Hello everyone, I'm Jimmy from Miami Jeff and this is my Belated Christmas gift to all of you lovers of music 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 Jan 9th 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, 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"! Merry Christmas everybody and have a Happy New Year too!🙏😎✌🏼

"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)" (Mini Rock/Folk Opera) [Video - https://youtu.be/JFqUojifgMc]

     This song was written back in 2015 and it's one of my spiritual songs! It's about Faith and Hope and Prayer. I usually don't post any of my religious songs but it being so close to Christmas, I decided to share it with all my viewers and supporters. Charlie sang it beautifully back in 2015 and he played the harmonica as well, he did a great job! There are a lot of solos and a lot of key changes in this song, it's really more complex than I originally thought. The video was done earlier this year for this Christmas.

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/BIhZnFzdZCw

     It's a very hopeful song and I hope you all enjoy it. You know, evil people are everywhere and they can take all of our freedoms and rights away but they can't take our faith away, so keep the faith everyone, love will find a way! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and let's pray for everlasting Heaven Hands to lift us up and give us hope! Take care!

“HEAVEN HANDS”

HEAVEN HANDS,     
WITH EACH TOUCH, I UNDERSTAND,    
WITH EACH NUDGE, I KNOW I CAN,      
MY STRENGTH LIES BETWEEN,
              
YOUR HEAVEN HANDS,   
CARRY ME ACROSS THE DESERT SANDS,     
GUIDE ME THROUGH EVERY FOOLISH PLAN,   
AND IF I LOSE MY FAITH,
     
THEY'LL LIFT ME UP,         
I FEEL THEIR POWER STIRRING IN MY SOUL,        
HELPING ME REASON WHEN I LOSE CONTROL,         
EASING MY BURDEN WITH A SINGLE WAVE,       
LEADING ME FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE,        
FOREVER HEALING ME,
                   
HEAVEN HANDS,  
WITH EACH TOUCH, I UNDERSTAND,   
WITH EACH NUDGE, I KNOW I CAN,     
MY STRENGTH LIES BETWEEN, 
YOUR EVERLASTING HEAVEN HANDS.

BY JIM VALDES © 2015

"HEAVEN HANDS" (Video - https://youtu.be/BIhZnFzdZCw)

       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)

I wrote this song during the pandemic and it's very much a double entendre kind of song, one is a murder/mystery in the winter and another being a woman's heart turning cold throughout the years and dreaming of ways of killing her husband! Don't tell me you women haven't thought about that at one time or another! (just kidding, I hope!)😂  It's the other side of the coin to "Sweet Dreams". It reflects that a heart can be warm, gentle, loving, and forgiving on the one hand but another heart can be cold, cruel, wicked, and hateful! Both songs and videos were made to be seen together as one, that's why I put them back to back bridging last year with this year! I have a very much warm and empathetic heart and feel sorry for those with a callous and cold heart. Without the video, I believe the song is very haunting but beautiful, with the video it becomes cold and cruel! Sorry about that and I hope I didn't offend anyone! Charlie sang the song very well and it's a very much keyboard driven song. Lot's of audio effects thrown in for fun. I hope everyone had a great Christmas & New Years! Now it's time to face that cold, cold, winter's heart! Stay warm!🥶🥶🥶

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/ZZnR0RAhSKg

“WINTER’S HEART”

OUTSIDE THE SNOW FALLS,     
LIKE SHOOTING STARS,    
FREEZING LOVE WITHIN HER,      
WINTER'S HEART,             
      
INSIDE THE RAINS COME, 
KEEPING US APART,   
DROWNING LOVE WITHIN HER,    
WINTER'S HEART, 
     
REMEMBER THE SUMMER,         
REMEMBER THE DANCE,        
BACK WHEN SPRING WAS OUR GUIDE TO ROMANCE,          
FLOWERS ALL BLOOMING,         
BIRDS WERE ON WING,         
WE WERE ONE WHEN LOVE WAS EVERYTHING,
          
OVER THE RAINBOW,   
BEYOND THE MOON,    
FRIGID LOVE WITHIN HER,    
WINTER'S GLOOM,     

UNDER THE HEAVENS,  
WHERE LIGHT MEETS DARK,           
THORNY LOVE WITHIN HER,   
WINTER'S HEART,   
HER WINTER'S HEART,   
HER COLD, COLD, WINTER'S HEART.           
        
BY JIM VALDES
 © 2020

"WINTER'S HEART" (Video -https://youtu.be/ZZnR0RAhSKg)

This is a brand new song that I wrote with Bart Blue about how arguments and quarrels sometimes sever a relationship before it has had a chance to flourish. Misunderstandings and arguments should always be dealt with a clear mind and with an empathetic heart. Bart did a really good job and everybody should check out Bart's YouTube channel when you can and subscribe, he has a fabulous amount of great songs and uses NO A.I. just like me! On this song, I wrote the lyrics and added guitars and harmony vocals and produced the video and Bart wrote the music and played keyboards, Bass, Drums and provides lead & harmony vocals. It was a great collaboration and we had a lot of fun writing and recording it. Hopefully there will be many more in the future. The video drops this afternoon on YouTube and I hope everybody enjoys it - 

https://youtu.be/VI47bOddf7E
      
 I hope everyone had a great Christmas & a happy New Year! We both want to thank you for stopping by and listening to our new song. Take care everyone!

"WE'LL NEVER KNOW"

THERE’S NEVER A ROAD TO FORGIVENESS,    
MAINLY WHERE LOVE IS CONCERNED,   
MISTAKES MADE IN A YOUNGER MAN'S SHOES,    
HAVE A PRIMROSE PATH TO RETURN,
          
CAN THERE BE NO OTHER SOLUTION? 
NO BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT?   
THIS IS JUST A FORM OF RETRIBUTION,   
HURT HELPS THE SCARS STAND OUT,
      
BOTH TOO YOUNG, TO UNDERSTAND,           
BOTH NAIVE AND INSECURE,      
CLASHING EGOS, PETTY JEALOUSY,       
WE’RE BOTH TO BLAME,     
FOR THESE CHILDISH GAMES,      
WE PUT OUR YOUNG HEARTS THROUGH,      
I REGRET DECISIONS MADE WHEN LOVE,        
WAS ABSTRACT AND NEW, 

YOUNG LOVE CAN BE VERY PAINFUL,    
LEAVING IMPRINTS ON OUR SOULS,   
REPLAYING ITSELF IN WISER MINDS,  
WOULD WE HAVE CHANGED IT?       
RE-ARRANGED IT?  
I GUESS THAT’S SOMETHING,   
THAT WE’LL NEVER KNOW?
 
BY JIM VALDES & BART GILBERTSON
 © 2024

"WE'LL NEVER KNOW" (Video - https://youtu.be/VI47bOddf7E)

         This song I wrote back in 1996 after a painful divorce, I was desperately searching for my soulmate at the time. Of course, I was on the rebound and it took me 8 years to find her, my current lovely wife Anita! So I guess this was my song that I had offered up to the heavens and finally my wish was granted. It's a very happy song and very poppy, like a sing-a-long in "Wicked", although I was very sad and heartbroken at the time I was writing it, I was praying for my Soulmate! I really love the lyrics so I re-recorded it during the pandemic, that is why I'm singing it, I think Charlie would have done a better job on it! The video is current, I think I made it last summer and it was a lot of fun putting it together. Check it out! -

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/yHUS8PMG1aI

      We all need a soulmate, it just makes going through life so much easier and enjoyable. I don't know where I'd be today without my soulmate! If you've found yours, keep them no matter what! If you haven't, they will show up, believe me!! Remember better late than never! While you're waiting, please enjoy my song that I wrote from my heart and let it be your "Stand-in Soulmate" for the time being! Thanks for listening and take care. 🙏😎✌🏼

 “SOULMATE”

ONE IN THE SAME ARE WE,    
JUST LIKE TWO BRANCHES OF ONE TREE,   
WE'RE TUNED TO THE SAME FREQUENCY,  
      
TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE,     
TWO AURA'S SHINING BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN,       
ONE AGELESS SOUL WE'VE BOTH BECOME, 
     
YOU'RE MY SOULMATE THROUGH TIME,         
WE'RE TWO OF A KIND,        
TWO KINDRED SPIRITS TRAPPED WITHIN' ONE MIND,            
YOU'RE MY SOULMATE, MY HOME,        
I'M NEVER ALONE,        
YOU'RE ALWAYS WITH ME NO MATTER WHERE I GO,       
NO MATTER WHERE I GO,       
NO MATTER WHERE I GO,       
YEAH, YEAH, 
          
THE PERFECT HARMONY,    
TWO WAVES THAT FORM FROM THE SAME SEA,   
BOTH UNITED METAPHYSICALLY,
     
TWO SHOOTING STARS IN SPACE,   
TWO EYES THAT VIEW THE WORLD FROM THE SAME FACE,           
MY COURAGE IN MY DARKEST DAYS,
             
YOU'RE MY SOULMATE THROUGH TIME,        
WE'RE TWO OF A KIND,     
TWO KINDRED SPIRITS TRAPPED WITHIN' ONE MIND,           
YOU'RE MY SOULMATE, MY HOME,       
I'M NEVER ALONE,       
YOU'RE ALWAYS WITH ME NO MATTER WHERE I GO,    
NO MATTER WHERE I GO,       
NO MATTER WHERE I GO,        
YEAH, YEAH.

BY JIM VALDES © 1996

"SOULMATE" (Video - https://youtu.be/yHUS8PMG1aI)

      This song is an odd one, I was trying to write a dreamy, spacey, kind of Pink Floyd song and this is what I came up with! Charlie sang it perfectly but the recording was muddy and didn't sound quite right, so I cleaned it up and remastered it and then I produced a video for it a couple of weeks ago. The video is brand new and it does have a pretty cool vibe to it! Very Sci-fi!! I worked hard on it and I hope you all like it! 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/P6R3FA970Ks

As always in my life, she rescues me, I hate being alone and if I recall I wrote this around the time my wife was going through chemo for Breast Cancer, everything is fine now and the cancer is long gone! It was a scary time for me and hence this song! Anyone can tell how I'm feeling at a certain time by my songs, if they're sad, I was sad, if they're happy, I was happy, and so on and so forth! So this is a little different than my usual happy-go-lucky, lovey-dovey songs but one must remain versatile in life or one becomes obsolete, so they say! I like to experiment with my songs and here's one of my experiments! Open your mind and let her heaven hands reach out and rescue you too! Cheers!🙏😎✌🏼

“SHE RESCUES ME”

I DIE A BIT EACH TIME SHE LEAVES ME,     
WHEN SHE’S GONE I’M NOT MYSELF,     
SOMETIMES MY OWN CONSCIOUS DECEIVES ME,    
I KNOW THERE’S NO ONE ELSE,  
SHE RESCUES ME, 
SHE RESCUES ME,
          
WITHOUT HER LIFE IS SO TRANSPARENT,  
I FEEL ADRIFT AND LOST AT SEA,   
I SHRUG IT OFF BUT IT’S APPARENT,    
SOMEHOW I CANNOT BE,   
SHE RESCUES ME, 
SHE RESCUES ME,
         
A BLINDMAN IN THIS WORLD WITHOUT HER,   
A HOMELESS CHILD ON THE STREETS,     
CAN’T EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS ABOUT HER, 
THAT MAKES ME SO COMPLETE,
SHE RESCUES ME, 
SHE RESCUES ME,

AND AS I FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS,       
COUNTING THE MINUTES UNTIL SHE COMES BACK,         
TO ME,         
UNTIL SHE COMES BACK TO ME,
SHE COMES BACK TO ME.
              
 BY JIM VALDES © 2008

"SHE RESCUES ME" (Video -https://youtu.be/P6R3FA970Ks)

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)

       This song is my cover of a song that was performed by The Monkees and written by Andy Partridge for them several years ago in 2016! It's a great song to put in the middle of winter, when it's freezing cold outside! It get's everybody ready for the fun and sun of summertime! I played all the instruments and sang all the vocals on this one! I had a great time recording it, I even added a little Rock & Roll intro and extended the outro to get a psychedelic feel to it with sitars, incense, and some good vibes! It's a sing-a-long fluffy number with a very retro 1960's feel to it! I loved putting the video together, it was so much fun!  Check it out on YouTube, it will warm you up!  

https://youtu.be/WwRyzoVqsKk

At least we can imagine it being nice and warm outside, roasting hot dogs, hand clapping , dancing, and playing volley ball on the beach! Wait until it gets a bit warmer though!😂 I hope everyone enjoys this little bit of early fun in the sun! Take care!

“YOU BRING THE SUMMER”

I’LL BRING THE CHIPS AND THE DIPS AND ROOT BEER,    
EVEN THOUGH DARK PURPLE RAIN CLOUDS ARE NEAR,   
WHEN YOU COME AROUND,     
YOU BRING THE SUMMER,              
         
I’LL LAY THE BASKET AND BLANKET OUT NEAT,   
EVEN THOUGH WEATHERMEN SAY THERE’LL BE SLEET,     
WHEN YOU COME AROUND,     
YOU BRING THE SUMMER,     
          
SUMMER FOR A SAD OLD SNOWMAN,        
FREEZING IN HIS ROOM,      
SUMMER FROM YOUR CLEAR BLUE SKIES,          
WILL MELT AWAY THE WINTER’S GLOOM,
          
I’LL BRING THE SUN CREAM AND BEACH VOLLEYBALL,     
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO SAND HERE AT ALL,     
WHEN YOU COME AROUND,    
YOU BRING THE SUMMER,
WHEN YOU COME AROUND,   
YOU BRING THE SUMMER,
         
SUMMER FOR A SAD OLD JACK FROST,       
TRYING TO WARM HIS TOES,        
SUMMER FROM YOUR GOLDEN SMILE,         
WILL PAINT THE SNOW DROPS PINKY ROSE,

THE BIRDS AND THE BEES WILL FLY AROUND ME,  
EVEN THOUGH WE’RE DEEP IN JANUARY,        
WHEN YOU COME AROUND,    
YOU BRING THE SUMMER,    
I KNOW WITH ONE BOUND,      
YOU BRING THE SUMMER,  
WHEN YOU COME AROUND…         
SUMMER BABY, YOU BRING THE SUMMER,          
YOU BRING THE SUMMER AROUND.  

BY ANDY PARTRIDGE © 2016

"YOU BRING THE SUMMER" (Cover) [Video - https://youtu.be/WwRyzoVqsKk]

       This is an instrumental collaboration with MiLu Lotus! She sent me these beats last year and I mixed them together, added some sound effects & guitar and produced a kind of scary video. To me, any birthday when you pass 40 is a bit of an unhappy birthday! I stopped counting at 40 many moons ago! As a matter of fact I started counting backwards so I should be a teenager right about now!😂 It's a bit avant-garde and has no lyrics, just music all composed by Milu Lotus, with some weird sights & odd sounds added by me!  The video I created earlier this year and I wanted it to be sort of creepy and crazy, so it has some strobe effects and flashbacks in it, so be careful! It's On YouTube: 

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

      Check Milu Lotus out here on SoundCloud and on YouTube, she is fabulous!  Milu & I Thank everyone for watching and listening! This is the last song we collaborated on so we hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to watch the video for a VERY Unhappy Birthday!😎

"UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY" (Video - https://youtu.be/52DeZiEdkAs)

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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