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Rubbish!
These are a few songs I wrote many years ago, there's more but I didn't want to make you too ill. At the time of their conception I thought they were terrific, you know, master compositions of some value, the ducks guts, the next top 40 hit, well guess what? RUBBISH!! CRAP, believe me CRAP, they were copied over to the computer from an old 4 track Tascam tape I had. Some songs, a little later in the nineties, involving my early MIDI hits and miss mixes
I recall I was so proud when I wrote them, no loops or cut and paste back then, the drum track recorded first then the bass and so on, dubing over and over, ping ping, but allas, still RUBBISH! no matter how many takes, still CRAP
Have a listen to them, (no drugs involved - weired)
Any normal person would be too ashame to upload these and to let a complete stranger hear them let alone a member of his own family and friends, why? Getting old and grey and don't give a s*1t anymore....
What's funny, as bad as they are I have still heard worse, isn't that weired, there's always someone's music worse than yours. I've been totally suprised by the amount of downloads I have had with these songs on other various sites.
Strange, listeners will download absolute CRAP, if it's free?
I recall I was so proud when I wrote them, no loops or cut and paste back then, the drum track recorded first then the bass and so on, dubing over and over, ping ping, but allas, still RUBBISH! no matter how many takes, still CRAP
Have a listen to them, (no drugs involved - weired)
Any normal person would be too ashame to upload these and to let a complete stranger hear them let alone a member of his own family and friends, why? Getting old and grey and don't give a s*1t anymore....
What's funny, as bad as they are I have still heard worse, isn't that weired, there's always someone's music worse than yours. I've been totally suprised by the amount of downloads I have had with these songs on other various sites.
Strange, listeners will download absolute CRAP, if it's free?
Trash or Keep Tracks
Ask the Question
Ask the Question Recorded one weekend in the back room with the help of a few mates and a few takes, drums had to be remixed using midi loops. Some vocals and samples found on the web mixed with the old mix Ask The Question was written back in the early ninties. - what inspired the lyrics and the song construction would have to be listining to Floyd one night. I appologise
I was at a mates place one night, a muso mate, couple of drinks, couple of cigerattes and Floyd playing on CD, we decided that night to see which one of us could write a song simular to the style of Floyd, we gave ourself one week and met up the following Thursday. My version, I called it Ask the Question, turned out crap but it was better than my mates, up yours Glenn.
Ratings: backing track 4/10, vocals crap, lyrics 7/10, overall rating: 3/10
Bridge:
HAS MAN AGED - WITH HIS OWN TEACHINGS
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN OUR BEGINNING
Ooh -THROUGH OUR PREACHINGS
ARE ALL THE SCRIPTURES MEARLY PHOTO COPIES
HANDED DOWN THROUGHOUT ETERNITY
WHEN ONLY AGE RESPECTFUL TO IT'S YEARS
CAN PASS BACK THROUGH THE HEAVENS
FOR THE NEXT ETERNITY
FOR THEY MUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
Lyrics and download Ask the Question
I was at a mates place one night, a muso mate, couple of drinks, couple of cigerattes and Floyd playing on CD, we decided that night to see which one of us could write a song simular to the style of Floyd, we gave ourself one week and met up the following Thursday. My version, I called it Ask the Question, turned out crap but it was better than my mates, up yours Glenn.
Ratings: backing track 4/10, vocals crap, lyrics 7/10, overall rating: 3/10
Bridge:
HAS MAN AGED - WITH HIS OWN TEACHINGS
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN OUR BEGINNING
Ooh -THROUGH OUR PREACHINGS
ARE ALL THE SCRIPTURES MEARLY PHOTO COPIES
HANDED DOWN THROUGHOUT ETERNITY
WHEN ONLY AGE RESPECTFUL TO IT'S YEARS
CAN PASS BACK THROUGH THE HEAVENS
FOR THE NEXT ETERNITY
FOR THEY MUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
Lyrics and download Ask the Question
Butterfly Fly my Love
Butterfly Fly my Love I was watching a talk back show on TV about these two guys in Long Bay Jail here in Australia, they were talking about their new talents, talent learnt since there incarceration, song writing of course. Songs about what they were going to do when they got home, a new life with their family. These lyrics were written for those two blokes in prison. Never got to send.
Raiting: vocals crap, backing track 4/10, lyrics 7/10, overall 3/10
I LOOK BACK AT MY HOME FROM A DISTANCE
HEAR THE CLATTER OF THE TRACKS ABOVE MY BROKEN HEART
I'M ON A TRAIN HEADING HOME BACK FROM NOWHERE
TO A PLACE I LEFT MY LOVE I'M HOME AT LAST
I LOST A LIFE A CHILD A HOME AND A MARRIAGE
SPENT THOSE YEARS BEHIND COLD BARS IN LONG BAY
I DID THE CRIME PAID THE TIME ASK FORGIVENESS
AND WILL SHE TAKE ME BACK WHAT WILL SHE SAY
Chorus...
BUTTERFLY, FLY MY LOVE AND TELL HER
TELL HER I'M BACK AND DOWN ON BENDED KNEES
BUTTERFLY, FLY MY LOVE AND TELL HER
TELL HER I'M NOT THE MAN I USED TO BE
Raiting: vocals crap, backing track 4/10, lyrics 7/10, overall 3/10
I LOOK BACK AT MY HOME FROM A DISTANCE
HEAR THE CLATTER OF THE TRACKS ABOVE MY BROKEN HEART
I'M ON A TRAIN HEADING HOME BACK FROM NOWHERE
TO A PLACE I LEFT MY LOVE I'M HOME AT LAST
I LOST A LIFE A CHILD A HOME AND A MARRIAGE
SPENT THOSE YEARS BEHIND COLD BARS IN LONG BAY
I DID THE CRIME PAID THE TIME ASK FORGIVENESS
AND WILL SHE TAKE ME BACK WHAT WILL SHE SAY
Chorus...
BUTTERFLY, FLY MY LOVE AND TELL HER
TELL HER I'M BACK AND DOWN ON BENDED KNEES
BUTTERFLY, FLY MY LOVE AND TELL HER
TELL HER I'M NOT THE MAN I USED TO BE
Footprints
Footprints The lyrics were written around the original Footprints In The Sand, composed by the Canadian poet Mary Stevenson, Mary was born November 8,1922 in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, PA. She had many brothers and sisters, but was still able to maintain her individuality and strong headedness. This became even more difficult after the loss of her mother at age six, which forced her father to raise all eight children by himself.Most of her childhood was spent during one of this Nation's toughest and mosttrying times, The Great Depression.
Lyrics:
I had to change the original lyrics to accomodate the music, about 20%, it was recorded also on a Tascam 4 track and burnt to CD a couple of years ago.
Raiting: backing track 1/10, vocals crap, lyrics 8/10, overall 3/10
One night I had a dream I was walking along the sands
And across the sky flashed scenes from my life
and I was walking with God and holding hands
In each scene I noticed two sets of footprint
some belonging to me and one set God
But many times along the paths of my life
only one set could be see and that was odd
For when I noticed the missing set of footprints
That was the sadest times of my life
For I have tried to live the life you've shown
so why should be left in my times of strife
why should I be left in my times of strife
Lyrics:
I had to change the original lyrics to accomodate the music, about 20%, it was recorded also on a Tascam 4 track and burnt to CD a couple of years ago.
Raiting: backing track 1/10, vocals crap, lyrics 8/10, overall 3/10
One night I had a dream I was walking along the sands
And across the sky flashed scenes from my life
and I was walking with God and holding hands
In each scene I noticed two sets of footprint
some belonging to me and one set God
But many times along the paths of my life
only one set could be see and that was odd
For when I noticed the missing set of footprints
That was the sadest times of my life
For I have tried to live the life you've shown
so why should be left in my times of strife
why should I be left in my times of strife
Make it like it was
Make it like it was We'd go driving, and dining, making love on the way, she was exciting, inviting, and always there....
Wrote in 1993, bit of midi and other stuff. Lyrics had no meaning behind them, I think it was a movie I was watching at the time.
My rating: the backing track is all right, but the vocals suck, overall: 2 out of 10
Wrote in 1993, bit of midi and other stuff. Lyrics had no meaning behind them, I think it was a movie I was watching at the time.
My rating: the backing track is all right, but the vocals suck, overall: 2 out of 10
Stand up
Stand up One of my early midi and analogue combo attempts, song had no meaning for me at the time I wrote it but now I'm older and more wise? it comes clear to me now. still no meaning.
Raiting: backing track I would give a 5, again the vocals suck, overall rating: 3 out of 10
COMPOSING TOOLS: ISIS - ALESIS SR-16 - COOL EDIT Pro - ROLAND SC-D70 - TASCAM - PEVEY Pro 2 - keyboard - guitar - base
STAND UP - KISS THE NIGHT
THERE'S NOT ANOTHER SOLE IN SITE
Raiting: backing track I would give a 5, again the vocals suck, overall rating: 3 out of 10
COMPOSING TOOLS: ISIS - ALESIS SR-16 - COOL EDIT Pro - ROLAND SC-D70 - TASCAM - PEVEY Pro 2 - keyboard - guitar - base
STAND UP - KISS THE NIGHT
THERE'S NOT ANOTHER SOLE IN SITE
Times are Changing
Times are Changing Recorded on a Tascam 4 track COMPOSING TOOLS: ISIS - TASCAM - PEVEY Pro 2 - keyboard - guitar
The lyrics originated when jaming with a few mates many years ago in the back room, I had this little chord riff I was experimenting with (along with other things of the seventies), we all joined in the jam and the lyrics came next. Bobby Dillon was one of the topics that night. Now the lyrics must make a little sense.
The song originally was recorded on a Tascam 4 track but by the time I decided to copy it to a CD the master tape was streached and unable to mix so a couple of years ago I re did the song using midi as well as my guitar and keyboard.
Alas! it still turned out crap.
Rating: backing track I give it a 4, vocals suck, overall: 3/10
VERSE -
Times are a changing, Bobby Dillon was right
we are all learning, morning till night
so give me one hour, explain to you why
just one my hour, I could take you so high
The lyrics originated when jaming with a few mates many years ago in the back room, I had this little chord riff I was experimenting with (along with other things of the seventies), we all joined in the jam and the lyrics came next. Bobby Dillon was one of the topics that night. Now the lyrics must make a little sense.
The song originally was recorded on a Tascam 4 track but by the time I decided to copy it to a CD the master tape was streached and unable to mix so a couple of years ago I re did the song using midi as well as my guitar and keyboard.
Alas! it still turned out crap.
Rating: backing track I give it a 4, vocals suck, overall: 3/10
VERSE -
Times are a changing, Bobby Dillon was right
we are all learning, morning till night
so give me one hour, explain to you why
just one my hour, I could take you so high
Maybe one Day
Maybe one Day COMPOSING TOOLS: ISIS - TASCAM - PEVEY Pro 2 - keyboard - guitar....
MAYBE ONE DAY, I WILL GO AWAY
TAKE A TRIP SO FAR, THAT I WILL WANT TO STAY
TAKE A TRIP TO A WESTERN SHORE
AND WALK ALONG THE SAND
TASTE THE WINE FROM AN IRISH CUP
AND HOLD IT IN MY HAND
MAYBE ONE DAY, I WILL GO AWAY
TAKE A TRIP SO FAR, THAT I WILL WANT TO STAY
TAKE A TRIP TO A WESTERN SHORE
AND WALK ALONG THE SAND
TASTE THE WINE FROM AN IRISH CUP
AND HOLD IT IN MY HAND
Say Goodbye
Say Goodbye COMPOSING TOOLS: PEVEY Pro 2 - keyboard - guitar. Say goodbye was recorded originally on a Tascam 4 track and about two years ago was resurected and burnt to a CD, sorry about the stretchy tape.
The lyrics? they were written back when flower power was on most muso's mind, I personally have changed my ways since then and guess what, I have trouble now finding two words that ryme let alone write a verse of lyrics. The good thing out of all, clear lungs I guess. Could be dementure?
Raitings: I give the backing track a 2, overall also a 2
Verse 1:
Say goodbye, set your mind at ease
Close your eyes and think of what will be
A place in the sun, by the sea, you and me
Verse 2:
Climb aboard, then I'll know for sure
Lock the doors like we've always done before
But this time we'll know, know for sure, forever more
Chorus:
Look to the sky there's that star out there
the one that we share
Close your eyes and we're almost there
Say goodbye and it's ours to share
The lyrics? they were written back when flower power was on most muso's mind, I personally have changed my ways since then and guess what, I have trouble now finding two words that ryme let alone write a verse of lyrics. The good thing out of all, clear lungs I guess. Could be dementure?
Raitings: I give the backing track a 2, overall also a 2
Verse 1:
Say goodbye, set your mind at ease
Close your eyes and think of what will be
A place in the sun, by the sea, you and me
Verse 2:
Climb aboard, then I'll know for sure
Lock the doors like we've always done before
But this time we'll know, know for sure, forever more
Chorus:
Look to the sky there's that star out there
the one that we share
Close your eyes and we're almost there
Say goodbye and it's ours to share
My Little Girl
My Little Girl Written around 1984 for my only daughter, Narelle, she was around the age of ten I think, we were seperated back then and I never saw much of her for four years, marrage breakdown. The lyrics came to me as if I was writing a shopping list, straight off the cuff. Well to cut a long story short my daughter is now 35 and has kids of her own and after all those years she is still my little girl and I love her oh so much.
Verse:
I remember it well when you came into our life
A bouncing little girl all sugar and spice
We took you home and started your new life
Gave you all our love and made you just right
As time went by I watched you grow
And told you all those things I thought you should know
I brushed your hair and tucked you into bed
And read you all those stories like old Ginger Megs
Verse:
I remember it well when you came into our life
A bouncing little girl all sugar and spice
We took you home and started your new life
Gave you all our love and made you just right
As time went by I watched you grow
And told you all those things I thought you should know
I brushed your hair and tucked you into bed
And read you all those stories like old Ginger Megs
When my Time Comes
When my Time Comes Midi generated...COMPOSING TOOLS: ISIS - MIDI - ALESIS SR-16 - ROLAND SC-D70 - TASCAM - PEVEY
Lyrics are about dreams that happen at that time in my life, wouldn't it be good if our dreams came true.
WHEN MY TIME COMES, LIFE GOES ON
I'LL BE WAITING IN TIME FOR A RIDE ON A PAPPER BACK SONG
AND I'LL BE DREAMING IN TIME WHEN ALL MY WISHES COME TRUE
AND I'LL BE WISHING FOR MORE THAN ALL OF MY DREAMS CAN BRING
WHEN MY TIME COMES
Lyrics are about dreams that happen at that time in my life, wouldn't it be good if our dreams came true.
WHEN MY TIME COMES, LIFE GOES ON
I'LL BE WAITING IN TIME FOR A RIDE ON A PAPPER BACK SONG
AND I'LL BE DREAMING IN TIME WHEN ALL MY WISHES COME TRUE
AND I'LL BE WISHING FOR MORE THAN ALL OF MY DREAMS CAN BRING
WHEN MY TIME COMES
Wish you were here
That's Allright
That's Allright Country style - mini warning - some naughty words -
Well I went to a party on a Saturday night
OOH what I saw was a beautiful sight
I said hey babe, I couldn't hear what you said
She said (do yourself a favor and go and drop dead
Bridge..
I said hey!Can't you see I'm falling for you
(can't you see I'm fallin' for you)
She said that's alright
There's not a dame thing you can do
Well I went to a party on a Saturday night
OOH what I saw was a beautiful sight
I said hey babe, I couldn't hear what you said
She said (do yourself a favor and go and drop dead
Bridge..
I said hey!Can't you see I'm falling for you
(can't you see I'm fallin' for you)
She said that's alright
There's not a dame thing you can do