One for the Rpm challenge poor old Reg he always has to run he has the fear of love ....will he ever be happy?
I gotta leave
Well I’ve been running from my love for you
Don’t ask me why I’m being stupid
Just seems…
Rachel & I went to see the new Bob Dylan movie "The complete unknown" last night of which I throughly enjoyed although Bob did come across as a bit of an arse at times. But anyway I was having a strum and thought I'd try and write a song in…
Another for the RPM
Reg starts to thinking about things...
Why did God give us thought?
Everyones afraid of the darkness
close your eyes you dissapear
Suddenly you are nothing but a voice
Syllables of sound a constant…
Another RPM
Reg starts to worry that he's forgetting his loved ones that have passed
Your memory fades
I can’t see your face no more in my mind
With my eyes closed your image starts to fade
I forgot your vioce how it…
Reg reckons he's found the essence of his problems if only he found that little bit of love earlier in life it would have all been different...... or would it ?
Little bit of love
I’ve been lost in this maze we call life
I…
Its been a while since I jammed with Norm so i've used his mile of sorrow and turned it into a Christmas song........Merry Christmas Norm .....
Christmas
it is here
Christmas
everywhere
On a moonlight drive with the midnight sun
The…
Its very windy here today i think that has something to do with the lyric ....
The Answer
the answer, they say is blowing out there in the breeze
Smoke from the burial fire will putyour soul at ease
The winds of change, the winds of…
Reg reckons he's found the essence of his problems if only he found that little bit of love earlier in life it would have all been different...... or would it ?
Little bit of love
I’ve been lost in this maze we call life
I…
Reg as gone introspective ..... too long looking in the mirror this morning while shaving and he started thinking not a good thing to do first thing in the morning....Thinking...i mean the sun wasn't even up!
It all started with a strum…
Have you ever had the Tuesday feeling? Reg has....
Tuesday feeling
The reflection staines the window not realising it’s already dead
it doesn’t understand why the thoughts it has are not in in itshead
it’s been…
Reg had a night on the tiles and ended up on the magic road luckily he got home again it all started with a strum on the guitar......
Out on the tiles
Well I got lost on the magic road
I Closed my eyes didn’t know where to…
I was watching a short documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcZJCLce1cY
on Peter Green and the LSD Party in Munich where the band members say Peter started to lose his mind...this song is loosely based on this...
Lost…
I downloaded the spitfire discover app its free and a lot of fun try it out here https://www.spitfireaudio.com/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover and now Reg has become an Apprentice composer/conductor
I downloaded the spitfire discover app its free and a lot of fun try it out here https://www.spitfireaudio.com/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover and now Reg has become an Apprentice composer/conductor
Well we had the election here in the UK, i heard on the radio it was something like 42 percent of the population, roughly 30 million of the supposed 70 million who live in the uk turned out and voted, {although wikipedia say 59 percent} the winners…
Well last night just as i was of to bed , there was a knock on the door of the cellar and it was John & George they had come for a sess and i mean who was i to deny them…..they'd heard of the Beatle fest from Elvis…he could never keep quiet…
Poor old Reg more bad news, it never rains but it pours......
All i want to do is go get high
Suddenly theres a chaos come to my mind
It’s like someones had it perfectly designed
I couldn’t answer how
I couldn’t answer why…
Poor old Reg is all at sea .....
Pray with a tear to the lord
You bang your head on the wall just to release some pain
You feel your senses light up like a match to butane
Feel the warmth of the terror in the release of control
Tell yourself…
Reg has fallen out of love again and written a song to his ex....she always thought she was right on everything and he wasn't so sure she was .....
Your the one who’s got to sleep through the night
You look in this mirror to finally see…
My mother died of alzheimer's four years ago now by the time she died her memories had all but gone and she had no knowledge of who I was but for fleeting moments when she would recognise me and squeeze my hand and I would hug her. This is a song…
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025**
Song number 08
Written 13th - 14th Feb
Demo recorded 15th Feb
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**The Best Of You - A A J Russe**
You’ve got a way with words
People seem to understand
People seem to want to know
Both what…
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025**
Song number 07
Written 12th Feb
Demo recorded 15th Feb
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Not really sure where this came from - but I find it REALLY comforting. That might not be how others hear it, but that's ok, songs get finished…
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025**
Song number 06
Written 9-11th Feb
Demo recorded 15th Feb
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You know how Jane-ites (Jane Austen fans) ask "What would Jane do?" for life guidance...?
Well, when it came to write this, I asked myself…
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025**
Song number 05
Written 8th Feb
Demo recorded 8th Feb
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I was writing this from about 1am this morning before I went to bed, then on and off in between takes on the demos of the previous three today…
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025**
Song number 04
Written 6th Feb
Demo recorded 8th Feb
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This was quite a quick write.
I was watching a film.
Someone said "No matter what the odds".
So I thought: what about a song called No…
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025**
Song number 03
Written 6th Feb
Demo recorded 8th Feb
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I started this one first but got stuck in the surrealism of the opening line (it was "He" originally). I really didn't want to give the suntan…
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025**
Song number 02
Written 3-5th Feb
Demo recorded 8th Feb
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I had most of it on the 3rd, but wanted a middle 8 (bridge).
Struggled a bit with energy and how busy I am at work...
I managed to write…
Honest Man
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I went down to the riverside
Way on down where the water's deep and wide
I stripped right down to my naked skin
I jumped in the river and hoped I'd learn to swim
Cause I knew the river would take me
or I'd learn
And whether I live…
Featuring Otis Maly on Organ.
Maybe it’s a trick of the light
The way your eyes shine at me
I don’t want to fight and I can’t take flight
Somethin’ tells me I’m gonna see
Just what spell you put on me
I can’t let you out of my sight…
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025**
Song number 01
Written Saturday-Sunday 1st-2nd February 2025
Written 1st-2nd Feb
Demo recorded 2nd Feb
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I wasn't gonna do this FAWM thing this year, but they sent me an email...
And then I wrote…
This is a recording from my i phone off my back deck at home in Mill Valley tonight. Everyone howls at 8 pm for 1 minute in solidarity for the healthcare providers during this pandemic with COVID 19. its been going on for over 2 weeks now…
Its been a while since I jammed with Norm so i've used his mile of sorrow and turned it into a Christmas song........Merry Christmas Norm .....
Christmas
it is here
Christmas
everywhere
On a moonlight drive with the midnight sun
The…
Sat having a couple of whiskies before going out sat intron of my iPad and the panning really messed with my head excellent I feel I. On my way down a dark corridor expecting some kind of horror but from which direction ?
Comments on thetworegs's stuff
It's good to hear old Reg again. I was gonna say "will he ever be happy?" ... and then I read the blurb lol
That works!! Pretty much nailed it. And it's got me into the mood to listen to the early Bob Dylan albums again.
another superb track love it ......cheers tony cee
great track reminds me of the style of the faces type track , great listen .....cheers tony cee
Nice. Very soulful.
Merry Christmas all x
great strings and tune , ......cheers tony cee
sounds great, love the vocals , superb lyrics ......cheers tony cee
great song love the vocals great work .......cheers tony cee
great track love it , cheers tony cee
superb great listen , love it great vocals ......cheers tony cee
Nice one. Big Peter Green fan here. I’ll check that video
This sounds like a Bond film!!!
that sounds great , love it .....cheers tony cee
love it great lyrics , smart work ......cheers tony cee
I came across this on my old mp3 player the other day, and I was loving it! 12 years later and still loving it.... LG
Good to write it out… Hope it helps and hope things get better
A real anthem!!
Truer words were never sung or spoken. Give you and her a huge hug.
What an incredible song. I’m sorry for your loss. Losing a parent is a terrible part of our lives.
Comments made by thetworegs
Nicely said… there’s always hope
I opened the box but I’m telling you now I can’t get the bloody lid back on ….a dark little beauty
Great lyrics …I just loved that fresh mint feeling
another beauty Andrew its coming on to be a great FAWM 2025
I swoon ...I think its a beauty as it is
I'm the one who made the mess ......
shame your not about when I'm coming home from the pub ......another good one Andrew
nice and clean love it ......love that line And whether "I live or die ain’t none of the river’s concern"
love your voice
I’m right there with you .. who knows how many more to come…. Lets hope at least a few more
It’s that could round here that should be what we’re hearing outside 😂
Merry Christmas all x
Niiiiiice!
Sat having a couple of whiskies before going out sat intron of my iPad and the panning really messed with my head excellent I feel I. On my way down a dark corridor expecting some kind of horror but from which direction ?
A rollicking good rocker
And another getting the ooh yeahs going
Yeah!
Excellent rocking track with a dark side
Don’t they always lol
Great production