIER,     
WHEN YOU’RE ALL ALONE,

NO ONE WINS LIVIN’ IN BETWEEN THE LIES,        
IN AND OUT, NO DOUBT, I’M LEFT BEHIND          
WITH EVERY ROUND, I DROWN, MY LONELINESS,           
I GUESS I’LL NEVER FIND,         
TRUE LOVE IN BETWEEN THE LIES,
     
AND SO IT GOES AND I SUPPOSE,    
I’LL BELLY UP TO THE BAR AGAIN,         
AND HAVE A DRINK, TO EASE THE PAIN,  
OF MY SOLITUDE,        
        
NO ONE WINS LIVIN’ IN BETWEEN THE LIES,       
IN AND OUT, NO DOUBT, I’M LEFT BEHIND,        
WITH EVERY ROUND, I DROWN, MY LONELINESS,          
I GUESS I’LL NEVER FIND,         
TRUE LOVE IN BETWEEN THE LIES,        
GUESS I’LL NEVER FIND,        
TRUE LOVE IN BETWEEN THE LIES,       
GUESS I’LL NEVER FIND,        
TRUE LOVE IN BETWEEN THE LIES,        
AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH.

BY JIM VALDES
 © 2003

"IN BETWEEN THE LIES" (Video - https://youtu.be/MAlGPaWTXBQ)

Keeping with the Valentine's Day theme of love, here's an oldie but goldie I wrote this back in 1998, can you believe it, It's another song about my dream girl that I wouldn't meet for many year afterwards. I was divorced for about 2 years and pretty much feeling abandoned and lonely. I remember wanting to write a song in the same vein as "And I Love Her" by The Beatles. A very acoustic number with an accordion playing in the background, you know, very romantic like something you might hear in a Paris cafe! This was one of the first songs I did with Charlie, it wasn't recorded too well since I had an old Tascam 8-track analog recorder and it's distorted quite a bit but I think the melody and lyrics still hold up. (Mastering didn't help this song at all, sorry!) I don't know, let me know what you think in the comments. I've always liked the first line about wrapping myself inside her smile. I produced the video a few months ago for this Valentine's Day. I enjoyed putting it together and added like 10 quick snap shots of beautiful women taking selfies at the end of the video. I hope you guys enjoy it and Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Ciao! 😎✌🏼

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/QQzTN6uuehM

“HOW I LOVE HER”

IT’S JUST SOMETHING IN THE WAY SHE WEARS A SMILE,   
THAT MAKES ME WANT TO WRAP MYSELF INSIDE IT,   
NO MATTER HOW HARD I MIGHT TRY TO HIDE IT,   
HOW I LOVE HER,             
     
SIMPLY A SUBTLE SHIFT OF HER BEAUTIFUL EYES, 
MELTS AWAY ALL THE BITTERNESS WITHIN ME,   
AND EVERY TIME SHE TOUCHES ME, SHE WINS ME,  
HOW I LOVE HER,

I ADORE HER EVERY CULTIVATED GLANCE,       
AND EACH MOVEMENT THAT SHE MAKES IS LIKE A DANCE,
THERE’S NO WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVE HER,       
I CAN NEVER SEEM TO GET ENOUGH OF HER,       
SHE’S MY DREAM COME TRUE, MY EVERYTHING,       
AND WITH EACH AND EVERY LOOK SHE MAKES MY SENSES SING,
     
EVERY TIME SHE KISSES ME, I’M IN HEAVEN,   
WHEN SHE’S IN MY ARMS MY WORRIES DISAPPEAR,          
MY LOVE FOR HER GROWS STRONGER WITH EACH YEAR,   
HOW I LOVE HER,      
          
I ADORE HER EVERY CULTIVATED GLANCE,        
AND EACH MOVEMENT THAT SHE MAKES IS LIKE A DANCE,
THERE’S NO WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVE HER,         
I CAN NEVER SEEM TO GET ENOUGH OF HER,       
SHE’S MY DREAM COME TRUE, MY EVERYTHING,       
AND WITH EACH AND EVERY LOOK SHE MAKES MY SENSES SING,
     
EVERY TIME SHE KISSES ME, I’M IN HEAVEN,    
WHEN SHE’S IN MY ARMS MY WORRIES DISAPPEAR,           
MY LOVE FOR HER GROWS STRONGER WITH EACH YEAR,  
HOW I LOVE HER,   
HOW I LOVE HER,   
HOW I LOVE HER.     

BY JIM VALDES © 1998

"HOW I LOVE HER" (Video - https://youtu.be/QQzTN6uuehM)

       This song I wrote back in 2000 and it's another one of the first songs Charle and I recorded together. Written during my bachelor mid-life crisis phase when I was in between marriages. Needless to say I was feeling alone and blue during that time but even worse than that, I was bluer than blue!? So that made me Blue Blue! I rocked out on this one a bit in the solos and Charlie sang it very well, I double-tracked his voice, and I think Charlie played some harmonica on this one too! I had my old recorder so please forgive the quality. The video is brand new, I put it together last month and played around with colors and strobes, so be careful if strobing effects bother you. The video will drop on March 1st.

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/C8SF28zQGTk

 I like my lyrics here, they are very simple but to the point and I think it sounds ok. It's actually a very fast uplifting song with a kind of anxious lyrics behind it, so whenever you're blue just remember that I used to be Blue Blue! ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼  

“BLUE, BLUE"

MAYBE I’M PARANOID OR A LITTLE BIT OFF TRACK,   
CAN’T HELP BUT WONDER EVERY TIME YOU LEAVE,   
IF YOU’RE EVER COMING BACK,

I KNOW IT’S FOOLISH AND IT MAY SEEM IMMATURE,   
BUT THIS FEELIN’ OF EMPTINESS,  
FILLS ME EACH TIME THAT YOU WALK OUT THE DOOR,
         
I’M BLUE, BLUE,          
AS THE SKY IS, 
BLUE, BLUE,             
AS THE OCEAN,         
BLUE, BLUE,         
WHAT I’M FEELIN’ EVERY SECOND I’M WITHOUT YOU,
      
I KNOW I’M CRAZY WITH A THOUGHTLESS JEALOUS HEART,             
AND I TEND TO OVERREACT,   
WHEN YOU DON’T CALL AND TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE,   

MAYBE I’M INSECURE AND IT HURTS ME WHEN YOU’RE GONE,     
BUT ALL I DO KNOW FOR SURE,               
IS THAT WITHOUT YOU THERE’S NO NEED IN GOING ON, 
   
I’M BLUE, BLUE,         
AS THE SKY IS, 
BLUE, BLUE,         
AS THE OCEAN,        
BLUE, BLUE,         
WHAT I’M FEELIN’ EVERY SECOND I’M WITHOUT YOU,
I'M BLUE.
                                          
BY JIM VALDES © 2000

"BLUE, BLUE" (Video - https://youtu.be/C8SF28zQGTk)

       This was written in collaboration with Katarina Jovchevska last year. Kate Jo wrote and performed the music and I wrote the lyrics, added some guitars, sang, and produced the video. I thought Kate Jo did an awesome job with the music and I tried my best to sing it, not very well I'm afraid. The story is about a whale calling for her mate across the vast ocean but then she turns out to be a mermaid instead. A diver is lured to join her in the ocean by her calls & whispers. The story really goes nowhere but I wanted to write something about whales & mermaids. I had tremendous fun recording it and it was great putting the video together as well! 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/tjmetS-_yOw

This song was our second collaboration, we also wrote "Sunny Miami Day" which was a blast as well! Check out Kate Jo's songs they are awesome, she's here on SoundCloud! (https://soundcloud.com/katarina-jovchevska-1) Thanks for watching and I hope everyone enjoys this Sea Shanty but beware of Mermaids, they literally take your breath away! Cheers!🙏

“WHISPERS”

A SOFT VOICE LOST AMONG THE OCEAN TIDES,
I CAN HEAR HER CALLING ME,
FROM A DISTANCE OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES,
I STILL HEAR HER CALLING ME,             

WHISPERS, A SOMBER REVERIE,
WHISPERS, A HAUNTING MELODY,
WHISPERS, I HEAR HER IN MY SLEEP,
WHISPERS, INVITATIONS FROM THE DEEP,
WHISPERS, MURMURS EBBING FROM THE SEA.         
WHISPERS, RUSHING OUT TO ME,

FIND ME, FIND ME, FIND ME, 

A SIREN LURING ME ACROSS THE WAVES,
A BEACON GUIDING ME, 
MY INHIBITIONS HAVE ALL BEEN SWEPT AWAY,
BY THIS SEABORNE MYSTERY,         
WHISPERS FROM THE SEA,
WHISPERS FROM THE SEA,
WHISPERS FROM THE SEA.
          
BY JIM VALDES & KATARINA JOVCHEVSKA © 2024

"WHISPERS" (Video - https://youtu.be/tjmetS-_yOw)

This is a very old song written a few months before my divorce when I found out how truly hateful a person can be. *WARNING - This is NOT one of my corny lovey dovey songs and it expresses betrayal in the worst way. Vindictiveness is not a pleasant experience and it's pretty dark but hey you never know a person until you marry them, then it's too late! I always thought love was forever but evidently not! I was really skeptical about love after that crippling experience but a few years afterwards I finally healed mentally, emotionally, financially, and even musically! The video is rough ride as well, so watch at your own peril! It will drop tomorrow! PLAY IT VERY LOUD!!!

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/BkLOYBo1CIA

I regained my faith and met and married the complete opposite of that rotten hateful demon woman I was first married too! My wife today is the love of my life and the most kindest, beautiful, good-hearted woman I have ever met. There's a trail of flowers that blossom after her wherever she goes! I have written her many, many songs of love! I'm so happy now and have been for almost 20 years! My experience and advice, to anyone that wants to hear it, is to NEVER marry young, take your time and nurture a relationship, live several years together and see if both of you are compatible with each other. I married at 19 and that was a big NO NO! Be scared, be very scared!!🥺🤔😣😖🤢🤮

“VINDICTIVENESS”

I SEE THE DAGGERS IN YOUR EYES,   
I FEEL THE TENSION SLOWLY MOUNT,    
THE VINDICTIVENESS IN YOUR SOUL,     
GOT ME DOWN FOR THE COUNT, AGAIN,             
      
I SENSE THE HATRED FROM A DISTANCE,   
YOU'RE DRESSED TO KILL FOR YOUR REVENGE,   
THERE'S NO COMPASSION OR REMORSE,    
IT'S YOUR PRIDE YOU MUST AVENGE, IN THE END, 

I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAKES YOU ACT THIS WAY,         
IT SEEMS YOU CAN'T REST UNTIL I PAY,       
YOU SHOULD'VE WON AN OSCAR FOR YOUR VICIOUSNESS,          
HOW WELL YOU PLAYED YOUR PART,        
WITH VINDICTIVENESS IN YOUR HEART,         
YOUR COLD, COLD HEART!
          
I'M OVERCOME BY YOUR REACTIONS,    
HOW MERCILESS CAN SOMEONE BE,     
I SEE THE CRUELNESS IN YOUR CHARACTER,   
BURNING OUT OF HAND AND CRAVING THE DEATH OF ME,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAKES YOU ACT THIS WAY,          
IT SEEMS YOU CAN'T REST UNTIL I PAY,         
YOU SHOULD'VE WON AN OSCAR FOR YOUR VICIOUSNESS,           
HOW WELL YOU PLAYED YOUR PART,         
WITH VINDICTIVENESS IN YOUR HEART,        
YOUR COLD, COLD HEART!
          
BY JIM VALDES © 1996

"VINDICTIVENESS" (Video - https://youtu.be/BkLOYBo1CIA)

Here's another love related ballad that I wrote in 2006, around the time when I married my wonderful wife and my best friend Anita!! The lyrics are about how seldom my beautiful wife wears blue, which is my favorite color, but she looks great in all colors! It's another love ballad that wasn't recorded so well, I still had my old 8-track Tascam back then and I think it could have been mixed a whole lot better. I was still tinkering and getting used to the recorder! Charlie sang it perfectly and I double tracked his vocals, he also added some harmonica on the track as well. The video I put together last month and I threw in a lot of eye-candy and special effects at it to enhance it! 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/52xIijX6vOs

 I had forgotten about this song but when I was producing the video for "She Rescues Me" I noticed the song on the CD and did a video for it too! The melody is nice and the lyrics are sweet and it flows ok. Not my best song but it ain't my worst either! Very corny and old fashioned lyrics but hey, I'm an old fashioned lyric myslefI!😂 Take care and I hope everybody enjoys it! Thanks for dropping by and listening! (Oh and by the way, watch the video because all women look heavenly in blue, am I right?)🙏😎👍

“HEAVENLY IN BLUE”

YOU’RE SO HEAVENLY IN BLUE,    
LIKE A CLOUDLESS, BRIGHT, AND SUNNY DAY,   
OR THE CALM THAT TRANSCENDS A SUMMER SEA,  
YOUR SMILE ALONE CAN CHANGE MY POINT OF VIEW,   
YOU’RE HEAVENLY IN BLUE,
        
YOU’RE SO BEAUTIFUL IN RED,  
LIKE A CRIMSON ROSE KISSING AN AUTUMN DAY,
OR A SUNSET REFLECTING ON THE SEA,  
YOUR WHISPERS ALWAYS LINGER IN MY HEAD,   
YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL IN RED,
                                     
YOU’RE SO BREATHTAKING IN WHITE,   
LIKE A SILVER MOON OVER BISCAYNE BAY,     
OR THE GENTLE FOAM THAT PLAYS UPON THE SEA,  
YOUR STARRY EYES DANCING IN THE NIGHT, 
YOU’RE BREATHTAKING IN WHITE,

YOU’RE SO HEAVENLY IN BLUE,  
LIKE THE MORNING DEW THAT ALWAYS GREETS THE DAY, 
OR THE DEEP, DEEP, BLUE COLOR OF THE SEA,  
YOU RADIATE TRUE LOVE IN EVERY HUE,
BUT YOU’RE SO HEAVENLY IN BLUE.
  
BY JIM VALDES © 2006

"HEAVENLY IN BLUE" (Video - https://youtu.be/52xIijX6vOs)

      This is a brand new video that's dropping on YouTube later tonight!.  I finished it last week and couldn't wait to see what you guys think about it, so please watch the video after listening because without the video the sound effects make no sense and neither does the song! It's an instrumental piece and was part of the song "She Rescues Me" that I had to edit out of the song due to it being too long, so here are the sections that I edited out. 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/70LHA6YNi6Q

     It's one of my space adventures videos and I'll leave it up to the viewer to make sense of it!😂 It's pretty long at over 6 minutes but stay with it because it's pretty cool! I threw a ton of special effects at it, both video and audio, and most of it is in 4K, which absorbed lots of memory and it was very time-consuming to put together! Crank it up and watch it on a big screen TV for a mind-blowing experience. I love astronomy and Sci-Fi films, so periodically I'll post one of my Space Videos along my songs, so climb aboard and let's trip the cosmos together! Thanks for listening & watching and I hope you enjoy it and remember this before lift off: "Turn off your mind, Relax, and Float downstream...." 🙏😎🙃🖖

"SHE RESCUES ME AGAIN" (Video - https://youtu.be/70LHA6YNi6Q)

This song is a weird one, I wanted to write like a fairytale song and it became like a scary tale instead. How does it happen that where once there was love, now there is hate? Failed relationships are hard for everyone and this song just states the very sad truth that sometimes it's best to just walk away from a relationship after a short time rather than hanging in there for many years when you know it's never going to work. Been there, done that! I kept the music light and very Beatleque! The first line in the chorus says it all "Once upon a time, she was the one!" Well, they all can't be love songs, you know! It's a very simple song written around the "D" chord on the guitar, very jangly like those poppy folk songs of the 60's. I should have worked on this song a little longer, it's missing something? I'm singing it so maybe that's the fly in the ointment!😂 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/GdWGCXAwtJo

The video is new however and I had a very good time putting it together last year. I tried to support the lyrics as close as possible. The video is actually better than the song, I think! Not much to say about this song or video, both were kind of throw-aways! I wrote it at the beginning of the pandemic, maybe that's why it's so unmemorable? I like the Unicorn at the end of the video letting everyone know that Once Upon A Time it was a fairytale romance! Cheers! 🥂 

"ONCE UPON A TIME”

I TRUSTED HER,    
WHEN EVERYONE AROUND ME,  
SAID I WAS CRAZY,    
BELIEVED IN HER,   
PUT FAITH IN LOVE NOT REASON,   
NEVER THOUGHT SHE'D BE LEAVIN',  
NEVER THOUGHT SHE'D BE HURTIN' ME, 
OH BUT….       
     
ONCE UPON A TIME,       
SHE WAS THE ONE,      
NOW SHE'S LOST HER MIND,        
AND SHE'S COMING UNDONE,       
ALWAYS AND FOREVER,        
I'LL NEVER SAY NEVER,         
AGAIN, OH, 
          
SHE WRECKED MY LIFE,     
IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND,    
THAT SHE WOULD BETRAY ME,       
RUINED MY LIFE,    
I CURSE THE DAY I MET HER,    
GUESS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER,    
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT COULD NEVER BE,   
OH BUT…
     
ONCE UPON A TIME,        
SHE WAS THE ONE,        
NOW SHE'S LOST HER MIND,           
AND SHE'S COMING UNDONE,         
ALWAYS AND FOREVER,          
I'LL NEVER SAY NEVER,        
AGAIN, OH, 
         
I KNOW, SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER SO,               
SHOULD HAVE MADE HER GO,              
AWAY,

ONCE UPON A TIME,     
SHE WAS THE ONE,        
NOW SHE'S LOST HER MIND,          
AND SHE'S COMING UNDONE,        
ALWAYS AND FOREVER,         
I'LL NEVER SAY NEVER,         
AGAIN, OH BUT! 

ONCE UPON A TIME,
SHE WAS THE ONE!
                                          
BY JIM VALDES
 © 2020

"ONCE UPON A TIME" (Video - https://youtu.be/GdWGCXAwtJo)

This is another song I wrote during the pandemic in 2021. I was really scared back then like I am now for our country. We are on the precipice of anarchy here in 2025 and I'm starting to think it will not end well for all of us. So I'm dropping this song of hope, It's about all people being united as one and about love! I worked very hard on this song, it took me several weeks to record and I used up every track on my old recorder. All the instruments are played by me, there is no A.I. in my music, and I'm singing all the vocals. It's a dream that I shared with Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy, I am a child of the 60's and I still believe in kindness, peace,  and love. I guess I'm an idiot for believing that in this enviorment today! Our beautiful dream is now quickly becoming a nightmare! I don't understand why we hate so much? What do we gain by hating everyone? We are good people! I think history is repeating itself again right in front of our very eyes! Please check out the video, you will not be disappointed!

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/6G8SXX-y07w

     The video is brand new, I just finished it this week and since Easter is coming up, I put it at the top of the list. I worked for weeks on this video as well and I threw the kitchen sink at it! What the world needs now is love, sweet, love and I want all of us to remember the American Dream! I'm hoping and praying that the dream returns to us before it's too late! Thanks for listening and please let's make this dream come true! Peace & love to everyone! Happy Easter! 🙏✌🏼

“SITTING ON A DREAM”

I'M SITTING ON A DREAM,      
WISHING ON A STAR,     
MY PRAYERS TO GOD ALMIGHTY,     
HAVEN'T BEEN ANSWERED SO FAR,             

STILL HOPING FOR THE BEST,     
BUT READY FOR THE WORST,     
I DO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES,      
BUT FOR COMPASSION I STILL THIRST,

I'M SITTING ON A DREAM,          
STILL SITTING ON A DREAM,          
A DREAM OF ALL AS ONE,           
A DREAM FOR EVERYONE,         
FOR LOVE I GUESS, 
FOR HAPPINESS,         
FOR ALL TO BE REDEEMED,         
I'M STILL SITTING ON A DREAM,
     
I'M LOOKING FOR A SIGN,    
SEARCHING FOR A CLUE,     
SEEKING TRUTH AND JUSTICE,  
FOR ALL NOT JUST A FEW,    
 
SOME THINK WE'VE BEEN FORGOTTEN,   
ABANDONED AND BETRAYED,         
BUT AS FOR ME, I DREAM,   
THE DREAMS OF MLK,       
      
I'M SITTING ON A DREAM,        
STILL SITTING ON A DREAM,        
A DREAM OF ALL AS ONE,       
A DREAM FOR EVERYONE,       
FOR LOVE I GUESS, 
FOR HAPPINESS,      
FOR ALL TO BE REDEEMED,        
I'M STILL SITTING ON A DREAM,

DREAM, DREAM,          
WE SHARE THE DREAM, 
WE SHARE THE DREAM,       
WE SHARE THE DREAM, 
DREAM ON, 
DREAM ON,       
DREAM ON, 
DREAM ON.

BY JIM VALDES © 2021

"SITTING ON A DREAM" (Video - https://youtu.be/6G8SXX-y07w)

        This is an old song that I wrote way back in my disco days and reworked it in 2009. It's an instrumental now. I had lyrics for it when it was called something else but I turned it into an instrumental. I played a wicked Moog on it, all instruments are me, NO A.I. I'm allergic to that A.I. crap! I just finished a video for it with some wicked dancing on it but that won't be dropped until December, just in time for Santa to get those bell bottom pants and platform shoes back on and do the Christmas Hustle!😂 I never liked Disco much back in the day but I like it now! The second song towards the end is another funky song of mine called "Sex Object", this is the instrumental version that's playing over the credits in the video. I hope everyone enjoys it, I had fun recording it! If anyone knows how to do The Funky Chicken or The Robot, well now's the time to do it!😂🥂

"DISCO DAZE!"

This is another of my love songs for my wonderful wife Anita, written in 2006 when we were first married! So it's a true and personal song straight from my heart. She was and still is my One And Only Love! It has a bit of an old-time shuffle feel to it and I wanted it to sound like it belonged in a Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers movie of the 1930's or an MGM musical of the 40's and 50's. Charlie sang it very well and I added a light & breezy jazzy guitar to it.  John Lennon used to call these type of songs "Granny Songs" but I love these old fashioned type of songs!

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/y6NGVfs0LRI

The video is an old one too, I produced it about 3 year ago and never posted it because I thought it was too corny but it's a special song for me so here it is, corn and all! We all just need to lighten up sometimes to recharge ourselves! I hope everyone enjoys it and thanks for listening & watching! Take Care!🙏😎✌🏼

“MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE"


COFFEE IN THE AFTERNOON,    
DINNER JUST FOR TWO,    
CUDDLING ON WINTER NIGHTS,     
STEALING A KISS BY CANDLELIGHT,
               
LAUGHING LIKE WE’RE LITTLE KIDS,    
SHARING OUR POINTS OF VIEW,    
SEEING EVERYTHING THROUGH LOVER’S EYES,   
ICE CREAM SODAS AND APPLE PIE,              

WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER,       
MY WORLD’S COMPLETE,       
THANK GOD I’LL NEVER BE LONELY,          
CAUSE YOU’RE MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE,      
         
A WARM SMILE EVERY MORNING,   
A STROLL DOWN THE AVENUE,    
WATCHING MOVIES OR BROADWAY PLAYS,  
SLEEPING IN ON RAINY DAYS,
             
WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER,       
MY WORLD’S COMPLETE,        
THANK GOD I’LL NEVER BE LONELY,          
CAUSE YOU’RE MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE.   
             
BY JIM VALDES © 2006

"MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE "(Video -https://youtu.be/y6NGVfs0LRI)

     This is an old song I wrote for Easter back in 2012. I wanted to write a song for the Christian Rock genre. Charlie really enjoyed it and sang it very well and I enjoyed writing it too! I tried to let the listener make up their minds as to whether the singer is "Blessed" because he has found the love of his life or if the singer is "Blessed" because of his love for God. I worked very hard on this song but it was way too long, so I had to edit some pieces out. Watch the video for a way cool holy experience!

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/tgFatwYUo6A

    The video is brand new, finished it on March 16th of this year and it took me about a week to put it together. I threw a lot of eye-candy at it and a ton of audio special effects too. The Bridge was especially difficult to produce. I do everything by hand so it was very time consuming. You'll notice that in the bridge is my tribute to George Harrison who was always a very spiritual person, I used the same chords sequence as his "My Sweet Lord" as a kind of tip of the hat to him. This video used a lot of memory since I used quite a bit of 4K clips! It was my first attempt at a "Lyric" video mostly, I recently did another one called "Broken Mirrors" which will drop later on this year. Thanks for stopping by and listening and Happy Easter to everyone! Use Chocolate eggs this year, the real ones are too expensive!😂 Bless you guys!🙏✌🏼

“BLESSED”

YOU’RE MY STRENGTH WHEN I WAS WEARY,    
YOU’RE MY SMILE WHEN I FELT DOWN,   
WHEN THE WORLD SEEMED OUT TO GET ME,   
IT’S YOUR SHOULDERS I FOUND,
     
WITH YOU, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,         
WITH YOU, FORSAKING ALL OTHERS,         
WITH YOU, THANK THE LORD ABOVE I’M BLESSED WITH YOU,

YOU’RE THE COLOR OF MY LANDSCAPE, 
YOU’RE MY THREE WISHES COME TRUE,   
WHEN THE CARDS WERE STACKED AGAINST ME,  
YOU’RE THE ACE THAT CAME THROUGH,
     
WITH YOU, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,      
WITH YOU, FORSAKING ALL OTHERS,      
WITH YOU, THANK THE LORD ABOVE I’M BLESSED WITH YOU,        
B-B-B-BLESSED, BLESSED WITH YOU,    
B-B-B-BLESSED, BLESSED WITH YOU,

IT’S INCREDIBLE HOW YOU SAVED ME, 
MADE MY LIFE WORTHWHILE AGAIN,        
WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH YOU GAVE ME,
STUCK WITH ME TO THE END,

WITH YOU, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,     
WITH YOU, FORSAKING ALL OTHERS,     
WITH YOU, THANK THE LORD ABOVE I’M BLESSED WITH YOU,     
I’M BLESSED, BLESSED WITH YOU,    
I’M BLESSED, BLESSED WITH YOU.
   
BY JIM VALDES © 2012

"BLESSED" (Video -https://youtu.be/tgFatwYUo6A)

     This song I wrote with Lillian Mareddy late last year. Lillian sent me these great lyrics and I worked with them for several weeks! First I had that little lick you hear in several sections of the song,  then a few weeks later I had the verses worked out but still no chorus. Then a few weeks after that I finally wrote the chorus. I had to tweak several of the lyrics to make it fit. So this song took months to write and it's like 3 different songs stitched together. It was a hard write, to tell you the truth!  The video went much smoother, although it's a little long, it only took a couple of days to produce the video. Charlie sang the song really well! Check it out when you can!

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/Aag8hDPMaOc

       I kind of made the video about a woman running away from a bad relationship because the guy was just too egotistical and lost his temper a lot of the time. I threw in a lot of eye candy in the video but I must admit, it's a little heavy handed and it meanders a bit. This was Lilly and my last collaboration so far. She contacted me a few weeks ago and I may be getting more lyrics from her soon. Thanks for watching and listening. The song on the outro is another song of mine which you're hearing because it plays over the credits in the video. Thanks so much and take care! 🙏😎✌🏼

“I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN”

THERE ARE THINGS WE KNOW AND THINGS THAT WE DON’T,
THERE ARE THINGS WE’LL DO AND THINGS THAT WE JUST WON’T,
HONEST EYES LOOKING FOR A MAP INSIDE MY HEART,  
ROSY GLASSES WHEN I CAN’T HANDLE WHAT I START,             
HMM, HMM,      

I LOVE HER SO AND MY LOVE FOR HER STILL GROWS,
BUT HALF THE TIME, I DON’T KNOW, WHICH PART OF ME STILL SHOWS, 
THE MAN OF HONOR THAT I WANT SO BAD TO BE, 
OR THE MAN OF ANGER, THE ONE I SHOULD SET FREE,
HMM, HMM,

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I COULD BREAK HER FRAGILE HEART,
I SHOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT I MIGHT TEAR HER WORLD APART,
I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THIS COULD HURT,  
I SHOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY WHEN SHE BEGAN TO FLIRT,
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I’D CAUSE DISRUPTION IN HER LIFE,
SHOULD HAVE FELT CALM WATERS TURNING INTO STRIFE,
I SHOULD HAVE WHISPERED THAT MY LOVE WOULD DO HER WRONG,     
I SHOULD HAVE WROTE IT DOWN AND TURNED IT INTO A SONG,

I FINALLY SEE ALL THE WAYS THAT I HAVE FAILED,
AND I REALIZE THAT NOW PERHAPS THAT SHIP HAS SAILED, 
BLEEDING PERFECTION WITH A SOUL THAT NEVER DIES,
I BLAME MYSELF, IF IT’S TOO LATE TO TURN THE TIDE,    
HMM, HMM,
  
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I COULD BREAK HER FRAGILE HEART,
I SHOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT I MIGHT TEAR HER WORLD APART,
I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THIS COULD HURT,  
I SHOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY WHEN SHE BEGAN TO FLIRT,
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I’D CAUSE DISRUPTION IN HER LIFE,
SHOULD HAVE FELT CALM WATERS TURNING INTO STRIFE,
I SHOULD HAVE WHISPERED THAT MY LOVE WOULD DO HER WRONG,     
I SHOULD HAVE WROTE IT DOWN AND TURNED IT INTO A SONG,

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YEAH, 
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN,
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YEAH, 
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN,
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YEAH, 
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN,
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YEAH, 
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

BY LILLIAN MAREDDY & JIM VALDES © 2024

"I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN" (Video - https://youtu.be/Aag8hDPMaOc)

     This is a serious sad song that deals with drug addiction and the loss of a loved one due to drugs. I have never dealt with that personally but I know families that have and it's devestating to say the least. It's a tough subject but I tend to write about everything and this is a subject we should be thinking about more often. It's about a husband dealing with his wife's drug addiction and how he doesn't want to go on living without her, so he's pleading for her to stop. 
     My wife and I were dealing with her Breast Cancer around the time I was writing this song and after surgery she had to go through Chemo and radiation treatment. Not a very good time for us, I was so worried, I guess that's where the music must have originated. I remember this really sad and depressing feeling following me around for many months too, like a dark cloud! Having to see a loved one going through all that is the worst!
             Charlie really did a good Job singing this one, I didn't do so well playing the piano, sounds a bit clunky,  but I'm not a pianist, I play mainly by ear and I don't read or write music at all, it all comes from the heart.

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/Da2gsoT4DHI

       The video was very challenging and I tried to follow the lyrics as close as possible. I applied some eye-candy here and there but it's basically very straight forward. If anyone knows of someone that is struggling with drug addition, PLEASE help them out before it's too late! Thank you to everyone that stopped by and watched the video and listened to the song! Living life alone is a very painful thing! Take care of yourselves and God bless!🙏✌🏼

“WITHOUT YOU”

MY ONE AND ONLY FEAR, APPEARS, 
IS CLEAR TO ME NOW,     
TO BE ALIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD,      
TO BE ALIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD,   
WITHOUT YOU,
             
I’LL SUSTAIN ALL PAIN, IN VAIN, 
BUT NEVER MY LOVE,      
TO BE ALIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD,    
TO BE ALIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD,   
WITHOUT YOU,

TAKE AWAY MY SIGHT,         
MY VERY WILL TO FIGHT,         
EVERY POSSESSION THAT I OWN,          
EVERY FACT I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN,        
IT’S ALL WORTHLESS WHEN YOU’RE GONE,         
WHAT’S THE USE IN GOING ON?        
WHAT’S THE SENSE IN IT?       
LIFE IS MEANINGLESS,       
WITHOUT YOU,
               
AN ETERNITY IN HELL, I’D DWELL, 
BUT NEVER A DAY,     
TO BE ALIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD,   
TO BE ALIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD,   
WITHOUT YOU, 
WITHOUT YOU, 
WITHOUT YOU,
WITHOUT YOU. 
                      
BY JIM VALDES © 2010

"WITHOUT YOU" (Video - https://youtu.be/Da2gsoT4DHI)

        This song brings back some good memories, it's just a slow groove that lifts your spirits and brings a happy summer glow to your face! We all take a little trip down Memory Lane every now and then, more now than then, I must admit in today's climate. My attempt at a soul song, a bit of R&B for me! Charlie sang it really well and played some harmonica on it too. I told Charlie to sing it like Marvin Gaye or Al Green or Otis Redding or someone like that! My harmony vocals were a bit off but the doo-doo's at the end were on target. I even had Charlie talk some lines too! I wrote out a little script for him to follow! Pretty cool if you ask me but what do I know? 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/Z0WH9Jk_k-Y

The video is brand new, I finished it last month. It was really fun putting it together and I was watching old reruns of "The Wonder Years" to get me in the mood. That show actually made me think of this old song of mine, I had actually forgotten all about it! The video shows you memories through a young girls eyes in her room, she then grows up and you see her arranging old photos and watching old movies on video tape and enjoying some popcorn and then when she gets older there's a special treat for everybody, a twist, I won't spoil it here but watch until the end! Sometimes a tear or two develops while you're strolling down Memory Lane.
     So C'mon, everybody chill out for a while, have a nice drink, close your eyes and let's take a trip, me and you, down Memory Lane! Where smiles are plenty and frowns are few! You won't be sorry! 😉

 “MEMORY LANE”

WHEN I GET WORRIED AND I’M FEELING LOW,  
FORGET MY TROUBLES AND DOWN I GO,   
MEMORY LANE, OH YEAH, MEMORY LANE,     

IT ALL COMES BACK TO ME CRYSTAL CLEAR, 
THE ROAD THAT TAKES ME FAR AWAY FROM HERE,    
MEMORY LANE, OH YEAH, MEMORY LANE,
    
IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY AND SKIES ARE BLUE,
SMILE ARE PLENTY AND FROWNS ARE FEW,     
ON MEMORY LANE, OH YEAH, MEMORY LANE,
  
WHEN LIFE IS HARD AND ALL HOPE IS GONE,        
I REMEMBER THE ROAD I’M ON,  
MEMORY LANE, OH YEAH, MEMORY LANE,       

WHEN IT SEEMS I CAN’T FIND A FRIEND,   
HAPPY THOUGHTS ARE JUST AROUND THE BEND,   
ON MEMORY LANE, OH YEAH, MEMORY LANE,
      
LOOKING DEEP IN MY HEART AND SOUL,      
I CLOSE MY EYES AND LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL,

WHEN I GET WORRIED AND I’M FEELING LOW,  
FORGET MY TROUBLES AND DOWN I GO,   
MEMORY LANE, OH YEAH, MEMORY LANE.

BY JIM VALDES © 2008

"MEMORY LANE" (Video - https://youtu.be/Z0WH9Jk_k-Y)

      This is a brand new song and video for everybody. It's a dance number with a bit of a Bo Diddly rhythm to it! Do you remember the Hand Jive? (Watch Grease, they do it in the movie at the dance). I used every track I had on this number, guitars coming at you from all directions!😂 I decided to sing this one since Charlie has been busy lately, I worked super hard on it! It's about gossip and busybodies sticking their nose where it doesn't belong! Love is love and no matter who you love, as long as you love them, then you're okay by me! 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/erDBG5Nm8ak

The video was a lot of fun to do and I spent several days on it with lots of dancing and hugging and kissing! So if you don't like any of those things then you can move on down the road with your bad self! This song and video will make you smile and maybe even have you twinkle a toe or two! It is a toe-tapper, for me anyway!😂 Thanks for dropping by and I hope everyone enjoys it and has a big smile on their face after listening and watching the video! Stay safe and take care! This will be my last month on SoundCloud as Artist Pro! It's too expensive and their monetization sucks! I'll revert to the FREE account with only a few of my songs available! Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers out there! Cheers!🥂

“THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU"

I'M GETTING SICK OF ALL THIS GOSSIP,
I'M GETTING TIRED OF ALL THESE TONGUES, 
WAGGIN' IN MY EAR, 
"SHE'LL BREAK YOUR HEART, SO EASY DOES IT",
TELLING ME LIES THAT I DON’T WANT TO HEAR,
      
BUT I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING,
I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE DO,
THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU, 
THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU, 
 
PEOPLE KEEP TALKIN' TRASH AND THEY LOVE IT,
PUTTING YOU DOWN BECAUSE YOU TOE THE LINE,
WELL IF THEY DON'T LIKE YOU, THEY CAN SHOVE IT,
NO USE IN TRYIN' TO CHANGE THEIR LITTLE MINDS, 

AND I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING,
I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE DO,
THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU, 
THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU,  
     
THEY THINK THAT YOU'RE THE TYPE THAT HITS AND RUNS,
"SHE'LL HURT YOU GOOD, JUST GIVE HER TIME",
BUT I AIN'T BUYING IT,
THEY'RE ALL JUST FULL OF SHIT, 
FALLING IN LOVE STILL AIN'T NO CRIME,

BUT I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING,
I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE DO,
THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU, THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU,
THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU, THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU,         
THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU, THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU.

BY JIM VALDES © 2025

"THAT'S BETWEEN ME AND YOU" (Video - https://youtu.be/erDBG5Nm8ak)

Hi everybody, my name is Jim and I’m a songwriter, I've written over 300 songs, I play guitar, bass, piano, and am a pretty good lyricist.  I play all types of music and have my own recording studio.  I use no A.I. or DAW or any computers to make my songs, all the instruments are played by me live on a multitrack studio recorder and Charlie, my vocalist, sings most of my songs and also plays the Harmonica on several tracks. I'm not a pro or a great musician but I do what I can with the tools that I have! I belong to the "Keep Humans In Music Movement" (KHMM)! Thanks everyone for listening and the world needs more music now, real music made by HUMANS not MACHINES! So let's all sing a song with our own voices, please! If anyone wants to collaborate, I am more than willing to do so and help write music or lyrics with any artists here on SoundCloud! Take care!👍😎✌🏼.

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