Love this - I'm sat at the back of an empty concert hall, wondering why the bottle is empty and why my head is spinning, and which way the night bus is... but it's ok cos there's a bloke on the stage playing the noises in my head.
Johnny pushed and shoved and heaved; it was no small accomplishment to have finally manoeuvered 'Joanna' to the edge of the sink-hole (known by local indigenous people as "Cyclops" and rumoured to be several hundred metres deep) - it was, indeed, a grand effort.
"Goodbye, Baby" Johnny whispered as one last push sent Joanna a-tumbling. And as she tumbled and bounced off the sides of old Cyclops, Johnny heard not a single tone - not an alone-tone, but several tones; several tones that slowly developed into a melody. Joanna, it seemed, would have the last laugh; 'don't forget me' she appeared to cry as the darkness enveloped her; as she dropped like a stone...
Hi Johnny,
I've been taken by this song. I hope you don't mind, I wrote some lyrics to go with it.
Adeline you’re the reason why
I greet the sun in the morning sky
You’re the reason that I’d walk a mile
Just to see your perfect smile
It’s just a feeling that I get from you
It’s everything that we’ve been through
I’m the most happy when I’m here with you
I only hope that you can feel it too
We’ll watch the stars together you and I
And when you say you love me I’ll reply
I can’t imagine what my life would be
If you weren’t here with me
Reaching out I hope you take my hand
We’ll make each day together something grand
Because I want to spend my life with you
Until our days are through
Adeline you’re the reason why
I greet the sun in the morning sky
Guitars, mandolin, keyboards, penny whistle: Doug Sparling
Arranger: Doug Sparling - 2005
Composer: Shaker Hymn
Old demo from the basement. I love this tune and someday I'll do it justice...
IIRC, I recorded and mixed this thing with a…
Something I did last year - A song about the crazy college days (Or Uni where applicable :) )
Bad Old Days
Everybody's drinking their wine
Driving slow and taking their time
Better off when I sip moonshine
Not rubbing alcohol 'cause I…
done in 2006. simple, keeping the objective of 'spaces' throughout the recording.
certainly not the most endearing song, but i like parts of it.
this song, among a few others (thisisntsomthingyoucancatch) were songs that i lost all my un…
It is my desire to free the inner child, to see like a child sees, to be in awe of my surroundings.
Wake up, little child, come out of hiding
I don't, i don't want to hurt you anymore
I want to see the world through your eyes.
I'm still getting around to re-upping everything I took down last October.... this is one of them, and if I recall correctly, this is the track that was the impetus for Paul & I to start collaborating. (Something I've been missing a lot…
The Wife is a self confessed “Not a morning personâ€.....
I am a morning person (well... Wake up happy person).... and so is the boy....
This causes some friction sometimes.... LOL!!!!!!!
We went to a church fate today... Was…
Wellll it's not really a mystery, it's a little Beatles remixing!! I've basically just mashed together Octopus's Garden and All My Lovin'.
Hope you like it!
toooons of fun makin it :)
why is the truth in such poor taste.
there will always be cons and marks,
never before so many cons are marks to themselves.
never before have we seen what is really under the crust of the earth. is life on this planet akin to a scab, building…
Cool sounds mate.
As for I wish I could change the world, I think it is a Ten Years After original. It is a nice melody that's why I just had to cover it.
Cheers.
turned on but muted
the light, the camera, the suicide
what drove you to the rafters?
wrist cut your dreams
wrist cut your dreams
a ghost who had it all, so it seemed
friends with the talking heads
the blond on the weather channel
held your…
turned on but muted
the light, the camera, the suicide
what drove you to the rafters?
wrist cut your dreams
wrist cut your dreams
a ghost who had it all, so it seemed
friends with the talking heads
the blond on the weather channel
held your…
turned on but muted
the light, the camera, the suicide
what drove you to the rafters?
wrist cut your dreams
wrist cut your dreams
a ghost who had it all, so it seemed
friends with the talking heads
the blond on the weather channel
held your…
Another song from the archive... Written about a friend who somehow seemed to come out of her general sad manner... Thoughts go back to a lunar eclipse when the girl I was standing next to to watch it (way back in college) disappeared from sight…
Another song from the archive... Written about a friend who somehow seemed to come out of her general sad manner... Thoughts go back to a lunar eclipse when the girl I was standing next to to watch it (way back in college) disappeared from sight…
Written: 2004
Composer: Doug Sparling
Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop.
Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop.
These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…
Written: 2004
Composer: Doug Sparling
Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop.
Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop.
These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…
Arranged: 2004
Arranger: Doug Sparling
I believe this is a traditional tune, but I'm not sure. I learned it from uilleann piper Seamus Ennis or Liam O'Flynn (or both).
Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop.
Piano music created at the command…
Written: 2004
Composer: Doug Sparling
Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop.
Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop.
These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…
Written: 2004
Composer: Doug Sparling
Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop.
Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop.
These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…
Comments on Johnny Stone's stuff
Enjoyed This!
Oh yes... I've been listening to the Allmans a lot recently. Nice one.
This is a classic! Love it! Want to sing along!!
Oh . . . I like this!
Love it!!
Someone's been listening to their Saturday Night Fever album!
Love this - I'm sat at the back of an empty concert hall, wondering why the bottle is empty and why my head is spinning, and which way the night bus is... but it's ok cos there's a bloke on the stage playing the noises in my head.
You got the magic Johnny!
Johnny pushed and shoved and heaved; it was no small accomplishment to have finally manoeuvered 'Joanna' to the edge of the sink-hole (known by local indigenous people as "Cyclops" and rumoured to be several hundred metres deep) - it was, indeed, a grand effort. "Goodbye, Baby" Johnny whispered as one last push sent Joanna a-tumbling. And as she tumbled and bounced off the sides of old Cyclops, Johnny heard not a single tone - not an alone-tone, but several tones; several tones that slowly developed into a melody. Joanna, it seemed, would have the last laugh; 'don't forget me' she appeared to cry as the darkness enveloped her; as she dropped like a stone...
tinkle them keys.... sounds great!
Have always loved this tune - great version!
Good Stuff! A twist on a classic!
Lovely stuff there!
..agree with Greg - also made me think of a possible James Bond theme song..
I suppose you meant 'Fifth'. A cross between Beethoven's celebrated disco period and "Knightrider".
Pretty
Hi Johnny, I've been taken by this song. I hope you don't mind, I wrote some lyrics to go with it. Adeline you’re the reason why I greet the sun in the morning sky You’re the reason that I’d walk a mile Just to see your perfect smile It’s just a feeling that I get from you It’s everything that we’ve been through I’m the most happy when I’m here with you I only hope that you can feel it too We’ll watch the stars together you and I And when you say you love me I’ll reply I can’t imagine what my life would be If you weren’t here with me Reaching out I hope you take my hand We’ll make each day together something grand Because I want to spend my life with you Until our days are through Adeline you’re the reason why I greet the sun in the morning sky
Nice one John, I played along
V E R Y P R E T T Y
This has the soul of a great romance song.
Comments made by Johnny Stone
Beautiful mate great sound.
An all round great track mate very cool. Dig it very much.
Nice mate. Great vocals.
Nice one mate dig it.
Nice one mate.
This is brilliant mate. Keep putting them up mate. You missed collaborating and we missed your tunes. Cheers.
Nice one mate very cool piano.
Top track mate dig it very much.
Nicely done mate very cool.
Cool sounds mate. As for I wish I could change the world, I think it is a Ten Years After original. It is a nice melody that's why I just had to cover it. Cheers.
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful Brilliant.
Nice one Keith This is a great track mate.
Nice one Keith This is a great track mate.
This is very good Doug.
Great track mate I am digging these very much.
Beautiful mate.
Great stuff mate I have no idea what the tech stuff is but the result is great.
That's very cool Doug