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This is a song about losing a friend. It was written after I attended her funeral. I am the type of artist given to bouts of self-examination, and this song is a result of one of those bouts.
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Well, here's a quick stripped-down version of a song that I wrote a couple of weeks ago and needed to record just to get it out of my head... Also my first crack at harmonizing with myself (kinda cool, but a bit weird for me to hear me singing…
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This is a song in two perspectives. It opens with a twinkling theme which moves throughout space. The first perspective is a man who is lost in a world of worry and has delusions of grandeur. He can't possibly get over the death of his father…
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I want stop this rendezvous
and start again without a word;
I think you must know the true
I´m a fish man blind falling...
For many years I breath the blue
trying to save me from the fang
always one step behind...
I scape every time…
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"Seven Shudders" is a one of those love songs with undertones of suicide, drug addiction, orgasm (seven shudders), as well as nature.
Hope you like it.
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Dead soldiers from the war (pick one) gather together for old times' sake, ideally at the local tavern in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Which may or may not put Sleepy Eye on the map ....
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The Government took away my dignity.
This was made in a basement.
December 2007
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Some kind of obscure metaphor for trying to kindle a fire in a downpour.
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This song goes all the way back to my roots of writing music mostly on acoustic guitar and recording/playing all the instruments myself. Also my first 'proper' recording in my new studio space. Thanks for listening!
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Awake me from my…
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Sticky, remember Homer guarding the Sugar, warm climate, plenty of yoghurt, let's not be guilty of indulgence. I have no idea what this means, you decide.
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Another little tune-sketch from your ever-incomplete but always searching friend, Quill.
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I like spaghetti metal better, but why not try some spaghetti hip hop?
:)
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Take me back to ole Virginia Lord, he's pluggin' in a mic.
I dig the cheesy Farfisa Rotary patch......
Here's a song to sing
a fairy tale
no mountain high
or oceans to sail
no darken nights
in the belly of a whale
no hammer's throne
or red…
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its 2am
its friday night
the room is dark
the music's right
she glances
she sits by your side
you fall for her
she does confide
another wasted summer night
another time it felt so right
she wraps you in her warm embrace
as you…
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Today I got an email about a lyric contest and the title had to be I WONDER...so I wrote this!
I WONDER by James Michael Taylor
I wonder, I wonder out loud
Why I wander under a cloud
A cloud with it's rain
It's lightning and pain…
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After Creation is an entry into the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame competition for flute and marimba duet. Unfortunately the entry was not accepted for performance but undeterred I present to you a performance of the score rendered by Garritan…
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I wrote this one after visiting my daughter in Daytona Beach and seeing all the homeless people ,I live in a small town in central NY I had never seen homeless people before it was a shock
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Dad wanted me to write him some funeral music. This is it. He's still alive at 91 and sings this song to himself and tears come to his eyes. I have a video of Dad and me singing a duet of this song.
EULOGY
He grew up in Clinton, Oklahoma…
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A beautiful song by our fellow Canadian Bruce Cockburn.
Guitars by Dave Berry
Vocals and Moog synth by Sandy Gritt
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here is my cover of a boy named bri's "some may say" from his 2011 RPM album. the original is here.
http://alonetone.com/boynamedbri/tracks/some-may-say
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Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with just the coolest tiny idea? perhaps a musical dream? these small pieces are just that,, tiny little musical notes that just seem to break into my normal musical day,, one take suff
think…
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when you wake up
and it feels like its further away
you get discouraged
could it have really gone unnoticed
what you're tryin to find
isn't so black or so white
it's more rooted in faith and less in fate
what you're tryin to find
isn't so gift…
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This dark reggae tune has been hanging around in my "works in progress" folder for a while, but I was finally inspired to complete it when I borrowed a guitar from my friend Joe. Thanks, Joe!
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Time for a little humor. I had my wisdom teeth pulled last year, and the pain was debilitating. When I got the right pain meds, I felt so much better that I wrote this song. Colin added his considerable vocal talents and his harmonica and brought…
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Improvisation is what I love, finding out about things (when there is a little time).
I also post the video where I have used it in. Hedgehogs were here last year in our garden, and now they start coming back from hibernation. Uk, the hedgehog…
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A song about a famous person who falls from stardom to nothing.
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These sounds are dedicated to the Mighty Eagle and its journey on the earth. Synthesizer, Drums and Native American Chanting.
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This song was conceived as a kind of prayer thanking the Almighty for having the wisdom of having me meet and marry such a wonderful woman. Colin Garvey added terrific vocals to take the song to an entirely higher level.
Thank you, Colin, and…
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Radio Edit of I JUST HAD SEX by AKON AND LONELY ISLAND as heard on Nova in Australia, with a slight extended intro, you can speak up to the lyrics of the song :)
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This is a semi dubstep. I am thinking about adding some lyrics to it.
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Reg has been philosophising about life tonight and this is his conclusion............
LIFE IS LIKE A WAVE
The body is the sea and life is the wave
Life is just like a wave
Life is just like a wave
Life is like a wave gaining power
Life is like…
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Lead & BG Vocals - Mimmo
Acoustic Guitars - Bill
Electric Guitar - Bobby
Bass - Preston
Drums - Bobby
"Strings" - Errol
Words & Music - Errol
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the girl with her piano
this land she's in
clothed in unfamiliarity
these colors blend, fade
and run out of hue
all light has changed
and turned into greyscale
tinted with every shade of blue
this room she's in
suddenly fills with…
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This is a kids song about putting on your socks. I wrote this for my son Owen
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A slower and perhaps dreamier version of the Simon and Garfunkel classic.
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An experiment with different mic's to use when playing live
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Just added my vocals to the bed track I have of this recorded several years ago. I know the original singer is MUCH better but because I do not have his contact details, I thought I'd try my own spin of this song.
Word & Music Errol Chugg…
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One night this lady, unbeknownst to me, on the verge of suicide, asked me to write a happy song for her. Instead of killing herself, she left her husband. Now she's married to someone else and is acting very happy, herself.
UPDATE: She killed…
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"Luna":
Ir, nunca volver al viento sur...
Ni dejar marcas de arena o rastros.
Yo estaré bien en la marea.
Luna, guía mis pasos
encauzados por lágrimas de mar.
Ir, nunca volver al viento sur, perfecto y frío
Surcaré grises cuerpos…
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spanish version, over the vocal melody created by Bethan Mathis :)
"Náufrago"
El barco "Vidas" ya zarpó, me alejó de la costa
llamada "Libertad" por otros.
En olas me acerqué a vagos horizontes
Mudando piel y corazón.
Pero el mundo…
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For a short clip of of a video of this:
https://vimeo.com/214337550/f68cc0c21b
This song made me a professional songwriter when George Sluizer, the director of THE VANISHING, put it in the movie by that name.
SWEET RAIN Key G
G…
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Again a miniature. I hope you like and/or enjoy.
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Mixing - Nick T
Lead and BV - Curtis Downey
Bass: Preston Miller
Drums - DigitalDrummer
Lead & Rythym Guitars - Nick T
Words & Music - Errol Chugg
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Trying, and failing, to get through the last Pink Floyd song that means something to me.
Sorry. ;(
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Recorded 1981
The Ulstafarians were a rock/reggae/R&B band from New Paltz, NY, USA in the early 1980s.
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Music & Vocals by Holger Bremer
Lyrics: Johnny Ace Williams
Arranged & mixed by Steffen Offermann
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This song was written and performed by Holger Bremer. My only role in it was the mix and master…
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that's second solo complete this is the final track of the album
Just a song
When you put it in perspective
Does it even really matter
It’s only just a song
It’s only just a song
When the sands of time have blown away
And everything is…
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This traditional Cuban rhythm is the well established "go-to" pattern for 4/4 songs. It is perhaps the most commonly heard conga pattern in 4/4 music. The bongo pattern that accompanies the congas is referred to as "martillo" (the hammer…
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(C) 2011 Royal T Music.
LET IT GO 032011 Key - G
I do a lot of walkin' so I find a lot of stuff
I fill my pockets up with bolts and nuts
Once upon a while I find a diamond in the ruff
But mostly dimes and nickels in the ruts…
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A light classical solo piano piece with a touch of humor.
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dub south style hip hop feat joesky and hood rich
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This started out as an acoustic piece that turned out kinda bluesy.
Inspired by current events.
Lyrics:
How many times
How many times
can I wake up in my sleep
How many times
can I walk until my feet are sore
How many times
can I freeze my…
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I think I wrote the music for this in, like, 2002. Then tweaked it bit by bit until I got around to finishing it in 2009 or so.
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Arrived early to band practice, started playing a bass riff, made something of it a few days later!
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Mondo, Hojo and GK Rockin' the Free World. Written and recorded in Hollywood California March 18, 2011. Peace and Love........
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Words - Steven Chugg
Music & Vocals - Errol Chugg
Guitars - Nod
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Sam did a great job on this song. Both the lead and backing vocals are hers. The song could use a little editing, but I thought you'd all like to hear it anyway.
Enjoy.
ER
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Recorded for RPM 2011 (http://rpmchallenge.com). Recorded in February 2011 in Tempe, AZ.
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Our lovely cat Minimini is such a nice cat. She loved to go outside with me in the snow. And so I had to make some music and video with her.
This was in January 2010
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This is a two guitar sketch I posted to Youtube a while back.
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instrumental written by michael mcguane (reliablebowmusic)
John Fuller : piano/synth
Michael McGuane : guitar
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this is the first track of my 1st solo album "flying solo" don't want to swamp the place with all mystuff so will upload them gradually
written on september the 3rd 2010 this is what i said about the song at the time.....
was saddened to hear…
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A kind of unshaped miniature, happily ended on 'A major'.
I hope you like and/or enjoy this little piece.
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Vocals: Tricia Dovidio
Lyrics: Tricia Dovidio
Composed by Tricia Dovidio
Guitars: Mike Woodford
Bass: Andy Gupta
Drums: Stephen Smith
Synthesizers: Steffen Offermann
Arranged & mixed by Steffen Offermann…
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A guy I know never shuts up long enough to listen to what I have to say. He is singing it, I'm playing it.
Love you Jim.
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For this one I went for a more honkey-tonk feel. I put away the electric guitars and let the old piano have the center of the stage.
ER
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Two ambient guitar tracks recorded independently and stick together. I broke my rule of not using distortion on a BL piece, for the first time, believe it or no.
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gave her the sandy gritt treatement.or maybe the ole catmandonk.
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The (mostly) true story of my friend DAVe and his quest to finish college.
You laid down the challenge
You said you want to hear a song about a donkey again
Well, I'm here to tell you
I have a little story about my friend
He put himself…
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