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I made a silly little song in French about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy `:-) Recorded on my phone, hope it sounds ok on the website! Lyrics: Je viens d'reveiller Je ne peux plus dormir J'prends du cafe C'comme ça, i'faut s'nourrir…
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Guest said

You are awesome little brother!! Love you xoxo

kmmfoo's avatar
I know we're not supposed to pick favorites among our children, but this is my favorite. I've been told the initial instruments are a little too bold; I kinda think that's the point, but what do I know?
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witzelsucht said

veery nice

oldfolks2's avatar
A song that sort of wrote itself, quite quickly, wouldn't say it's a happy song, but sometimes you can't help what pops out. https://youtu.be/dXRczkBRPCk
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Colleen Dillon said

Not happy, indeed... but heartfelt. Life is way too short indeed. Love this one.

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(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here it is in all of its glory... THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!" I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…
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Colleen Dillon said

Wow! This one is sadness perfection. Your voice with its gravelly undertones - the perfect accompaniment to these lyrics. Mesmerizing. And on a side note.... Moonlighting!!!! Ahhhhhh I loved that show. So. Much. Sexual. Tension..... and funny too. Loved it!

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(Remastered 22/10/2021) I was asked (told?) to upload something happy. Hmmm, I thought. This will end well... So, a few days later, I was rehearsing a pleasant little thing I wrote several years ago that has a working title of "She Was…
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witzelsucht said

I'm going to play this a lot along with She was dead ... fantastic.

Andrew Russe's avatar
(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here it is in all of its glory... THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!" I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…
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A Beautiful Scene said

Hauntingly beautiful. Well done!

kmmfoo's avatar
So named because I overheard a conversation between two people, and one of them actually used this phrase. It was in Cambridge, if that matters.
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Andrew Russe said

I could favourite them all. But this one woke me up from the work I'm doing... And, it's got a "distinctive" title, of course.

Shed Sounds's avatar
It started off as a shimmery, summery canvas in my head but morphed into something very different from the middle 8 onwards. It was originally done at 100BPM but sounded a bit 'ploddy' and pedestrian so I beefed it up
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Shed Sounds said

Thanks @andrew! It took a long time (by my standards) to complete this and I think musically it tracks where my head was at various points in its development!

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(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here's the very latest from the broom-cupboard. I wrote it one dark night over 23 years ago. **** **All I Have To Do - A A J Russe** There isn’t much time to get this out You won’t hear me if I have to…
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kmmfoo said

Love the chord changes in the intro. Great hook.

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(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here it is in all of its glory... THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!" I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…
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slkrell said

Yup the same around here the haint remains when the body is gone. Its a bit hard to explain unless you are A Cherokee I liked your explanation for all of us to peek into your process. good on this

kmmfoo's avatar
From 2014.
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Andrew Russe said

Yep, followed. Looking forward to hearing more.

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Deep in the dungeons of the dusty archive. I mean, that's where Hopeless Romantics belong, no?
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Andrew Russe said

Oh yes... liking the tunes you make... and yes, this fits its title too.

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Now THAT'S what I call NEW AGE!
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Andrew Russe said

Catchy title dragged me in... LOVE IT!

Shed Sounds's avatar
It started off as a shimmery, summery canvas in my head but morphed into something very different from the middle 8 onwards. It was originally done at 100BPM but sounded a bit 'ploddy' and pedestrian so I beefed it up
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Andrew Russe said

Listened to this yesterday, but forgot to comment... working at home, eh?! ... anyways, I was listening to a track on another site just now, and it gave me the same open and fresh air feeling I thought remembered from this. Yep, as I remembered, but then this has some complex emotions too... Cool track.

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(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here it is in all of its glory... THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!" I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…
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Andrew Russe said

Don't usually comment on my own songs, but in case there's any confusion... YES Greg - there is no humour in the song at all, none intended, I feel it the same way as you... and I actually love it for that myself... it's what the song evolved into from a joke verse I wrote (In Tom Waits voice, Roger! hehe) ... But when I was first recording it, in my own voice, x years ago it was SO sad (and not in a "Bobby Goldsboro - Honey" good kind of way) that we decided to put it in the filing cabinet for a while!

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(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here it is in all of its glory... THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!" I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…
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Greg Connor said

Well done! The title is very inviting. I couldn’t help but listen. I never found the humor, but rather a poignant feeling of loss, eloquently described.

Andrew Russe's avatar
(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here it is in all of its glory... THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!" I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…
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oldfolks2 said

Love it Andrew, reminds me of a Young Tom Waites. And yes loved Moonlighting, and yes done the whole West Wing, was pondering should we watch it again .... yet ?

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I have so many mixed feelings and thoughts about everything. Expression transcends through music and creativity. Dark Cellar session.
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Andrew Russe said

A: I loved the title the moment I saw it. B: It rocks. C: I have a similar Dark Cellar (but it's on the 1st floor!)

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(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here it is in all of its glory... THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!" I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…
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A worship song for the times you feel hopelessly lost. V i Oh Lord I don't know what to do When I find myself, far away from you and every prayer always comes back to this I don't know what to do please pull me through and I 'm so tired…
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Guest said

Funny how much of a different message I hear listening to it during these times compared to the first time I heard you sing it! You are a talented soul- thank you for sharing your gifts!

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