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This is a bonus track of sorts for the mock EP It takes a village. I had the verse chord chages around for many years but just until last week the song and lyrics came together really quickly. I thought I heard a band arrangement originally but…
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Sitting around in my shop a couple of days ago with the Goodall and the Zoom H4N. First time I've really messed with using the internal mics on the H4N in multitrack mode
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Lyrics:
Everyone is Irish on St Patrick’s Day
C Everyone is Irish on St Patrick’s Day
Cause F it’s the only Irish thing to C do
A F twinkle in the eye of every C I Em rish Am man
Will D leave you with a better point of G view
C Everyone is…
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Inspired by a perfect morning watching the Sun come up over Lake Superior.
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Lyrics and Chords:
Winter Solstice
Written by Greg Connor
When the G days are short, and the C evening’s so D long
And the C wind is D shaking the G trees
When the cold snow crunches C beneath your D feet
And your C cheeks are D…
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Thru this together this morning. A lil Jimi tribute before I change these strings.
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Inspired by those “music everyday” iphone commercials.
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Got a guitar for my birthday... I have been trying to learn how to play it. This is a cover of an old Smiths song I tried to tackle for Lesson 10 "Finger Picking."
12.10.2013: rerecorded at slightly faster tempo; added small amount of distortion…
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#RPM Challenge 2013#
Wake up in the morning, I’m still in my cloths
I got one eye open but the other wont go
Barely can remember the night before
Except for how you threw me out the door
Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey
I think I’m in trouble again…
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This song is inspired by the struggles currently going on in Syria....here are the lyrics:
Out in the streets, an awakening has begun
You brandish posters, they point a gun
Scrawled on the pavement with blood and tears
Says we the people…
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Hey all, which Greed version do you prefer? :)
Lead guitar, organ, and drums added by Vic Lyn. He did a great job - extremely talented and insightful with music. Thanks so much, Vic. (Check out Vic's website: www.avlstudios.com
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Written & Recorded: July 1-2, 2011
DADGAD
First time I've picked up a guitar since February. Still not feeling it, though...
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Steve Krell (SLKrell) and I have been feuding over the same girlfriend for a while now. In fact, there are several songs about her on Alonetone. Here is the latest in the story:
SLKrell says it’s a drag
Rosie made him pack his bag
Always…
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I've been teasing Steve (SLKrell) about Rose, from Las Cruces Nevada, ever since he wrote a song about her for Valentines Day a few years ago.
Rosie is a figment of our imagination. I wrote a song about stealing her away from Steve:
http…
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Celebrating a lifetime of music
Terry Brown / TerrySongs http://alonetone.com/terrysongs/tracks
** I originally recorded this with a drum track, borrowed from another alonetone member, but the creator of the track never responded to my…
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Bob Dylan tune, but this is the George Harrison version.
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I Can't Seem To Find My Way Home
Featuring Norm on Percussion Track: "Pilón For A New Son"
http://alonetone.com/norm/tracks/piln-for-a-new-son
Lyrics:
Searching for something
I wonder and roam
Hoping the truth
Soon will be shown…
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#RPM Challenge 2013#
Written for Robert Palomo, who probably endures more winter than any of us. Check out Robert's Music:
http://alonetone.com/1rubanjoguy/tracks
Flowers Under The Snow - Written By Greg Connor
These G late winter…
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This one is from 2013's RPM Christmas Challenge. I imagined a few Irish friends helping out with this one. ;)
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Baby can you here the thunder tonite?
Baby can you here the rain coming down, down?
Lately Ive been dreaming of you lying next to me and I realise your gone
And I cant seem to find
A way to stop these tears, from bleeding out this heart of…
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Unfinished rough draft from March 2012.
I envisioned a series of quick solos in the instrumental section — an aural equivalent of "seeing the sights."
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It Regs birthday tomorrow and he's in party mood already getting it on in the cellar....with James and the crew....ooooh yeahhhh!!!!!!
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"The Bridge" was written for the 100 year celebration of the Ariel Lift Bridge in Duluth MN.
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"Hey Motorman" was written for the 100 year celebration of the Ariel Lift Bridge.
The bridge was originally built in 1907 with a gondola that went from side to side carrying passengers and vehicles. It was later replaced with a lift system.
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What can I say? I just always feel this way this time of year. Done with the Goodall fitted with a Sunrise pickup and the usual toys and loopers.
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An attempt at carnival shoegaze. Yes, Violet, it's a freakout.
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A loving ballad for loving lovers everywhere of all sexy ages.
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#RPM Challenge 2013#
Oh it caught me by surprise
I Looked into your pretty eyes
Nothing more than a simple kiss
And a moment like this
We don’t need no fancy cars
Diamond Rings that shine like stars
You never really asked for more
Than moments…
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I was passing by a darkened church this evening, as the wind danced through the trees, looking though the a window, i noticed a single candle lit, flickering on the alter step, casting a shadow within.. as i pressed an ear to the dusty glass…
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Feel the wind in my sails
Heading toward a brighter day
No more dark, dead end trails
Looks like sunshine all the way
Aint no stopping me now
Been a long time in the darkness
Bangin round where I can’t see
Smell the fresh air through the window…
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Messin' about in Open G tuning & this popped out. Actually, as I tune all my guitar's half a note down I suppose it's in Open Gb !?!?! Do that exist !!! Any way, hope you enjoy it.
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Musical piece about the fairy adventures of toys on and around the Christmas tree, and all that.
For us, the boring adults realists, such a story is ridiculous, but not for them - for children who listen to tales with bated breath. For them…
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Of course something a little different,a mixing experiment. Don't touch that dial!!
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A VERY rough live recording. Posting mainly for archival reasons.
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A little ditty that came out of playing with the new step sequencer function recently added to the Ableton Push.
Additional processing provided by some Nomad Factory plugins I recently picked up. See here for more info:
http://www.dontcrack…
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I hardly ever cover songs, so this one was really fun to record. What a great little ditty, Macca!
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A very Merry Christmas to you all ....Thanks for listening...i got me a cry baby she's still not tamed but a lot of fun so i had too try her out and this is the outcome.. hope you enjoy!!
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Have fun and remember to practice safe shamanism.
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All sounds on the track are made with Synplant (from Sonic Charge).
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Just me and my acoustic.
I've just learned how to record both at the same time.
I didn't know this song the day before this recording.
It was done in one take, with dodgy guitar playing, wrong lyrics and sore throat :)
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This was the first time I ever tried doing a Christmas song (December 2008), so I figured I would do one in an older style, with psychedelic tinges. I added some Dickensesque material to the front, complete with old radio show style sound effects…
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From 2011... If the Beatles did a Christmas song. I decided to have some fun with the intro, sort of a 1940's sound and then...off we go! Then some Christmas psychedelia at the end. Ear candy, I suppose. ;)
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Remastered using Ozone 5 Mastering Software,
Thanks to Robert Palomo and his new software. *Thanks Robert*
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No Idea where this one came from . . . .
Gone
I left you a note on your pillow
You will…
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Have some fun, dance a little, dance some more.
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She had a beer and I drank water
Rectangle pizzas cut in quarters
But to me none of that mattered
She was the Woman At The Well
We ordered appetizers
Four bucks apiece it's Happy Hour
I couldn't take my eyes off her
I drove the car. She…
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Our contribution to the 2012 RPM Holiday Challenge
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My contribution to the 2011 RPM Holiday Challenge.
I want to be your Santa's elf
I want to build your toys
I want to be the one who makes
Presents for the girls and boys
I want to slide down your…
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my entry into the 2008 Sidedown Christmas challenge.
I tried the original Mel Torme chords and version and it just didn't fit for me, so i came up with my own chords and arrangement.
this was done around the same time as g=gone so it's a…
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Here's a little ditty about riding a Harley. I wrote it to play with a group called "the Roaming Coyote's" I just re-tubed a 1975 Hiwatt Custom 50 and tracked the guitars straight amp using a Wolfgang
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A stripped down version.......
My Baby forgot she love me (Lyrics)
i been living this fantasy life
i’ve been living it most of my life
i know that things just ain’t right
when my baby don’t love me at night
ooh my baby say she forgot she…
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How you gonna sleep when you're never sound?
How you gonna keep you fever down?
Your an eyeful
How you gonna walk when you never run?
Chip off the block your father's son
You're an eye sore
And I wonder if I'll bend under
The weight of…
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Here is a little love song about drinking Tequila featuring the one and only Chuck Jackson of Downchild on Harmonica!
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An afternoon playing with some pads and heavily treated guitars led to this Hammock-esque piece.
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Now this is in Open G !!!! An old song re-jigged.
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Inspired by the local Farmers Market in my community.
YouTube video is attached.
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The best songs always have an element of truth in them.
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Written for a song challenge to bring awareness to the flooding this past Spring in Australia.
The song was required to have the phrase "water is rising".
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Dedicated to the pastime of watching birds.
YouTube video attached:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_x2C-uq4M&t=30s
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Recorded at the V.I.P. Pizza & Pub in Superior Wisconsin
7-23-11.
Two Original Songs:
1. Mini Van
2. Hey Motorman
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In memory of my cousin Mike, nicknamed Shovel Head, because of the Harley Davidson Shovel Head motorcycle he drove.
Lyrics
I can feel the wind blow
Lean into that winding road
Setting Sun against my skin
Shift into that high gear
Get…
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Lyrics:
Crazy people, wander round all night
Looking toward the Heavens
At little specs of light
Dragging round their telescopes
And Binoculars
All the tools they need to gaze among the stars
Crazy people, look at what they do…
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Bottle Neck Fender Stratocaster
and Fender Jazz Bass
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Cry of Love
Cry of love, heard in the meadow
Watching the wind blow
With love in the air
Cry of love, answered by another
Who courts the same lovers
With sounds of despair
Cry of love, heard in the daylight
Still crying…
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Trading Smiles
Trading smiles on a cloudy day
Wish good fortune come your way
A passing glance, I’m on my way
Trading smiles
Courtesy seems all but gone
No idea what went wrong
For most of us, it’s been too long
Trading…
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Wasting Time // a Collaboration with Steve Krell
Steve Krell - Electric Guitar Magic
http://alonetone.com/slkrell
Greg Connor - Guitar, Harmonica, Bass
Lyrics & Chords
Wasting Time
Capo II and play in A
G It’s a C medley of G changes…
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Original song using:
Martin 12 String Guitar
Gibson J 200 Guitar
Deering Senator Open Back Banjo
Gibson SG Bass Guitar
Lyrics:
Tonight - Written by Greg Connor
The wind is blowing hard tonight
The moon and stars are shining…
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New Computer - Just testing to see if everything works
Lyrics:
One kiss leads to another
Down the road we go
In each other’s arms
Love struck, drive me crazy
Hoping that you recognize
My charms
One kiss leads to love
One kiss…
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In memory of my Friend who was bigger than life, and an ego the size of Lake Superior.
Lyrics:
High stepping, loud talking
Crazy S.O.B.
A self proclaimed ladies man
That know one else could see
I wish I would have had the chance
To…
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Written by Greg Connor
Lyrics:
River run away with me
I got my paddle in my hand
Take me far away from here
Take me to the sea
Take me somewhere I don’t know
Take me where the water goes
Start out fast, then go slow
Closer to the…
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Sometimes it comes down to the simple pleasures of life.
Written by Greg Connor
Lyrics:
Hop into my Lincoln Continental
Head on down to the greasy spoon
Table or booth is inconsequential
Long as I can find some room
Waitress coming with a…
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Something I found in the bottom of the drawer. Recorded in September 2009.
Classical Guitar, Irish Whistle & Echo Harp Harmonica
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Written By Greg Connor
Lyrics:
I’m just about as lucky as a man can be
I got the voice of an angel that’s guiding me
Once in a while I don’t hear a sound
That’s when I know I’m going all the way down
I remember those times I lost my…
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Written by Greg Connor
Lyrics:
Mini Van
I’m driving my Mini Van around
I’m driving it everywhere in town
I’m driving my Mini Van
Try to catch me if you can
I’m driving my Mini Van around
Seems Like I can always catch the eye…
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Featuring Norm Harris on Percussion
http://alonetone.com/norm
Norm is playing his piece:
"Groove For All Hallows"
http://alonetone.com/norm/tracks/groove-for-all-hallows
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Instruments: Martin J-40 Guitar, Gibson SG Bass, and Dulcimer for Lead Break.
This was the last of 10 songs written for the RPM Challenge 2012.
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My contribution to the "Spring Time" songs posted on the Forum.
http://alonetone.com/forums/making-music/topics/spring-time
Lyrics:
Spring time comes, the Robins sing
And love is in the air
Rain falls down, the flowers bloom
Romance…
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Lyrics:
You think you know what you’re talking about
You get your way when you scream and shout
Look all around, you’ll find someone to blame
I’m just a pawn in your little game
I thought you were special, that was my mistake
You thought…
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It's fun to buy a new toy once in a while. This is the first attempt at using my new Line 6 POD Guitar Effects.
Lyrics:
Here you come, my sweet baby
Don’t know why you drive me crazy
I’m crazy, in love with you
And it’s been a long long…
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This is Mark's First adventure into Song Writing
Big Legged Woman -- Written by Mark Imsdahl
Mark's alonetone site: http://alonetone.com/imsdahl
Mark Imsdahl -- Harmonica
Greg Connor -- Dobro
Here is Ron Rouch's version of Mark…
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Lyrics:
After the Sun goes down
Lay in bed no sleep to be found
And the shadows dance on walls
After the Sun goes down
Just a reflecting time
The clock just seems to unwind
The silence gets so loud
Just a reflecting time
It won…
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With My Sister Kathy Bores
Last Waltz Of The Evening
The last waltz of the evening
Last dance of the night
I’m making the most of each beat of my heart
Music plays and I’m holding you so tight
Hard to see it come to an end
But it’s going to…
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I just bought a new Gibson SG Standard guitar with P90 pickups. I bought it after listening to Steve Krell's Gibson Gold Top with P90's.
Here is my first recording with the guitar.
Lyrics:
Sitting in my living room
Sunlight will be fading…
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I don't know why . . . it just came out this way.
I'm using a new Line 6 M13 pedal board and experimenting a little.
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#RPM Challenge 2013#
I was standing behind an elderly couple in the grocery store checkout line last week.
The cashier told them that someone had donated $100 toward their groceries. $100 had already been paid toward their $121 grocery…
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#RPM Challenge 2013#
I’m a lucky boy
I’m filled with joy
I got angels guiding me
Happens every time
I don’t walk that line
Seems to work out splendidly
Stop and look around
I’m the luckiest boy in town
Ain’t no better can be found…
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#RPM Challenge 2013#
"Under Watchful Eyes" is my 10th song for the RPM Challenge 2013. Thank you for taking the time to listen.
The adjoining video was filmed February 6, 2013 along the Mississippi River near Red Wing Minnesota (approximately…
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Thanks to Roger Harris for the idea!
Here are pictures of Minnesota in Spring 2013. Music provided by Steve Krell - CANYON THAW.
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Where did this song come from?
Let's blame Steve Krell for introducing the outlaw, misfits of society theme.
It was just a laps of judgment
I should have thought it through
I swung and then I hit him
And I did it all for you
He…
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TRUE STORY
Here comes Ernest he say how you want your eggs
Don’t matter what you say to me, don’t care how much you beg
This here is my damn place and you are just a passing through
You’re lucky just to be alive cause I don’t care about…
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Just checking to see if the Kazoo is playing in tune.
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