I’m all for paying your dues
And getting what you deserve
And people say you’ll only get what you can bear
But it might be time
For people to find out
You only get so far on thoughts and prayers
People like to tell you
You’ve got it…
Verse 1
Morning keeps its promises
I don’t stop to question why
I stay ahead by staying busy
I don’t listen, I don’t try
I don’t ask it what it means
If I keep my hands in motion
I don’t hear what’s in between
Chorus
There’s a jar full…
Recorded and mixed (very quickly and sloppily) on the evening of 4/28/2023 for the “30 Day Songs” project. Everything was recorded on one take. The guitar is out of time at some places, vocals are pitchy and terrible. I wanted so much for this…
No apologies—that was awesome. Nailed the middle 8. Got the St. Denis lyric (I always wondered whether it was intelligible or not). The slower tempo evokes the heartache better than the original, and sweet baby Jesus was that falsetto great. The one take approach makes it immediate, like a text message, which is kinda what the song was built off. I’m touched. Thanks for a much-needed cheer-up.
The finished product! Oldest daughter shines!
We don't always see eye to eye
And there are some days I don't know how we get by
We spend so much time caught in the race
Gotta slow down the pace
When did the river get so wide
All I thought…
Everyday (Rock Remix)
“Everyday” written and recorded February 2021 for the 2021 RPM Challenge.
Re-recorded vocals and remixed December 2021.
Wilson Ng - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards.
Brian Wood - Vocals, Guitars.
Andy Samford - Guitars…
Bringing back a song from 2011 with a new twist. The song now has drums, bass, and an orchestral backend. This is hopefully part of a larger collection of me reworking older songs with orchestration.
Many thanks to Brian of A Beautiful Scene…
Brian wrote a song.
Wilsun covered it.
Wilsun gave me his Garageband file.
I teamed up with a robot orchestra and we made this.
Hopefully Brian and Wilsun will like it.
Wilsun's cover: https://alonetone.com/wng801/tracks/leave-me-alone…
Dance remix of “Alive” by Gary Fox off his 2021 RPM album Stardust.
Check out the original version here:
https://alonetone.com/garyfox8/playlists/stardust/alive
Dance remix of "Tonight" by Letter Seventeen off their 2021 RPM album Tonight.
Check out the original version here:
https://alonetone.com/letterseventeen/playlists/tonight-(rpm-2021)/tonight
Cover version of the song “Leave Me Alone pt. II” by the excellent A Beautiful Scene, off their 2021 RPM album A Long Night of Radio Drama.
https://alonetone.com/abeautifulscene/playlists/a-long-night-of-radio-drama/06-leave-me-alone-pt-ii…
Matt Ferrara doesn't get enough love around here. He's a brilliant arranger and lyricist and it's rare, if ever, that someone covers one of his songs. So I set out to correct that. As usual, it's faster than the original because, well, it's…
A blended cover of two separate Angie Fights Crime songs, joining the compilation group with my good friends from the #RPM Challenge. Recorded in 2016, I thought I would add it to the two other cover tracks in this profile from last year during…
Cover of one of my favourite RPMers. Tried to just make it different and have fun with it. This was definitely one of the stand out tunes this year. Didn't even want to touch it as a cover but I could not help myself. Hope Wilsun likes it…
Comments on Matt Ferrara's stuff
Thanks, Wilsun. All of the above lol
Love this... quite dramatic, melancholy, and maybe even nihilistic? Or is it dystopian?
So is this
It's called no good but really it is pretty good
Stunning. Really stunning gentlemen. You collab well with each other.
great energy
really dig the guitar bit at the end over the it ain't over's
dynamic vocal timbre
My ears are perking up at these tunes of yours, Matt. Lovin' that you don't hold back.
Nice work! Great feel and the lyrics are dead on point.
Catchy tune. Becoming a fan.
Good job. Drew me in.
Classic.
Didn’t feel that long actually
Very ambitious and atmospheric!
Epic, cohesive, and gripping. Just brilliant!
This sounds like an insane amount of work and pulled it off wonderfully! This is absolutely fantastic!
Hahahaha! :)
Wow... that's quite a trip. Well done.
Spectacular journey, my friend.
Comments made by Matt Ferrara
Thanks, Wilsun. All of the above lol
Whoa, really dig that tasty lead guitar tone there, Slowhand Backing vocals are great
Better bees than hornets! (says Dr. Positive) I like that... what, Oboe sound and Flute organ combo?
I like this one very much
No apologies—that was awesome. Nailed the middle 8. Got the St. Denis lyric (I always wondered whether it was intelligible or not). The slower tempo evokes the heartache better than the original, and sweet baby Jesus was that falsetto great. The one take approach makes it immediate, like a text message, which is kinda what the song was built off. I’m touched. Thanks for a much-needed cheer-up.
Great song. Lovely father-daughter harmonies. You’re a lucky man, Mr. Landry.
Boom! Loved it before and now it’s just ear sugar
Hell yeah!
Nice
Love this!
Now Entering Funkytown Population: You
Fantastic. Just fantastic!
This is AWESOME
Wow, I’m honored and really love the Cure vibes you brought into the outro!
When one of my favorites covers another one of my favorites
Love the song and this version!
Blended covers are the best! Wow. You picked two good AFC tunes, too.
Definitely not “mangled.” Far from it! Love how I can hear both your style and Wilsun’s
A cover of an awesome song by an awesome artist?! It’s like how ligers are part lion part tiger and still 100% awesome
Love this!