Difficult for children to fall asleep the nights before Christmas....With the sampled voice of Ana, my granddaughter.....Merry Christmas to all

THE NIGHTS OF ADVENT.

“What you leave as a legacy is not what is etched in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”
— Anonymous
"So many who were remembered already forgotten, and those who remembered them long gone." 
— Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor and a Stoic philosopher)

This reflection on the sobering fact that our time on earth for most of us will not impinge upon the memories or future historical knowledge of generations to come, was inspired by a chance remark by my grandson who described an old photo of his younger self as not looking like him at all, and that he suspected his parents had just hung up a photo on the wall of some random boy. He was speaking in jest of course, but what we say can have consequences, and this song is one!

Lyrics:
He was just a random boy in a picture on the wall
No one claimed to know him, or if he was real at all
He was just a random choice to put in that wooden frame
And one day he’ll be replaced by another with another no name

Oh, just a random boy! Just a random boy!
From here or some distant place
But maybe somewhere, maybe sometime
He was more than just a face

Will there ever be some random picture of me on somebody’s wall as well?
Will they dine & drink, make love, take drugs, while I stare, stare but never tell?
I have a name and I have a life, but if they should glance at me
They’ll think I’m just a random boy, there’ll be nothing, nothing else to see

Oh, just a random boy! Just a random boy!
From here or some distant place
But I know somewhere, I know sometime
I was more than just a …

(Random boy) Oblivious (A random boy) Indifferent
(Just a random boy) You stand in a world of your own
But the random boy staring back at you was cast . . .
in flesh and blood and bone ……
In flesh and blood and bone ……
In flesh and blood and ……

Credits:
Music, lyrics & vocals: Michael Sellers 
Guitars & bass; keyboards; drums: Sergio Aguilar
Production, musical arrangement, mixing & mastering: Sergio Aguilar
Cover design: Michael Sellers
Track cover photo: Gabriel Moreno Fortuny

One Singer Left To Mourn

Random Boy

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Liz Dicker gave me the honor and pleasure of recording the solo piano version of "Remember". Her incredibly soulful playing shows the deeper connection she has found with this piece and that makes me very proud, to be honest.
Thank you so much, Liz

Remember(featuring Liz Dicker)

HE GETS AWAY WITH MURDER IS THE 7TH TRACK ON LOLA DEMO'S ALBUM 'SECOND SKIN' RELEASED APRIL 4TH 2025
RECORDED AT STRUDEL GIRL STUDIO IN ATHENS.

Second Skin

He Gets Away With Murder

HE GETS AWAY WITH MURDER

Spring flowers,
Washing powder,
Fruit,
Psychedelic pigeon,
Be kind to your brain,
Have a relationship with yourself,
Jumping dove,
Mountain
Mountain
Mountain
Mountain
Mountain
Mountain

Spring Flowers

Read My Lips

Vipers

This song is dedicated to my love and admiration of the poop-smearing GOAT of rock music, the one and only, GG Allin.  The skilled musicianship of this musical recording is a flattering tribute to his stunning genius.  Recorded on a 4 track tape machine.

I Like GG Allin

Qu'est-ce qu'il y a, là haut ? Personne ne le sait, on suppose.. Des éléphants roses

Des éléphants roses

A Kind Of Longing EP

A Kind Of Loving

Overview

Michael Sellers is a guitar playing singer-songwriter from England, now living and recording songs in Merida, Mexico. 

Landing page: https://linktr.ee/michaelfirthsellers