great song great vocal and music, i like this.

beautiful song. sweet colors. you have a unique voice, my friend  You would be very hard to copy. your singing is very emotive. you can really hear the pent up emotion in your voice. you're a very fine singer. yeah you are. great track. nicely done .

I really like the way the acoustic guitar plows straight through the entire track. you don't hear that much anymore. best wishes for a prosperous future. many blessings! @michael-stella-314129023

Very classic style into, so nice and easy-listening.  Love the deadpan vocal and pace.

Recorded in November. Mistakes etc. included. 
It's an old English tune but my arrangement here is a little more generic of these isles - there's an English style penny whistle and an Irish style tin whistle in the mix.

Drive the Cold Winter Away

I've always been deeply moved by this song. I saw Neil Young play this on piano in Eugene Oregon 1999. 

Aurora borealis
The icy sky at night
Paddles cut the water
In a long and hurried flight
From the white man
to the fields of green
And the homeland
we've never seen.

They killed us in our tepee
And they cut our women down
They might have left some babies
Cryin' on the ground
But the firesticks
and the wagons come
And the night falls
on the setting sun.

They massacred the buffalo
Kitty corner from the bank
The taxis run across my feet
And my eyes have turned to blanks
In my little box
at the top of the stairs
With my Indian rug
and a pipe to share.

I wish a was a trapper
I would give thousand pelts
To sleep with Pocahontas
And find out how she felt
In the mornin'
on the fields of green
In the homeland
we've never seen.

And maybe Marlon Brando
Will be there by the fire
We'll sit and talk of Hollywood
And the good things there for hire
And the Astrodome
and the first tepee
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me
Pocahontas.

Pocahontas (Neil Young Cover)

Pierre Bordetti productions (c) 08/2021.

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Pierre Bordetti

Light tomorrow

Bad weather in my life,
one more ordeal to live,
the light will pierce these dark clouds,
the sun rays will illuminate my soul,

black yesterday, gray today, 
black yesterday, gray today,
light tomorrow, 

only hope survives,
that glow in the back of my mind,
this joy finally rediscovered,
this peaceful spirit forever,
this lightness of thinking, of dreaming, of living simply,

day and night, I want the light,

every day, 
I need your light,
every day, 
I need your light,
every day, 
I need your light,

Light Tomorrow

I inspired by the songs of my YouTube friends.

すずねちゃんねるさん
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v07ighlJHh0

ノンタンさん
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI1J14DhH9c

音詩おとうたの森with the pianoさん
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTDcIIgoa5U

#New #OriginalSong #Dancing #Leaves

[Chorus１]
Woo, we ’re like dancing leaves
Need to change, need to
Need to stay the same
And I know what the truth is, what the truth is
Everything is fuzzy, too
Life is a series of decisions
Like falling dead leaves, falling
It’s not decided even if it falls to the ground

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I walk while kicking the fallen leaves
The front and back change until it becomes soil
Reboots happen here and there, happen
Unpredictable, it all depends
Leaves, autumn leaves
A shot of my smile when I was innocent
Wanna write my hardest wrongs and crazy parts
Gore-Tex is still active after 10 years

[Bridge]
Oh, I’m dancing quietly
Blue sky, high, red and yellow
Beauty and power
Oh, I laugh even if it's painful
‘Cause it's alive
Thank you mam, yeah, eh, oh
Dancing leaves, 
dancing leaves, 
dancing leaves
we are dancing leaves

[Chorus２]
Woo, we ’re like dancing leaves
Need to stay, need to
Need not to stay
And I know what the truth is, what the truth is
Everything is fuzzy, too
Life is a series of departures
Like falling dead leaves, falling
It’s not decided even if it falls to the ground

[Verse 2]
Yeah, I walk while kicking the fallen leaves
It never ends, never, until it becomes soil
Reboots happen here and there, happen
Unpredictable, it all depends
Leaves, autumn leaves
I’ve redone it many times, as I wanna do
Here I go on a new trip, let's go together
Finally, I'm free,  two kids are good adults

[Bridge]×２
Oh, I’m dancing quietly
Blue sky, high, red and yellow
Beauty and power
Oh, I laugh even if it's painful
‘Cause it's alive
Thank you mam, yeah, eh, oh
Dancing leaves, 
dancing leaves, 
dancing leaves
We are dancing leaves

[Outro]
Dancing leaves, 
dancing leaves, 
dancing leaves
We are dancing leaves

Dancing Leaves

Image: pixabay.com (CC0 Creative Commons)

Trust

When we two parted
   In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
   To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
   Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
   Sorrow to this.

The dew of the morning
   Sunk chill on my brow— 
It felt like the warning
   Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
   And light is thy fame;
I hear thy name spoken,
   And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,
   A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o'er me—
   Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
   Who knew thee too well—
Long, long shall I rue thee,
   Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met—
   In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
   Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
   After long years,
How should I greet thee?—
   With silence and tears.

When we two parted (A poem by Lord Byron)

Some fresh new blues rock with the exceptional  Lou Taverna joining me on guitar.  He's got fire and so much groove too.
Check out and follow Lou's sweet gallery of originals:  https://soundcloud.com/louis-taverna

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Climbed to # 7 in SoundCloud's Hot & New Jazz and Blues category.

Feelin' It - Lou Taverna / Jamie Rhind

I set out to make a light and sensible track. This happened instead.

This track has a short video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CakT6T9gyhg/

Senseless

What's The Point In A Huge World If You Have Tight Shoes

Weekend #1 is a relaxed yet cinematic piece that captures the calm after the chaos — the quiet moments when life finally slows down. Built around gentle textures, subtle rhythms, and reflective guitar tones, it evokes a sense of stillness and understated emotion. Ideal for film, TV, and visual storytelling, Weekend #1 blends ambient warmth with cinematic depth — perfect for scenes that linger, breathe, and feel real.

Originally written around 1999, when I was playing in a local band called Kerisan, Weekend #1 was performed live at the Oliver Twist in Colchester but never properly recorded — until now. That original idea stayed with me for years, and this new version brings it to life with a modern, cinematic touch.

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Created: 12 October 2025
Mixed using Apple Logic/Suno.
Written and produced by Michael James Collett.
(C) 2025 Michael James Collett. All rights reserved.

Weekend #1 (Mix 1.1)

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When we two parted (A poem by Lord Byron)

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