Tomgroove/Tom - Compiled in April 2020

Lessons

Evening Over Rooftops

In memory of a legend and a really great guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw_-wYgFlbE&t=4973s

Learning to Fly

Cover (medley) from a short part of the great rock opera Tommy by The Who

Story
British Army Captain Walker goes missing during an expedition and is believed dead ("Overture"). His widow, Mrs. Walker, gives birth to their son, Tommy ("It's a Boy"). Years later, Captain Walker returns home and discovers that his wife has found a new lover. The Captain murders this man in an altercation as Tommy watches. Tommy's mother convinces him that he did not see or hear the incident and must never tell anyone about it; as a result, he becomes deaf, dumb, and blind to the outside world ("1921"). Tommy now relies on his sense of touch and imagination, developing a fascinating inner psyche ("Amazing Journey/Sparks").[2]

A quack claims his wife can cure Tommy ("The Hawker"), while Tommy's parents are increasingly frustrated that he will never find religion in the midst of his isolation ("Christmas"). They begin to neglect him, leaving him to be tortured by his sadistic "Cousin Kevin" and molested by his uncle Ernie ("Fiddle About"). The Hawker's drug addicted wife, "The Acid Queen", gives Tommy a dose of LSD, causing a hallucinogenic experience that is expressed musically ("Underture").[2]

As Tommy grows older, he discovers that he can feel vibrations sufficiently well to become an expert pinball player ("Pinball Wizard"). His parents take him to a respected doctor ("There's a Doctor"), who determines that the boy's disabilities are psychosomatic rather than physical. Tommy is told by the Doctor to "Go to the Mirror!", and his parents notice he can stare at his reflection. After seeing Tommy spend extended periods staring at a mirror in the house, his mother smashes it out of frustration ("Smash the Mirror"). This removes Tommy's mental block, and he recovers his senses ("I'm Free"), realising he can become a powerful leader ("Sensation"). He starts a religious movement , which generates fervor among its adherents ("Sally Simpson") and expands into a holiday camp ("Welcome" / "Tommy's Holiday Camp"). However, Tommy's followers ultimately reject his teachings and leave the camp ("We're Not Gonna Take It"). Tommy retreats inward again ("See Me, Feel Me") with his "continuing statement of wonder at that which encompasses him". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_(album)

I'm Free / See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You (Tommy)

everybody knows this song...but this version you don't know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb4sIiGLXvc

Across The Universe (John Lennon)

Some notes from Johnny Rotton (J. Lydon). You probably will hate this song, I'm sorry...but this is Post Punk ! get this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M00mxFEQI7I/watch?v=2lnRyXTjQgg
The king is gone
but he's not forgotten
This is the story
of a Johnny Rotten
It's better to burn out
than it is to rust
The king is gone
but he's not forgotten.
Hey hey, my my
Rock and Roll can never die (Neil Young)
upload 17.06.2018

Rise (PIL)

Ramones cover inspired by The Killdares, not nice but loud and fast (236 bpm), this is made just for fun !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUBjOGOWnlI

Whole Lotta Shit Of Rock

Blitzkr. Bop

Cover of my dear godmother of Punk & Poetry(Patti Smith)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Wz3i_BYUc
vocals: Tom
backing vocals: Patti
choir: Holy Spiritual Overdub Groove Company 😂😂
guitars, synths, drums and bass: Tom
Lyrics
I was dreaming in my dreaming
Of an aspect bright and fair
And my sleeping it was broken
But my dream it lingered near
In the form of shining valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
That the people have the power
To redeem the work of fools
Upon the meek the graces shower
It' s decreed the people rule
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
Vengeful aspects became suspect
And bending low as if to hear
And the armies ceased advancing
Because the people had their ear
And the shepherds and the soldiers
Lay beneath the stars
Exchanging visions
And laying arms
To waste in the dust
In the form of shining valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
Where there were deserts
I saw fountains
Like cream the waters rise
And we strolled there together
With none to laugh or criticize
And the leopard
And the lamb
Lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
To recall what I had found
I was dreaming in my dreaming
God knows a purer view
As I surrender to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you
Where there were deserts
I saw fountains
Like cream the waters rise
And we strolled there together
With none to laugh or criticize
And the leopard
And the lamb
Lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
To recall what I had found
I was dreaming in my dreaming
God knows a purer view
As I surrender to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you
The power to dream to rule
To wrestle the world from fools
It' s decreed the people rule
It' s decreed the people rule
I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
We can turn the world around
We can turn the earth' s revolution
We have the power
People have the power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnH7yRpnAVE

People Have The Power (feat. Patti)

Spoken word and lyrics: Augenmerk hhttps://soundcloud.com/augenmerk
Piano / Keys : Tom

Undeterred Honest (Augenmerk & Tom)

This song is valid today more than ever, maybe bringing a better world (some day). Cover John Lennon.
Stop the war in ukraine immediately !! For freedom, democracy and self-determination in the whole world !!!!!!!!!
Charlie Chaplin speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY1Xg6X20

Imagine

A hobbyist composer/producer/musician. All tracks are original.
Please also visit our joint project with my friend Daniel Gómez: https://soundcloud.com/kheopslegacy
Thank you for listening!

Tomgroove/Tom - Compiled in April 2020

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