DREAMY FOREST OUT OF THE BLUE

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Play 2 slay 2023

BLUES & OTHERS

Am I The One - Beth Hart

Will the lonely oak tree remember the embrance of its sisters? 
What will she fell when she shades the men who left her orphan?
Will the human being ever learn that without enviroment there is no future for humanity?
Will it then be too late?

THE TREE THAT WAS FOREST

this is a track that my son and I created as our first attempt at whiskey blues.
Garreth{son}- Drums and guitars
Myself- All keyboards , arrangement and production.
Hope you enjoy

Whiskey Blues With No Name- ft GBH

K2 and the Three - drums, bass & vocals
https://soundcloud.com/k2andthe3 / https://soundcloud.com/k2-kara

Cosmic Keanu - mix, guitar and vocals 

Mastered by Hobocop (OfficerMurphy)
https://soundcloud.com/metrocityrecords

We Can Work It Out - Beatles Cover (K2 and the Three & Cosmic Keanu) - An OfficerMurphyMix

sweet dreams.......my precious one.
sweet dreams.......my precious one.

last track of the album...........outro.

Sweet dreams.  (dual vocal mix)

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

Not stripped, but certainly not very well dressed, and with a few tweaks.

FOR YESTERDAY

Yesterday felt so easy
Yesterday felt so good
Yesterday felt so easy
Yesterday felt so good

Walked to the gate
Not a worry in the sky
Turned to my baby and I waved her goodbye
Saw her through the window
Sweet tear in her eye
Oh I long for yesterday
I long for yesterday
Yesterday
I long for yesterday

I picked up the phone
Dialed a memorized number
Told her I love her didn’t talk about the weather
Sat at my desk
Wrote the first of many letters
Oh I long for yesterday
I long for yesterday
Yesterday
I long for yesterday

It was so easy
It was so good

I went to the bar
Started talking to my neighbor
Nobody thought I was a sicko stranger
Didn’t think twice
I gave my name and number
Oh I long for yesterday
I long for yesterday
Yesterday
I long for yesterday

It was so easy
It was so good
It was so easy
It was so good

For Yesterday Scantily Clad

IT’S GOING DOWN IPG1 & Lillithe
Vocals and Lyrics IPG1 :
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/its-going-down-88-bpm
Lillithe :  Music, Picture, Arrangement and Production
Lyrics:
t’s Going Down The wait is over ——It’s going down now Savor the moment—-for what—-time allows  it’s going down——it’s going down——now it’s going down——it’s going down——now it’s going down now———Ah
Matrix been hacked—-so check your screen feed  this that powerpack top-pick legend in the league  IPG1’s back—- low drag high-speed  explosive on impact ——-giving you what you need
Lou letting loose on the mic  hear the call ——after all here’s the proof that I’m nice  me repping me —- so you gotta feel the hype  morning day noon and night Tear the roof down ——-sure you’re right ———- hot is lava ——watch me flip the script —-as cold as ice  double down ——leveled up ——just to break you off a slice
Going to take you to the next level ——stay in stride  hold on ——baby—-strap in—-for the ride
It’s going down  it’s going down now  it’s going down  it’s going down now ———-let’s goooooooo——ooooo (pan)
🔛—— fire in the hole —-here’s another heater  blowing up the track—-Ear candy—but-sweeter  I do it-all —-cause I can —— hear me holler back just another dope jam—-fam—-- I’m—down like that Better act like you know————-the complexity  Intense —-ain’t it bro —-don’t—-even question me bob your head to the rhythm ——— like you just——-agree  beats hitting—— like I won the state lottery ticket anyway —you want to—-I broke the mold  Bringing heat nonstop——body heart and Soul On top of the world—-and I’m feeling —— great Burning up this track——- kicking ———-808’s punching through——turned up —-like a heavyweight  With that underground bounce—spreading love not hate
The Wait—is over— Its’s going down —(X2) The Wait—is over— Its’s going down —(X2)
Doing better than good—-yeah —- I’m awesome  Peace keeping—run the hood —-like my kingdom  Earbuds in my ear —-pounding on my eardrums  check the swing on the beat yo—a home run  put a smile on my face—-dope production —tight beat 808’s——— from the underground  and that’s deeper than the levels——of a Stadium

It's Going Down - Lillithe & IPG1

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Since it’s Springtime (at least, in my neck of the woods), I thought it would be fun to share a few gardening tips… for your brain!! :)

Consider for a moment the evolving brain of our mammalian ancestors. Recent neuroscience studies suggest we are dramatically more wired for absorbing and reliving negativity than we are positivity. It’s all part of the survival plan. If you think a lot about a bad situation (like that time you were jumped by a tiger in the jungle, and barely escaped with your life), you’re able to imagine similar scenarios better, and are less likely to fall victim to the same situation. 

The issue is, the average human is not as physically threatened as mammals were during those early developmental stages. But we are more psychologically threatened; and those scenarios still get stored, replayed and reimagined in the same way. 

Admittedly, we still need those survival skills to some degree. But perhaps it’s ok if we dial them down a bit. So how do we do that? With the help of the next cool book I want to share, ‘Hardwiring Happiness’ by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

One of the most profound ideas I pulled from this book was the idea of just sitting and dwelling in a positive moment. Sounds weird, right?

Intriguingly… quite the opposite of how we store negative experiences for survival purposes, positive experiences don’t often benefit our survival, and are typically discarded with the passing of short term memory. 

But if you dwell in a happy moment… if you feel the excitement in your body (chemical), if you replay the scenario (neurological)… and don’t just shrug it off, but literally allow yourself to spend even 5-10 minutes in that space… you do the same storage upload process to your brain that the negative stuff is doing (and if you’re like me, you can easily spend 5-10 minutes dwelling on that negative crap, so you know you have it in you to focus that long). 

So with practice and patience, you begin to rewire your mind to more easily tap into those positive memories, and that positive energy. And if you keep doing that on a frequent basis, you discover your mind grows much more adept at naturally jumping to happy thoughts rather than fearful thoughts. 

I joyfully admit I put this to the test about 15 years ago, when I started my ‘finding my truth’ journey (it sounded better than a midlife crisis. Those are so passé these days. Sheesh). But I painfully admit… I also had a dragon-sized ego at the time. I hid my fears and self-doubts behind a wall of arrogant rage. And I was strangely untouchable (but also snippy and abrasive) with that kind of armor and weaponry. 

Ultimately, it wasn’t who I wanted to be. Thus the desire for change. I went into this new daily practice expecting no immediate results. All I had was hope that it would impact my neural wiring eventually. And about 5 years into that practice, I realized I was recognizably more positive inside. 

Granted, it took me that long because I was (foolishly) at war with my ego, thinking it was ‘the enemy’… rather than just a co-pilot with delusions of piloty grandeur (so there you go, you can bypass that step if you want to). 

15 years into my practice, I am so much healthier mentally than I was back then, it’s like I’ve lived two different lives. Now, with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, I can absolutely see the journey was well worth it. So if you’re looking for another insightful tool for changing your thinking, I highly recommend ‘Hardwiring Happiness’. It’s a great ‘starting point’ book. And it’s based on neuroscience; so, very high on logic, but low on esoteric (making it a little more approachable to the masses). 

I hope you also enjoyed my latest musical creation, ‘Planting In The Hidden Garden’. :)

WTF! The Musical

Planting In The Hidden Garden

Falls Down

Beth Hart & Jon Nichols - Fire On The Floor (OUI FM Sesion Acoustique)

Lyrics: 

I never win at love 
At love I always lose 
I keep looking for a good man 
And I ain't got no clue 
I can't find no one to love me 
I guess I'm married to the blues
Married to the blues

There's a picture by my bedside
In a frame that's got a crack
Of one of my old lovers
Who ain't never comin' back
He swore he'd never leave me
Then I saw him start to pack
Start to pack

Oh when you're married to the blues
Married to the blues
You don't get no band of gold
All you get is a lonely cab ride
To a bed that's always cold
When you're married to the blues
Forget that honeymoon
All you get is luke-warm lovin'
That's over way, way too soon

There's a letter inm y pocket
It's all torn
Torn and frayed
The only thing
Only thing he left me
When he ran
Ran away
Now when you're married to the blues
It gets more lonely everyday

Oh... All these blues

I knew he would leave me
He was never comin' back
He left me a torn letter
Then he ran away
Ran away
Married to the blues
Oh... All these blues

You get so lonely
Lonely
Lonely
Lonely
Married to the blues

The Nortons - Married To The Blues

Albert Cummings - Lonely Bed

Magic Slim - How Unlucky Can One Man Be

Arkestar - U Don't Know What U Have

Firstly on easy listening 6/4 bars, I cut some notes out of the main theme so as to give it dynamism, and finally obtained a prime amalgam of 17 quarter notes. I hid any recognizable thing in the accompaniment, and for the organic lines (voice and guitars) I tried the strong rhythm would not fix too much the melodies, first paying a lot of attention, and finally ... just letting me go.

Translated lyrics:

Oídos sordos (17 negras)  /  Deaf ears (17 quarter notes)

Quiero gritar todo lo que siento, estando solo;  /   I want to shout out everything I feel, being alone;
pero gritándolo al viento y si no contesta,  /  but shouting it at the wind and if it doesn’t answer,
dime, ¿de qué me sirve? (bis)  /  tell me, how does that help me? (bis)

Todos los vientos conocen mi historia  /  All the winds know my story
pero no hacen nada.  /  but they don’t do anything.
¿Será que no me oyen? (bis)  /  Perhaps they don’t hear me? (bis)

He estado aquí y allí gritando como un loco,  /  I’ve been here and there screaming like a madman,
pero todo sigue igual.  /  but it’s all the same.
¿Será que no me oyen? (bis)  /  Perhaps they don’t hear me? (bis)

Quiero gritar…  /  I want to shout out…

Ahora sé que no sirve de nada;  /  Now I know it’s no use;
el viento sois todos que callais al verme,  /  all of you are the wind, silent when you see me,
y dejáis que hable y hable,  /  and letting me speak and speak,
y dejáis que hable y hable y hable.  /  and letting me speak and speak and speak.

No creo que vuelva mañana  /  I don’t think I’ll be back tomorrow
a escuchar vuestro silencio.  /  to listen to your silence.
Quiero encontrar a alguien. (bis)  /  I want to find someone. (bis)

Quiero gritar…  /  I want to shout out…

©1995 E-RUIZZO – ®2013 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;)
Image: "Red eared cactus", photo by Ruizzoidman

Oídos sordos (17 negras)

I am retired and have taken up music again (after 60 years since I last played the classical piano)for my pleasure. It is great to redo the old classics with the modern sounds and electronic instruments of today. I  
   Also Like making my own instrumental tracks with my 
Presonus studio 4 software, a size midi keyboard and the Kross workstation Keyboard.
I am so grateful for the support, encouragement and feedback from the  sound cloud community.
What an awesome experience and way to bring music to the world together with likeminded friends-thank you all.

Whiskey Blues With No Name- ft GBH

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