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An Ode to Tom Petty. 🎸💘

Any Old Thing

For Love

Sommer 24

Vitrais

Secrets and Lies
Music and Lyrics - John Stone
Vocals & Acoustic Guitar - John Stone
Secrets and Lies

When I loved you baby
I opened up my heart
I shared with you my hopes and dreams
And that was just the start
Now I know you baby
None of that applies
As you hold too many secrets and
You tell too many lies

I tried to tell you everything 
No secrets were withheld
Any hopes I might have had were rapidly expelled
As you never shared with me
The secrets from your past
The tangled webs in which you weave
The love which couldn’t last
You lied about your family 
You lied about your friends
You lied about the life you lead
You lied about the ends
You lied about the plans we made
You lied about the prize
You held too many secrets 
And you told too many lies

Oh how I loved you baby
Thinking it would never end
Though life must have its ups and downs 
Somethings can never mend
There are things in a relationship 
You can’t expect for free
Trust just doesn’t really happen till you build it carefully
Respect is not a given
But it’s something you must grow
Too many things were Hidden
Too much I didn’t know
	

You lied about the future
And you lied about the past
You lied about the plans we made
And what you said would last
You lied about the days to come
And things that might have been
And all you pretty promises were never what they seem
Now you wonder why you see no welcome in my eyes
Well you hold too many secrets
And you tell too many lies


Secrets and Lies

Night Flight Over Tokyo   
Originally released in 2024 this is a remix by Sam Sabet

Lyrics, Vocals: John Stone
Beats: Arta Rad  https://linktr.ee/artarad
Remix: Sam Sabet

Night Flight over Tokyo
Looking down on the lights below
Is she waiting? I don’t know

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,  I’m over

Looking out into  the night
Blinded by the blaze of light
Second chance on second sight
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh …  I’m over 
I’m over Tokyo 
Oh,   I’m over
I’m over Tokyo
Oh…

The crew prepares the plane to land
Im guessing they won’t understand
They only see a businessman
Thinking ‘bout his business plan
They won’t see the damaged heart
Looking for a second start
Night flight over Tokyo Oh…

She never did return my call
She probably won’t be there at all
I’ll take another flight and go
Oh…

There are things you shouldn’t say
I said them when I left that day
Too quick to let my anger show
Regret that followed came too slow
Perhaps I’ll turn around and go
Get over, Get over Tokyo
I’m over 
I’m over Tokyo
Oh Oh Oh
I’m over


Night Flight Over Tokyo (Arta Rad + John Stone) - Sam Sabet Mix

Poolside-party At Pickfair

Despacio
(John Stone)

Spanish Language consultants: Duolingo and Google Translate
With apologies to Spanish speakers everywhere.

She was a dancer
In old town Barcelona 
I asked her if she’d show me 
How I could  learn to dance 
She said no problem, Guapo
But One thing you must remember
First take it slow slow slowly
Y luego rapido
Despacio y  luego rapido 
Despacio y luego rapido

Era Una bailarina
En vieja Barcelona
Puedes me mostraba
Me aprender a bailar 
no hay problema, Guapo
Pero debes recordar lo
Despacio y luego rapido 

Dijó me despacio ..

So I took to the dance floor
Put my best foot forward
Starting out quite slowly
Just like the lady said
As I watched her closely
The rhythm kinda caught me
But I was paying  more attention
To how she looked than what she said

I wondered how to win her
And don’t want to seem a fool
I’m only a beginner
And it best to play it cool
Don’t rush in like fools do
Where Angels fear to tred
Gently, gently does it
Try a slower pace instead

Despacio...

Now we live together 
And despite some stormy weather
We can always turn to dancing 
To keep things burning hot
As I hold her closely
I remember what she told me
Starting gently, starting slowly
Then give everything I’ve got

Despacio...

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Despacio

Innuendo by OGNIRRRATS.
Played and recorded by The Joynt Effort March 2025

Innuendo

Petit blues ou grosse déprime...Les dimanches sont parfois difficiles...
Small transient sadness or deep despair...Sometimes Sundays are hard.

TRANSLATION


I hate Sundays

This is the end of the Week
these days chaining me
I climb down the ladder
A little... disoriented
They advise me to rest
they advise me movie nights 
in my head voices are calling
And the trap closes is closing

I hate Sundays
all these dreadful hours
How I hate weekends
Without you near
I hate Sundays
And their tasteless tea
Oh, how I ‘d like
You come back 

While others celebrate
With champagne and canapés
I raise my glass alone
To the end of eternity
The awful hour has come
the righteous and the kind ones
are giving up slowly
kicking the bucket

I hate Sundays
all these dreadful hours
How I hate weekends
Without you near
I hate Sundays
And their tasteless tea
Oh, how I ‘d like
You come back 
Bridge

I’ve fled every party
Avoided the laughters
Like a tiny puppet 
or a wax doll in tears
But I know one Sunday
Tired of this waiting
I’ll take my revenge
On these faded years

Je hais les dimanches (with translation)

Langs E39 mellom Bergen og Stavanger

I don't understand
(Written and performed by John Stone)

for Sherry

Oh I don’t understand and  I don't understand why you love me
Although it is quite clear to everybody that you do
Oh I don’t understand no I don't uderstand why you need me
You could have done much better than whatever I have ever done for you


I know we came from different worlds
We walked upon different roads
Raised upon different promises
And carrying different loads
We grew up to see the world differently 
and we both have different doubts
But together we both found certainty
Through ups and downs and all life’s in and outs 


And I love you
And that’s all that really matters 
I love you
If the world around us breaks and shatters
We will hold together
We have stood the test of time
And kept our sweetheart promises
That I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine
How I love you


But I don’t understand, how I could I understand why you fell for me
When there was so much better waiting everywhere for you 
And I don’t understand,  no I don’t understand  why you saved me
From  wasting  so much precious time just trying to be free


My head always seems to be stuck in the cloud
When I’d be better off sticking with you
Now and again we even had  different dreams
But only one dream ever once came true

Yes I love you...

I Don’t Understand

Zur Welt suchen wir den Entwurf - dieser Entwurf sind wir selbst
Novalis


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Sommer 24

Vegard Gundersen