Better Days (feat Jess Dempsey)

This song describes a person who has spent his entire life in the same town, enjoying friends and all the comforts of familiar places and people. But as the years advance he becomes more fixated on the increasing number of friends that have passed on, leaving him to contemplate his approaching fate. He determines that he has to leave his home town to escape the unnerving confines and find renewed hope for his future.

All music and lyrics written and performed by Craig Durgy
Copyright 2024 Gentle Rain Records
(thanks to Brett Styles for the cover photo)

Lyrics:     So Long by Craig Durgy

There’s too many gravestones here for me to hang around
I see them grow from row to row
Like weeds up from the ground
They used to be all faceless, a place to calm me down
But the start of each new row 
Was the end of folks I know 
I’ve been too long saying so long in this town

There ain’t much to be said, that ain’t been said a lot before 
And nothing changes anything, it’s either less or more
Less familiar faces, more stones to gather for
If I stay here for too long, then
I will surely be among them
I’ve been too long saying so long in this town

The setting sun’s long shadows come, and slowly form a wall
And I can’t ignore the call to look away
If tomorrow ever comes again it comes again for me, 
It’s gotta be, where I can breathe, 
A brand new day, I cannot stay

If I head down to Allentown and find a fair-haired lass
And settle in till I begin to lose track of the past
We’ll go to malls and carnivals, we’ll ride the coaster fast
It has its ups and downs
But it always comes back round
I’ve been too long saying so long in this town
I’ve been too long saying so long to this town

So Long

'Windrush' An intended soundtrack for a yet to be made documentary on the Imigration, (which was often "forced" or "coerced") by the British govenment of the mainly Jamaican population over to England after the 2nd world war in 1948.
The HMT Empire Windrush was the ship used to carry these 1027 West Indians, who were later housed in often abominable conditions, including unused underground stations. They were sent out to service type jobs for a pittance in pay and more or less used as "slave" labour.
This is my tribute to these extremely proud people, many of whom I have met over the years, whilst living in London. All of them I remember with fondness.

A Cupboardful Of Hats

Windrush

So… I have sang a lot of things in my 30 some years… never in my life have I done a cover for a country song, but I love this one  so much. So as requested by my best friend… I give you my vocal interpretation of How Far Will We Take It - a duet sung by the avant- guard Noah Cyrus and the equally talented and theatrical Orville Peck. The vocals are 100% mine, so is the mixing,  but all the credit goes to the authors. The song is totally not posted for commercial distribution, but rather a tribute to the talent of those  vastly superior at this than me ….  Enjoy.

How Far Will We Take It -Noah Cyrus & Orville Peck Cover

Goddess of the lake

Cranium was written by Marianne H. Permezel and Jane Cottrill with the band Arcane from Melbourne, Australia.

5 Willow

Written and recorded before breakfast. I  later re-did backing though and used subscription to re-upload 

Please let me let you down
I'm just a clown
My mind isn't sound 
It's known around town
Could you let me let you down?
Do let me lay about 
I've never been stout 
In my struggle with doubt 
Until I get gout
Please let me lay about 
Why don't we embrace love?
Why don't we embrace love?
Why don't we embrace love?
Embrace love
Would you let me let you lie?
Let your heart calcify 
I couldn't let myself comply 
Quite brave for a wise guy 
Would you let me let you lie?
Never could let you let me down
With words and deeds that confound
So let's wear a long gown 
And watch the sun going down 
Never never never let me let you down
Never let me let you down

Never Let Me Let You Down

Pour mémoire, et par amour de la voix veloutée de cette basse électrique, nouveau mix pour cette chanson de 2021
 PAROLES
Les souvenirs sont comme les chats
Amour faut-il qu’il m’en souvienne ?
C’est toujours sans bruit qu’ils reviennent
Assis sur leurs pattes de velours

Les souvenirs sont comme des rois
 Dont il ne reste que la tour
Tout autour les chats font leur cour
Assis sur leurs pattes de velours

Les souvenirs sont comme les chats
 C’est toujours au cœur qu’ils surprennent
On suit leurs traces dans la rue
Au moment où on ne les attend plus

Les souvenirs sont comme les chats
C’est toujours au cœur qu’ils reviennent
On entend leurs pas dans la rue
 Quand on les croyait disparus
___________________________________________________________
Memories are like cats
Love, must I remember it?
It is always without noise that they return
Sitting on their velvet paws

Memories are like kings
 Of which only the tower remains
All around, cats are courting
Sitting on their velvet paws

Memories are like cats
 It is always at the heart that they surprise
We follow in their footsteps in the street
At a time when we no longer expect them

Memories are like cats
It is always to the heart that they return
You can hear their footsteps in the street
 When we thought they were extinct

les souvenirs sont comme les chats

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Meeting the love of your life on a busy train

Book Eyes (Ape On A Train)

Lyrics, Vocals , Mix > Special Cecilia
Beautifull Music  by Jasonito El Bueno  https://soundcloud.com/jasonito-el-bueno-1
Mixing &  Vocals Recording  > Vince  https://soundcloud.com/vincent-ternest
" WirldWind of Life " Instrumental > https://soundcloud.com/jasonito-el-bueno-1/whirlwind-of-life
Poetical Philosophical Song...
LIFE ISN'T A STRAIGTH LINE
IT'S MORE LIKE A SPIRAL
LINKED CIRCLES THAT BUILD  UP 
TIMES AFTER TIMES

EVERY SEASON IN A YEAR                                              
HAS A REASON TO BE THERE
AS EVERY SEASON .IN THE WIRLWIND OF LIFE
THE WIRLWIND OF LIFE...

SOMETIMES IT'S HOT
SOMETIMES IT'S COLD
SOMETIMES IT'S SUN
SOMETIMES IT'S RAIN
SOMETIMES IS BLOW
SOMETIMES IT'S STORM
SOMETIMES IT'S DROUGHT
SOMETIMES IT'S FLOOD
SOMETIMES ITS SNOW
SOMETIME IT'S FALL....
AND THAN AGAIN IT'S GROW
AGAIN IT'S GROW...GROW....

EVERY SEASON IN A YEAR
HAS A REASON TO BE THERE
AS EVERY SEASON .IN THE WIRLWIND OF LIFE
THE WIRLWIND OF LIFE...

SOMETIMES IT'S NICE
SOMETIMES IT'S SADNESS
SOMETIMES IT'S WISE
SOMETIMES IT'S MADNESS
SOMETIMES IT'S CHILL
SOMETIMES IT'S STRESS
SOMETIMES IT'S HAPPY
SOMETIMES IT'S DISTRESS
SOMETIMES IT'S GLAD
SOMETIMES IT'S SADNESS
SOMETIME IT'S BIRTH 
SOMETIMES IT'S DEATH...
AND THAN AGAIN IT'S REBIRTH.... AGAIN IT'S REBIRTH .... REBIRTH....

EVERY SEASON IN A YEAR
HAS A REASON TO BE THERE
AS EVERY SEASON .IN THE WIRLWIND OF LIFE
THE WIRLWIND OF LIFE ... 

WITH EXPERIENCE WE KEEP GROWING
SOMETIMES GETTING RID OFF OLD SKINS
COMING FRESH WITH A NEW MIND.... A NEW MIND.... NEW MIND....

.IN THE WIRLWIND OF LIFE....THE WIRLWIND OF LIFE ...

EVERY SEASON ...

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