I knew a girl who was always late
She'd run in and hyperventilate 
She'd wipe her nose against her sleeve
It seems her tears would never leave
At school she'd ask me time and time again
Will you be my friend will you be my friend
I'd say yes and let's play pretend
And In that world we can never end
You'll have breakfast and it will be sweet
There always will be something to eat
your mama she will brush your hair, there will be no tangles, 
And She'll really care
I knew a girl who was never clean
She wanted to hide, to never be seen
There was so much shame in her eyes
And mud in her nails, and dirt in her sweet pigtails
At school She'd ask me time and time again
Will you be my friend will you be friend 
I'd say yes and let's play pretend
And in that world we can never end
You'll have a dress that's made of lace
And barrettes that frame your pretty face
Your daddy will come home at night
Your parents won't scream or fuss or fight
You know it isn't right it isn't right
That nothing that's happy for you is true
But our sweet game is the best we can do
You'll do it for me
I'll do it for you
It wasn't long before she moved away
She stood at my desk the very last day
Help me say goodbye she said
On the playground to all my friends
She cried bitter tears and I held her hand
Goodbye she said goodbye she said
to every girl and boy
Who barely noticed her walk out the door.
She was full of love in a world of hate
Her eyes were like shining open gates
And I never saw her again
But oh She was my friend, she was my friend

Green Lassie Blues 2022


ballad for a childhood friend

Into Fire

free game downloadable here (eng version) : https://omelette-of-mars.itch.io/quest-for-anagnorizo 
jeu gratuit téléchargeable ici  (version fr) : https://omelette-of-mars.itch.io/la-quete-danagnorizo 

Main Title – World Theme – Battle – Game Over – Opening scene – Haunted Castle – Boss Theme – Victory – Royal Palace – Boat Cruise

By dint of waiting for someone to offer me to compose for a video game, I ended up making one, a little rpg a little rudimentary which allowed me to train myself in the logic of programming and especially to compose the following chiptunes. 
A force d'attendre qu'on me propose de composer pour un jeu vidéo, j'ai fini par en réaliser un, un petit rpg un peu rudimentaire qui m'a permis de me former à la logique de la programmation et surtout de composer les chiptunes suivants.

Quest for Anagnorizo Rpg Soundtrack (free game in the description)

The Transience Of Beauty

Colors

A basic 3 chord, 1-4-5 progression, song which I play in the Key of E.  Yes, but many shades of the E, A and B chords.  There are some, Sus4's, 7th's plus some 1st and 6th string open E notes of the A and B chords.  Some add to the melody lines and some are just for musical colour. 

I threw in a slide guitar (a first).  It was in an open G tuning.  The rest is pretty straight forward.

I wrote this song for my wife, a few years ago but forgot how to play it since I never recorded it at the time of writing.  I had the basic chords, along with the words so I filled in the rest as I started the recording process.  Fun times.  Hope you enjoy!


That’s What I Remember
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[INTRO]

Blue eyes   .  .  .   and long   dark hair
That’s what I remember
When you and I were there.
Walking  .  .  .  and talking
And the times that we would share.

Laughter  .  .  .  in a warm   summer breeze
That’s what I remember
We’d just do  .  .  .  what we please
Drinking .  .  . ya, we did some drinking
Keeping each other company.

[SOLO]

Long winters  .  .  .  sitting by the fire
That’s what I remember
And the heat of our desire.
Holding  .  .  .  holding each other close
Until the moonlight would expire.

So darlin’  .  .  .   it wasn’t always  such a thrill
But .  .  .   I remember
And I always will.
The heart never lies  .   .  .  my love will never die
Until my body is forever still.
Until my body is forever still.

Words and Music copyright Rick Engler
Photo courtesy of hazza312.artstation.com
Mixed in Cuckos Reaper on a PC
Audio Input using a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd gen)
Voice, Slide Guitar, Harmonica and Percussion: Shure SM58
Acoustic Guitar: direct input

April 8, 2023

That's What I Remember (Original)

It´s a real pleasure to present this theme to you again with the inclusion of Neno´s (Nenad Jović) wonderful guitar.

For more Neno´s music please check : https://on.soundcloud.com/YvYZi

EL VALS DE LA MARISMA (CON NENO J)

Dead Can Dream

To quote Josh 😎
Ken (K2 and the Three and K2 and the Four). Ken added solid drums and sent it along to me. I added the bass, electric guitar, horns, electric piano, organ, and synth. I really like working on this kind of song, wherein it starts with a very strong element, like a riff or a melody, and I get some real, perfectly laid drums to go along with it. That's about as much fun as I can have, folks. Then, we sent it over to Tez (Llanpsych), who was able to make sense of my many layers, which never ceases to amaze me, and come up with an excellent mix. I really appreciate the very talented Sean Smith for sharing his music with us, my dear friend Ken for including me in the project, and my other partner Tez for manning the mix and production. We hope you enjoy the result.

Low Tide

Eric Elworth