Music by Markus Pajakkala, lyrics by Tiina Heikka & Maija Vuomajoki.

Maija Vuomajoki - vocals
Joaquin Hernandez - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - keyboards, drums, alto sax, programming

Lyrics:


Hier, tu es parti.
Moi, je reste dans mon lit.
Notre été tombe dans l’oubli.

Aujourd’hui tout ce que je veux
c’est d’être à nous deux.
On était si amoureux.

Pour ne pas être malheureuse,
je vois mes amies vaniteuses
qui parlent de choses nombreuses
sans sens.

Comme la chaleur de l'été
abandonne les gens, c'était
pareil pour mon coeur brisé,
(ah) cliché!

Demain, je quitte la maison!
Demain, la nouvelle saison!
Demain le temps de la raison!

Pour ne pas être malheureuse,
je vois mes amies vaniteuses
qui parlent de choses nombreuses
sans sens.

Comme la chaleur de l'été
abandonne les gens, c'était
pareil pour mon coeur brisé,
(ah) cliché!

Demain

Music by Markus Pajakkala, lyrics by Tiina Heikka & Maija Vuomajoki.

Maija Vuomajoki - vocals
Joaquin Hernandez - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - keyboards, drums, flute, melodica, programming

Lyrics:

La Tour Eiffel là-bas comme une belle reine,
La Seine me fait oublier la peine.
Les Champs Elysées de nuit
ses gens gais et le bruit
me croisent et me font chanter.

Partout les jeunes rêveurs font nuit blanche;
les doigts longs et curieux autour des hanches.
Près du Centre Pompidou,
il y a encore de ces gens fous
qui embrassent la folie de la vie.

Au café du coin, il a vu mes yeux,
le chagrin, la joie de leur bleu.
Oh mon Dieu que je l'ai pas su,
il était là tout près de mon coeur!

C'est à la gare de Saint-Lazare
où tout s'est passé par hasard
comme dans un rêve bizarre
je suis tombée dans ses bras

L'Amour à Paris

Music by M. Pajakkala, lyrics by L. Harris

Suvi Väyrynen - vocals
James Neilson - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - keys, drums, programming

Lyrics:

Darkness beyond the sky
Shadows inside my mind
Light only passes by
Wishing in the night

Peace disappears within
Hiding beneath my skin
Dreams that cannot get in
Wishing in the night

Spinning around in circles 
And never stopping for a breath
Knowing that I cannot go on
Using everything that I have left

Deep inside I have one wish
Waiting for a new life to begin
New life to begin

​*Solo*​

Show me the way to go
Somewhere I’ve always known
Destined to be alone
Wishing in the night


Wishing In The Night

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Suvi Väyrynen - vocals
James Neilson - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - keys, drums, programming


Lyrics: 

A raging storm inside me
Never letting go
I look for a makeover
In my diet so unhealthy

I heard a song about amaranth
and that the Aztecs used to eat it too
Such an excellent source of fibers, proteins and minerals

I started skipping white rice and potatoes
Wiped out the wheat flour out of my system
It felt so good, one thing led to another
Now I’m a hopeless superfood junkie
Who-oo-oh

The Storm Inside Me

Music by M. Pajakkala

Joaquín Hernandez - ukulele
Markus Pajakkala - flutes, tenor sax, percussion, programming

Song For Tiina

Music by Maurice Ravel
Sequenced by M. Pajakkala

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Music by M. Pajakkala
Lyrics by Puppa J

Puppa J - vocals
Markus Pajakkala - beats, keys, programming

Summertime Wicked

Music by M. Pajakkala
Lyrics by J. Hernandez

Joaquin Hernandez - guitar, vocals
Markus Pajakkala - drums, percussion, keys, programming

Lyrics:

Meet me tonight
when the sunset has painted the sky
and the darkness seduces the light
in my oasis

Hold me too tight
when the seashore’s no longer in sight
and the shadows are casting their blight
on my delicate roses

Save me tonight
from the mind-blowing thunderous might
that leaves me with nothing but fright
take me to my brothers

Bring me delight
let the soul of this restless young knight
find salvation in a purifying rite
Wash me with waters

Good night my love, good night, she said
And now as I lay here between the two worlds
an understanding enters my mind
The night is darkest before the dawn
And the shadows that haunt me look harmless in daylight
Good night my love, good night, she said
As she laid me down on my bed

Dark Lullaby

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Marko Eskola - vocals
James Neilson - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - drums, keys

Go Godfather Go!

Music & lyrics by J. Hernandez

Joaquin Luis - vocals, guitars, bass, loops

No Se Bailar

Incognito

Music by J. Neilson & M. Pajakkala
Lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Mikko Herranen - vocals
James Neilson - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - drums, programming

March On Fire

Cheers For Cornell

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Kielo Kärkkäinen - vocals
Markus Pajakkala - keys, drums
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars

Lyrics:

Down in the lonely town where I used to spend my days
I was young and didn’t know what to think
But I had my instruments that would keep me company
singing songs about the way I felt

Feel like throwing things
Feel like dancing in the rain
what’s the difference?

Fears and tears of love and joy
I learned how they sound like 
oo-oo-oo-oo
Common life or miracles
Stars and quantum science
oo-oo-oo-oo

Solo

Feel like asking why
Feel like I could touch the sky
what’s the difference?

Fears and tears of love and joy
I learned how they sound like 
oo-oo-oo-oo
Common life or miracles
Stars and quantum science
oo-oo-oo-oo

Quantum Science

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Markus Pajakkala - vocals, drums, keys
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars

I Keep Falling

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala
From "At The Movies 3 - The Trilogy" challenge

Noora Louhimo - vocals
James Neilson - rhythm guitars
Vellu Halkosalmi - lead guitars
Markus Pajakkala - drums, keys, backing vocals, programming


You hear a cannon blast
and see a falling mast
A smell of brimstone in the air

Among the burning wrecks
Swords clanging on the decks
Fearless fighting everywhere

’Cause for tonight the sinners are outnumbering the saints
there’s chaos on the seas
You see my friend that I’m the only one who really can
stop the nasty pirates stalking in the night

Buccaneer of love
sailing on the seas of gold
now the victory shall be mine
From the ruins I rise
and all evil despise
and my symphony echoes on

The Buccaneer Of Love

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala
From "At The Movies 3 - The Trilogy" challenge

Joaquin Hernandez - voice
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitar
Markus Pajakkala - drums, keys, vocals, programming

The Shank

Trad. / arr. M. Pajakkala & V. Halkosalmi
From "Balkan Bounce" challenge

Jaakko Laitinen - vocals
Harri Kuusijärvi - accordion
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - drums, alto sax

Osman Aga

From Yousician's One For Chester Weekly Challenge

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

James Neilson - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - vocals, drums, keys

Lyrics:

There’s not much left for me to say
I fear my dreams just fade away

So thankful when surrounded
So complete when divided
Alone when overcrowded
So light while the sky is clouded

Lines in the sand
faint but grand
they failed to point us to our
wonderland
like we planned
you see there’s only a shade of me where I used to be

Breaking all the fences
past and present tenses
turn another light on
listen to reality
What is there to see now
Time to raise an eyebrow
turn another light on
listen to reality

Shade Of Me

From Finland 100 Years Weekly Challenge.

Music by F. Pacius, additions by M. Pajakkala
Lyrics by J. L. Runeberg
Arr. M. Pajakkala & V. Halkosalmi

Piia Rytkönen - vocals
Markus Pajakkala - keys, drums, orchestral stuff
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars

Maamme (The Finnish Anthem Reimagined)

Music by V. Halkosalmi & M. Pajakkala
Lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Laine Baker - vocals
Tommi Salomaa - keys
Markus Pajakkala - drums
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars

Well my cat got a-loose
I’ve been looking around
since my cat got a-loose
I’ve been looking around
Found her singing the blues
with the other cats in town

Well my cat got a-loose
she done climbed up a tree
Well my cat got a-loose
she done climbed up a tree
Now she wants a firefighter
to come and set her free

Well my cat’s a little crazy
she’ll just scratch and moan
Well my cat’s a little crazy
she’ll just scratch and moan
But every cat owner knows 
that a cat you cannot own

Cat On The Loose

Music & lyrics by V. Halkosalmi & M. Pajakkala

Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - vocals, keys, drums

I love my baby
but we don’t get along too well
I love my baby
but we don’t get along that well
cause when I look away
she buys a new guitar when she was supposed to sell


My baby loves me
but we don’t get along too well
My baby loves me
but we don’t get along that well
cause when she looks away
I snap all her strings with my bending exercises

Gettin' Along

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Markus Pajakkala - vocals, drums, programming
James Neilson - guitars

Lyrics:

I saw the supermoon
and in my head I heard this tune
It made me feel like walking and walking and walking

Inside the supermoon
A little green man plays his bassoon 
And the sound is just so haunting, so haunting, so haunting

I saw myself
in a basket of dreams
I rest my case
The moon shines bright
and my heart goes out to
those who wander in the night

That moon is kinda scary
My hands are getting hairy
I guess I’m turning into a werewolf now
Walk past the cemetary
Am I imaginary?
Or did my shadow just shake my hand?

I saw…

So hard to say no
I think I just got lost in the snow
Making it harder
just to get on with the show

I saw myself
in a basket of dreams
I rest my case

Supermoon

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala
Arr. M. Pajakkala & V. Halkosalmi

Markus Pajakkala - vocals, drums, keys
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars
Antti Halmetoja - bass

Lyrics:

Life throws you around, into adventures
Gotta feel all the wonders and splendors
I’m looking for a new place to live in 
read all the studies and I’m ready to give in
It’s California this, California that
New Orleans or New York oh I’m so bored 
It’s time to get a little kinky
cos’ I’m going to move to Helsinki

Oh yes I am! 

After a fierce consideration
I’ll pack my bags and move to another nation
So begins my Helsinkification

My life threw me a curve ball 
But I’m loving this town that’s so cold and small
Yee-oo yee-ooh, yee-ooh
The sun never sets or won’t come up at all
Snow and salty liquorice, I heard your call
My new revelation
Helsinkification

If ya rather get attacked by bears, not alligators
And if you really don’t like talking to your neighbors
It’s the place for you, cos these people just might appear to be super shy
but they’re still happy to hang around naked with strangers

It’s what I call Helsinkification

The sun never sets…

Helsinkification

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Markus Pajakkala - vocals, drums, keys
James Neilson - guitars
Antti Halmetoja - bass

Lyrics:

I lived a lie but I did not die 
played another gig in a big pigsty
I wet my feet but the sock’s still dry
it’s physicality where the laws don’t apply
Uruk-hai makes a bad butterfly
Bing ba-de-bom said B the Magpie
if I tried I could touch the sky
And no one’s never ever gonna ask me why

GIF’s of BFF’s and SEO for LFO’s
FYI it’s LTR (are) we GMO’s god only knows

I’m the navigator
I’m the sailor of the seven seas
I would give you anything you please

You can be my siren
you can lure my boat onto the rocks
Shouting out our love unorthodox

Love Unorthodox

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

James Neilson - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - vocals, drums, keys, programming

Lyrics:

You must never let them tell you what to think
You must never let them tell you what to do
Aa-aah, no one can take your soul

You must never let them tell you what to feel
You must never let them tell you who to be
Aa-aah, don’t let them take your soul

We are stronger tonight
raise our heads and fight
for a better world

Oo-ah
Fight for it all
Before it’s all too late
Fight for it all
Don’t let us fall so deep
Fight for it all

Fight For It All

Music by M. Ryynänen, lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Matti Ryynänen - guitars, drums, keys
Markus Pajakkala - vocals, additional keys

Lyrics:

I’ve never felt this way
Speeding through past the stars
The milky way and far beyond

Inside my head it rains
rubies and sapphires 
Supercharge!

Sleep in my arms, my dear
Your heart’s a black hole 
sucking all the love I have to give 
makes us stronger

Space is the place for us
Our gargantuan love
The stars collapse upon our touch

’cause you supercharge my heart
even from light years apart
Supercharge!

Sleep in my arms…

Supercharged

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Mikko Herranen - vocals
James Neilson - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - drums, keys

Sonic force ahead 
The meters glowing red 
Prepare to bang your head
Like in the old times

Surrender to the shred
Shout out the things unsaid
Boil away your dread
The time is now

Strip the unnecessary
until you’re left with 
raw power

Best rubbed it in the faces of those who really deserve it
Makes life less of a survival, doesn’t it?

Run!
Hide!
Or join the pit!
The bro’s are back in town

Run!
Hide!
Or join the pit!
The bro’s are back!

You can’t separate the inseparable
They’ll only unite stronger than ever

Aaargh here they come again!

Run!
Hide!
Or join the pit!
The bro’s are back in town

Run!
Hide!
Or join the pit!
The bro’s are back!

The Inseparable

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala & L. Harris

Leah Harris - vocals
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars
Antti Halmetoja - bass
Markus Pajakkala - alto, tenor & baritone sax, EWI, keys, drums, backing vocals

Lyrics:

One night I was walking home, thru the rain I was making my way
It was late and I was tired and it had been a crazy day
But then I heard this sound and I just had to go astray 
And little did I know that I would change my life that day, ’cos there was

’Cos there was A.R.E.T.H.A.
She was bringin’ down the house and she was doin’ it her way
Oh no, you can’t deny no no ’cos everybody knows
That Lady there you know she got that, she got that soul!

Oh tell me
What was I to do but go and sneak into that gig
With a groove like I mean I really I could not help but dig
The band was flying high but we all knew who was the queen
She made the people dance around like nothing you’ve never seen

But then she’d sing the blues 
and bring tears to their eyes
Yeah with the power of that voice
To take us down and back up, up, up, high!

A.R.E.T.H.A!
A.R.E.T.H.A!
A.R.E.T.H.A!
A.R.E.T.H.A!

A.R.E.T.H.A.

Music by M. Pajakkala & L. Harris
Lyrics by L. Harris

Leah Harris - vocals
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars
Antti Halmetoja - bass
Markus Pajakkala - alto, tenor & baritone saxophones, drums, keys

I look out on the river
Feeling blue as the water
Another day just didn’t go my way

But when my soul gets weary
There’s only one way to heal me
And no place, no place does it quite as good
As my neighbourhood

‘Cause life ain’t always easy
But it ain’t so bad, it ain’t so bad to have
The Motor City Blues

You want gospel, we got gospel
You want blues? Well, we ain’t no fools
You wanna hear somebody sang?
Just let Thornetta’s do her thang

You got Lady T on 7 mile street
Swinging her hips to the funky beat
And Motown music blaring through the streets
Do you feel it? Do you feel it?
Feel your worries slip away

I said life ain’t always easy
But it ain’t so bad, it ain’t so bad to have
The Motor City Blues

Yeah, the Motor City Blues, the Motor City Blues!

Motor City Blues

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars
Markus Pajakkala - alto, tenor & baritone sax, EWI, keys, drums, xylophone, vocals

Lyrics:

All is fair in love and war and rock ’n’ roll
Nothing is too sacred to write songs about

Spillin’ slime and dirt 
Feelings can get hurt
But that’s part of the game
Life can’t be all lame

Baby just beware
We all deserve our share
Frank says humor does belong in music
yeah

The gate to neverending freedom is in your soul
And you can only make it open with rock ’n’ roll

Open the gates of your mind
Open the gates

The Dirt

Music by Pekka Koivisto

Pekka Koivisto - synths, programming, guitars
Vellu Halkosalmi - lead guitars

Testarossa

Cruise Patrol

Music & lyrics by M. Pajakkala

Vellu Halkosalmi - 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, mandolin
Markus Pajakkala - vocals, synths, programming

Light The Spark

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The Yousician Music Team is:
Markus Pajakkala – wind instruments, keys, drums, percussion, vocals, programming, composing and lyrics
Joaquin Hernandez – guitars, ukulele, vocals, composing
James Neilson – guitars, composing
Vellu Halkosalmi - guitars, ukulele, keys, composing
Arttu Juntunen - vocals, keys, composing, lyrics
Sonja Patrikainen - vocals, composing, lyrics
+ numerous guest musicians.

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