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Radiate

This song started out many years ago as a novelty party spoof on blues. I would ad lib the lyrics and improvise an accompaniment on acoustic guitar which meant no two performances were ever the same. See Retrospection’s Facebook page for a sample.

Recently I decided to do a serious blues rock version and this current track has been inspired by the blues rock style of Eric Clapton and the licks by other blues artists. The lyrics still do contain just a little hint of the mischievous fun from the old party days.

Back Fence Blues

Gara Ser New Betesh (ጋራ ስር ነው ቤትሽ)

Il faut courir

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Given the very recent events surrounding the war between Russia and Ukraine, the upheavals brought by Trump, and the dozens of ongoing conflicts around the world - definitely not the kind of stuff that lets you sleep soundly - we came up with this song!  
We were actually supposed to release a completely different track, a parody about voice assistants at home, but obviously, the theme of war and chaos ended up taking over.  
Enjoy the listen, and if you’re an Alexa & Co. user, stay tuned - our next song will surely get a sarcastic nod of approval from you! Let’s just hope that by the time it’s out, the conflict in Ukraine will have, in some way, come to an end.
Released on major streaming platforms on February 24, 2025.
©2025 Beating Edge

Lyrics:

All around the world’s unraveling
Searching for peace while madmen pull strings
Turning lives into pawns feeding their tanks
Filling their ranks with our lives

Once-thriving cities now hollow and dark
Echoing loss echoing fear
And we stand here wondering
Was peace ever real

Was it ever more than a fragile dream
Here on Earth down here in chaos
Caught in the gears of someone else's scheme
Feeling the weight of our lost cause

Once-thriving cities now hollow and dark
Echoing loss echoing fear
And we stand here wondering
Was peace ever real

In the shadow of shattered dreams
We're searching for a spark of hope
Through the chaos and gears it seems
We're just too far around to cope

Once-thriving cities now hollow and dark
Echoing loss echoing fear
And we stand here wondering
Was peace ever real

Once-thriving cities now hollow and dark
Echoing loss echoing fear
And we stand here wondering
Was peace ever real

Chaos and Gears

YouTube Short

Y'a des grillons qui crient tout autour de moi
De l'eau coule si fraîche le long de mes bras
Je vois la lune sourire à travers les arbres
Et un feu d'artifice, explosion de couleurs
Explosion de joie avec toi, Oksana

J'entends les lucioles, elles me parlent de toi
Je garde les yeux fermés pour mieux te regarder
L'eau est un peu froide mais tu me souris
Le sable dans ma bouche m’empêche de parler
Mais tu es là avec moi, Oksana

Oh Oksana, viens plus près de moi
Viens on va danser on va chanter pour oublier
Oh Oksana, viens plus près de moi
On va rêver que c'est encore l'été et que tout çà n'est pas vrai

Les grillons se sont tus, je n'entends plus la nuit
Je repense à nous deux dans les champs infinis
J'ai de plus en plus froid et j'ai peur de dormir
Tout mon corps est gelé et j'ai mal quand je respire
Serre moi dans tes bras, Oksana

Oh Oksana, viens plus près de moi
Viens on va danser on va chanter pour oublier
Oh Oksana, viens plus près de moi
On va rêver que c'est encore l'été et que tout çà n'est pas vrai

OKSANA (ft. Tamago☆)

Music: Fred Offret,
Lyrics: Brieuc Bohu,
Lead and Rhythm Guitars: Valentin Loisy
Bass: Jo Viaux
Drums & Vocals: Fred Offret

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Enchantress Cadaverous - Highway Preacher

This tune was released by Dire Straits in 1978. Performed by me on my Yamaha PSR-SX900 arranger keyboard.

Can you "Name That Tune"? I have a website that contains my complete collection of tunes with their titles revealed at: www.harveytwyman.com

Name That Tune #577 by Dire Straits

I still believe love’s gonna win.The alternative is too hard to take.
Give and receive, do it again. Find out just how much it will take.
Whatever you do, don’t quit. 

I think I know just how love grows, it happens naturally.
Wherever you go, watch the love flow from a well of human dignity.
Whatever you do, don’t quit. 

We still have reason to love. Still have a reason to care.
We still have reason for hope. Still have room for a prayer.



Love Will Win

You never touched me
But the space you left
I keep falling into it

There was no plan
No signal flared in the sky, no moment carved in time
Just something slow
and quiet
and final
in the way your gaze didn't move

You looked at me like a question you weren't ready to ask
And I stayed still-because I wasn't ready to answer

You didn't lean in
I didn't breathe out
The pause got heavier
I swear, it pressed on my ribs like a second heart

And maybe you meant nothing
But my body rephrased you
into yes

This isn't hunger
Not exactly
This is knowing what you'd taste like
if I ever let you be real

Not a touch-and still it stung
Not a sound-and still I spun
What we are-unsaid.
What we want-undone.

I imagined what your hand would feel like on the back of my neck
not heavy, not claiming, just there
like something I forgot I wanted
until it reminded me

You moved one breath closer
The air gave up its shape
I didn't step back

Do you know how rare it is
to want someone like a sentence half-remembered
but still trust the ending?

Not a touch-and still it stung
Not a sound-and still I spun
What we are-unsaid.
What we want-undone.

Then silence folded-soft, complete
and breath met breath in rhythm sweet
Not taken. Not claimed. Just given
like a truth too full to speak

And we were
naked
Not just skin
but thought
and choice
and everything we didn't say
now echoing in the heat between
what moved... and what stayed

No vow, no proof
just pulse
and yes
and now

And nothing left undone

Held Without Hands

I am a solo recording artist who produces his own original music in Tweed Heads West, NSW, Australia.
 
My songs are released under the band name Retrospection. The joy and satisfaction I get from making music and sharing it, is my reward, although I do like to receive some recognition for my efforts!

Back in December 1963, after graduating from high school in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, I formed the rock band The Avengers in which I played lead guitar and sang backing vocals. We were semi-professional, playing any or all of the nights from Friday through to Sunday.

After two years I had to leave the band to take up a teaching career. Throughout my life I kept up (unpaid) entertainment as extra-curricular activities in the various schools in which I worked.

Unfortunately, I am no longer able to give live performances because of health problems.

Keith Ryan

Back Fence Blues

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