Hey Dave man, this is a wonderful song. Your vocal melodies are ear catching and memorable, and your harmonies are perfect, too. The timbre of your voice is always a real treat, too. Great guitaring in here, as well, man. Way to go with this awesome song!

Oh Wow you 2 , this is brilliant , love it !

Love what you did with this one Dave, your voice, music production and overall delivery of the song works so well. Oh and hopefully my lyrics finish it off nicely. Ron.

@the-glen-granthem-band: Thanks so much Glen.

Loving the jangle on this one, excellent.

Gorgeous songwriting and delivery, I really enjoy listening to this great work.

Schindlers List

Trying something a bit different here, or am I?
Working on the old fashioned broken heart style song, such as "Sealed With A Kiss".  Haven't tried this before so we'll see how it comes out. 


Valentines Heart

A genre-defying track blending retro rock charm with disco dance energy. Channeling the infectious spirit and influences of bands like Deep Purple, The Stone Roses, and Jamiroquai - Red Light explores themes of love, trust, doubt, and what lies beyond the masks we wear.

Something More - EP

Red Light

Methode Syllabique - Prod Farberbeats

We are pleased to present track 2  from our new album, 'Haunting One Seven,' full album available on Bandcamp, we hope you’ll enjoy!

outstation.bandcamp.com/album/haunting-one-seven

Haunting One Seven

Free And Easy

℗ © Copyright 2024 Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded, mixed and mastered in Logic.
Guitar played: Taylor 714CE in standard tuning (capo 3rd fret)
Photography:
Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.
SONG NOTES AND LYRICS:
Let the rain come down 
Take this river to the sea
Let the rain come down
Take this river to the sea
Way out here
Just the rain and the river and me

Let the rain come down 
The things this old river has seen 
Let the rain come down 
The things this old river has seen
Way out here
It’s just the rain and the river me

From the top of this hill 
How this river flows
Doing what a river does 
What a river knows 
Let the rain come down 
Take the river where the river goes 

Let the rain come down 
What will be will be 
Let the rain come down 
What will be will be 
Way out here
Just the rain and the river and me

The Rain and The River and Me

Picture by me of one of our great cats on a table
This track was created with the kong gadget app on ipad
Steinway piano gadget
M1 synth for soft bells
Polysix Synth for bass
a gadget called Berlin for the lead solo
and a sampler gadget called Bildao for the drums, it lets you import your own drums but i stayed on one of the stock presets
Also the Modules gadget for electric git and vibraphone
I couldnt resist ending the track with my signature sustainpedal hold ;))

Trust

This my first ever song with lyrics. 
The piano version of this song is at 
https://soundcloud.com/konrad-spittelberg/the-new-years-queue-piano-miniature
Check out my other music here: https:\\konrad-spittelberg.carrd.co

In the New Year's Queue

On a crisp and sunny morning, I step inside the market hall
Buying treats and sparkling wine, for our New Years party at night fall
My thoughts are drifting to the evening, dreaming of a joyful night
I dream of dance, of friends of fancy fashion– tonight is gonna feel allright

And then arrive at the counter - no, that's euphemistic to say
‘cause the end of the line is 20 meters away
Patience tested but my pulse still stays rested
I glance at my watch, just sufficient time still at hand
But if I get delayed, my day won't go as I planned
“Come on, why can’t you just move along?”

An elderly 
-- couple decides that they want to get 
--rid of all their coupons
They search their bags with amazing endurance - it’s a geriatric marathon
They turn each leaflet individually – is it still good?
I feel the pressure slowly rising under my hood
 
why do I have to waste my time in line - what's the deal?
how did I end up here - I must attest -- this gets a surreal feel
Every minute feels like hours, I’ve got to  go
Stuck in this snail trail that is creeping so slow

--- A man wants to pay 
his whole purchase with coins and he counts them with intricate care 
--- But then he mixes them up 
and so the count repeats again, 
--- as the line waits in ever increasing despair
his fingers start to tremble even more 
as he tries to build piles
 --- if it were for me
I would strongly support a law 
That would put this guy  into eternal exile

 Clench my fists till they’re white
Try to resist the anger that is building up inside of me
Hormones storming, my vision forming a tunnel
That is filled to the top with a bloody red sea
I must confess, it was no clever plan
To use my cart, As a battering ram
First it caused a shopping cart traffic jam
And then the first blow started to hit  into my belly

You will understand that I needed to defend my stand
Fists were flying there were children crying I did not care
Rage was holding me in its clutch
My composure breaking, this was getting too much
As I went down under kicks and blows


And the last thing that I’m able to recall
I was smashed against a wall
It nearly  broke  my skull
Conciousness waved politely bye bye 

I woke up the following day in a hospital
the bruises were not really critical
but my enthusiasm for this new year had faded to null

Around next Christmas, 
I'll mind my own business
And leave all the parties behind 
And will try  …
… to unwind

The New Year's Queue (Piano Poetry)

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YouTube: https://youtu.be/I3omuRNFpQI?si=c_KpymKZV-1dxd06
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/6Axf9rbUTjMmG4PXuY6aQx?si=4ghA97YxRca9ySJPH0B60g
Amazon: https://amazon.de/music/player/albums/B0DPVNBGMK?marketplaceId=A1PA6795UKMFR9&musicTerritory=DE&ref=dm_sh_Yx0x01R2SX5ImdDd9xCtAy7XL
Apple: https://music.apple.com/de/album/gemeinsam-durch-die-zeit/1784652571?i=1784652572
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Lyrik: (The English translation is below the German lyrics)

Am Rand der weiten Ebene
Wo Wind durch Gräser streicht
Zwei Seelen eng verbunden sind
Die Zeit sie fließt so leicht
Die Zeit fließt so leicht

Karge Felder, staubige Wege
Führen uns zum Horizont
Unsre Träume sind die Brücke
Die uns trägt, wohin wir gehn

Zwei Herzen, ein Gedanke
Ein Funke, der nie erlischt
Gemeinsam durch die Schatten
Bis Morgenrot anbricht

Wenn einer von uns strauchelt
Der andre gibt ihm Halt
In mondlichtklaren Nächten
Findet Hoffnung die Gestalt
(Findet Hoffnung die Gestalt)

Nicht die Lichter großer Städte
Nicht der laute Jubelschrei
Was uns trägt sind unsre Träume
Machen unsre Herzen frei

Zwei Herzen, ein Gedanke
Ein Funke, der nie erlischt
Gemeinsam durch die Schatten
Bis Morgenrot anbricht

Und wenn die Zweifel kommen
Die Angst uns niederdrückt
Dann halten wir zusammen
Bis neue Kraft uns durchdringt

Zwei Herzen, ein Gedanke
Ein Funke, der nie erlischt
Gemeinsam durch die Schatten
Bis unser Traum sich erfüllt

Am Rand der weiten Ebene
Wo Wind durch Gräser streicht
Zwei Seelen eng verbunden sind
In Ewigkeit vereint

English translation:
At the edge of the wide plain
Where wind brushes through grasses
Two souls are closely connected
Time flows so easily
Time flows so easily

Barren fields, dusty paths
Lead us to the horizon
Our dreams are the bridge
That carry us wherever we go

Two hearts, one thought
A spark that never goes out
Together through the shadows
Until dawn breaks

When one of us stumbles
The other gives him support
On moonlit nights
Hope finds the shape
(Finds the shape of hope)

Not the lights of great cities
Not the loud cry of rejoicing
What carries us are our dreams
Make our hearts free

Two hearts, one thought
A spark that never goes out
Together through the shadows
Until dawn breaks

And when the doubts come
Fear weighs us down
Then we stick together
Till new strength penetrates us

Two hearts, one thought
One spark that never goes out
Together through the shadows
Until our dream comes true

At the edge of the wide plain
Where wind brushes through grasses
Two souls are closely connected
United for eternity

Gemeinsam durch die Zeit

New start after finishing SC and Spotify Album - Eccentricity so Beautiful.
This title jumped off a page and lately in the live act we've been doing some 80s songs: I think that influenced the approach here.
 
Decarbonizing Aviation
Decarbonizing Aviation
 
It’s a new concsiousness
Vapor trails gone West
Sometimes you got to make a change
To keep love on forever’s path
Your shaking trees are exhausting me
Better a sundown heart to heart
 
Decarbonizing Aviation – night swimming and seeing it spark
Decarbonizing Aviation – going steady yeah not too fast
 
Glaciers and shrinking
Habitats and mourning
Can we glide the plane back home
Gotta give up on bad bad stuff
Seven days of denial nights
I think we know that enough’s enough

Decarbonising Aviation

holla if ya hear me…

Banana #2

“It had never occurred to me that our lives, which had been so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed. If I’d known, maybe I’d have kept tighter hold of them, and not let unseen tides pull us apart.”

Never Let Me Go

Written by David Cooper and Ron Todd.

Performed and produced by David Cooper.

If you get the chance, please have a listen to the album Tapestry of Life by David Cooper and Ron Todd - Much appreciated.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m6BLKh2HtYqTGwVRHfA4F9dAWS9jzbG78

https://open.spotify.com/album/4PCR1ATYOxjTa14UyJtAYu

Lyrics by Ron Todd:

Castles In The Air

There's a rainbow round my heart tonight
And the stars in the sky seem extra bright
Feel I’m floating in the stratosphere
Another life a million miles from here

Chorus

Got a feeling that's breaking through
Since I first set my eyes on you
Took a walk on that yellow brick road
When I knew I’d found the motherload

The summer it came out today
when I saw you walk my way,
Up till then I was killing time,
Just another act in life's pantomime

Bridge 

You got it all babe,
You got the key,
To open my soul babe  
And take it all from me

Solo

They say there ain't castles in the air
But I’m sure I’ll find them hidden somewhere
Cos I know that fantasy is true
When I get to walking down the street with you

Been round the block again and again
Searching for something since way back when
But today I finally got that longed for win
When I saw those eyes and went and jumped right in

Chorus x 2

Castles In The Air (Cooper/Todd Collaboration)

Never mind the cheese - this is the bollocks. The Recursives give The Undertone's classic some welly - captured live at The Hand pub in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Al - lead vocals and bass
Bri - backing vocals and tambourine
Neil - backing vocals and drums
Tez - guitar

Teenage Kicks -  The Recursives

I've always believed that this song would sound much better if it was sang as a male/female duet.

I asked Debbie if she would like to join me on the song and I was very happy when she said yes.

She did a marvellous job and added that extra dimension to the song that I always thought was missing.

Watch the video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=111kVlpZGfA

Hope you like it.

There’s a girl sits all alone
In her world she calls her own
She cries at night cos he has gone

There’s a boy sitting in his car
Sad brown eyes staring out afar
The jukebox plays their favourite song

Chorus

They should be together
Instead of apart
They are one body
They share one heart
It seems so senseless
It went too far
She was his woman
He was her man

Solo

What’s the story, why is it so
Why it happened no one knows 
Don’t be foolish,  give her a call

Chorus x 2 

She was his woman – He was her man

They should be together(Cooper/DLynn Collaboration)

Blues No.6

I am an unsigned singer/songwriter from Sunderland in the north east UK.

I have been writing songs for a few years now and have CD's on various web sites such as CD Baby, Itunes , Spotify etc.  My goal is to write good songs and hopefully have come up with a few along the way.

I love wring and recording songs – it gives me great pleasure staring from nothing but a blank piece of paper and finally coming up with something that sounds good.

I have collaborated with other people while being on Soundcloud – my long-time partner Ralph Donkin writes exceedingly good lyrics and between us have come up with many a good song.

My other partner Glen Granthem from Sacramento in USA has also been inspirational in my recordings – he is a very talented musician and producer and has brought life to many of my songs that otherwise would have been second rate.  We also have collaborated on many songs.

I have written songs with other people and I thank them from the bottom of my heart for their endeavours.

Thank you for all of you that have listened and commented on my songs and those who will in the future.  I am very grateful that you stopped by and listened – hope you have enjoyed what you have heard.

Again many thanks and good luck for the future in your musical endeavours.

Castles In The Air (Cooper/Todd Collaboration)

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