This song started out as an attempt to cover the mostly instrumental "Sweet Florence" by the French Caribbean guitarist and originator of zouk, Jacob Desvarieux. I added lyrics and a rock-funk breakdown in the middle, and it became its own creature.

In October 2023 I went to a fantastic live show of the band Say She She in Washington, DC. Before the band came onstage, as is typical of most concerts, music was being played as the crowd chatted in anticipation of the show. A song started playing that immediately enchanted me: a deep synth bass line followed by a funky slow beat that resembled reggaeton, with a beautiful and haunting guitar solo and various synth touches. I tried using the app Shazam on my phone to identify the song, and it kept failing to hear it properly amid the loud ambient noises of the theater. I was running out of time to identify the song. As the band came onstage, and just as the song started to fade out, my phone identified it on the third try as "Sweet Florence" by Jacob Desvarieux. In the coming weeks I listened to the song over and over, and I felt that desire that musicians have to create my own version of it, to cover it.

I was unable to reproduce the wonderful synth of the original since my keyboard doesn't go that low, so I had to change the octave of one note. I also had to layer several synth basses over each other to add to the deepness. Making this song was also a lesson in sound quality; I am not able to replicate, with my current setup, the deep sonic quality of the original. Trying to play the guitar hook made me realize how skillful Mr. Desvarieux's playing is. My version is less funky than the original but interesting and rhythmic nonetheless. Rest in peace, Jacob Desvarieux, and thank you for such a fabulous song.

Here is a link to the original:
https://soundcloud.com/jacobdesvarieux/sweet-florence?si=849b37fd215648d688807694c94241fd&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Lyrics:
It’s easy to believe
When your brain's been washed and the privilege won
It’s easy to achieve
With your fingers crossed and they’re on the gun
Ain’t hard to see the signs
Of a deep conspiracy
If you don’t read between the lines
And don’t learn the history
It’s easy to believe

Solo

You signed yourself up 
‘Cause they’re filling up your bank account with cash
You got sugar in the cup
And the lies you tell are the latest fash-ion
It’s effortless to see
When you take a big gulp of the sweet kool aid
You see the enemy
Just beat ‘em to a pulp, bow your head, and pray
And it’s easy to believe

It’s easy to achieve
When your mind’s made up and you live in fear
It’s easy not to leave 
When the only place you know is here
The only place you know is here 
It's easy, easy to believe

Music by Jacob Desvarieux and David Wagoner
Lyrics by David Wagoner

Easy To Believe (aka Sweet Florence)

First collab between G-Wilikurse and myself! Hope you enjoy. 

Made exclusively on iPad using Koala Sampler.

G-wilikurse - Once Again (Produced By DKODA)

Dear Casey,

You don’t know me, but I’ve spent half my life with your voice in my ear. From growing up in the middle of nowhere Arkansas—where I learned that the only thing worse than a slow harvest was that unfortunate run-in with the tractor—I’d tune in every week just to escape to the world of the Top 40. Then, there was that one unforgettable summer at Camp Wetmore, where I caught a pneumonia so bad they almost named it after me, and your countdowns kept my spirits up as I lay on that creaky camp cot.

By the time I turned 18, I thought I’d been through it all…until Uncle Sam came calling and I found myself drafted. I didn’t know what was scarier: boot camp or the fact that I’d be without your Sunday countdowns. But somehow, through it all, your voice kept finding me on those distant airwaves, reminding me that maybe, just maybe, everything would be okay.

Now, I make beats myself, but it’s all because of you, Casey. I created a track called “Aircheck” as a tribute to those golden radio days, and to the times you got me through every scrape and mishap. It’s dedicated to the man who made even the hardest times a little lighter.

So here’s my Long Distance Dedication to you, Casey—the voice that pulled me through farm accidents, camp fevers, and even the draft. Keep those hits rolling and those stories coming. Thanks for everything.

Aircheck Ft. Casey and Porky

Aircheck Ft. Casey And Porky

Bullet Proof

It’s a bird… it’s a plane… or maybe it’s something else entirely. A greasy fog, a line in the sand... something about a  golden tail just out of reach. You think you know it, but listen closer… it’s never what it seems.

shout out to the loopdiggers and all listeners. maybe it is just me but soundcloud has been pretty awesome lately.

Proud Bird (With A Golden Tail)

Basement Era

Back 2 the 90's! 👑

Back On Top {Instrumental} 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅. 𝑩𝒚 Operation O™

Instrumental BoomBap HipHop Type Beat By Johnny5kMusic

| Boom Bap Hip Hop Instrumental | Just Bcuz I Can - By Johnny5kMusic

Take It Easy

Y O U N G & U N L I M I T E D from the album 2HIP4HOP from Lanea.
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Y O U N G & U N L I M I T E D

I'm a Japanese beatmaker.
Thank you for listening to my beats!
I sincerely hope that my music will reach the world. And I'm looking forward to collaborating with artists from all over the world through music.

Take It Easy

YANKEE YOSHIDA