I was walking down an empty street late one night and thinking of different things while the fire of a song was burning in my head. then took the situation and looked at the parrellels in my life and from that came this song.
hope you like it! :)
For our beautiful son Willem, in French Guillaume.
recorded in my livingroom, 16-7-2009.
I called the song Guillaume before because of the beautiful sound.
Since 2012 I changed the title of the song into : Willem.
Because that makes much…
This is a little piece dedicated to the lost world island of Socotra that grabs a lot of instrumentation from across Asia with little discrimination - the melodic instruments use Afshari with the exception of the Jaw harps which use 9-tET Sorog.
This is a little piece dedicated to the lost world island of Socotra that grabs a lot of instrumentation from across Asia with little discrimination - the melodic instruments use Afshari with the exception of the Jaw harps which use 9-tET Sorog.
I think this is the first song that I've posted here under Mannequin Races that actually has a guitar in it. You can't really tell that it's a guitar but it's in there (middle section around the 1:50 mark). The guitar is heavily modulated but…
(reply) you what is strange? I rercorded the song a while back, and kept saying, "i like it, but it needs an intro" so i made the intro last night and put it on there...the more i listen to it, i might split them back up....good call..sweet song to by the way
Like I wrote a song for a girl and then sang it myself!
THIS BROKEN HEART OF MINE
key - E
Well, I watched you play the crowd out in West Memphis
And I've seen you play the trout at Timber Line
Next time you're in town you must come around…
Anyone see the pelicans and the dead fish floating in the oil? (In the midst of the Great Gulf Leak.)
I'M NOT GONNA CRY
Oil-covered pelicans smother
Feathered brother.
I'm not gonna cry.
I'm not gonna cry
Turtles and dolphins and…
Anyone see the pelicans and the dead fish floating in the oil? (In the midst of the Great Gulf Leak.)
I'M NOT GONNA CRY
Oil-covered pelicans smother
Feathered brother.
I'm not gonna cry.
I'm not gonna cry
Turtles and dolphins and…
Recent Comments
Great stuff, Brian!
Really, this is a great song. I can't wait to hear more songs from you.
Cool,now that is also some seriously good guitar playing.Good arrangement Brian.
Beautiful.
Wow, what beautiful guitarwork!... Counterpointed by such powerful and direct lyrics. Wow.
Great song... I find my best songs are the ones I've written about my kids, but I must say that this one of yours tops them all.
it simply sounds so authentic.. and this part, at 01'00", is brilliant!
Excellent! The percussion is just perfect.
yeah you can add a bass line to that song, that would be sweet!
Jaunty and brilliant!
nice piece - good progression - does sound western
Very cool!
(reply) you what is strange? I rercorded the song a while back, and kept saying, "i like it, but it needs an intro" so i made the intro last night and put it on there...the more i listen to it, i might split them back up....good call..sweet song to by the way
That good old Beach Boys sound. Cool!
Well, her loss that's what I say. Great song!
Oh, long way to go for a night out. I'm gutted!
that's a good idea! wilde street....i will keep that in mind.
I love this, it's a really great song.
this is so expressive, especially once the piano comes in.
Yep, well another song just asking to be written. Very moving indeed.