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Other versions can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/sets/let-me-tell-you-a-story-open]]>
Other versions can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/sets/let-me-tell-you-a-story-open]]> 1516420 no no Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:53:28 +0200 2017-08-23T00:53:28+02:00 4:02 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/even-in-a-mirror/
You told me all your truths
Hid me not one tear
From this kettle-steamed envelope

I heard all your indiscretions
Searched through
All your heart’s possessions
But not found me
Even in a mirror...

You told me all your truths
Hid me not one tear
From this kettle-steamed envelope

Running through the house
Ripping up cushions
Pulling up boards
Punching holes in walls
Ripping out pictures
Breaking drawers
And I've not found me
I've not found me
Even in a mirror...

I heard all your indiscretions
Searched through
All your heart’s possessions
But not found me
Even in a mirror
Even in a mirror...

© Phil McWalter August 2017]]>
You told me all your truths
Hid me not one tear
From this kettle-steamed envelope

I heard all your indiscretions
Searched through
All your heart’s possessions
But not found me
Even in a mirror...

You told me all your truths
Hid me not one tear
From this kettle-steamed envelope

Running through the house
Ripping up cushions
Pulling up boards
Punching holes in walls
Ripping out pictures
Breaking drawers
And I've not found me
I've not found me
Even in a mirror...

I heard all your indiscretions
Searched through
All your heart’s possessions
But not found me
Even in a mirror
Even in a mirror...

© Phil McWalter August 2017]]> 1505982 no no Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:05:41 +0200 2017-08-17T17:05:41+02:00 2:36 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/shining-down-alfonso-llorente-sardiphil-mcwalter/
Alfonso Llorente Sardi @abogllm: Bass, drums, guitars, bed
Phil McWalter @phil-mcwalter: Vocals, lyrics, steel guitar, organ, production

Shining Down

Don’t tell me what you want it to be
Because I heard it like it is
Angels shining down on me
Angels shining down on you
Don’t tell me what you want it to be
Because I heard it like it is
Angels shining down on me
Angels shining down on you

I don’t wanna play the way you play my friend

Don’t tell me what you want it to be
Because I heard it like it is
Angels shining down on me
Angels shining down on you

I don’t wanna play the way you play my friend (Don't tell me what you want it to be)

Angels
Shining down
Angels

© Phil McWalter August 2017]]>
Alfonso Llorente Sardi @abogllm: Bass, drums, guitars, bed
Phil McWalter @phil-mcwalter: Vocals, lyrics, steel guitar, organ, production

Shining Down

Don’t tell me what you want it to be
Because I heard it like it is
Angels shining down on me
Angels shining down on you
Don’t tell me what you want it to be
Because I heard it like it is
Angels shining down on me
Angels shining down on you

I don’t wanna play the way you play my friend

Don’t tell me what you want it to be
Because I heard it like it is
Angels shining down on me
Angels shining down on you

I don’t wanna play the way you play my friend (Don't tell me what you want it to be)

Angels
Shining down
Angels

© Phil McWalter August 2017]]> 1478471 no no Tue, 01 Aug 2017 23:33:40 +0200 2017-08-01T23:33:40+02:00 4:21 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/eyes-closed/
Eyes closed, eyes closed...

Drifting
Across the lake
In the old wooden rowing boat

Eyes closed
Smell the life
Sleep in the same dream as me

Don’t risk an eye, for a while
Trout are showing, mayfly blowing
And you’re all here with me
In this holy day of peace
We listen to the busy quiet and
Hear the distant church bell

Eyes closed, eyes closed...

© Phil McWalter - July 2017

Thanks to Rick Medlock @Rick-4-1 on drums who really understood.

[Bird song from my sample https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/bird-song-by-the-wye-river-downloadable-free-sample]]]>
Eyes closed, eyes closed...

Drifting
Across the lake
In the old wooden rowing boat

Eyes closed
Smell the life
Sleep in the same dream as me

Don’t risk an eye, for a while
Trout are showing, mayfly blowing
And you’re all here with me
In this holy day of peace
We listen to the busy quiet and
Hear the distant church bell

Eyes closed, eyes closed...

© Phil McWalter - July 2017

Thanks to Rick Medlock @Rick-4-1 on drums who really understood.

[Bird song from my sample https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/bird-song-by-the-wye-river-downloadable-free-sample]]]> 1478474 no no Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:10:40 +0200 2017-07-22T22:10:40+02:00 6:30 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/the-old-dirt-road/
The Old Dirt Road

[To tell the story of the dirt road trail
It ain't for the weak and it ain't for the frail
It goes past the graveyard, heads straight out of town
Well I'll tell you the story, I'm heading on down
I'm cursed to travel and replay the tale
To warn other travellers but it aint worth jack
It's the dirt road lesson; you start over again
It circles around and bites your back
There isn't a switch that turns this band down
You get through the chorus and we're in the next town]

You sleep for a moment, you sleep for a week
Another day searching for the peace that you seek
A little of the dust slides off your boots with each step
A little more dust sticks to the back of your neck
The distant horizon runs further away
The fields and the mountains are all just bare clay
In the crackle of a fire you hear the words that you sought
A deal with the Devil for that lost dirt road chord
It's a hell of a ringer, it resolves everything
But the price that you're paying surely carries a sting

Seven miles down the old dirt road
Seven miles (more) and you’re still unbowed
Seven miles with a heavy load
Heaven smiles but it aint never told: (/but it's been foretold)
Save your soul
Save your soul
Save your soles for the old dirt, the old dirt road

[Sing it loud, let everyone hear
The crunch of the lonely on the old dirt road]

Cool drums @Rick-4-1
All other instruments, vocals, production @Phil-McWalter
[Additional BGV's and B-3 Hammond organ added 13.07.17]

© June 2017 Phil McWalter]]>
The Old Dirt Road

[To tell the story of the dirt road trail
It ain't for the weak and it ain't for the frail
It goes past the graveyard, heads straight out of town
Well I'll tell you the story, I'm heading on down
I'm cursed to travel and replay the tale
To warn other travellers but it aint worth jack
It's the dirt road lesson; you start over again
It circles around and bites your back
There isn't a switch that turns this band down
You get through the chorus and we're in the next town]

You sleep for a moment, you sleep for a week
Another day searching for the peace that you seek
A little of the dust slides off your boots with each step
A little more dust sticks to the back of your neck
The distant horizon runs further away
The fields and the mountains are all just bare clay
In the crackle of a fire you hear the words that you sought
A deal with the Devil for that lost dirt road chord
It's a hell of a ringer, it resolves everything
But the price that you're paying surely carries a sting

Seven miles down the old dirt road
Seven miles (more) and you’re still unbowed
Seven miles with a heavy load
Heaven smiles but it aint never told: (/but it's been foretold)
Save your soul
Save your soul
Save your soles for the old dirt, the old dirt road

[Sing it loud, let everyone hear
The crunch of the lonely on the old dirt road]

Cool drums @Rick-4-1
All other instruments, vocals, production @Phil-McWalter
[Additional BGV's and B-3 Hammond organ added 13.07.17]

© June 2017 Phil McWalter]]> 1478478 no no Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:35:40 +0200 2017-06-23T22:35:40+02:00 3:31 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/three-guitars-and-a-drone-ver-ii-free-meditative-download/
Everyone that has listened to the strange song in its entirety has found their perception of reality has increased: When they re-open their eyes time has moved forward by at least 12 minutes... (sometimes much longer periods pass! ;-))

Free download]]>
Everyone that has listened to the strange song in its entirety has found their perception of reality has increased: When they re-open their eyes time has moved forward by at least 12 minutes... (sometimes much longer periods pass! ;-))

Free download]]> 1478479 no no Sun, 11 Jun 2017 22:34:43 +0200 2017-06-11T22:34:43+02:00 12:17 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/phil-rick-just-blowing-on-some-stanley/
@Phil-McWalter: Guitar & Bass
@Rick-4-1 : Drums

Boys just letting off some steam...]]>
@Phil-McWalter: Guitar & Bass
@Rick-4-1 : Drums

Boys just letting off some steam...]]> 1478482 no no Fri, 26 May 2017 16:45:58 +0200 2017-05-26T16:45:58+02:00 2:06 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/a-perfectly-good-guitar-has-no-songs-in-it-ft-tony-bluestone-on-vocals/ @Rick-4-1: Percussion
@Phil-McWalter: The other stuff... including plugging my heart into the empty guitar ;-)

I have been knocked out by the amazing input from Tony and Rick on this song of mine. This was a really productive collaboration with creative notes coming in on each refining mix until we all signed it off! As to the talent poured into this song of mine from these guys, well I can't say thank you enough... @Phil-McWalter.

A Perfectly Good Guitar Has No Songs In It

A perfectly good guitar has no songs in it
Unless you rub it with alcohol fire against the edge of the night
Oh you'll get no sleep, you'll get no rest, once you've woken it up...
We'll hear you cry with pain

Oh once your hands are bloody and the thing is plugged into your heart
You'll never sleep again and the morning brings no peace
You just have to play

Play on…

Well only love
Slows down the song
It’s only love

Play on...
A perfectly good guitar has no songs in it and it's plugged into your heart... play on!

© Phil McWalter Jan 2017
80 BPM A Minor

These are the links to Tony's and also Rick's posts - please do leave them a comment too:
https://soundcloud.com/tonybluestone/a-perfectly-good-guitar-has-no-songs-in-it
https://soundcloud.com/rick-4-1/a-perfectly-good-guitar-has-no-songs-in-it-ft-tony-bluestone-on-vocals-and-rick-medlock-on-drums]]> @Rick-4-1: Percussion
@Phil-McWalter: The other stuff... including plugging my heart into the empty guitar ;-)

I have been knocked out by the amazing input from Tony and Rick on this song of mine. This was a really productive collaboration with creative notes coming in on each refining mix until we all signed it off! As to the talent poured into this song of mine from these guys, well I can't say thank you enough... @Phil-McWalter.

A Perfectly Good Guitar Has No Songs In It

A perfectly good guitar has no songs in it
Unless you rub it with alcohol fire against the edge of the night
Oh you'll get no sleep, you'll get no rest, once you've woken it up...
We'll hear you cry with pain

Oh once your hands are bloody and the thing is plugged into your heart
You'll never sleep again and the morning brings no peace
You just have to play

Play on…

Well only love
Slows down the song
It’s only love

Play on...
A perfectly good guitar has no songs in it and it's plugged into your heart... play on!

© Phil McWalter Jan 2017
80 BPM A Minor

These are the links to Tony's and also Rick's posts - please do leave them a comment too:
https://soundcloud.com/tonybluestone/a-perfectly-good-guitar-has-no-songs-in-it
https://soundcloud.com/rick-4-1/a-perfectly-good-guitar-has-no-songs-in-it-ft-tony-bluestone-on-vocals-and-rick-medlock-on-drums]]> 1478483 no no Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:56:45 +0200 2017-04-27T22:56:45+02:00 5:27 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/some-kinda-voodoo-chile/
Some Kinda Voodoo Chile

Well the wind dropped just for a moment, the whole scene went kinda still
The guy on the sidewalk picking pockets turned and looked at me and whispered “what the hell you doing man?”
I looked blank and showed him the palms of my hands, nothing up my sleeves...
He said "there’s something different ‘bout you...
You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda voodoo chile?"
And then he ran just as the storm kicked in…

Well the birds were blotting out the sky with amazing patterns ‘gainst the darkening clouds
Everyone stopped to watch, I cried aloud “Lord, my train is coming“ and as the engine thundered in, the birds dropped out of the sky
And the porter said "there’s something different ‘bout you...
You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda voodoo chile?"
And then they all flew just as the storm kicked in…

You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda voodoo chile?

I was wandering through the desert with a girl I had just met
When the lightning hit a joshua tree ‘bout three feet to my left
I kept on singing my love song, pretended I hadn’t heard
But a voice came out of the dark clouds above and rumbled "there’s something different ‘bout you
You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda..."

(And so we ran just as the storm kicked in…)

Written, Performed & Produced:
©Phil McWalter March 2017]]>
Some Kinda Voodoo Chile

Well the wind dropped just for a moment, the whole scene went kinda still
The guy on the sidewalk picking pockets turned and looked at me and whispered “what the hell you doing man?”
I looked blank and showed him the palms of my hands, nothing up my sleeves...
He said "there’s something different ‘bout you...
You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda voodoo chile?"
And then he ran just as the storm kicked in…

Well the birds were blotting out the sky with amazing patterns ‘gainst the darkening clouds
Everyone stopped to watch, I cried aloud “Lord, my train is coming“ and as the engine thundered in, the birds dropped out of the sky
And the porter said "there’s something different ‘bout you...
You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda voodoo chile?"
And then they all flew just as the storm kicked in…

You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda voodoo chile?

I was wandering through the desert with a girl I had just met
When the lightning hit a joshua tree ‘bout three feet to my left
I kept on singing my love song, pretended I hadn’t heard
But a voice came out of the dark clouds above and rumbled "there’s something different ‘bout you
You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda voodoo chile?
You some kinda..."

(And so we ran just as the storm kicked in…)

Written, Performed & Produced:
©Phil McWalter March 2017]]> 1478484 no no Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:23:16 +0200 2017-04-05T13:23:16+02:00 3:12 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/do-you-know-what-i-mean-private-viewing/ 1478485 no no Wed, 29 Mar 2017 02:57:09 +0200 2017-03-29T02:57:09+02:00 4:42 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/you-know-what-i-mean-ft-hans-cloudersfor-on-guitars/
June 2017: I received an email from Hans after he left SC, all is well, he is just considering his next musical move(s)... :-)))

Private viewing available here: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/do-you-know-what-i-mean-private-viewing]]>
June 2017: I received an email from Hans after he left SC, all is well, he is just considering his next musical move(s)... :-)))

Private viewing available here: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/do-you-know-what-i-mean-private-viewing]]> 1478486 no no Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:34:16 +0200 2017-03-28T14:34:16+02:00 4:48 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/do-you-know-what-i-mean/ @Phil-McWalter - Jack Of All Trades...

Listen and see what it means to you... and if you care to share your thoughts, that would be cool.

Do You Know What I Mean?

We looked in the distance
We searched in the dark
We walked through the forests
And went round the park
Don't know where we're going
Not sure where we've been
But we haven't found it
You know what I mean?

We looked in the nightclubs
In liquor-store beers
We took the back roads
Jumped some frontiers
Don't know where we're going
Not sure where we've been
But we haven't found it
You know what I mean?

Lend me an acorn
Give me a tree
Look for the difference
Between you and me...

We asked for assistance
We got all the lies
We phoned up the talk shows
We won a prize
Don't know where we're going
Not sure where we've been
But we haven't found it
Do you know what I mean?

Lend me an acorn
Give me a tree
Look for the difference
Between you and me...

But we haven't found it
Do you know what I mean?

Lend me an acorn
Give me a tree
But we haven't found it
You know what I mean?
But we haven't found it
D'ya know what I mean?

[Roll with me on this fella...]
[Tell it like it is...]
[(MLK jr) I have a dream...]
D'ya know what I mean?


© Phil McWalter March 2017]]> @Phil-McWalter - Jack Of All Trades...

Listen and see what it means to you... and if you care to share your thoughts, that would be cool.

Do You Know What I Mean?

We looked in the distance
We searched in the dark
We walked through the forests
And went round the park
Don't know where we're going
Not sure where we've been
But we haven't found it
You know what I mean?

We looked in the nightclubs
In liquor-store beers
We took the back roads
Jumped some frontiers
Don't know where we're going
Not sure where we've been
But we haven't found it
You know what I mean?

Lend me an acorn
Give me a tree
Look for the difference
Between you and me...

We asked for assistance
We got all the lies
We phoned up the talk shows
We won a prize
Don't know where we're going
Not sure where we've been
But we haven't found it
Do you know what I mean?

Lend me an acorn
Give me a tree
Look for the difference
Between you and me...

But we haven't found it
Do you know what I mean?

Lend me an acorn
Give me a tree
But we haven't found it
You know what I mean?
But we haven't found it
D'ya know what I mean?

[Roll with me on this fella...]
[Tell it like it is...]
[(MLK jr) I have a dream...]
D'ya know what I mean?


© Phil McWalter March 2017]]> 1478487 no no Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:05:46 +0100 2017-03-17T20:05:46+01:00 4:43 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/a-short-pointless-piece-in-94-at-the-end-of-which-the-author-is-shot-by-a-cannon/ 1478489 no no Thu, 09 Mar 2017 03:51:42 +0100 2017-03-09T03:51:42+01:00 1:51 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/when-was-i-last-me/ @Phil-McWalter: Jack of All Trades...

WHEN WAS I LAST ME? - The power of 'fake news', the internet, social media, the networked community influence, versus the pure honest power of isolated, uninfluenced, independent contemplation and meditation - or did I just make you think about that? If so, do you believe you are now freer and more aware? Ha! ;-) The abuse of reality - Write a book now...

https://chomsky.info (I am just enjoying reading 'Who Rules The World?')

I think I'm influenced by something
I feel that I've been made to change
Am I too paranoid or just a droid?
Did I just say that or did you?

I know the way I feel is different
From the way I used to be
And I've forgotten how to dance now
Or was it you did that to me?

Or did you put The Thought inside my head?
When was I last me?

And when I fall do I not see the step?
Or did you block my neural path
To hear me cry with pain and agony
Or is there really no pain at all?

I want to know if I can mean it
I’ll need to learn which thoughts are mine
I’ll pull the trigger soon you know I will
I’m twenty-seven years old...

Or did you put The Thought inside my head?
When was I last me?

I think it’s too clever to understand
If I’m left alone at all
I could choke on my own smile
You control me
Make me look
Make me stare (make the barber)
Make me weird (cut my hair)
Make me fair
Make me hot (the coldest cool)
Shake me, shake me, shake me

Or is it love?


© Feb 2017 Phil McWalter]]> @Phil-McWalter: Jack of All Trades...

WHEN WAS I LAST ME? - The power of 'fake news', the internet, social media, the networked community influence, versus the pure honest power of isolated, uninfluenced, independent contemplation and meditation - or did I just make you think about that? If so, do you believe you are now freer and more aware? Ha! ;-) The abuse of reality - Write a book now...

https://chomsky.info (I am just enjoying reading 'Who Rules The World?')

I think I'm influenced by something
I feel that I've been made to change
Am I too paranoid or just a droid?
Did I just say that or did you?

I know the way I feel is different
From the way I used to be
And I've forgotten how to dance now
Or was it you did that to me?

Or did you put The Thought inside my head?
When was I last me?

And when I fall do I not see the step?
Or did you block my neural path
To hear me cry with pain and agony
Or is there really no pain at all?

I want to know if I can mean it
I’ll need to learn which thoughts are mine
I’ll pull the trigger soon you know I will
I’m twenty-seven years old...

Or did you put The Thought inside my head?
When was I last me?

I think it’s too clever to understand
If I’m left alone at all
I could choke on my own smile
You control me
Make me look
Make me stare (make the barber)
Make me weird (cut my hair)
Make me fair
Make me hot (the coldest cool)
Shake me, shake me, shake me

Or is it love?


© Feb 2017 Phil McWalter]]> 1478490 no no Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:17:02 +0100 2017-03-03T17:17:02+01:00 5:04 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/dont-tell-me/
DON’T TELL ME

Don’t tell me what is new
I don’t want to see the future through
Just call my name out loud
Like you used to do
And tell me I’m old-fashioned
The way you used to do

Don’t Don't Don't Don't

Don’t tell me how it is
The world turned while I slumbered
Don’t tell me I’ll be fine
On my own forever
Just tell me I’m old-fashioned
I really loved those days

Don’t Don't Don't Don't

We liked to walk those rolling hills
I liked to watch you brush your hair
We liked to cuddle on the couch
You said you’d be coming straight back
You’re never coming back
You’re never coming back now

We liked the sun between the trees
In those autumn days
And now the Autumn’s always here
And it will never leave

So don’t tell me what is new
I don’t want to see the future through
Don’t tell me how it is
The world turned while I slumbered...
(Don't)
Don’t tell me (Don't) what is new
I don’t want to see (Don't) the future through (Don't)
Don’t tell me how it is (Don't)
The world turned (Don't)while I slumbered...

©Phil McWalter Feb 2017
In memory of Steve & Sue RIP

Phil McWalter: All instruments, vocals, writing & production; including the "old-fashioned guitar" ;-)
Bruce @Conover kindly contributed his rich larynx to a few lovely BGV's from about 2:00 mins too; many thanks indeed for contributing from California.

85 BPM C Maj]]>
DON’T TELL ME

Don’t tell me what is new
I don’t want to see the future through
Just call my name out loud
Like you used to do
And tell me I’m old-fashioned
The way you used to do

Don’t Don't Don't Don't

Don’t tell me how it is
The world turned while I slumbered
Don’t tell me I’ll be fine
On my own forever
Just tell me I’m old-fashioned
I really loved those days

Don’t Don't Don't Don't

We liked to walk those rolling hills
I liked to watch you brush your hair
We liked to cuddle on the couch
You said you’d be coming straight back
You’re never coming back
You’re never coming back now

We liked the sun between the trees
In those autumn days
And now the Autumn’s always here
And it will never leave

So don’t tell me what is new
I don’t want to see the future through
Don’t tell me how it is
The world turned while I slumbered...
(Don't)
Don’t tell me (Don't) what is new
I don’t want to see (Don't) the future through (Don't)
Don’t tell me how it is (Don't)
The world turned (Don't)while I slumbered...

©Phil McWalter Feb 2017
In memory of Steve & Sue RIP

Phil McWalter: All instruments, vocals, writing & production; including the "old-fashioned guitar" ;-)
Bruce @Conover kindly contributed his rich larynx to a few lovely BGV's from about 2:00 mins too; many thanks indeed for contributing from California.

85 BPM C Maj]]> 1478491 no no Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:53:59 +0100 2017-02-08T00:53:59+01:00 3:30 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/grannys-house-part-ii/
Granny's House - Part II

I could keep the crocodile my father said
And although I could reach the tap now
We never went to that house again...

La, la, laa

The shiny brass crocodile
Sitting on the tiled hearth
It’s Sunday we ‘re at Granny’s
Full of warmth, cake and tea
Archie the lodger is sitting in the back room
Asleep in the chair with the parrot looking on
Mother' s looking like a film star, father’s looking bored
Everybody wears a hat they're on the rack in the hall
I am in the best room
Untouched for a week
Everything is polished
Everything is neat

Why do they go?

La, la, laa
La, la, la-ah

Oh and for this remix @Rick-4-1 sent me a very cool breakbeat drum track to add to the percussion bank. Thanks Rick! :-))
Me: The Other Stuff

© Jan 2017 Phil McWalter
85 BPM A Major]]>
Granny's House - Part II

I could keep the crocodile my father said
And although I could reach the tap now
We never went to that house again...

La, la, laa

The shiny brass crocodile
Sitting on the tiled hearth
It’s Sunday we ‘re at Granny’s
Full of warmth, cake and tea
Archie the lodger is sitting in the back room
Asleep in the chair with the parrot looking on
Mother' s looking like a film star, father’s looking bored
Everybody wears a hat they're on the rack in the hall
I am in the best room
Untouched for a week
Everything is polished
Everything is neat

Why do they go?

La, la, laa
La, la, la-ah

Oh and for this remix @Rick-4-1 sent me a very cool breakbeat drum track to add to the percussion bank. Thanks Rick! :-))
Me: The Other Stuff

© Jan 2017 Phil McWalter
85 BPM A Major]]> 1478492 no no Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:47:43 +0100 2017-02-01T13:47:43+01:00 3:39 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/grannys-house-part-i/ Rick Medlock @Rick-4-1 : Drums
Phil McWalter : The Other Stuff
Part II is here: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/grannys-house-the-drop


Granny's House

The shiny brass crocodile
Sitting on the tiled hearth
It’s Sunday and we ‘re at Granny’s
Full of warmth, cake and tea
Archie the lodger is in the back room asleep in the chair
Mother is looking like a film star, father’s looking bored
I am in the best room
Untouched for a week
Everything is polished
Everything is neat
The garden is long and narrow but I don’t get to play outside
There’s a single tap in the kitchen sink which I can’t reach
From the front of the house you can see a cemetery
White stones upon a hill

Why do they go? Why do they go at all?
These places of refuge, these persons of peace?

Uncle Archie gave me model ‘planes
From the man up the road
Mother said she remembered the men standing on the corner
Sharing a newspaper when there was no work
We had a big shiny car with leather seats
I sat in the back every Sunday when we went for a drive
I went to watch the cricket my father led the team
I tasted their salty beer and enjoyed the picnics
We always laughed and people picked me up
The living was slow, the crises not mine
They flew over my head like the clouds and the night
I wriggled in bed like the dog’s rabbit dreams
Then my father came to see me and told me she’d gone

Why do they go? Why do they go at all?
These places of refuge, these persons of peace?

I could keep the crocodile my father said
And although I could reach the tap now
We never went to that house again...

© Jan 2017 Phil McWalter
100 BPM C Major]]> Rick Medlock @Rick-4-1 : Drums
Phil McWalter : The Other Stuff
Part II is here: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/grannys-house-the-drop


Granny's House

The shiny brass crocodile
Sitting on the tiled hearth
It’s Sunday and we ‘re at Granny’s
Full of warmth, cake and tea
Archie the lodger is in the back room asleep in the chair
Mother is looking like a film star, father’s looking bored
I am in the best room
Untouched for a week
Everything is polished
Everything is neat
The garden is long and narrow but I don’t get to play outside
There’s a single tap in the kitchen sink which I can’t reach
From the front of the house you can see a cemetery
White stones upon a hill

Why do they go? Why do they go at all?
These places of refuge, these persons of peace?

Uncle Archie gave me model ‘planes
From the man up the road
Mother said she remembered the men standing on the corner
Sharing a newspaper when there was no work
We had a big shiny car with leather seats
I sat in the back every Sunday when we went for a drive
I went to watch the cricket my father led the team
I tasted their salty beer and enjoyed the picnics
We always laughed and people picked me up
The living was slow, the crises not mine
They flew over my head like the clouds and the night
I wriggled in bed like the dog’s rabbit dreams
Then my father came to see me and told me she’d gone

Why do they go? Why do they go at all?
These places of refuge, these persons of peace?

I could keep the crocodile my father said
And although I could reach the tap now
We never went to that house again...

© Jan 2017 Phil McWalter
100 BPM C Major]]> 1478493 no no Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:26:00 +0100 2017-01-31T19:26:00+01:00 1:46 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/toy-car-killer/
TOY CAR KILLER

When I was a boy I had a toy car
I took it apart to see how it worked
Every little part that made it move
I carefully removed
I felt I learned something but it never worked again
I miss you darling and I am very sorry
For what I did...

Fetch the screwdriver
(I took it apart)

© Jan 2017 Phil McWalter
120 BPM C Major]]>
TOY CAR KILLER

When I was a boy I had a toy car
I took it apart to see how it worked
Every little part that made it move
I carefully removed
I felt I learned something but it never worked again
I miss you darling and I am very sorry
For what I did...

Fetch the screwdriver
(I took it apart)

© Jan 2017 Phil McWalter
120 BPM C Major]]> 1478495 no no Fri, 27 Jan 2017 05:02:36 +0100 2017-01-27T05:02:36+01:00 3:32 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/a-perfectly-good-guitar-has-no-songs-in-it/ @Phil-McWalter: Jack of All Trades...
Please give it a listen...


A perfectly good guitar has no songs in it
unless you rub it with alcohol fire ‘gainst the edge of the night
Oh you'll get no sleep, you'll get no rest, once you've woken it up...
We'll hear you cry with pain

But once your hands are bloody and the thing is plugged into your heart
you'll never sleep again and the morning brings no peace
You just have to play

Play on…

Well only love
Slows down the song
It’s only love

Play on...

-∆-

A perfectly good guitar has no songs in it and it's plugged into your heart... play on!

© Philip McWalter Jan 2017
80 BPM A Minor]]> @Phil-McWalter: Jack of All Trades...
Please give it a listen...


A perfectly good guitar has no songs in it
unless you rub it with alcohol fire ‘gainst the edge of the night
Oh you'll get no sleep, you'll get no rest, once you've woken it up...
We'll hear you cry with pain

But once your hands are bloody and the thing is plugged into your heart
you'll never sleep again and the morning brings no peace
You just have to play

Play on…

Well only love
Slows down the song
It’s only love

Play on...

-∆-

A perfectly good guitar has no songs in it and it's plugged into your heart... play on!

© Philip McWalter Jan 2017
80 BPM A Minor]]> 1478496 no no Sat, 21 Jan 2017 18:38:45 +0100 2017-01-21T18:38:45+01:00 5:28 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/a-prayer-for-america-tom-roxxheddrick-medlockphil-mcwalter/
Come together America
Lift your eyes up America
Stand together on common ground
It's my prayer for America...

Lyrics © Hedd Jan 2017

Drums and Percussion: Rick Medlock
Solo Electric & Acoustic Guitars and additional mixing/post production: Tom Roxx
Vocals/Lyrics: Hedd & Tom Roxx
Original Composition, Other Guitars and the Other Stuff © Jan 2017: Phil McWalter]]>
Come together America
Lift your eyes up America
Stand together on common ground
It's my prayer for America...

Lyrics © Hedd Jan 2017

Drums and Percussion: Rick Medlock
Solo Electric & Acoustic Guitars and additional mixing/post production: Tom Roxx
Vocals/Lyrics: Hedd & Tom Roxx
Original Composition, Other Guitars and the Other Stuff © Jan 2017: Phil McWalter]]> 1478498 no no Sat, 07 Jan 2017 13:14:27 +0100 2017-01-07T13:14:27+01:00 5:53 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/dont-call-my-name-crystal-waters/
Anyway, in the fullness of time Lizzie may yet do vocals, just not quite yet... life has got in the way, which it should; or we would all have nothing to write about...
So this is for Lizzie (@Taylor-Pentland)

Dreaming of you, I see your eyes
Thinking of you, I hear you by
Don't call my name...

© McWalter/Taylor-Pentland Dec 2016

Phil: Lyrics, arrangement, orchestration, vocals, slide guitar, keys. middle eight and production
Lizzie: Acoustic guitar and original chord structure and idea!]]>
Anyway, in the fullness of time Lizzie may yet do vocals, just not quite yet... life has got in the way, which it should; or we would all have nothing to write about...
So this is for Lizzie (@Taylor-Pentland)

Dreaming of you, I see your eyes
Thinking of you, I hear you by
Don't call my name...

© McWalter/Taylor-Pentland Dec 2016

Phil: Lyrics, arrangement, orchestration, vocals, slide guitar, keys. middle eight and production
Lizzie: Acoustic guitar and original chord structure and idea!]]> 1478499 no no Mon, 19 Dec 2016 23:47:47 +0100 2016-12-19T23:47:47+01:00 2:51 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/withdraw-conover-ft-phil-mcwalter/
Withdraw

Call me on the 'phone
You said that your aeroplane
Had been slightly delayed
Plans will come and go
But this is a different thing
And you're going astray

Things you wanted to say
And all the things that you prayed for
Are now coming through
Try to mend all your bridges
You said you're religious
We'll find if that's true...

© 2016 Conover]]>
Withdraw

Call me on the 'phone
You said that your aeroplane
Had been slightly delayed
Plans will come and go
But this is a different thing
And you're going astray

Things you wanted to say
And all the things that you prayed for
Are now coming through
Try to mend all your bridges
You said you're religious
We'll find if that's true...

© 2016 Conover]]> 1478500 no no Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:47:08 +0100 2016-12-12T15:47:08+01:00 2:57 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/to-be-normal/ 1478503 no no Sat, 26 Nov 2016 16:00:32 +0100 2016-11-26T16:00:32+01:00 3:01 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/a-prayer-for-america/
The track was meant to reflect the growing tension in civilised, capitalist, democratic, inclusive, integrated societies. (Delete as necessary to find a solution).

Rick said: "I had been to a couple of drum master classes last week. Benny Greb and Russell Gilbrook who is the drummer with Uriah Heep. Greb is the tradesman while Gilbrook is the fitter. However, Gilbrooks way of playing odd timings is to play a straight 4 over the odd time until it resolves itself. In this case 20 beats or 5 bars. That is the way I approached this then just throw accents in on the odd time. Works a treat. This also makes an odd timing easier to dance to and to follow, you loose the jerk you would get if I had played say a straight 5 or a 3 then 2. Tim Bragg who is also a drummer commented on Facebook that he would have played it 2 bars of 4 and a bar of 2 which would sound similar. I also would start a fill on the 3rd beat of 5 and go across the bar and drop back in with one of the accents. Didn't count this, just felt it. Also, the Greeb approach he uses is a mixture of triplets and say crochets in a fill. This appears to make the fills sound like it has slowed and sped up. Adds tension..."
"Well yes it does Rick" quoth I, thinking: I'll stick to guitar and just writing the stuff; it seems easier!! ;-)))

Original version: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/a-prayer-for-america

© Phil McWalter Nov 2016]]>
The track was meant to reflect the growing tension in civilised, capitalist, democratic, inclusive, integrated societies. (Delete as necessary to find a solution).

Rick said: "I had been to a couple of drum master classes last week. Benny Greb and Russell Gilbrook who is the drummer with Uriah Heep. Greb is the tradesman while Gilbrook is the fitter. However, Gilbrooks way of playing odd timings is to play a straight 4 over the odd time until it resolves itself. In this case 20 beats or 5 bars. That is the way I approached this then just throw accents in on the odd time. Works a treat. This also makes an odd timing easier to dance to and to follow, you loose the jerk you would get if I had played say a straight 5 or a 3 then 2. Tim Bragg who is also a drummer commented on Facebook that he would have played it 2 bars of 4 and a bar of 2 which would sound similar. I also would start a fill on the 3rd beat of 5 and go across the bar and drop back in with one of the accents. Didn't count this, just felt it. Also, the Greeb approach he uses is a mixture of triplets and say crochets in a fill. This appears to make the fills sound like it has slowed and sped up. Adds tension..."
"Well yes it does Rick" quoth I, thinking: I'll stick to guitar and just writing the stuff; it seems easier!! ;-)))

Original version: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/a-prayer-for-america

© Phil McWalter Nov 2016]]> 1478505 no no Tue, 08 Nov 2016 01:42:27 +0100 2016-11-08T01:42:27+01:00 5:31 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/for-the-entrance-of-the-first-time-lord/ 1478507 no no Sun, 06 Nov 2016 08:36:50 +0100 2016-11-06T08:36:50+01:00 0:56 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/swing-to-the-place-just-the-beginning/ 1478508 no no Sun, 02 Oct 2016 02:07:37 +0200 2016-10-02T02:07:37+02:00 1:58 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/phoenix-rising-by-david-skellenger-mcw-remix/
We all watched the Phoenix rising
From the ashes through the flames
It shouldn’t have been all that surprising
We’d all been waiting for a change
And I was hopeful for tomorrow
Wondering what it might bring
I was thinking of a precious love
That I held so close to me…
As we watched the Phoenix rising.

We all watched the Phoenix rising
From where the Station used to be
Some were joyous…some were frightened
Knowing our lives would surely change
And I was hopeful for tomorrow
Wondering what it might bring
I was thinking of a precious love
That I held so close to me…
As we watched the Phoenix rising.

© David Skellenger Aug 2016

The original can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/davidskellenger/phoenix-rising
]]>
We all watched the Phoenix rising
From the ashes through the flames
It shouldn’t have been all that surprising
We’d all been waiting for a change
And I was hopeful for tomorrow
Wondering what it might bring
I was thinking of a precious love
That I held so close to me…
As we watched the Phoenix rising.

We all watched the Phoenix rising
From where the Station used to be
Some were joyous…some were frightened
Knowing our lives would surely change
And I was hopeful for tomorrow
Wondering what it might bring
I was thinking of a precious love
That I held so close to me…
As we watched the Phoenix rising.

© David Skellenger Aug 2016

The original can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/davidskellenger/phoenix-rising
]]> 1478509 no no Sun, 28 Aug 2016 01:14:07 +0200 2016-08-28T01:14:07+02:00 2:53 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/get-smaller-to-get-bigz/
Amusing background reading: http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/april/royal-albert-hall-was-furious-over-beatles-lyric-newly-discovered-documents-reveal/

4,000 Lights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Bridge,_London

Get Smaller To Get Bigz

Why don’t you fly with me
Enter the night
Into the pie and the gravy
The dusk is dark with the starling clouds
Black tie
Black sky
Splash in the puddle of mine eye
Oh the pavements tick tick tick tick tick tick
And sigh

So why don’t we fly
Under the Albert Bridge
Why don’t we fly high
Along the Embankment
Why don’t we... fly
Have a wobble
Up into the sky
Leave your bag
Leave your cigs
Get smaller to get bigz

Me? No!? It’s just the wind in my eye

Why don’t you fly with me
Why don’t you fly with me

Over the river we go
Look at the flow-wingman
Can you see the Houses of P?
And down to the big wheel?
Aye aye!
Off we go!

© Aug 2016 Phil McWalter]]>
Amusing background reading: http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/april/royal-albert-hall-was-furious-over-beatles-lyric-newly-discovered-documents-reveal/

4,000 Lights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Bridge,_London

Get Smaller To Get Bigz

Why don’t you fly with me
Enter the night
Into the pie and the gravy
The dusk is dark with the starling clouds
Black tie
Black sky
Splash in the puddle of mine eye
Oh the pavements tick tick tick tick tick tick
And sigh

So why don’t we fly
Under the Albert Bridge
Why don’t we fly high
Along the Embankment
Why don’t we... fly
Have a wobble
Up into the sky
Leave your bag
Leave your cigs
Get smaller to get bigz

Me? No!? It’s just the wind in my eye

Why don’t you fly with me
Why don’t you fly with me

Over the river we go
Look at the flow-wingman
Can you see the Houses of P?
And down to the big wheel?
Aye aye!
Off we go!

© Aug 2016 Phil McWalter]]> 1478510 no no Sun, 21 Aug 2016 23:15:33 +0200 2016-08-21T23:15:33+02:00 3:09 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/inspiration-ft-the-quiet-one/

PLAY LOUD!

Inspiration

Can’t write a song without you
I need a fire
I need love
I need the town crier
I need the dove
Tie me to the stone
Wash me in the cold white foam
Wanna see the stars, shine out
I wanna feel, feel their radiation...
Shout

Exciting my brain
As our sight goes out to the edge of the universe...
As the light comes into the universe of my soul…

I need your inspiration
I need your inspiration
I need your help

(P)(C)2016 Phil McWalter (The Loud One), Michael S. Cichon (The Quiet One). All rights reserved]]>

PLAY LOUD!

Inspiration

Can’t write a song without you
I need a fire
I need love
I need the town crier
I need the dove
Tie me to the stone
Wash me in the cold white foam
Wanna see the stars, shine out
I wanna feel, feel their radiation...
Shout

Exciting my brain
As our sight goes out to the edge of the universe...
As the light comes into the universe of my soul…

I need your inspiration
I need your inspiration
I need your help

(P)(C)2016 Phil McWalter (The Loud One), Michael S. Cichon (The Quiet One). All rights reserved]]> 1478511 no no Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:26:07 +0200 2016-08-06T15:26:07+02:00 3:22 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/strive-strive-strive-inspiration-faerytale-phil/
Please also comment on Lisa's cloud: https://soundcloud.com/faerytale/strive-strive-strive-inspiration-by-phil-mcwalter-and-faerytale

Faerytale: Lead vocal, harmony vocal, lyrics and melody
Phil McW: BGV's, razor-wire guitar and the other stuff

Strive, Strive, Strive (Inspiration)

The wind blew through my hair
Bearing me on an egos' wings
To the daily competition where
Few make it out of line
Strive, strive, strive

Inspired always to be the best
Give me looks praise and glory
Numbers make my craft worthwhile
Without them I’m an obscure story

To simply be isn’t for me
To simply be isn’t for me
Can you hear it?
( I need your inspiration)
Inspiration from on high
( I need your inspiration) It cuts so low
I cry laughing at the poor fools who believe that they can make it
Can you hear it?
( I need your inspiration)
Inspiration from on high
(I need your help)
That cuts so low
I cry laughing at the poor fools who think they can make it
(I need your inspiration)

Give me crowds, drama, love for the demon, legion, legion, legion
(I need your inspiration)
I’m a victim of my own pride
“Wait did I just say that?!? Well I don’t really believe it!”
I’m better than you and I want you to see it
(I need your inspiration)
Can you hear it?

The wind blowing through your hair
Bearing you on an egos' wings
To the daily competition
Where you barely make it out alive
Now, strive, strive, strive...

Aug 2016 ©Lisa West & Phil McWalter
]]>
Please also comment on Lisa's cloud: https://soundcloud.com/faerytale/strive-strive-strive-inspiration-by-phil-mcwalter-and-faerytale

Faerytale: Lead vocal, harmony vocal, lyrics and melody
Phil McW: BGV's, razor-wire guitar and the other stuff

Strive, Strive, Strive (Inspiration)

The wind blew through my hair
Bearing me on an egos' wings
To the daily competition where
Few make it out of line
Strive, strive, strive

Inspired always to be the best
Give me looks praise and glory
Numbers make my craft worthwhile
Without them I’m an obscure story

To simply be isn’t for me
To simply be isn’t for me
Can you hear it?
( I need your inspiration)
Inspiration from on high
( I need your inspiration) It cuts so low
I cry laughing at the poor fools who believe that they can make it
Can you hear it?
( I need your inspiration)
Inspiration from on high
(I need your help)
That cuts so low
I cry laughing at the poor fools who think they can make it
(I need your inspiration)

Give me crowds, drama, love for the demon, legion, legion, legion
(I need your inspiration)
I’m a victim of my own pride
“Wait did I just say that?!? Well I don’t really believe it!”
I’m better than you and I want you to see it
(I need your inspiration)
Can you hear it?

The wind blowing through your hair
Bearing you on an egos' wings
To the daily competition
Where you barely make it out alive
Now, strive, strive, strive...

Aug 2016 ©Lisa West & Phil McWalter
]]> 1478512 no no Sat, 06 Aug 2016 09:13:22 +0200 2016-08-06T09:13:22+02:00 3:30 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/inspiration-ft-soundboard-tinkerers/
PLAY VERY LOUD

Inspiration

I need your inspiration
Need your help
Can’t write a song without you
I need a fire
I need love
Need the town crier
Need the dove
Tie me to the stone
Wash me in the cold white foam
Wanna see the stars shine out
Wanna feel their radiation shout...

Excite my brain as our sight goes out to the edge of the universe...
As the light comes into the universe of my soul…

I need your inspiration
Need your inspiration
Need your inspiration
I need your inspiration
I need your help
Need your help
All of you

© July 2016 Phil McWalter]]>
PLAY VERY LOUD

Inspiration

I need your inspiration
Need your help
Can’t write a song without you
I need a fire
I need love
Need the town crier
Need the dove
Tie me to the stone
Wash me in the cold white foam
Wanna see the stars shine out
Wanna feel their radiation shout...

Excite my brain as our sight goes out to the edge of the universe...
As the light comes into the universe of my soul…

I need your inspiration
Need your inspiration
Need your inspiration
I need your inspiration
I need your help
Need your help
All of you

© July 2016 Phil McWalter]]> 1478513 no no Sat, 30 Jul 2016 19:38:30 +0200 2016-07-30T19:38:30+02:00 3:21 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/back-to-the-jungle-download-and-add-your-own-solo/ 1478514 no no Sat, 09 Jul 2016 16:06:58 +0200 2016-07-09T16:06:58+02:00 3:05 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/green-gooseberry-conserve/
[Tone: My favourite vintage Tokai Strat has a stacked Seymour Duncan by the bridge, wound by the legendary Maricella Juarez... love her handiwork, so play it LOUD!]]]>
[Tone: My favourite vintage Tokai Strat has a stacked Seymour Duncan by the bridge, wound by the legendary Maricella Juarez... love her handiwork, so play it LOUD!]]]> 1478515 no no Sat, 02 Jul 2016 18:56:56 +0200 2016-07-02T18:56:56+02:00 3:32 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/a-way-out/
A Way Out

I'm looking for a way out
I'm looking for a way out
But
Like a fish in a bowl
Can't see what's coming round
Can't see what's coming round, round me

Don't tell me that you know what it's like
Don't tell me you'll get under my psyche
Don't tell me you got a feel for these things
'cause babe I'm on my own in this
I'm on my own in this...

© June 2016 Phil McWalter ]]>
A Way Out

I'm looking for a way out
I'm looking for a way out
But
Like a fish in a bowl
Can't see what's coming round
Can't see what's coming round, round me

Don't tell me that you know what it's like
Don't tell me you'll get under my psyche
Don't tell me you got a feel for these things
'cause babe I'm on my own in this
I'm on my own in this...

© June 2016 Phil McWalter ]]> 1478516 no no Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:45:45 +0200 2016-06-03T09:45:45+02:00 1:11 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/song-for-a-fallen-rockstar-with-overture-wheelwright-phil-mcwalter/
Wheelwright then ran it past me and I immediately begged to be his Mick Ronson and Tony Visconti! We think we’ve ended up with a truly collaborative result that is much bigger in scope than the original; via a lot of close and truly enjoyable discussion and idea bouncing. It's always wonderful to work with truly gifted folk like Michael; it covers one's own shortcomings!

@wheelwright: Concept, words, vocals, chord structure and vocal melody, piano, some strings and brass.

@phil-mcwalter: Guitars, trumpets, drums and percussion, bass, choir, bells, synths, cello, extra strings, overall production on all parts, mixing and mastering.

Song For A Fallen Rockstar

Well there's a danger
If you're a rock star
And you live too long
They'll say you died too late to save your reputation

But what do they know
They still played the songs you sang
And printed photographs
Of you when you were young

Oh what do they know
Yeah what do they know
There can be no music in their souls

Just for a moment
Seemed like a star shone
Brighter than the sun

But on the next day
It was all explained away
And life just carried on

But this unbearable
Sense of impermanence
It builds us up
It cuts us down

But when the air is still
Just before the dawn
I think maybe
Oh just maybe
I could find my way back home

Then all the bad girls sing along
Coz all the good girls couldn't come
To your performance

And as the closing credits roll
All the kids get up to go
Oh maybe someone shed a tear
But we'll never know
And I begin to realise
I'm not so good at letting go

They'll try to break into your mind
They'll try to steal away your strangeness
But there’s no future with no engine of desire
Oh who’s going to paint those pictures
Who’s going to set the world on fire

Oh who needs structure for the sake of structure
Who needs love for the sake of love
When your daddy said "history repeats..." you said
"I don't wanna to hear about that..."

And when they took him away he said
"Please don't test my blood, in case it's already cold"

And we made up all these stories
But they turned out to be true
But we’ve got to make a new life
Anywhere but here

And we ran before the flood
And we thought our hearts would burst
But it turned out we were young
And so we didn't die

And we ran before the flood
And we thought our hearts would burst
And I took your hand in my hand
And we ran for miles and miles

And I'm dreaming that I'm lying here
With my back against the snow
I'm reaching for the stars
But the earth won't let me go
They say there's nothing left now
But something still remains
Yeah

There's something out there...

© Wheelwright May 2016

https://soundcloud.com/wheelwright/song-for-a-fallen-rockstar-wheelwright-phil-mcwalter]]>
Wheelwright then ran it past me and I immediately begged to be his Mick Ronson and Tony Visconti! We think we’ve ended up with a truly collaborative result that is much bigger in scope than the original; via a lot of close and truly enjoyable discussion and idea bouncing. It's always wonderful to work with truly gifted folk like Michael; it covers one's own shortcomings!

@wheelwright: Concept, words, vocals, chord structure and vocal melody, piano, some strings and brass.

@phil-mcwalter: Guitars, trumpets, drums and percussion, bass, choir, bells, synths, cello, extra strings, overall production on all parts, mixing and mastering.

Song For A Fallen Rockstar

Well there's a danger
If you're a rock star
And you live too long
They'll say you died too late to save your reputation

But what do they know
They still played the songs you sang
And printed photographs
Of you when you were young

Oh what do they know
Yeah what do they know
There can be no music in their souls

Just for a moment
Seemed like a star shone
Brighter than the sun

But on the next day
It was all explained away
And life just carried on

But this unbearable
Sense of impermanence
It builds us up
It cuts us down

But when the air is still
Just before the dawn
I think maybe
Oh just maybe
I could find my way back home

Then all the bad girls sing along
Coz all the good girls couldn't come
To your performance

And as the closing credits roll
All the kids get up to go
Oh maybe someone shed a tear
But we'll never know
And I begin to realise
I'm not so good at letting go

They'll try to break into your mind
They'll try to steal away your strangeness
But there’s no future with no engine of desire
Oh who’s going to paint those pictures
Who’s going to set the world on fire

Oh who needs structure for the sake of structure
Who needs love for the sake of love
When your daddy said "history repeats..." you said
"I don't wanna to hear about that..."

And when they took him away he said
"Please don't test my blood, in case it's already cold"

And we made up all these stories
But they turned out to be true
But we’ve got to make a new life
Anywhere but here

And we ran before the flood
And we thought our hearts would burst
But it turned out we were young
And so we didn't die

And we ran before the flood
And we thought our hearts would burst
And I took your hand in my hand
And we ran for miles and miles

And I'm dreaming that I'm lying here
With my back against the snow
I'm reaching for the stars
But the earth won't let me go
They say there's nothing left now
But something still remains
Yeah

There's something out there...

© Wheelwright May 2016

https://soundcloud.com/wheelwright/song-for-a-fallen-rockstar-wheelwright-phil-mcwalter]]> 1478517 no no Sat, 28 May 2016 16:35:46 +0200 2016-05-28T16:35:46+02:00 5:22 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/after-something/ Now with added kick(!): @Rick-4-1 on drums!
]]> Now with added kick(!): @Rick-4-1 on drums!
]]> 1478518 no no Mon, 16 May 2016 21:24:07 +0200 2016-05-16T21:24:07+02:00 3:10 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/the-wormhole-of-sleep/ @Phil-McWalter the other stuff

The Wormhole of Sleep

[But I can't sleep... If I can't wake up soon]

Even the strangers in my dreams are stranger
I’m not getting paranoia
But I can’t sleep it's weirder

I wake up fighting with a creepy myself
The people in my head
Have climbed into my bed

They’re watching my dreams
Concocting little schemes
As I swim in the water
Run from the slaughter

Jump across streams
Of sweaty scary dreams
I daren’t go to sleep
Not even a peep
My pillows too hot
So I dive off the yacht
But there’s worse in the dark bubbles...
Below
Keep getting sucked down
Gravity’s grown
Feeling like I could drown
If I can’t wake up soon
If I can’t wake up soon
But I can’t sleep
But I can’t sleep

They’re watching my dreams
Concocting little schemes
As I swim in the water
Run from the slaughter

Jump across streams
Of sweaty scary dreams
I daren’t go to sleep
Not even a peep
My pillows too hot
So I jump...


Phil McWalter © May 2016]]> @Phil-McWalter the other stuff

The Wormhole of Sleep

[But I can't sleep... If I can't wake up soon]

Even the strangers in my dreams are stranger
I’m not getting paranoia
But I can’t sleep it's weirder

I wake up fighting with a creepy myself
The people in my head
Have climbed into my bed

They’re watching my dreams
Concocting little schemes
As I swim in the water
Run from the slaughter

Jump across streams
Of sweaty scary dreams
I daren’t go to sleep
Not even a peep
My pillows too hot
So I dive off the yacht
But there’s worse in the dark bubbles...
Below
Keep getting sucked down
Gravity’s grown
Feeling like I could drown
If I can’t wake up soon
If I can’t wake up soon
But I can’t sleep
But I can’t sleep

They’re watching my dreams
Concocting little schemes
As I swim in the water
Run from the slaughter

Jump across streams
Of sweaty scary dreams
I daren’t go to sleep
Not even a peep
My pillows too hot
So I jump...


Phil McWalter © May 2016]]> 1478519 no no Tue, 03 May 2016 17:14:58 +0200 2016-05-03T17:14:58+02:00 5:08 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/everybody-knows-gene-conovermcwalter/
Original: https://soundcloud.com/conover/the-everybody-knows-gene-loop
@conover couldn't resist throwing another party and has edited and remixed my version for his new hybrid version which can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/bruce-conover/everybody-knows-gene-hybrid-conovermcwalter

Everybody knows Gene...

And everyone is looking for you
Everybody seeks you out
No-one wants a party
If Gene isn’t about
Are you hiding in the garden?
Are you swimming in the pool?
Is there music in the kitchen?
Are you on the hill you fool?

Everybody knows Gene...

We’re all counting on you coming
All gathered in your name
We’ve filled a dozen toasters
Got the music and the games
Are you hiding in the attic?
Are you down inside the den?
Can we hear you in a cupboard?
Or have you upped and fled again?

We’re playing hide and seek with Gene
Everybody knows Gene...
We’re playing hide and seek with Gene

We’re all counting on you coming
All gathered in your name
We’ve filled a dozen toasters
Got the music and the games
Are you hiding in the attic?
Are you down inside the den?
Can we hear you in a cupboard?
Or have you upped and fled again?
Everyone is looking for you
Everybody seeks you out
Are you hiding in the garden?
Are you swimming in the pool?
Is there music in the kitchen?
Are you on the hill you fool?

© Conover-McWalter April 2016]]>
Original: https://soundcloud.com/conover/the-everybody-knows-gene-loop
@conover couldn't resist throwing another party and has edited and remixed my version for his new hybrid version which can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/bruce-conover/everybody-knows-gene-hybrid-conovermcwalter

Everybody knows Gene...

And everyone is looking for you
Everybody seeks you out
No-one wants a party
If Gene isn’t about
Are you hiding in the garden?
Are you swimming in the pool?
Is there music in the kitchen?
Are you on the hill you fool?

Everybody knows Gene...

We’re all counting on you coming
All gathered in your name
We’ve filled a dozen toasters
Got the music and the games
Are you hiding in the attic?
Are you down inside the den?
Can we hear you in a cupboard?
Or have you upped and fled again?

We’re playing hide and seek with Gene
Everybody knows Gene...
We’re playing hide and seek with Gene

We’re all counting on you coming
All gathered in your name
We’ve filled a dozen toasters
Got the music and the games
Are you hiding in the attic?
Are you down inside the den?
Can we hear you in a cupboard?
Or have you upped and fled again?
Everyone is looking for you
Everybody seeks you out
Are you hiding in the garden?
Are you swimming in the pool?
Is there music in the kitchen?
Are you on the hill you fool?

© Conover-McWalter April 2016]]> 1478520 no no Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:51:49 +0200 2016-04-15T17:51:49+02:00 3:34 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/ok-turn-it-down-a-little/ Thanks to Eventide for the little bit of extra on the guitars:

The Eventide H910 Harmonizer was first demonstrated to universally positive reactions at the AES show in late 1974. It was designed by Eventide's first engineer, Tony Agnello (who went on to become the president of Eventide's audio division). The pre-production prototype was a hand-wired box topped with a music keyboard controller. Jon Anderson of the band Yes was among those impressed, and he became a tester for the first prototype. The production H910 was released in 1975, offering pitch shifting (±1 octave), delay (up to 112.5 ms), feedback regeneration and other features in an easy-to-use box that sold for $1,600. The H910 was named after a Beatles tune (the model number refers to the "One After 909").

The first H910 customer was New York City's Channel 5, utilising it to downward pitch shift I Love Lucy reruns that were sped up to create room to run more commercials. Speeding up the reruns had increased the pitch of the audio, and the H910 was able to shift that pitch back to where it originally had been. Frank Zappa added it to his guitar processing rig. Producer Tony Visconti used the H910 to create the snare sound on David Bowie's album Low, as did Tony Platt on AC/DC's song "Back in Black". Another popular application was to use two H910s slightly detuned with a small delay. Notable users of this twin Harmonizer effect included Eddie Van Halen, who used it for his trademark guitar sound, and Tom Lord-Alge, who used it for the vocals on the hit Steve Winwood song, "Back in the High Life Again". Recognising the popularity of this application, Eventide later recreated it as the "Dual 910" program in the H3000 UltraHarmonizer released in the late 1980s.

The H910 Harmoniser was recognised by the AES with a TECnology Hall of Fame award in 2007,[4] and on November 10, 1976, Eventide filed a trademark registration for "Harmonizer," and Eventide continues to maintain its rights to the Harmonizer trademark today. (Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eventide,_Inc)

[If anybody wants the backing track (minus whatever you don't require)to have fun with just ask.]]]> Thanks to Eventide for the little bit of extra on the guitars:

The Eventide H910 Harmonizer was first demonstrated to universally positive reactions at the AES show in late 1974. It was designed by Eventide's first engineer, Tony Agnello (who went on to become the president of Eventide's audio division). The pre-production prototype was a hand-wired box topped with a music keyboard controller. Jon Anderson of the band Yes was among those impressed, and he became a tester for the first prototype. The production H910 was released in 1975, offering pitch shifting (±1 octave), delay (up to 112.5 ms), feedback regeneration and other features in an easy-to-use box that sold for $1,600. The H910 was named after a Beatles tune (the model number refers to the "One After 909").

The first H910 customer was New York City's Channel 5, utilising it to downward pitch shift I Love Lucy reruns that were sped up to create room to run more commercials. Speeding up the reruns had increased the pitch of the audio, and the H910 was able to shift that pitch back to where it originally had been. Frank Zappa added it to his guitar processing rig. Producer Tony Visconti used the H910 to create the snare sound on David Bowie's album Low, as did Tony Platt on AC/DC's song "Back in Black". Another popular application was to use two H910s slightly detuned with a small delay. Notable users of this twin Harmonizer effect included Eddie Van Halen, who used it for his trademark guitar sound, and Tom Lord-Alge, who used it for the vocals on the hit Steve Winwood song, "Back in the High Life Again". Recognising the popularity of this application, Eventide later recreated it as the "Dual 910" program in the H3000 UltraHarmonizer released in the late 1980s.

The H910 Harmoniser was recognised by the AES with a TECnology Hall of Fame award in 2007,[4] and on November 10, 1976, Eventide filed a trademark registration for "Harmonizer," and Eventide continues to maintain its rights to the Harmonizer trademark today. (Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eventide,_Inc)

[If anybody wants the backing track (minus whatever you don't require)to have fun with just ask.]]]> 1478521 no no Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:29:35 +0100 2016-03-23T15:29:35+01:00 2:31 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/jump-they-say-ft-soundboard-tinkerers-lady-penelope/
Background reading: bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/jump-they-say/

When comes the shaking man
A nation in his eyes
Striped with blood and emblazed tattoo
Streaking cathedral spire
They say
They say
They say

He has no brain
They say
He has no mood
They say
He was born again
They say
Look at him climb
They say 'jump'
They say 'jump'

They say
He has two gods
They say
He has no fear
They say
He has no eyes
They say
He has no mouth

They say hey that's really something
They feel he should get some time
I say he should watch his ass
My friend don't listen to the crowd they say 'jump'
They say 'jump'
Watchout!
Watchout!
They say hey that's really something
They feel he should get some time
I say he should watch his ass
My friend don't listen to the crowd say 'jump'
Got to believe somebody
They say 'jump'
Got to believe somebody
They say 'jump'
Got to believe
They say 'jump'
Got to believe somebody
Jump!

Song: David Bowie
Trumpet: James Morrison
]]>
Background reading: bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/jump-they-say/

When comes the shaking man
A nation in his eyes
Striped with blood and emblazed tattoo
Streaking cathedral spire
They say
They say
They say

He has no brain
They say
He has no mood
They say
He was born again
They say
Look at him climb
They say 'jump'
They say 'jump'

They say
He has two gods
They say
He has no fear
They say
He has no eyes
They say
He has no mouth

They say hey that's really something
They feel he should get some time
I say he should watch his ass
My friend don't listen to the crowd they say 'jump'
They say 'jump'
Watchout!
Watchout!
They say hey that's really something
They feel he should get some time
I say he should watch his ass
My friend don't listen to the crowd say 'jump'
Got to believe somebody
They say 'jump'
Got to believe somebody
They say 'jump'
Got to believe
They say 'jump'
Got to believe somebody
Jump!

Song: David Bowie
Trumpet: James Morrison
]]> 1478522 no no Tue, 22 Mar 2016 01:26:13 +0100 2016-03-22T01:26:13+01:00 4:00 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/broke-down-in-tupelo-by-john-delk-ft-rick-medlock-phil-mcwalter/
Please play it loud!

The unretouched original inspiration is here: https://soundcloud.com/john_delk/broke-down-in-tupelo

Broke Down in Tupelo

She took the high road out of Memphis
She'd had all that she could take
She called off the wedding
Her heart was about to break
Now he used to be a better man
But the whiskey changed it all
She got tired of picking him up
Every time he'd fall
She drove a while in a pouring rain
Got as far as she could go
Stopped the car and started crying
She broke down in Tupelo

Too many times she changed her mind
Made her question what she knows
They broke up in Memphis
She broke down in Tupelo

She don't know why
But when she stopped to cry
She thought about going back
She said right then
He's probably drunk again
And she ain't looking for that
Too many times changed her mind
Made her question what she knows
They broke up in Memphis
She broke down in Tupelo

He used to be a better man
But the whiskey changed it all
She got tired of picking him up
Every time he'd fall
She drove awhile in a pouring rain
Got as far as she could go
Stopped the car and started crying
Broke down in Tupelo

And too many times she changed her mind
Made her question what she knows
They broke up in Memphis
She broke down in Tupelo

©John Delk 2015]]>
Please play it loud!

The unretouched original inspiration is here: https://soundcloud.com/john_delk/broke-down-in-tupelo

Broke Down in Tupelo

She took the high road out of Memphis
She'd had all that she could take
She called off the wedding
Her heart was about to break
Now he used to be a better man
But the whiskey changed it all
She got tired of picking him up
Every time he'd fall
She drove a while in a pouring rain
Got as far as she could go
Stopped the car and started crying
She broke down in Tupelo

Too many times she changed her mind
Made her question what she knows
They broke up in Memphis
She broke down in Tupelo

She don't know why
But when she stopped to cry
She thought about going back
She said right then
He's probably drunk again
And she ain't looking for that
Too many times changed her mind
Made her question what she knows
They broke up in Memphis
She broke down in Tupelo

He used to be a better man
But the whiskey changed it all
She got tired of picking him up
Every time he'd fall
She drove awhile in a pouring rain
Got as far as she could go
Stopped the car and started crying
Broke down in Tupelo

And too many times she changed her mind
Made her question what she knows
They broke up in Memphis
She broke down in Tupelo

©John Delk 2015]]> 1478523 no no Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:20:15 +0100 2016-03-08T09:20:15+01:00 3:32 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/its-a-hollow-sun-technological-delete-ft-faerytale-ray-mcginnis-rick-medlock-phil-mcwalter/ @Rick-4-1 - Rick Medlock; drums, percussion √
@Faerytale - Lisa West; vocals √
@Phil-McWalter - Main vocals and the other stuff √

I wrote this track for a great man; the late Steve Howell; the father of www.hollowsun.com (amongst much else of course). [Lyrics below]
RIP

A huge thanks to Lisa, Ray and Rick for making this possible (or at the very least an awful lot better! ;-))

IT'S A HOLLOW SUN - (Technological Delete)

Sometimes you’ve got to take less than, your strength can
And sometimes you have to give more than, the next man or woman, or child

It's a hollow sun (rpt)
That shines down on some of us
Burns hot upon my neck
Looks down on what we do
Sticks my shadow next to you

Sometimes you have to give...

Hold your hands up singers and
Lean your heads right back
Make a circle with your fingers
And look through that
With your radio eyes
Look at the worlds beyond the skies
See the possibilities
Then think; it's easier to grow trees
And stick with the water, sun and air (son and heir)
Than jump a metal tube flare
Across the interstellar space
To grow up in some distant alien place
Now see the people here around
That are prepared to give some ground
To share a space, a bite to eat
Embrace Technological Delete

[Come one let’s slow down
Suck some faith]

Sometimes you’ve got to take less than...

© Nov 2014 Phil McWalter (Yes, sorry it has taken awhile to finish this...)]]> @Rick-4-1 - Rick Medlock; drums, percussion √
@Faerytale - Lisa West; vocals √
@Phil-McWalter - Main vocals and the other stuff √

I wrote this track for a great man; the late Steve Howell; the father of www.hollowsun.com (amongst much else of course). [Lyrics below]
RIP

A huge thanks to Lisa, Ray and Rick for making this possible (or at the very least an awful lot better! ;-))

IT'S A HOLLOW SUN - (Technological Delete)

Sometimes you’ve got to take less than, your strength can
And sometimes you have to give more than, the next man or woman, or child

It's a hollow sun (rpt)
That shines down on some of us
Burns hot upon my neck
Looks down on what we do
Sticks my shadow next to you

Sometimes you have to give...

Hold your hands up singers and
Lean your heads right back
Make a circle with your fingers
And look through that
With your radio eyes
Look at the worlds beyond the skies
See the possibilities
Then think; it's easier to grow trees
And stick with the water, sun and air (son and heir)
Than jump a metal tube flare
Across the interstellar space
To grow up in some distant alien place
Now see the people here around
That are prepared to give some ground
To share a space, a bite to eat
Embrace Technological Delete

[Come one let’s slow down
Suck some faith]

Sometimes you’ve got to take less than...

© Nov 2014 Phil McWalter (Yes, sorry it has taken awhile to finish this...)]]> 1478525 no no Mon, 22 Feb 2016 02:06:02 +0100 2016-02-22T02:06:02+01:00 3:30 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/s-s-s-s-spellbound-ft-rick-medlock-on-drums/ PLAY IT TOO LOUD!

Other versions:
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett/hellbound-mcwalter-bennett - ft Mark Bennett's vocal @markjbennett
https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/spellbound - just me 2nd version
https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/i-can-see-all-of-you-1 -original version, just me

Spellbound

I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones still in bed
You shout at your cell phones
Talk in your sleep
You sit in the cafés
Wait in the street
Let us walk quickly now
Come on, let us run
Get caught in a shower
Stretch out in the sun

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound
I can see all of you
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look dead

Fish for the big one
Dream of a win
Look for the answers
Eat out of a bin

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound
I can see all of you

Take a hike through the mountains
See your baby born
Play your music too loud
Hide in the corn
Is it a small loan
Or is it too much to lend?
You all know for certain
How it will end
So stack up the building blocks
And start a fire with sticks
We all like some magic
But do you see all the tricks?
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look back

I can see all of you
Simply spellbound

Nov 2013 © Phil McWalter

SpellboundWonderAweOmniscienceInterconnectivityWebAwarenessVisionOmnipresentPansophical
]]> PLAY IT TOO LOUD!

Other versions:
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett/hellbound-mcwalter-bennett - ft Mark Bennett's vocal @markjbennett
https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/spellbound - just me 2nd version
https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/i-can-see-all-of-you-1 -original version, just me

Spellbound

I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones still in bed
You shout at your cell phones
Talk in your sleep
You sit in the cafés
Wait in the street
Let us walk quickly now
Come on, let us run
Get caught in a shower
Stretch out in the sun

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound
I can see all of you
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look dead

Fish for the big one
Dream of a win
Look for the answers
Eat out of a bin

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound
I can see all of you

Take a hike through the mountains
See your baby born
Play your music too loud
Hide in the corn
Is it a small loan
Or is it too much to lend?
You all know for certain
How it will end
So stack up the building blocks
And start a fire with sticks
We all like some magic
But do you see all the tricks?
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look back

I can see all of you
Simply spellbound

Nov 2013 © Phil McWalter

SpellboundWonderAweOmniscienceInterconnectivityWebAwarenessVisionOmnipresentPansophical
]]> 1478526 no no Sat, 20 Feb 2016 02:32:42 +0100 2016-02-20T02:32:42+01:00 6:24 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/portland-bill-open-collab-please-read-notes/ Firstly memorise the words below whilst you get into a relaxed pre-hypnotic state.
Artificial mood enhancers are allowed if it's OK with your parents.
Before turning off all the lights attach two torches to your head using an old sweatband or something similar. (Yes one torch each side, facing forward like your eyes...).
Place a screen/room divider behind you (landside).
Turn the torches on, and turn out the lights.
Now sit in a revolving office chair in the dark.
Start the track and slowly rotate by gently pushing with your feet in a clockwise direction.
Lighthouse speed not light speed, grow up.
Sing the words below in your head. Add echo and gravitas.
When you can make them fit, record and send to me.
Come on, play it louder...
Yes, you can put the lights back on if you're finished rehearsing.

Mostly 10/4 in D @ 120bpm
Fog horn: Portland Bill Lighthouse

Further reading: https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/portland-bill-lighthouse


Shipwreck [After visiting Portland Bill]

Standing like a lighthouse
Feeling the sea
Sucking my feet away
Shining through the mist
Calling through the screams
Blinded by the dark but reaching out
Hoping it keeps you from the rocks
Look out for me
Turn your head and your course
This is just a warning
This is just the curse
Held on the rocks with the barnacles growing
Blind-watching out with salt in my eyes
The noise of the wind, the sting of the splash
The cold, oh God the lonely timeless cold

Shipwreck shipwreck
Don’t run aground
Mend your torn sails
Strap that beam
Lookout be ready
I’ll be looking (out)for you

© Music, lyrics, text & image Feb 2016 Phil McWalter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Bill_Lighthouse]]> Firstly memorise the words below whilst you get into a relaxed pre-hypnotic state.
Artificial mood enhancers are allowed if it's OK with your parents.
Before turning off all the lights attach two torches to your head using an old sweatband or something similar. (Yes one torch each side, facing forward like your eyes...).
Place a screen/room divider behind you (landside).
Turn the torches on, and turn out the lights.
Now sit in a revolving office chair in the dark.
Start the track and slowly rotate by gently pushing with your feet in a clockwise direction.
Lighthouse speed not light speed, grow up.
Sing the words below in your head. Add echo and gravitas.
When you can make them fit, record and send to me.
Come on, play it louder...
Yes, you can put the lights back on if you're finished rehearsing.

Mostly 10/4 in D @ 120bpm
Fog horn: Portland Bill Lighthouse

Further reading: https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/portland-bill-lighthouse


Shipwreck [After visiting Portland Bill]

Standing like a lighthouse
Feeling the sea
Sucking my feet away
Shining through the mist
Calling through the screams
Blinded by the dark but reaching out
Hoping it keeps you from the rocks
Look out for me
Turn your head and your course
This is just a warning
This is just the curse
Held on the rocks with the barnacles growing
Blind-watching out with salt in my eyes
The noise of the wind, the sting of the splash
The cold, oh God the lonely timeless cold

Shipwreck shipwreck
Don’t run aground
Mend your torn sails
Strap that beam
Lookout be ready
I’ll be looking (out)for you

© Music, lyrics, text & image Feb 2016 Phil McWalter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Bill_Lighthouse]]> 1478527 no no Sat, 06 Feb 2016 04:17:40 +0100 2016-02-06T04:17:40+01:00 4:33 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/i-wanted-to-buy-you-a-house/ Maybe up on a hill
Where we both could have lived
Where we both could have died
But it cost too much money
I don't have the wherewithal
I'm sorry

I wanted to give you a view
A little river bank
Where we both could have watched
Where we both could have walked
But it cost too much money
I don't have the wherewithal
I'm sorry
But it's not easy

© Jan 2016 Phil McWalter - All music, lyrics & Philotronics guitar
Image discourtesy of Banksy

http://thevillaoformen.tumblr.com

]]> Maybe up on a hill
Where we both could have lived
Where we both could have died
But it cost too much money
I don't have the wherewithal
I'm sorry

I wanted to give you a view
A little river bank
Where we both could have watched
Where we both could have walked
But it cost too much money
I don't have the wherewithal
I'm sorry
But it's not easy

© Jan 2016 Phil McWalter - All music, lyrics & Philotronics guitar
Image discourtesy of Banksy

http://thevillaoformen.tumblr.com

]]> 1478528 no no Sun, 24 Jan 2016 03:42:13 +0100 2016-01-24T03:42:13+01:00 3:43 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/never-dare-the-mcw-ft-faerytale/
I rather cheated and asked @Faerytale to do the vocal (again!) poor thing. Lisa has already done several wonderful collabs within this project and her own very beautiful version too. However, I wanted to do a different version of the swoon song topically in the flavour of Bowie's 'Heroes', as I thought that the Heroes riff (ish) would go straight through those few basic chord changes in the old titanic song... and it does if you push hard enough! The "We could be heroes" phrase was also slotted in as a background vocal to add a further clue for the slow on the uptake or otherwise easily distracted (SQUIRREL!) ;-))

Lisa dropped me the jaw-dropping vocals and I did the rest.

The Outro: I sort of imagined a lifeboat slipping away into the darkness. Not sure if anyone in it survives; we can't all be heroes... "I'm floating in a most a peculiar way and the stars look very different today..."

Please enjoy the other covers, there's one for everybody on this ever-growing playlist!

https://soundcloud.com/gibson-j-4-5/sets/never-dare

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I rather cheated and asked @Faerytale to do the vocal (again!) poor thing. Lisa has already done several wonderful collabs within this project and her own very beautiful version too. However, I wanted to do a different version of the swoon song topically in the flavour of Bowie's 'Heroes', as I thought that the Heroes riff (ish) would go straight through those few basic chord changes in the old titanic song... and it does if you push hard enough! The "We could be heroes" phrase was also slotted in as a background vocal to add a further clue for the slow on the uptake or otherwise easily distracted (SQUIRREL!) ;-))

Lisa dropped me the jaw-dropping vocals and I did the rest.

The Outro: I sort of imagined a lifeboat slipping away into the darkness. Not sure if anyone in it survives; we can't all be heroes... "I'm floating in a most a peculiar way and the stars look very different today..."

Please enjoy the other covers, there's one for everybody on this ever-growing playlist!

https://soundcloud.com/gibson-j-4-5/sets/never-dare

]]> 1478529 no no Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:54:40 +0100 2016-01-21T20:54:40+01:00 4:09 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/got-to-say-soundboard-tinkerers-lady-penelope-and-phil-mcwalter/
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” Erich Fromm

johns - music and vocals
featuring Lady Penelope - vocals
Phil - keys/drums/arrangement and production

Got to Say

Just conform again just be what you are told
right back in the tribal days can't side step the tribal ways
back in a young life – shown what to say
told to obey
shown what to hide – away
hey just
Got to Say
say
Got to Say

sit back in comfort don't need the dis-ease
sit back and watch the blocks turn into a wall
then in an old life – shown what to say
told to obey
shown what to hide – away
and its all in so deep
hey just
Got to Say
say
Got to Say

a doctor's strange glove comes to shut you up
takes awhile to realize its your own hand
takes awhile, takes awhile – your hand is over your mouth
your mouth is in your hand
let the fingers do the talking

music & lyrics - johns of soundboard tinkerers November/December 2015

Original: https://soundcloud.com/soundboard-tinkerers/got-to-say]]>
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” Erich Fromm

johns - music and vocals
featuring Lady Penelope - vocals
Phil - keys/drums/arrangement and production

Got to Say

Just conform again just be what you are told
right back in the tribal days can't side step the tribal ways
back in a young life – shown what to say
told to obey
shown what to hide – away
hey just
Got to Say
say
Got to Say

sit back in comfort don't need the dis-ease
sit back and watch the blocks turn into a wall
then in an old life – shown what to say
told to obey
shown what to hide – away
and its all in so deep
hey just
Got to Say
say
Got to Say

a doctor's strange glove comes to shut you up
takes awhile to realize its your own hand
takes awhile, takes awhile – your hand is over your mouth
your mouth is in your hand
let the fingers do the talking

music & lyrics - johns of soundboard tinkerers November/December 2015

Original: https://soundcloud.com/soundboard-tinkerers/got-to-say]]> 1478530 no no Wed, 20 Jan 2016 03:38:03 +0100 2016-01-20T03:38:03+01:00 3:46 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/i-just-miss-those-golden-years/ I really enjoyed putting this snippet together, the vocals, perc, bass, guitars et al; you get to enjoy the skills used when you deconstruct it... so thanks for the lessons DB.
]]> I really enjoyed putting this snippet together, the vocals, perc, bass, guitars et al; you get to enjoy the skills used when you deconstruct it... so thanks for the lessons DB.
]]> 1478531 no no Thu, 14 Jan 2016 03:36:39 +0100 2016-01-14T03:36:39+01:00 0:55 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/the-parting-glass-open-collab-with-markjbennett/
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett/the-parting-glass-open-collaboration ]]>
https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett/the-parting-glass-open-collaboration ]]> 1478532 no no Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:39:17 +0100 2016-01-11T16:39:17+01:00 3:33 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/dream-01-01-1975-ft-pt-kartik-kumar/
Dream: Tibetan mother and child, the young boy sitting high in his mother's arms and smiling at me. Beautiful sitar raga's played in the background, the only sound, even though they are in a crowded market place. They remain untouched by the jostling crowd, serene in their station and purpose. The unflinching gaze and radiant smile of the child shoots excellence into the background music and a very fast but exquisite run shines out, clear, but with the dream echo of an empty hall. I know his smile, it is as knowing as the Mona Lisa's, it is inspiration, it is ego; it is the thin red thread between nothingness and eternity.

© Phil McWalter 1st Jan 1975

Thanks to Pandit Kartik Kumar for the amazing sitar playing.

P.S. Purportedly there is an East Asian belief that the gods tie an invisible red cord around the ankles of those that are destined to meet one another. I was unaware of this in 1975 when I made these notes of my dream. I have never been able to recreate the actual majestic run I heard and my memory has faded. Maybe one day I will have the dream again, or wake up.]]>
Dream: Tibetan mother and child, the young boy sitting high in his mother's arms and smiling at me. Beautiful sitar raga's played in the background, the only sound, even though they are in a crowded market place. They remain untouched by the jostling crowd, serene in their station and purpose. The unflinching gaze and radiant smile of the child shoots excellence into the background music and a very fast but exquisite run shines out, clear, but with the dream echo of an empty hall. I know his smile, it is as knowing as the Mona Lisa's, it is inspiration, it is ego; it is the thin red thread between nothingness and eternity.

© Phil McWalter 1st Jan 1975

Thanks to Pandit Kartik Kumar for the amazing sitar playing.

P.S. Purportedly there is an East Asian belief that the gods tie an invisible red cord around the ankles of those that are destined to meet one another. I was unaware of this in 1975 when I made these notes of my dream. I have never been able to recreate the actual majestic run I heard and my memory has faded. Maybe one day I will have the dream again, or wake up.]]> 1478534 no no Tue, 05 Jan 2016 04:19:26 +0100 2016-01-05T04:19:26+01:00 8:39 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/dont-turn-away/
You didn’t really like the way it looked
It turned your head round in an instant
Don’t turn away
Oh yeah you just turned away

Just look at all the colours passing by
You never really get to touch them
Don’t turn away
And all the truest things you never said
All left unpainted on the canvas
Don’t turn away

You’re lost inside you
Can you hear me ?
Well can’t you come out to play ?
But don’t turn away

You don’t really like the way I smile
Can’t see how bright we’re really glowing
We peer at you through frosted glass
But never get to taste the cocktail
Don’t turn away, turn away
Oh yeah you just turned away

Well we were only given this one chance
To see the world before the night falls
Don’t turn away
And now you know the cold is on its way
That wind aint just to blow your hair girl
Don’t turn away
But oh yeah you just turned away

Like they’ve given you the universe to hold, (while he’s busy)
Shake it up
Make it rain
Make it shine
But make it count

Don’t turn away

© Dec 2015 Phil McWalter

PS cover version available by @Soundboard-Tinkerers at https://soundcloud.com/soundboard-tinkerers/dont-turn-away-mix2m1]]>
You didn’t really like the way it looked
It turned your head round in an instant
Don’t turn away
Oh yeah you just turned away

Just look at all the colours passing by
You never really get to touch them
Don’t turn away
And all the truest things you never said
All left unpainted on the canvas
Don’t turn away

You’re lost inside you
Can you hear me ?
Well can’t you come out to play ?
But don’t turn away

You don’t really like the way I smile
Can’t see how bright we’re really glowing
We peer at you through frosted glass
But never get to taste the cocktail
Don’t turn away, turn away
Oh yeah you just turned away

Well we were only given this one chance
To see the world before the night falls
Don’t turn away
And now you know the cold is on its way
That wind aint just to blow your hair girl
Don’t turn away
But oh yeah you just turned away

Like they’ve given you the universe to hold, (while he’s busy)
Shake it up
Make it rain
Make it shine
But make it count

Don’t turn away

© Dec 2015 Phil McWalter

PS cover version available by @Soundboard-Tinkerers at https://soundcloud.com/soundboard-tinkerers/dont-turn-away-mix2m1]]> 1478535 no no Sun, 03 Jan 2016 06:40:44 +0100 2016-01-03T06:40:44+01:00 4:11 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/storm-front-open-collab-ft-tom-roxx/
Using my open collab track ( https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/storm-front ) the insanely talented Tom RoXX, bless his cottons, decided to add unmitigated RoXX guitars (and more cool stuff!): Just feel the excitement he builds!

Truly honoured Tom!

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Using my open collab track ( https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/storm-front ) the insanely talented Tom RoXX, bless his cottons, decided to add unmitigated RoXX guitars (and more cool stuff!): Just feel the excitement he builds!

Truly honoured Tom!

]]> 1478536 no no Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:56:40 +0100 2015-12-24T02:56:40+01:00 3:27 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/nra-conover/
N.R.A.

Pull down the posters tell ‘em; I’m found
Send all the dogs home tell ‘em; I don’t need a hound
Turn back the news crews get ‘em out of town
Fire off your rockets and follow me down

Follow me down Follow me down
Follow me down Follow me now

Amber - you’re so magnificent
Amber - you run away

Tighten the crossbow and stand in my way
William Tell apple is going to say
Amber’s initials... and an autograph line
Black and white pictures will set me in time

Amber - you’re so magnificent
Amber - you run away
Amber - you’re so magnificent
Amber - you were the rain


Original song 'Amber The Magnificent 'https://soundcloud.com/conover/magnificent by @Conover

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N.R.A.

Pull down the posters tell ‘em; I’m found
Send all the dogs home tell ‘em; I don’t need a hound
Turn back the news crews get ‘em out of town
Fire off your rockets and follow me down

Follow me down Follow me down
Follow me down Follow me now

Amber - you’re so magnificent
Amber - you run away

Tighten the crossbow and stand in my way
William Tell apple is going to say
Amber’s initials... and an autograph line
Black and white pictures will set me in time

Amber - you’re so magnificent
Amber - you run away
Amber - you’re so magnificent
Amber - you were the rain


Original song 'Amber The Magnificent 'https://soundcloud.com/conover/magnificent by @Conover

]]> 1478537 no no Sat, 12 Dec 2015 01:44:48 +0100 2015-12-12T01:44:48+01:00 3:44 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/storm-front-ft-the-inconsistent-jukebox-mark-j-bennett-via-automatic-guitar/
This one was created by channelling conceptions only. By falling into a deep trance while repeatedly chanting "@Barry_Snaith @MarkJBennett" I played this guitar part automatically whilst out of my body; by tuning into their mystical, colour-shifting auras, transmitted through The Shadows of the omnipresent eternal mescalin ether, that always leaves you 'Hank Marvin' for some reason...

I also read their suggestions.

Download the original from here: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/storm-front]]>
This one was created by channelling conceptions only. By falling into a deep trance while repeatedly chanting "@Barry_Snaith @MarkJBennett" I played this guitar part automatically whilst out of my body; by tuning into their mystical, colour-shifting auras, transmitted through The Shadows of the omnipresent eternal mescalin ether, that always leaves you 'Hank Marvin' for some reason...

I also read their suggestions.

Download the original from here: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/storm-front]]> 1478538 no no Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:03:01 +0100 2015-12-11T02:03:01+01:00 3:33 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/golden-rooms-ft-faerytale/
My own original demo version is here: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/golden-rooms

Golden Rooms

I made an awful lot of money
Selling things that made non-sense
Even though the echoed boom
Is distant in your mind
My beds stand in golden rooms
I never meant to be unkind

I ask the nurse to help my pain
She gifts a smile, I feel no gain
My family talk amongst themselves
Like muted books on lawyer’s shelves
The hurt goes way beyond the call
I feel the dark and want to fall

Set me free
Free from all this pain
Take my money, and take my soul but
Set me free and let me die
Don’t toss a coin and count my sighs
(Please) set me free

My landing may not be soft

My coffers full are held aloft

But all this cannot buy me peace

The lonely walk back from the crease

A grimace for every cough unlocked

Come death, come quickly, chains unfrocked...

© April 2015 Phil McWalter]]>
My own original demo version is here: https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/golden-rooms

Golden Rooms

I made an awful lot of money
Selling things that made non-sense
Even though the echoed boom
Is distant in your mind
My beds stand in golden rooms
I never meant to be unkind

I ask the nurse to help my pain
She gifts a smile, I feel no gain
My family talk amongst themselves
Like muted books on lawyer’s shelves
The hurt goes way beyond the call
I feel the dark and want to fall

Set me free
Free from all this pain
Take my money, and take my soul but
Set me free and let me die
Don’t toss a coin and count my sighs
(Please) set me free

My landing may not be soft

My coffers full are held aloft

But all this cannot buy me peace

The lonely walk back from the crease

A grimace for every cough unlocked

Come death, come quickly, chains unfrocked...

© April 2015 Phil McWalter]]> 1478539 no no Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:45:29 +0100 2015-11-05T01:45:29+01:00 4:30 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/politics-the-soon-army/
Even if we had it all
Even if we vote for you
Even if you'll make us free
(Or) let us be the ones in charge
We don't want it
We don't want you

© Phil McWalter Oct 2015]]>
Even if we had it all
Even if we vote for you
Even if you'll make us free
(Or) let us be the ones in charge
We don't want it
We don't want you

© Phil McWalter Oct 2015]]> 1478540 no no Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:08:35 +0200 2015-10-08T17:08:35+02:00 1:46 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/sorry-trying-to-tell-you-roses-are-blue-with-phil-mcwalter/
Roses Are Blue ( @bluecherrykiss ) doing her very beautiful thing on piano and vocals.
I added the string section and other stuff, remixed and mastered, hope you enjoy.]]>
Roses Are Blue ( @bluecherrykiss ) doing her very beautiful thing on piano and vocals.
I added the string section and other stuff, remixed and mastered, hope you enjoy.]]> 1478541 no no Sun, 04 Oct 2015 01:31:34 +0200 2015-10-04T01:31:34+02:00 4:10 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/holla-ft-faerytale/
HOLLA!

I'm going to make a big hole in the atmosphere
Sing it out loud for the world to hear

We can't serve two masters in one house and live
Tell a heart consume and take
Be selfless and give, no, no, no

But I suppose you can if you twist the truth a bit
Divide and conquer, bully with your lawful shit
Make the world your oyster
Then smoke it out
Bred for pearls that stack up in someone's bank account
It's like they're just drawing them out with charming lies
And what they don't know, it won't hurt a bit
Cos they charmed and they bullied with their lawful shit

I'm gonna make a big hole in the atmosphere
Sing it out loud for the world to hear
Sing it out loud for the world to hear
Sing it out loud for the world to hear

Lyrics & Melody: Lisa West (Faerytale)
Music: Rick Medlock
Additional electric plank-n-wire swooshing: Phil McWalter]]>
HOLLA!

I'm going to make a big hole in the atmosphere
Sing it out loud for the world to hear

We can't serve two masters in one house and live
Tell a heart consume and take
Be selfless and give, no, no, no

But I suppose you can if you twist the truth a bit
Divide and conquer, bully with your lawful shit
Make the world your oyster
Then smoke it out
Bred for pearls that stack up in someone's bank account
It's like they're just drawing them out with charming lies
And what they don't know, it won't hurt a bit
Cos they charmed and they bullied with their lawful shit

I'm gonna make a big hole in the atmosphere
Sing it out loud for the world to hear
Sing it out loud for the world to hear
Sing it out loud for the world to hear

Lyrics & Melody: Lisa West (Faerytale)
Music: Rick Medlock
Additional electric plank-n-wire swooshing: Phil McWalter]]> 1478542 no no Sun, 27 Sep 2015 02:36:13 +0200 2015-09-27T02:36:13+02:00 3:40 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/castles-made-of-sand-jimi-hendrix/
https://youtu.be/yrgNRu20a_w

The always amazing Rick Medlock on drums @rick-4-1
Myself on vocals and guitars (forwards and backwards!)...]]>
https://youtu.be/yrgNRu20a_w

The always amazing Rick Medlock on drums @rick-4-1
Myself on vocals and guitars (forwards and backwards!)...]]> 1478543 no no Tue, 08 Sep 2015 23:52:04 +0200 2015-09-08T23:52:04+02:00 3:12 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/take-it-right-down-ft-graham-pike-on-flugelhorn/
Flugelhorn solo Graham Pike @loxford-1 (that's not him in the picture)

T A K E . I T . R I G H T . D O W N

Take it right down
You can get it from here
Pull it right down
You look up to the sky boy
Take it right down
When you walk
When you talk
When you look
When you hear
When you dream
When you think...
Take it right down
If you run
If you climb
If you glide
If you jump
If you play
Compete but...
Take it right down
We can dance all the way
Pull it right down
Feel the high and the low
Take it right down
When we pray
When we hope
When we smile
When we cope
When we blaze
When we toke
When we cough
When we choke...
Take it right down
If we dance
If we call
If we share
If we sing
If we fall
If we give
If we need...
If we starve or we feed
Take it right down
You can get it from me
Modulate now boys (Pull it right down)


© Phil McWalter Aug 2015

Flugelhorn Solo - Graham Pike
www.grahampike.com
www.grahampikequartet.com]]>
Flugelhorn solo Graham Pike @loxford-1 (that's not him in the picture)

T A K E . I T . R I G H T . D O W N

Take it right down
You can get it from here
Pull it right down
You look up to the sky boy
Take it right down
When you walk
When you talk
When you look
When you hear
When you dream
When you think...
Take it right down
If you run
If you climb
If you glide
If you jump
If you play
Compete but...
Take it right down
We can dance all the way
Pull it right down
Feel the high and the low
Take it right down
When we pray
When we hope
When we smile
When we cope
When we blaze
When we toke
When we cough
When we choke...
Take it right down
If we dance
If we call
If we share
If we sing
If we fall
If we give
If we need...
If we starve or we feed
Take it right down
You can get it from me
Modulate now boys (Pull it right down)


© Phil McWalter Aug 2015

Flugelhorn Solo - Graham Pike
www.grahampike.com
www.grahampikequartet.com]]> 1478544 no no Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:20:01 +0200 2015-08-13T03:20:01+02:00 6:36 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/midnight-summer-rain-in-chelsea-field-recording/ 1478545 no no Sat, 04 Jul 2015 03:09:45 +0200 2015-07-04T03:09:45+02:00 2:24 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/catching-the-bird-the-spring-ritual-clouders-forphil-mcwalter/
All guitars, bass, drums are Hans, I added a little bit of synth/samples and the drop, but that was it. Hat's off to Hans!

It of course bows its head to the original 13th century (oldest known round and six part independent counterpoint) "Summer Is Icumen In" https://youtu.be/sMCA9nYnLWo

I also avoided their use of the word "farteth"; to save offending your more courtly, or less pastoral, bucolic and rustic sensibilities ;-))

Remastered with Butch Vig 24.05.16

Catching The Bird (The Ritual)

People want to see the summer coming
Singing cuckoo

Everybody’s dancing ‘round the maypole
Calling my name
But its time to go to bed now
Leave me alone

People want to see the summer coming
Singing cuckoo

The night’s are getting shorter
Nobody’s spared
We’re making nests for lovers
Haven’t you heard?
Haven’t you heard?
Haven’t you heard?
We’re catching the bird
Catching the bird…

© June 2015 Phil McWalter/Hans-Michael Albers]]>
All guitars, bass, drums are Hans, I added a little bit of synth/samples and the drop, but that was it. Hat's off to Hans!

It of course bows its head to the original 13th century (oldest known round and six part independent counterpoint) "Summer Is Icumen In" https://youtu.be/sMCA9nYnLWo

I also avoided their use of the word "farteth"; to save offending your more courtly, or less pastoral, bucolic and rustic sensibilities ;-))

Remastered with Butch Vig 24.05.16

Catching The Bird (The Ritual)

People want to see the summer coming
Singing cuckoo

Everybody’s dancing ‘round the maypole
Calling my name
But its time to go to bed now
Leave me alone

People want to see the summer coming
Singing cuckoo

The night’s are getting shorter
Nobody’s spared
We’re making nests for lovers
Haven’t you heard?
Haven’t you heard?
Haven’t you heard?
We’re catching the bird
Catching the bird…

© June 2015 Phil McWalter/Hans-Michael Albers]]> 1478546 no no Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:10:01 +0200 2015-06-30T19:10:01+02:00 3:34 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/night-vision-rick-medlock-on-drums/
Night Vision (The Edge Is Coming Nearer)

Looking over the buildings
From the very top
I can see forever
For miles but not for long
Nothing is moving
Except the water
And it’s getting nearer all the time
Night vision, night vision, can’t turn it off…

Watching the clouds
In the dark distance
I can see forever
For miles but not for long
The dark clouds are coming
And the night too
It’s getting nearer all the time
Night vision, night vision, can’t turn it off…

Please don’t forget me
No, don’t forget me

Looking at the sky
From right up here
I can see the stars falling
Burning and falling
Hitting the Earth too hard
Crashing burning rocks
And they are getting closer every time

Don't forget me
Don't forget me, no...

Standing at the peak
The rain is turning dirty
I can see it swirling
For a while but not for long
There’s no-one out there
Dirty rain is drowning us
Washing down my face
Night vision, night vision, can’t turn it off…

My long coat flares out behind me
Atop this skybound roof
I lean forward and gasp
And struggle just to breath
My lungs aren’t holding
The wind is going to take me
And the edge is coming nearer, nearer all the time

© June 2015 Phil McWalter]]>
Night Vision (The Edge Is Coming Nearer)

Looking over the buildings
From the very top
I can see forever
For miles but not for long
Nothing is moving
Except the water
And it’s getting nearer all the time
Night vision, night vision, can’t turn it off…

Watching the clouds
In the dark distance
I can see forever
For miles but not for long
The dark clouds are coming
And the night too
It’s getting nearer all the time
Night vision, night vision, can’t turn it off…

Please don’t forget me
No, don’t forget me

Looking at the sky
From right up here
I can see the stars falling
Burning and falling
Hitting the Earth too hard
Crashing burning rocks
And they are getting closer every time

Don't forget me
Don't forget me, no...

Standing at the peak
The rain is turning dirty
I can see it swirling
For a while but not for long
There’s no-one out there
Dirty rain is drowning us
Washing down my face
Night vision, night vision, can’t turn it off…

My long coat flares out behind me
Atop this skybound roof
I lean forward and gasp
And struggle just to breath
My lungs aren’t holding
The wind is going to take me
And the edge is coming nearer, nearer all the time

© June 2015 Phil McWalter]]> 1478547 no no Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:58:31 +0200 2015-06-18T17:58:31+02:00 3:43 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/good-to-be-a-hero/
I’ve been on this journey
So many times before
Been running to look round corners
Climbing to the top and calling
Calling to you but I
I never knew it was me that was the mountain
I didn’t know that it was you (that thought)

It must be good to be a hero
It must be cool to get it right all the time
It must be good to be a hero for you…

© June 2015 Phil McWalter]]>
I’ve been on this journey
So many times before
Been running to look round corners
Climbing to the top and calling
Calling to you but I
I never knew it was me that was the mountain
I didn’t know that it was you (that thought)

It must be good to be a hero
It must be cool to get it right all the time
It must be good to be a hero for you…

© June 2015 Phil McWalter]]> 1478548 no no Wed, 17 Jun 2015 23:59:55 +0200 2015-06-17T23:59:55+02:00 3:33 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/d-r-i-v-e-n-c-o-n-o-v-e-r/
Well I have been a driver
And I have been driven
And I have come across this road before
I am not a holy man
But I have been taken to the promised land before
This has been the longest road that I have travelled
and I won’t turn back now
No I won’t turn back
No I can’t turn back

Song by © Bruce Conover @conover
All music played and sung by Phil McWalter]]>
Well I have been a driver
And I have been driven
And I have come across this road before
I am not a holy man
But I have been taken to the promised land before
This has been the longest road that I have travelled
and I won’t turn back now
No I won’t turn back
No I can’t turn back

Song by © Bruce Conover @conover
All music played and sung by Phil McWalter]]> 1478550 no no Sun, 24 May 2015 15:23:41 +0200 2015-05-24T15:23:41+02:00 3:50 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/exploring-guitar-rig/ 1478551 no no Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:33:02 +0200 2015-04-09T16:33:02+02:00 2:56 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/golden-rooms/
Golden Rooms

I made an awful lot of money
Selling things that made non-sense
Even though the echoed boom
Is distant in your mind
My beds stand in golden rooms
I never meant to be unkind

I ask the nurse to help my pain
She gifts a smile, I feel no gain
My family talk amongst themselves
Like muted books on lawyer’s shelves
The hurt goes way beyond my call
I feel the dark and want to fall

Set me free
Free from all this pain
Take my money, and take my soul but
Set me free and let me die
Don’t toss a coin and count my sighs
Please set me free

My landing may not be so soft

My coffers full are held aloft

But all this cannot buy me peace

It's a lonely walk back from the crease

A grimace for every cough unlocked

Come death, come quickly, chains unfrocked.

© April 2015 Phil McWalter

England, bound in with the triumphant sea
Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege
Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with shame,
With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds:
That England, that was wont to conquer others,
Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.
Ah, would the scandal vanish with my life,
How happy then were my ensuing death!

Richard II (Act II, Scene I)- Shakespeare
]]>
Golden Rooms

I made an awful lot of money
Selling things that made non-sense
Even though the echoed boom
Is distant in your mind
My beds stand in golden rooms
I never meant to be unkind

I ask the nurse to help my pain
She gifts a smile, I feel no gain
My family talk amongst themselves
Like muted books on lawyer’s shelves
The hurt goes way beyond my call
I feel the dark and want to fall

Set me free
Free from all this pain
Take my money, and take my soul but
Set me free and let me die
Don’t toss a coin and count my sighs
Please set me free

My landing may not be so soft

My coffers full are held aloft

But all this cannot buy me peace

It's a lonely walk back from the crease

A grimace for every cough unlocked

Come death, come quickly, chains unfrocked.

© April 2015 Phil McWalter

England, bound in with the triumphant sea
Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege
Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with shame,
With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds:
That England, that was wont to conquer others,
Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.
Ah, would the scandal vanish with my life,
How happy then were my ensuing death!

Richard II (Act II, Scene I)- Shakespeare
]]> 1478552 no no Wed, 08 Apr 2015 04:53:29 +0200 2015-04-08T04:53:29+02:00 4:04 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/the-ant-boy-and-his-girl-clouders-for-ft-phil-mcwalter/
Remixed and mastered 24.05.16

The Ant Boy And His Girl

two ants met in a laundry
just looking for some fun
they thought it was a funfair
and so they trot along

the buildings and the hustle
the noises and the smell
the colors and the creatures
and many more to tell

they lionized a thrill ride
the ant boy and his girl
and without hesitation
they gave it a whirl

two ants met in a laundry
they had a lot of fun
though after all they did it
they wished they hadn’t done

All instruments and backtrack production: @Clouders_for
Vocals (a cappella verse insert)and final mix/edit/production: @Phil-McWalter]]>
Remixed and mastered 24.05.16

The Ant Boy And His Girl

two ants met in a laundry
just looking for some fun
they thought it was a funfair
and so they trot along

the buildings and the hustle
the noises and the smell
the colors and the creatures
and many more to tell

they lionized a thrill ride
the ant boy and his girl
and without hesitation
they gave it a whirl

two ants met in a laundry
they had a lot of fun
though after all they did it
they wished they hadn’t done

All instruments and backtrack production: @Clouders_for
Vocals (a cappella verse insert)and final mix/edit/production: @Phil-McWalter]]> 1478553 no no Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:29:45 +0200 2015-04-06T12:29:45+02:00 2:08 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/tears-of-steel-film-soundtrack-watch-the-video/ ]]> ]]> 1478554 no no Wed, 01 Apr 2015 05:33:45 +0200 2015-04-01T05:33:45+02:00 2:40 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/beau-manghani-in-the-beginning-produced-by-phil-mcwalter/
I hope you enjoy my production of his great song. I did add a few sounds and cut it up a bit, but hey I wouldn't mess too much with a work of art and passion! ;-))

The original is here: https://soundcloud.com/beau-manghani/in-the-beginning?in=beau-manghani/sets/immortal-love go follow Beau!]]>
I hope you enjoy my production of his great song. I did add a few sounds and cut it up a bit, but hey I wouldn't mess too much with a work of art and passion! ;-))

The original is here: https://soundcloud.com/beau-manghani/in-the-beginning?in=beau-manghani/sets/immortal-love go follow Beau!]]> 1478556 no no Sun, 22 Mar 2015 20:12:26 +0100 2015-03-22T20:12:26+01:00 4:27 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/lay-down-with-me/ Truth: Lay down with me
Beauty: Lay down with me
Lay down...
With me... {guitar}

© March 2015 Phil McWalter

For my chill wife - field recording made in the Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park, London.]]> Truth: Lay down with me
Beauty: Lay down with me
Lay down...
With me... {guitar}

© March 2015 Phil McWalter

For my chill wife - field recording made in the Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park, London.]]> 1478557 no no Sat, 14 Mar 2015 03:43:37 +0100 2015-03-14T03:43:37+01:00 4:12 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/lets-pull-over-conovermcwalter/ ]]> ]]> 1478558 no no Thu, 26 Feb 2015 02:42:17 +0100 2015-02-26T02:42:17+01:00 4:00 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/get-in-the-plane-son-ft-rick-medlock-on-drums/
Parental Advisory Note:
Banjo in chorus.
Oh yes and now Rick on drums ;-)) @Rick-4-1
]]>
Parental Advisory Note:
Banjo in chorus.
Oh yes and now Rick on drums ;-)) @Rick-4-1
]]> 1478559 no no Thu, 26 Feb 2015 01:18:08 +0100 2015-02-26T01:18:08+01:00 3:04 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/five-years-ziggy-thats-all-youve-got/
DD worked on chopping up the Ziggy vocal over the Five Years drums and suggested the best bass line. I added guitar, some Five Years vocals (detuned to almost a rap in the middle!), bass synths and we mixed, bouncing ideas/results to each other.

Please play loud!(If you add sufficient Guinness you may get even closer to the conceptual origin)]]>
DD worked on chopping up the Ziggy vocal over the Five Years drums and suggested the best bass line. I added guitar, some Five Years vocals (detuned to almost a rap in the middle!), bass synths and we mixed, bouncing ideas/results to each other.

Please play loud!(If you add sufficient Guinness you may get even closer to the conceptual origin)]]> 1478560 no no Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:15:04 +0100 2015-02-20T19:15:04+01:00 6:51 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/amber-the-magnificent/ His version is here: https://soundcloud.com/conover/magnificent
]]> His version is here: https://soundcloud.com/conover/magnificent
]]> 1478561 no no Wed, 04 Feb 2015 02:13:04 +0100 2015-02-04T02:13:04+01:00 3:43 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/blood-and-soil-ft-rick-medlock/ @Rick-4-1
SoundCloud collaborations, don't you just love 'em! When Rick offered to replace my sampled effort with some proper drums I said immediately, well maybe... ;-)))

Blood And Soil

To skin a buck and sing an air
Salty tyres stuck on the rock
To dare to win to try to dare
To know the wind has lost its sock

Blood and soil

Peasant hands tend to the crop
Drink your milk as black as oil
Light the stubble, fire won't stop
Shoots of war from bony soil

I lost my face
When I looked down the sight
Became a killer
That couldn’t remember
A simple boy
That wanted more
I drilled myself away
With little more to do
Looked in their eyes and found them cracked
Looked at the water
And it was befouled
Flying in lost ambitions
A jetsam storm
Builded a castle
Out of all the sand
Something human in me yet stirs
In-between the lonely waving Scottish firs

Blood and soil

When I looked down the sight
I lost my face
To dare to win to try to dare
To know the wind has lost my face

© Dec 2014 Phil McWalter

This work was inspired and influenced by the relentless eccentric rhythm of Paul Celan’s poem ‘Todesfuge’ and the visual intensity of a recent exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at the Royal Academy, London.

The black milk of Celan’s funereal smoke of total war and the Germany reflected by Anselm Kiefer decays into the awful realisation of the inevitability of mankind at war. A repeated lesson never learnt through the human passion for self-belief and acquisition. I have borrowed from these anguished sources to produce this flimsy and pretentious sketch. ‘Blood and soil’ was an expression coined in Germany (that preceded Naziism) and drew together two strands; that of the indigenous peasantry, and their mother land. In this bucolic and mystical haze of rural nationalism a monster grew, even when fed with black milk. It is a drink that is soaked into the world's battlefields.

youtu.be/gVwLqEHDCQE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesfuge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Kiefer]]> @Rick-4-1
SoundCloud collaborations, don't you just love 'em! When Rick offered to replace my sampled effort with some proper drums I said immediately, well maybe... ;-)))

Blood And Soil

To skin a buck and sing an air
Salty tyres stuck on the rock
To dare to win to try to dare
To know the wind has lost its sock

Blood and soil

Peasant hands tend to the crop
Drink your milk as black as oil
Light the stubble, fire won't stop
Shoots of war from bony soil

I lost my face
When I looked down the sight
Became a killer
That couldn’t remember
A simple boy
That wanted more
I drilled myself away
With little more to do
Looked in their eyes and found them cracked
Looked at the water
And it was befouled
Flying in lost ambitions
A jetsam storm
Builded a castle
Out of all the sand
Something human in me yet stirs
In-between the lonely waving Scottish firs

Blood and soil

When I looked down the sight
I lost my face
To dare to win to try to dare
To know the wind has lost my face

© Dec 2014 Phil McWalter

This work was inspired and influenced by the relentless eccentric rhythm of Paul Celan’s poem ‘Todesfuge’ and the visual intensity of a recent exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at the Royal Academy, London.

The black milk of Celan’s funereal smoke of total war and the Germany reflected by Anselm Kiefer decays into the awful realisation of the inevitability of mankind at war. A repeated lesson never learnt through the human passion for self-belief and acquisition. I have borrowed from these anguished sources to produce this flimsy and pretentious sketch. ‘Blood and soil’ was an expression coined in Germany (that preceded Naziism) and drew together two strands; that of the indigenous peasantry, and their mother land. In this bucolic and mystical haze of rural nationalism a monster grew, even when fed with black milk. It is a drink that is soaked into the world's battlefields.

youtu.be/gVwLqEHDCQE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesfuge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Kiefer]]> 1478562 no no Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:03:54 +0100 2015-01-20T15:03:54+01:00 5:54 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/now-radio-mix/
Song: @Conover (Cruise Kontrol) https://soundcloud.com/conover/cruise-kontrol
Drums/Percussion: @Man-On-A-Grill
Girl: Vargas
Me: Everything else, and very fond of the bass! :-))
BGV's: Omnisphere
Guitars: 'EBow' Tokai Strat
www.HollowSun.com's 'Tron' deserves a big mello thanks too.

NOW

Cruise control would be nice tonight
As we drive along the coast
Lose control we might
But only these two will know

Looking at me in the rearview
All I know is that I really need you
Now

The top is down and the wind is crisp
There’s a light out on the sea
Messages on radio
That only these two will know

Looking at me in the rearview
All I know is that I really need you
Now

There's a light out on the sea
But only these two will know
Now

© Bruce Conover/Phil McWalter Dec 2014 ]]>
Song: @Conover (Cruise Kontrol) https://soundcloud.com/conover/cruise-kontrol
Drums/Percussion: @Man-On-A-Grill
Girl: Vargas
Me: Everything else, and very fond of the bass! :-))
BGV's: Omnisphere
Guitars: 'EBow' Tokai Strat
www.HollowSun.com's 'Tron' deserves a big mello thanks too.

NOW

Cruise control would be nice tonight
As we drive along the coast
Lose control we might
But only these two will know

Looking at me in the rearview
All I know is that I really need you
Now

The top is down and the wind is crisp
There’s a light out on the sea
Messages on radio
That only these two will know

Looking at me in the rearview
All I know is that I really need you
Now

There's a light out on the sea
But only these two will know
Now

© Bruce Conover/Phil McWalter Dec 2014 ]]> 1478563 no no Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:24:41 +0100 2015-01-14T04:24:41+01:00 4:17 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/blood-and-soil/
To skin a buck and sing an air
Salty tyres stuck on the rock
To dare to win to try to dare
To know the wind has lost its sock

Blood and soil

Peasant hands tend to the crop
Drink your milk as black as oil
Light the stubble fire won't stop
Shoots of war from bony soil

I lost my face
When I looked down the sight
Became a killer
That couldn’t remember
A simple boy
That wanted more
I drilled myself away
With little more to do
Looked in their eyes and found them cracked
Looked at the water
And it was befouled
Flying in lost ambitions
A jetsam storm
Builded a castle
Out of all the sand
Something human in me yet stirs
In-between the lonely waving Scottish firs

Blood and soil

When I looked down the sight
I lost my face
To dare to win to try to dare
To know the wind has lost my face

© Dec 2014 Phil McWalter


This 12/4 work was influenced by the relentless eccentric rhythm of Paul Celan’s ‘Todesfuge’ and the visual intensity of an exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at the Royal Academy, London 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesfuge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Kiefer

The black milk of Celan’s funereal smoke of total war and the Germany reflected by Anselm Kiefer decays into the awful realisation of the inevitability of mankind at war. A repeated lesson never learnt through the human passion for self-belief and acquisition. I have borrowed from these anguished sources to produce this flimsy and pretentious sketch. ‘Blood and soil’ was an expression coined in Germany that preceded Naziism that draws together two strands; that of the indigenous peasantry and their own mother land. In this bucolic and mystical haze of rural nationalism a monster grew, even when fed with black milk. It is a drink that is soaked into the oxymoronic battlefields in every land.

http://youtu.be/gVwLqEHDCQE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesfuge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Kiefer

The art is Kiefer's 'Margarethe'.]]>
To skin a buck and sing an air
Salty tyres stuck on the rock
To dare to win to try to dare
To know the wind has lost its sock

Blood and soil

Peasant hands tend to the crop
Drink your milk as black as oil
Light the stubble fire won't stop
Shoots of war from bony soil

I lost my face
When I looked down the sight
Became a killer
That couldn’t remember
A simple boy
That wanted more
I drilled myself away
With little more to do
Looked in their eyes and found them cracked
Looked at the water
And it was befouled
Flying in lost ambitions
A jetsam storm
Builded a castle
Out of all the sand
Something human in me yet stirs
In-between the lonely waving Scottish firs

Blood and soil

When I looked down the sight
I lost my face
To dare to win to try to dare
To know the wind has lost my face

© Dec 2014 Phil McWalter


This 12/4 work was influenced by the relentless eccentric rhythm of Paul Celan’s ‘Todesfuge’ and the visual intensity of an exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at the Royal Academy, London 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesfuge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Kiefer

The black milk of Celan’s funereal smoke of total war and the Germany reflected by Anselm Kiefer decays into the awful realisation of the inevitability of mankind at war. A repeated lesson never learnt through the human passion for self-belief and acquisition. I have borrowed from these anguished sources to produce this flimsy and pretentious sketch. ‘Blood and soil’ was an expression coined in Germany that preceded Naziism that draws together two strands; that of the indigenous peasantry and their own mother land. In this bucolic and mystical haze of rural nationalism a monster grew, even when fed with black milk. It is a drink that is soaked into the oxymoronic battlefields in every land.

http://youtu.be/gVwLqEHDCQE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesfuge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Kiefer

The art is Kiefer's 'Margarethe'.]]> 1478564 no no Fri, 05 Dec 2014 02:51:50 +0100 2014-12-05T02:51:50+01:00 5:59 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/dazed-tripper/ 1478565 no no Sun, 09 Nov 2014 03:29:50 +0100 2014-11-09T03:29:50+01:00 3:08 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/dont-look-down-mcwalterconover/
Don’t Look Down (Don't Slow Up)

down, down, down, down...

Don’t look down
You can see all you want from here
Don’t look down
It’s just your feet and a can of fear
And if you fall...
The water’s warmer on the far side of the bay

Don’t slow up
The world will never let you get off
Don’t slow up
It's just a spin on a fairground ride
And if you do...
The circus moves on to another little town

[Spoken]: “Run, rabbit run. Just keep on running, you don't have time to look back and see if everyone else is coming…”

Don't look down
[Trumpet cadenza]
Don’t cry out
Do you think you’ll just disappear?
And when you cry
The lights are going to shine so brightly on your face

Don’t look down
You can see all you need from right here
Don't slow up
They won't let you hide away for a day...

Don't look down
You can see all you want to hear
And if you do
The world will never let you get away again

Don’t look down
Don't look down
You can see all you need from right here
Don’t slow up
They won’t let you hide away for a day
Don’t look down
Don’t slow up
Don’t cry out

© Oct 2014 Phil McWalter - Bruce Conover]]>
Don’t Look Down (Don't Slow Up)

down, down, down, down...

Don’t look down
You can see all you want from here
Don’t look down
It’s just your feet and a can of fear
And if you fall...
The water’s warmer on the far side of the bay

Don’t slow up
The world will never let you get off
Don’t slow up
It's just a spin on a fairground ride
And if you do...
The circus moves on to another little town

[Spoken]: “Run, rabbit run. Just keep on running, you don't have time to look back and see if everyone else is coming…”

Don't look down
[Trumpet cadenza]
Don’t cry out
Do you think you’ll just disappear?
And when you cry
The lights are going to shine so brightly on your face

Don’t look down
You can see all you need from right here
Don't slow up
They won't let you hide away for a day...

Don't look down
You can see all you want to hear
And if you do
The world will never let you get away again

Don’t look down
Don't look down
You can see all you need from right here
Don’t slow up
They won’t let you hide away for a day
Don’t look down
Don’t slow up
Don’t cry out

© Oct 2014 Phil McWalter - Bruce Conover]]> 1478566 no no Thu, 23 Oct 2014 05:17:37 +0200 2014-10-23T05:17:37+02:00 6:03 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/mh17-the-aeroplane-a-lament-with-progrockdan1/
Someone pressed ‘Fire!’
And it was too late
For the aeroplane
And the people
And the little cups
And the lost shoe
And the loo roll
And the hot meal
And the option
And the video
They all fell

© McWalter-Lockhart July 2014

Dan did a video: http://youtu.be/FPjrUw7csww


#ProgRockDan1 (Daniel Lockhart) supplied the backing track, I was lost as to where to go with the lyrics until I saw the awful news. I added synth melodies and vocals.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the poor souls and the families of the passengers and crew of MH17.]]>
Someone pressed ‘Fire!’
And it was too late
For the aeroplane
And the people
And the little cups
And the lost shoe
And the loo roll
And the hot meal
And the option
And the video
They all fell

© McWalter-Lockhart July 2014

Dan did a video: http://youtu.be/FPjrUw7csww


#ProgRockDan1 (Daniel Lockhart) supplied the backing track, I was lost as to where to go with the lyrics until I saw the awful news. I added synth melodies and vocals.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the poor souls and the families of the passengers and crew of MH17.]]> 1478567 no no Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:47:39 +0200 2014-07-18T16:47:39+02:00 3:25 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/ill-wave-remix-with-rick-medlock-on-skins/
I feel like hell
Someone must have sprayed me with ‘old’
I still wanna fight everything, but I just got sold
I’m off to the organ farm
They’re going to make me make something for free
Oh Lord, they’re gonna recycle me
Oh Lord, they’re gonna recycle me

I’m all for the future
But I wanted to leave more than the key
And not just a voucher
To clear out my property
Please, let the sun beat down on my face for the last few days
But it rains like there’s no tomorrow
No tomorrow

Well, I could be a kidney, yeah
I could be an ear
They may even grind me down to help thicken the beer
Wonder have I forgotten something I should have done?
I’ll never know, if I had enough fun
I’ll never know, if I had enough fun

They’ll come and fetch me
Or I can go on the bus myself
It comes on a Wednesday
They don’t like you to make a fuss
God let the sun beat down on my face for the last few days
But it rains like there’s no tomorrow
No tomorrow

So sing me the sad song
And I’ll sing along
We’ll get to the end of it
If I stay strong -
You’ll wave ‘till I get to the bend in the road
I’ll wave ‘till I come to the end
(So sing me the sad song)

© July 2014 Phil McWalter



Chorus:
G D Bm F#m
Em Em/D Em/C# A
D C G

Verse:
C D Bm E]]>
I feel like hell
Someone must have sprayed me with ‘old’
I still wanna fight everything, but I just got sold
I’m off to the organ farm
They’re going to make me make something for free
Oh Lord, they’re gonna recycle me
Oh Lord, they’re gonna recycle me

I’m all for the future
But I wanted to leave more than the key
And not just a voucher
To clear out my property
Please, let the sun beat down on my face for the last few days
But it rains like there’s no tomorrow
No tomorrow

Well, I could be a kidney, yeah
I could be an ear
They may even grind me down to help thicken the beer
Wonder have I forgotten something I should have done?
I’ll never know, if I had enough fun
I’ll never know, if I had enough fun

They’ll come and fetch me
Or I can go on the bus myself
It comes on a Wednesday
They don’t like you to make a fuss
God let the sun beat down on my face for the last few days
But it rains like there’s no tomorrow
No tomorrow

So sing me the sad song
And I’ll sing along
We’ll get to the end of it
If I stay strong -
You’ll wave ‘till I get to the bend in the road
I’ll wave ‘till I come to the end
(So sing me the sad song)

© July 2014 Phil McWalter



Chorus:
G D Bm F#m
Em Em/D Em/C# A
D C G

Verse:
C D Bm E]]> 1478568 no no Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:56:01 +0200 2014-07-14T15:56:01+02:00 3:58 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/they-wont-leave-my-heart-alone-ft-faerytale/ #www.soundcloud.com/faerytale

They Won’t Leave My Heart Alone

Memories, they won’t leave me on my own, tonight
Walking home, they won’t leave my heart alone, tonight

You have brought me closer to nothing I’ve known before
You have bought me closer to what I need

Why do the people all worry when there’s nothing to worry at all?
Why do the people all scurry when the truth comes to call?

Memories just may bring me to my knees, tonight
Walking home I won’t take it all alone tonight

‘Cos you have brought me closer to what I was longing for
You have seen me closer to what I need

Why do the people all worry when there’s nothing to worry at all
Why do they all start to scurry when the truth comes to call?

Memories, they won’t leave me on my own, tonight
Walking home, they won’t leave my heart alone, tonight

‘Cos you have brought me closer to what I was longing for
You have seen me closer to what I need

Why do the people all worry when they hold to their pride and fall
Why do they all start to scurry when the truth was nothing at all
Why do the people all scurry when the truth comes to call?
Why do the people all worry if there’s nothing to worry at all?
Memories yeah...

© 1976 McWalter-West [9-M]]]> #www.soundcloud.com/faerytale

They Won’t Leave My Heart Alone

Memories, they won’t leave me on my own, tonight
Walking home, they won’t leave my heart alone, tonight

You have brought me closer to nothing I’ve known before
You have bought me closer to what I need

Why do the people all worry when there’s nothing to worry at all?
Why do the people all scurry when the truth comes to call?

Memories just may bring me to my knees, tonight
Walking home I won’t take it all alone tonight

‘Cos you have brought me closer to what I was longing for
You have seen me closer to what I need

Why do the people all worry when there’s nothing to worry at all
Why do they all start to scurry when the truth comes to call?

Memories, they won’t leave me on my own, tonight
Walking home, they won’t leave my heart alone, tonight

‘Cos you have brought me closer to what I was longing for
You have seen me closer to what I need

Why do the people all worry when they hold to their pride and fall
Why do they all start to scurry when the truth was nothing at all
Why do the people all scurry when the truth comes to call?
Why do the people all worry if there’s nothing to worry at all?
Memories yeah...

© 1976 McWalter-West [9-M]]]> 1478569 no no Sat, 07 Jun 2014 03:56:20 +0200 2014-06-07T03:56:20+02:00 5:27 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/can-you-hear-me-mcginnis-mcwalter/
Ray sent me some superb stems, I just put them in an anti-grav vase. Luckily the new arrangement worked with our rockets' décor... but please dim the LEDs, get comfortable, turn it up loud and dream along out of the space station in disembodied flight down to the new world below being explored by your AI's...

Author's Note: The enigmatic implication of the repeated question "Can you hear me?" may mean your AI drone may sadly never receive the response that we hear... (before losing power or having to return to base unrequited?)

Ray: Keyboards, bass, guitars, drums and space girl/AI!
Phil: Vocals, lyrics, melody, additional lead keyboards, production, mastering

Can You Hear Me?

I’m wondering how we never met
Wandering here should have put us close
As close as we’ll get (as close as we’ll get)
And we never touch, we never talk
We never look, we'll never walk yet
The mountains are all around us
Seas surround us but
The mist, it's in our eyes
Can you hear me?
.
.
"I can hear you..."


©May 2014 McGinnis-McWalter]]>
Ray sent me some superb stems, I just put them in an anti-grav vase. Luckily the new arrangement worked with our rockets' décor... but please dim the LEDs, get comfortable, turn it up loud and dream along out of the space station in disembodied flight down to the new world below being explored by your AI's...

Author's Note: The enigmatic implication of the repeated question "Can you hear me?" may mean your AI drone may sadly never receive the response that we hear... (before losing power or having to return to base unrequited?)

Ray: Keyboards, bass, guitars, drums and space girl/AI!
Phil: Vocals, lyrics, melody, additional lead keyboards, production, mastering

Can You Hear Me?

I’m wondering how we never met
Wandering here should have put us close
As close as we’ll get (as close as we’ll get)
And we never touch, we never talk
We never look, we'll never walk yet
The mountains are all around us
Seas surround us but
The mist, it's in our eyes
Can you hear me?
.
.
"I can hear you..."


©May 2014 McGinnis-McWalter]]> 1478570 no no Tue, 27 May 2014 15:01:55 +0200 2014-05-27T15:01:55+02:00 5:06 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/jerusalem-single-released/
Jerusalem

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green:
And was the Holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of Fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
'Till we have built Jerusalem,
In England's green and pleasant Land

Lyrics: William Blake (1757 – 1827) was an English painter, poet and printmaker.
Composer: Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (1848 – 1918) an English composer, teacher and historian of music.

Japanese 1976 Tokai Goldstar 1954 Strat with Gilmour shortened tremolo arm and DiMarzio stacked humbucker. Ernie Ball's Super Slinky's and my own custom made metal picks. Plugged straight into Logic X via an Apogee One.]]>
Jerusalem

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green:
And was the Holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of Fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
'Till we have built Jerusalem,
In England's green and pleasant Land

Lyrics: William Blake (1757 – 1827) was an English painter, poet and printmaker.
Composer: Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (1848 – 1918) an English composer, teacher and historian of music.

Japanese 1976 Tokai Goldstar 1954 Strat with Gilmour shortened tremolo arm and DiMarzio stacked humbucker. Ernie Ball's Super Slinky's and my own custom made metal picks. Plugged straight into Logic X via an Apogee One.]]> 1478571 no no Thu, 15 May 2014 19:54:50 +0200 2014-05-15T19:54:50+02:00 2:30 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/dont-waste-your-first-time-on-me-old-stuff/
A keyboard player and a drummer from Tiger Bay helped out, really great guys. Beautiful Mini Moog "flute" lines. I also recall an American band called Wet Willie filled out the b vox too. They had reached No.10 on the Billboard singles chart with "Keep on Smilin' and were just visiting Kenny Young's Lazy Moon studio on the day.... thanks guys! Ray Thornett played the bass harmonics on the fade too. Neat. Chris Blackwell (Island Records boss) listened to it and gave me a wad of dough to record some more songs. Thanks Chris!

I still recall my first love
See her face all around me
And I'm thinking about her now
So don't waste your first love on me girl
Don't waste your first time on me

Yes I know that you're lovely
But my eyes have been blinded
I don't think I can fall again
So don't waste your first love on me girl
Don't waste your first time on me

'Cos I've been hurt
So deep I just can't forget and don't you know
I would rather have it so...

Please don't stand quite so close to me
Your parfum makes me nervous
And my heart is afraid of heights
So don't waste your first time on me
So don't waste your first time on me...
]]>
A keyboard player and a drummer from Tiger Bay helped out, really great guys. Beautiful Mini Moog "flute" lines. I also recall an American band called Wet Willie filled out the b vox too. They had reached No.10 on the Billboard singles chart with "Keep on Smilin' and were just visiting Kenny Young's Lazy Moon studio on the day.... thanks guys! Ray Thornett played the bass harmonics on the fade too. Neat. Chris Blackwell (Island Records boss) listened to it and gave me a wad of dough to record some more songs. Thanks Chris!

I still recall my first love
See her face all around me
And I'm thinking about her now
So don't waste your first love on me girl
Don't waste your first time on me

Yes I know that you're lovely
But my eyes have been blinded
I don't think I can fall again
So don't waste your first love on me girl
Don't waste your first time on me

'Cos I've been hurt
So deep I just can't forget and don't you know
I would rather have it so...

Please don't stand quite so close to me
Your parfum makes me nervous
And my heart is afraid of heights
So don't waste your first time on me
So don't waste your first time on me...
]]> 1478572 no no Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:52:37 +0200 2014-04-15T02:52:37+02:00 3:52 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/rock-in-the-sky-old-stuff/
Battery Walkman (old cassette) to digital... Sorry about the quality of the tape hiss!

Five Tough Men were:

Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals

(Yes, there were four of us and we weren't tough!)]]>
Battery Walkman (old cassette) to digital... Sorry about the quality of the tape hiss!

Five Tough Men were:

Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals

(Yes, there were four of us and we weren't tough!)]]> 1478573 no no Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:16:37 +0200 2014-04-02T11:16:37+02:00 2:33 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/less-and-less-now-old-stuff/ Less & less now we remain...
Think about it.

I can't remember the name of the guy I worked with on this.... Chris Hull! Remembered! Nice creative guy, good voice. Hiya Chris!
]]> Less & less now we remain...
Think about it.

I can't remember the name of the guy I worked with on this.... Chris Hull! Remembered! Nice creative guy, good voice. Hiya Chris!
]]> 1478574 no no Wed, 02 Apr 2014 10:57:51 +0200 2014-04-02T10:57:51+02:00 4:34 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/screaming-in-the-park-old-stuff/
Another creaky old cassette track from when all guitar amps were made from hot, glowing and buzzing electricity held together with a few drops of melted solder and thin glass vacuum jars. Pure loud magic. A great shame cassette tape doesn't age so well...

I wrote this song whilst staying out on our farm in Donegal for the summer. I was thinking about the Dirty Duck pub and friends like Simon Christie and the late Big Jim Gallagher and what they were getting up to back in Stratford upon Avon.

Battery Walkman (old cassette) to digital... Sorry about the quality of the tape hiss!

Five Tough Men were:

Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals]]>
Another creaky old cassette track from when all guitar amps were made from hot, glowing and buzzing electricity held together with a few drops of melted solder and thin glass vacuum jars. Pure loud magic. A great shame cassette tape doesn't age so well...

I wrote this song whilst staying out on our farm in Donegal for the summer. I was thinking about the Dirty Duck pub and friends like Simon Christie and the late Big Jim Gallagher and what they were getting up to back in Stratford upon Avon.

Battery Walkman (old cassette) to digital... Sorry about the quality of the tape hiss!

Five Tough Men were:

Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals]]> 1478575 no no Wed, 02 Apr 2014 02:42:07 +0200 2014-04-02T02:42:07+02:00 3:07 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/such-a-human-animal-old-stuff/
Five Tough Men again... recorded before Bird's custard was invented. Crumbling cassette from an original battery Walkman, plugged into the iMac, enough tape hiss to fill space and enough judder and phase to disturb this galaxy's super massive black hole for a day or two... sorry!

Five Tough Men was:

Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals]]>
Five Tough Men again... recorded before Bird's custard was invented. Crumbling cassette from an original battery Walkman, plugged into the iMac, enough tape hiss to fill space and enough judder and phase to disturb this galaxy's super massive black hole for a day or two... sorry!

Five Tough Men was:

Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals]]> 1478576 no no Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:48:48 +0200 2014-04-02T01:48:48+02:00 3:43 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/separate-images-old-stuff/
Battery Walkman (old cassette) to digital... Sorry about the quality of the tape hiss!

Five Tough Men was the band:

Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals
]]>
Battery Walkman (old cassette) to digital... Sorry about the quality of the tape hiss!

Five Tough Men was the band:

Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals
]]> 1478577 no no Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:01:09 +0200 2014-04-02T01:01:09+02:00 2:35 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/face-on-a-tv-station-old-stuff/
Battery Walkman (old cassette) to digital... Sorry about the quality of the tape hiss!

Five Tough Men was the band:
Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals

I don't think I liked celebrity much then either! It was well before the cult of Cowell but you get the idea...]]>
Battery Walkman (old cassette) to digital... Sorry about the quality of the tape hiss!

Five Tough Men was the band:
Mark Steeds - Keys
Mark Yakes - Bass
Rick Medlock - Drums
Phil McWalter - Guitars and vocals

I don't think I liked celebrity much then either! It was well before the cult of Cowell but you get the idea...]]> 1478578 no no Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:25 +0200 2014-04-02T00:00:25+02:00 2:40 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/empty-shell-ft-yvonne-evans-old-stuff/
Yvonne Evans - Lead vocal
Chris Hull - Acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals
Phil McWalter - Electric and slide guitars, feedback, keyboards, drum machine, backing vocals
John Rivers - Engineering, production and Eventide harmoniser

Empty Shell (Twisted Feeling) © Phil McWalter


I was thinking of someone real
Holds me to the ground
Listen to the sound
Empty shell

As time is time save mine
Nervous triggered hands
Distant ringing bell
In my hell

Hell - I’m walking on the sand
Empty shell
Hell - I’m falling lost in sand
Burning hell

Tiny hands children scream
Tiny hands around my life
Ringing bell sinking dream
Hear my children scream
Someone real someone fell
In this sinking dream
Empty sands empty shell
Empty

Someone real holds me down
Hear the sound watch me drown
On the sand burning hell
Nervous hands empty shell

Hell - I’m walking on the sand
Empty shell
Hell - I’m falling lost in sand
Burning hell

Someone real someone fell hold me down
Empty sounds empty shell - Watch me drown...
]]>
Yvonne Evans - Lead vocal
Chris Hull - Acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals
Phil McWalter - Electric and slide guitars, feedback, keyboards, drum machine, backing vocals
John Rivers - Engineering, production and Eventide harmoniser

Empty Shell (Twisted Feeling) © Phil McWalter


I was thinking of someone real
Holds me to the ground
Listen to the sound
Empty shell

As time is time save mine
Nervous triggered hands
Distant ringing bell
In my hell

Hell - I’m walking on the sand
Empty shell
Hell - I’m falling lost in sand
Burning hell

Tiny hands children scream
Tiny hands around my life
Ringing bell sinking dream
Hear my children scream
Someone real someone fell
In this sinking dream
Empty sands empty shell
Empty

Someone real holds me down
Hear the sound watch me drown
On the sand burning hell
Nervous hands empty shell

Hell - I’m walking on the sand
Empty shell
Hell - I’m falling lost in sand
Burning hell

Someone real someone fell hold me down
Empty sounds empty shell - Watch me drown...
]]> 1478579 no no Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:28:44 +0100 2014-03-25T01:28:44+01:00 5:17 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/all-clear-old-stuff/
The talky bit in the middle was actually taken from a Civil Defence instructional leaflet! "Remember statistically it is not likely to be you" is a little chilling isn't it!

"When they sound...
If we hear...
If they sound... all clear..."

Thank god for technological advances ehh..? ;-))

Mark Steeds: Brilliant keys, vocoder
@Mark-Yakes: Amazing bass
@rick-4-1 Rick Medlock: Stunning drums
Phil McWalter: Writer, vocal, guitars]]>
The talky bit in the middle was actually taken from a Civil Defence instructional leaflet! "Remember statistically it is not likely to be you" is a little chilling isn't it!

"When they sound...
If we hear...
If they sound... all clear..."

Thank god for technological advances ehh..? ;-))

Mark Steeds: Brilliant keys, vocoder
@Mark-Yakes: Amazing bass
@rick-4-1 Rick Medlock: Stunning drums
Phil McWalter: Writer, vocal, guitars]]> 1478580 no no Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:28:01 +0100 2014-03-24T20:28:01+01:00 3:26 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/shes-not-crying-because-shes-a-girl/
She's Not Crying Because She's A Girl (Ver: 8-M)

The child in the sparkly dress

She thought she was looking her best

The wedding is over, the grown-ups all dancing

But she’s gone and hidden away, so she won’t have to say... yeah

She’s not crying because she’s a girl

She’s crying 'coz this is the real world

And when you start to see how it works

Yeh that’s when it hurts, yeah

She’s not crying because she’s a girl

She’s just trying to live in the real world

When you get to see how it works

Yeh that’s when it hurts, yeah

You think she’s weak

But then you say that showing your feelings

Always means that you’re strong

But you’re wrong…

The child in the sparkly dress

She thought she was looking her best

The wedding is over, the grown-ups all dancing

But she’s gone and hidden away, so she won’t have to say... yeah

She’s not crying because she’s a girl

She’s just trying to live in the real world

When you get to see how it works

That’s when it hurts, yeah

She’s not crying because she’s a girl

She’s crying 'coz this is the real world

And when you start to see how it works

That’s when it hurts…

© June 2012 Wheelwright

The original is here: //:soundcloud.com/wheelwright/because-shes-a-girl
]]>
She's Not Crying Because She's A Girl (Ver: 8-M)

The child in the sparkly dress

She thought she was looking her best

The wedding is over, the grown-ups all dancing

But she’s gone and hidden away, so she won’t have to say... yeah

She’s not crying because she’s a girl

She’s crying 'coz this is the real world

And when you start to see how it works

Yeh that’s when it hurts, yeah

She’s not crying because she’s a girl

She’s just trying to live in the real world

When you get to see how it works

Yeh that’s when it hurts, yeah

You think she’s weak

But then you say that showing your feelings

Always means that you’re strong

But you’re wrong…

The child in the sparkly dress

She thought she was looking her best

The wedding is over, the grown-ups all dancing

But she’s gone and hidden away, so she won’t have to say... yeah

She’s not crying because she’s a girl

She’s just trying to live in the real world

When you get to see how it works

That’s when it hurts, yeah

She’s not crying because she’s a girl

She’s crying 'coz this is the real world

And when you start to see how it works

That’s when it hurts…

© June 2012 Wheelwright

The original is here: //:soundcloud.com/wheelwright/because-shes-a-girl
]]> 1478582 no no Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:32:44 +0100 2014-03-07T16:32:44+01:00 3:17 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/valentine-click-for-lyrics/
Valentine

Don't know how long I've been standing here this way
I always say
I always do
Always say what I would do
And I'll never let you down
Never mess you 'round
Hold you close when snow is on the ground
You know my reasons
I love you, yes I do
I do

© Phil McWalter 14 Feb 14]]>
Valentine

Don't know how long I've been standing here this way
I always say
I always do
Always say what I would do
And I'll never let you down
Never mess you 'round
Hold you close when snow is on the ground
You know my reasons
I love you, yes I do
I do

© Phil McWalter 14 Feb 14]]> 1478583 no no Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:47:15 +0100 2014-02-13T19:47:15+01:00 3:44 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/like-a-child-ft-faerytale-alternative-mix/
Like A Child [Jan 2014 © McWalter-West]

I had hoped for so much
But hope can only touch the intangibles, invisible, impractical
Yet hope crowns my soul
And that's invisible too
So I fall down in a heap
And fall asleep dreaming of you

In an ever expanding universe
Where distance is measured by what I cannot see
So like a child, I hope you find me

Like a child, I will look for you
Pointing at the moon
Are you there? Will you be here soon?

(of my youth.. of my youth..)

Like a child, I will look for you, wherever you are
Are you there? Will you be here soon?

See paintings as living beings
Such life and death in things
Immortality flows from their veins into me

Like a child, I will look for you, wherever you are
Do we occupy the same spaces
Like a child my spirit yields to another truth, so like a child I'm ignorant of my youth
Of my youth... of my youth...]]>
Like A Child [Jan 2014 © McWalter-West]

I had hoped for so much
But hope can only touch the intangibles, invisible, impractical
Yet hope crowns my soul
And that's invisible too
So I fall down in a heap
And fall asleep dreaming of you

In an ever expanding universe
Where distance is measured by what I cannot see
So like a child, I hope you find me

Like a child, I will look for you
Pointing at the moon
Are you there? Will you be here soon?

(of my youth.. of my youth..)

Like a child, I will look for you, wherever you are
Are you there? Will you be here soon?

See paintings as living beings
Such life and death in things
Immortality flows from their veins into me

Like a child, I will look for you, wherever you are
Do we occupy the same spaces
Like a child my spirit yields to another truth, so like a child I'm ignorant of my youth
Of my youth... of my youth...]]> 1478584 no no Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:26:29 +0100 2014-02-02T03:26:29+01:00 5:18 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/spellbound-single-released/
There is an earlier version of this track called: 'I Can See All Of You' (which has extra wordage instead of the guitar solo) at www.soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/i-can-see-all-of-you-1

Spellbound

I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones still in bed
You shout at your cell phones
Talk in your sleep
You sit in the cafés
Wait in the street
Let us walk quickly now
Come on, let us run
Get caught in a shower
Stretch out in the sun

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound
I can see all of you
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look dead

Fish for the big one
Dream of a win
Look for the answers
Eat out of a bin

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound
I can see all of you

Take a hike through the mountains
See your baby born
Play your music too loud
Hide in the corn
Is it a small loan
Or is it too much to lend?
You all know for certain
How it will end
So stack up the building blocks
And start a fire with sticks
We all like some magic
But do you see all the tricks?
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look back

I can see all of you
Simply spellbound

Nov 2013 © Phil McWalter]]>
There is an earlier version of this track called: 'I Can See All Of You' (which has extra wordage instead of the guitar solo) at www.soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/i-can-see-all-of-you-1

Spellbound

I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones still in bed
You shout at your cell phones
Talk in your sleep
You sit in the cafés
Wait in the street
Let us walk quickly now
Come on, let us run
Get caught in a shower
Stretch out in the sun

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound
I can see all of you
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look dead

Fish for the big one
Dream of a win
Look for the answers
Eat out of a bin

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound
I can see all of you

Take a hike through the mountains
See your baby born
Play your music too loud
Hide in the corn
Is it a small loan
Or is it too much to lend?
You all know for certain
How it will end
So stack up the building blocks
And start a fire with sticks
We all like some magic
But do you see all the tricks?
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look back

I can see all of you
Simply spellbound

Nov 2013 © Phil McWalter]]> 1478585 no no Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:35:08 +0100 2014-01-20T22:35:08+01:00 6:18 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/i-can-see-all-of-you/
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones still in bed
You shout at your cell phones
Talk in your sleep
You sit in the cafés
Wait in the street
Let us, walk quickly now
Come on, let us run
Get caught in a shower
Stretch out in the sun

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound...

Walk in the forests
At dusk or at dawn
Eat a sandwich
Mow the lawn
Is it the beginning
Or is it the the end
You’re never truly certain
What's round the bend
Sweep up the leaves
Or just kick through the piles
You all get something
We all like a smile
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look dead

Take a smell of the ocean
Talk to the trees
Smell the coffee
Make big concrete bees
Look in the churches
Get muddy knees
Sniff the winds of change
Feel the breeze
Fish for the big one
Dream of a win
Look for the answers
Eat out of a bin

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound...

Take a hike through the mountains
See your baby born
Play your music too loud
Hide in the corn
Is it a small loan
Or is it too much to lend?
You all know for certain
How it will end
So stack up the building blocks
And start a fire with sticks
We all like some magic
But do you see all the tricks?
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look back

I Can See All Of You - Nov 2013 © Phil McWalter (Ver: XII with TV-M)]]>
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones still in bed
You shout at your cell phones
Talk in your sleep
You sit in the cafés
Wait in the street
Let us, walk quickly now
Come on, let us run
Get caught in a shower
Stretch out in the sun

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound...

Walk in the forests
At dusk or at dawn
Eat a sandwich
Mow the lawn
Is it the beginning
Or is it the the end
You’re never truly certain
What's round the bend
Sweep up the leaves
Or just kick through the piles
You all get something
We all like a smile
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look dead

Take a smell of the ocean
Talk to the trees
Smell the coffee
Make big concrete bees
Look in the churches
Get muddy knees
Sniff the winds of change
Feel the breeze
Fish for the big one
Dream of a win
Look for the answers
Eat out of a bin

I was spellbound
I was amazed
Simply spellbound, spellbound...

Take a hike through the mountains
See your baby born
Play your music too loud
Hide in the corn
Is it a small loan
Or is it too much to lend?
You all know for certain
How it will end
So stack up the building blocks
And start a fire with sticks
We all like some magic
But do you see all the tricks?
I can see all of you
Inside my head
The ones that look shiny
The ones that look back

I Can See All Of You - Nov 2013 © Phil McWalter (Ver: XII with TV-M)]]> 1478587 no no Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:13:51 +0100 2014-01-16T04:13:51+01:00 6:42 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/ophelias-fall/
Millais' painting was inspired by the scene in Hamlet, Act IV, Scene vii, in which Ophelia, driven out of her mind when her father is murdered by her lover Hamlet, drowns herself in a stream:

Queen Gertrude:

"There is a willow grows aslant a brook,
That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream;
There with fantastic garlands did she come
Of crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples
That liberal shepherds give a grosser name,
But our cold maids do dead men's fingers call them:
There, on the pendent boughs her coronet weeds
Clambering to hang, an envious sliver broke;
When down her weedy trophies and herself
Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide;
And, mermaid-like, awhile they bore her up:
Which time she chanted snatches of old tunes;
As one incapable of her own distress,
Or like a creature native and indued
Unto that element: but long it could not be
Till that her garments, heavy with their drink,
Pull'd the poor wretch from her melodious lay
To muddy death."]]>
Millais' painting was inspired by the scene in Hamlet, Act IV, Scene vii, in which Ophelia, driven out of her mind when her father is murdered by her lover Hamlet, drowns herself in a stream:

Queen Gertrude:

"There is a willow grows aslant a brook,
That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream;
There with fantastic garlands did she come
Of crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples
That liberal shepherds give a grosser name,
But our cold maids do dead men's fingers call them:
There, on the pendent boughs her coronet weeds
Clambering to hang, an envious sliver broke;
When down her weedy trophies and herself
Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide;
And, mermaid-like, awhile they bore her up:
Which time she chanted snatches of old tunes;
As one incapable of her own distress,
Or like a creature native and indued
Unto that element: but long it could not be
Till that her garments, heavy with their drink,
Pull'd the poor wretch from her melodious lay
To muddy death."]]> 1478588 no no Sat, 14 Dec 2013 05:46:12 +0100 2013-12-14T05:46:12+01:00 1:57 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/shouting-on-my-own-ft-wheelwright/
Here we have the collaborative result which is sufficiently different from my original song to be regarded as a stand-alone McWalter-Wheelwright composition. I learned so much from working with Wheelwright and am so grateful that he found time to give to this project. The man is well cool and so very talented. I know this might make him blush and slightly cross but listen to him, he *is* amazing ;-)) www.soundcloud.com/wheelwright

Big thanks to the stellar support cast: Deeply Dazzled https://soundcloud.com/deeplydazzled1, The Sporz https://soundcloud.com/thesporz, Ivory League https://soundcloud.com/ivory-league and Ray McGinnis https://soundcloud.com/ray-mcginnis for their feedback and support on the embryonic mixes.

WheelWright: Lead Vocals, Effects, Inspiration
McWalter: Composer, Instrumentalist, Backing Vocals, Arranger and Producer

Shouting On My Own [6M]

Sound of distant thunder
Lightning so far away
Storm will surely come but
It’s so still here

Drawn into the night
Strayed so far from home
Between two worlds
To face this storm
In my dressing gown

I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all, yeah
Shouting

On my own

Don’t you tell your children, hush don’t make a sound
They should be swimming in the rivers
They should chase the fish around

I could be shouting 
on my own

On my own
I should be shouting


Sound of distant thunder
I’m soaked through to the bone
Woken by the bird song
Feels so alive, feels so alone

I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
Shouting
On my own
I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
Shouting
On my own

Sometimes 
I bang my head

When I get into the car

I am not as flexible as I once was
Can’t bend what is wrong into what is right

McWalter-Wheelwright © Nov 2013

The Tempest - Shakespeare's last play c.1610-11

Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices
That, if I then had waked after long sleep
Will make me sleep again; and then in dreaming
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked
I cried to dream again (III.ii.130–138).

This speech is Caliban’s explanation to Stephano and Trinculo of mysterious music that they magically hear.]]>
Here we have the collaborative result which is sufficiently different from my original song to be regarded as a stand-alone McWalter-Wheelwright composition. I learned so much from working with Wheelwright and am so grateful that he found time to give to this project. The man is well cool and so very talented. I know this might make him blush and slightly cross but listen to him, he *is* amazing ;-)) www.soundcloud.com/wheelwright

Big thanks to the stellar support cast: Deeply Dazzled https://soundcloud.com/deeplydazzled1, The Sporz https://soundcloud.com/thesporz, Ivory League https://soundcloud.com/ivory-league and Ray McGinnis https://soundcloud.com/ray-mcginnis for their feedback and support on the embryonic mixes.

WheelWright: Lead Vocals, Effects, Inspiration
McWalter: Composer, Instrumentalist, Backing Vocals, Arranger and Producer

Shouting On My Own [6M]

Sound of distant thunder
Lightning so far away
Storm will surely come but
It’s so still here

Drawn into the night
Strayed so far from home
Between two worlds
To face this storm
In my dressing gown

I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all, yeah
Shouting

On my own

Don’t you tell your children, hush don’t make a sound
They should be swimming in the rivers
They should chase the fish around

I could be shouting 
on my own

On my own
I should be shouting


Sound of distant thunder
I’m soaked through to the bone
Woken by the bird song
Feels so alive, feels so alone

I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
Shouting
On my own
I could be shouting on my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
Shouting
On my own

Sometimes 
I bang my head

When I get into the car

I am not as flexible as I once was
Can’t bend what is wrong into what is right

McWalter-Wheelwright © Nov 2013

The Tempest - Shakespeare's last play c.1610-11

Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices
That, if I then had waked after long sleep
Will make me sleep again; and then in dreaming
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked
I cried to dream again (III.ii.130–138).

This speech is Caliban’s explanation to Stephano and Trinculo of mysterious music that they magically hear.]]> 1478589 no no Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:10:36 +0100 2013-11-14T04:10:36+01:00 5:02 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/i-could-be-shouting-ft-phil-mcwalter-single-released/
Big thanks again to: The Sporz, Ivory League, Ray McGinnis and Deeply Dazzled for their feedback on the embryonic mixes.

I Could Be Shouting [14M]

I went out
Into the garden
In my dressing gown
I worry about the world getting busy
With unimportant things
Look
I look at the sun coming up
I look at the world sinking down
Listen to the blackbird; go off like a gun
My feet are very cold and wet now

I could be shouting
On my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
Shouting
I'm on my own

Don't tell your children to hush don't make a sound
Ask them to stand in the rivers and chase the fish around
I hope the planet and nature is left for them to call Mother
I’m sending out my siren fears one way or another
Am I a messenger pigeon with an airgun pellet in its wing
For a distracted world that only worships shiny things
Do I write on the wall that no-one is going to see or read
The pretty pictures on uchewb are all that they need
Am I shouting on my own?
Am I shouting?

I could be shouting
On my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
I should be shouting
I'm on my own

Sometimes
I bang my head
When I get into a car
I am not as flexible as I once was
Can’t bend what is wrong into right

I could be dancing on my own
I can’t see anyone else at all
I could be dancing
I’m on my own

I could be shouting
On my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
I should be shouting
I'm on my own
On my own...

Phil McWalter © September 2013]]>
Big thanks again to: The Sporz, Ivory League, Ray McGinnis and Deeply Dazzled for their feedback on the embryonic mixes.

I Could Be Shouting [14M]

I went out
Into the garden
In my dressing gown
I worry about the world getting busy
With unimportant things
Look
I look at the sun coming up
I look at the world sinking down
Listen to the blackbird; go off like a gun
My feet are very cold and wet now

I could be shouting
On my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
Shouting
I'm on my own

Don't tell your children to hush don't make a sound
Ask them to stand in the rivers and chase the fish around
I hope the planet and nature is left for them to call Mother
I’m sending out my siren fears one way or another
Am I a messenger pigeon with an airgun pellet in its wing
For a distracted world that only worships shiny things
Do I write on the wall that no-one is going to see or read
The pretty pictures on uchewb are all that they need
Am I shouting on my own?
Am I shouting?

I could be shouting
On my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
I should be shouting
I'm on my own

Sometimes
I bang my head
When I get into a car
I am not as flexible as I once was
Can’t bend what is wrong into right

I could be dancing on my own
I can’t see anyone else at all
I could be dancing
I’m on my own

I could be shouting
On my own
I can’t hear anyone else at all
I should be shouting
I'm on my own
On my own...

Phil McWalter © September 2013]]> 1478590 no no Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:03:09 +0200 2013-10-25T00:03:09+02:00 5:24 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/blue-sky-by-john-delk-remixed-and-arranged-by-phil-mcwalter-102313/
Blue Sky

He’s down at the diner, at Hollywood and Vine
Drinking coffee and booking her time
She’s a pretty girl, he hears it everyday
From the rich old men that he sends her way

Whatever you want, that’s what she'll be
He calls her Blue Sky, it’s a business you see

She’s wild and free, like the wind and the sea
Loves the sun on the redwood trees
A country girl from Tennessee
Whatever you want, that’s what she'll be
Call her Blue Sky, it’s a business you see

Blue Sky, just look at them eyes
Blue Sky, just a little bit shy
Blue Sky, you can be her guy
Blue Sky, won't you give her a try

She’s wild and free, like the wind and the sea
She loves the sun in the redwood trees
A country girl here from Tennessee
Whatever you want, that’s what she'll be
He calls her Blue Sky, it’s a business you see

Blue Sky, just look at them eyes
Blue Sky, just a little bit shy
Blue Sky, you can be her guy
Blue Sky, won't you give her a try

Whatever you want, that’s what she'll be
He calls her Blue Sky, it’s a business you see

John Delk © 2013]]>
Blue Sky

He’s down at the diner, at Hollywood and Vine
Drinking coffee and booking her time
She’s a pretty girl, he hears it everyday
From the rich old men that he sends her way

Whatever you want, that’s what she'll be
He calls her Blue Sky, it’s a business you see

She’s wild and free, like the wind and the sea
Loves the sun on the redwood trees
A country girl from Tennessee
Whatever you want, that’s what she'll be
Call her Blue Sky, it’s a business you see

Blue Sky, just look at them eyes
Blue Sky, just a little bit shy
Blue Sky, you can be her guy
Blue Sky, won't you give her a try

She’s wild and free, like the wind and the sea
She loves the sun in the redwood trees
A country girl here from Tennessee
Whatever you want, that’s what she'll be
He calls her Blue Sky, it’s a business you see

Blue Sky, just look at them eyes
Blue Sky, just a little bit shy
Blue Sky, you can be her guy
Blue Sky, won't you give her a try

Whatever you want, that’s what she'll be
He calls her Blue Sky, it’s a business you see

John Delk © 2013]]> 1478591 no no Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:40:37 +0200 2013-10-23T04:40:37+02:00 3:17 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/say-you-will-blanket-of-secrecy-remastered/ 1478592 no no Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:23:05 +0200 2013-09-27T20:23:05+02:00 4:03 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/cold-snake-trap/ 1478593 no no Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:02:29 +0200 2013-08-28T16:02:29+02:00 3:06 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/youre-my-little-vietnam-single-released/
We all wonder who you are
Americium(241)too far gone (two four [g]one!)
Underground the crystal hums
Dried out oceans, numbers, sums...

You're my little Vietnam
You're my little Vietnam

Diamond rays of sunken sun
Warm me with plutonium
Salt dried fish, we drive our cars,
Over the transuranic little stars

You're my little Vietnam
You're my little Vietnam
Agent Orange, napalm balm

You're my little Vietnam
You're my little, you're my little
You're my little, you're my little
[Guitar break]
You're my little Vietnam


© July 2013 Philip McWalter

Featuring the inspirational #soundcloud.com/ray-mcginnis on slap bass. Brilliant stuff. Check out where the salt crystal radioactive inspiration comes from here (amazing!): http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/publications/1663/2013-march/_assets/docs/tru-waste.pdf AND please put a comment about his bass playing via this link: https://soundcloud.com/ray-mcginnis/salt-crystal-vietnam-phil
Ray volunteered to add slap to my embryonic demo 'Mama Please Make Me Funky' track and I bit his hand off. Luckily he could still play. Collaboration; it's cooler than an orange and a pink sugar mouse in a large sock. Once Ray sent his bass line over I was inspired to add the funky rhythm guitar. You have to walk a Nile (Rodgers) in another man's shoes… then it was a 9/4 dance number (!) that just needed some vocals and no-one was looking, I was all alone…]]>
We all wonder who you are
Americium(241)too far gone (two four [g]one!)
Underground the crystal hums
Dried out oceans, numbers, sums...

You're my little Vietnam
You're my little Vietnam

Diamond rays of sunken sun
Warm me with plutonium
Salt dried fish, we drive our cars,
Over the transuranic little stars

You're my little Vietnam
You're my little Vietnam
Agent Orange, napalm balm

You're my little Vietnam
You're my little, you're my little
You're my little, you're my little
[Guitar break]
You're my little Vietnam


© July 2013 Philip McWalter

Featuring the inspirational #soundcloud.com/ray-mcginnis on slap bass. Brilliant stuff. Check out where the salt crystal radioactive inspiration comes from here (amazing!): http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/publications/1663/2013-march/_assets/docs/tru-waste.pdf AND please put a comment about his bass playing via this link: https://soundcloud.com/ray-mcginnis/salt-crystal-vietnam-phil
Ray volunteered to add slap to my embryonic demo 'Mama Please Make Me Funky' track and I bit his hand off. Luckily he could still play. Collaboration; it's cooler than an orange and a pink sugar mouse in a large sock. Once Ray sent his bass line over I was inspired to add the funky rhythm guitar. You have to walk a Nile (Rodgers) in another man's shoes… then it was a 9/4 dance number (!) that just needed some vocals and no-one was looking, I was all alone…]]> 1478595 no no Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:42:52 +0200 2013-07-23T15:42:52+02:00 5:24 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/car-door-finger/ 1478596 no no Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:11:44 +0200 2013-07-19T01:11:44+02:00 1:28 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/am-overlap-pzazz/
Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]>
Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]> 1478598 no no Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:50:51 +0200 2013-06-28T11:50:51+02:00 4:51 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/backstreets-pzazz/ Pzazz was then:

Steve Tayton - blowing things
Rick Medlock - hitting things
Mark Steeds - caressing electronic things
Mark Yakes - plucking thicker things
Phil McWalter - bending thinner things

Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]> Pzazz was then:

Steve Tayton - blowing things
Rick Medlock - hitting things
Mark Steeds - caressing electronic things
Mark Yakes - plucking thicker things
Phil McWalter - bending thinner things

Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]> 1478600 no no Tue, 28 May 2013 14:27:15 +0200 2013-05-28T14:27:15+02:00 5:20 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/only-this-one-last-time/

I’m looking in my pocket
And it’s emptier than my soul
I was wondering what to do with what is left of me
‘Cos Red Rooster’s crow has flown away
There was an Ace of Spades and a Queen of Hearts
And I was thinking ‘bout which’ll go
Staring at the dealer and feeling kind of numb
I’m beginning to suck and blow
There’s a fight coming at my face right now
I’m already falling off my stool
Gotta hit the floor just right and then
I’m running like a fool

I ‘m heading to the midnight crossroads with a broken voodoo spell
Sent my soul off in a bottle, and gave my dreams to a wishing well
Gotta give them up now and float downstream for
Just one more time, only this one last time, one last time

I was wondering how to get out of the place fast
Through a window or a door
Get it wrong and I’m down, really down
In pieces on the floor
A bullet just went past my head
I’m just guessing which way to jump
If I stop now I’m dead but at least I
Won’t have to suck for breath no more
There’s a car nearly spun me round out here
I can’t see which way to jump for dust
Getting it wrong is gonna do for me
If I stagger now I’m bust

Making love to my woman
Wondering which name to call
Don’t want to get it wrong this time
Don’t want to get it wrong at all
Waking up in a strange place
I don’t know what to say
I am not sure what really happened
But they say I have to pay
Trouble is hiding behind the tree that I am hanging from
I got one last dance in this stinking breeze
I guess I got it wrong one last time

Phil McWalter ©2013
]]>

I’m looking in my pocket
And it’s emptier than my soul
I was wondering what to do with what is left of me
‘Cos Red Rooster’s crow has flown away
There was an Ace of Spades and a Queen of Hearts
And I was thinking ‘bout which’ll go
Staring at the dealer and feeling kind of numb
I’m beginning to suck and blow
There’s a fight coming at my face right now
I’m already falling off my stool
Gotta hit the floor just right and then
I’m running like a fool

I ‘m heading to the midnight crossroads with a broken voodoo spell
Sent my soul off in a bottle, and gave my dreams to a wishing well
Gotta give them up now and float downstream for
Just one more time, only this one last time, one last time

I was wondering how to get out of the place fast
Through a window or a door
Get it wrong and I’m down, really down
In pieces on the floor
A bullet just went past my head
I’m just guessing which way to jump
If I stop now I’m dead but at least I
Won’t have to suck for breath no more
There’s a car nearly spun me round out here
I can’t see which way to jump for dust
Getting it wrong is gonna do for me
If I stagger now I’m bust

Making love to my woman
Wondering which name to call
Don’t want to get it wrong this time
Don’t want to get it wrong at all
Waking up in a strange place
I don’t know what to say
I am not sure what really happened
But they say I have to pay
Trouble is hiding behind the tree that I am hanging from
I got one last dance in this stinking breeze
I guess I got it wrong one last time

Phil McWalter ©2013
]]> 1478601 no no Wed, 22 May 2013 22:07:14 +0200 2013-05-22T22:07:14+02:00 6:13 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/white-powder-strat-first-reprise/ 1478602 no no Thu, 02 May 2013 11:59:25 +0200 2013-05-02T11:59:25+02:00 3:11 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/looking-for-cannonballs-single-released/
I'm looking for the cannonballs that roll around my head
Castellations, new inventions, built around my bed
Fields of yore and porridge poured, whilst days of gold I tread
Wondrous words of mystery in magic castles said

Save me-hee, from looking inside
Stare at a gentleman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my riverside

Draw the bridge and raise the flags, the forest’s on the move
Portcullises and ramparts built, they shoe the horse’s hooves
Shields of honour, swords of peace are added to the fire
The Fahrenheit of 451 is written in the mire

Save me-hee, from looking inside,
Stare at a gentleman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my conker tree
Save me-hee, from looking inside
Stare at the Englishman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my riverside

More than ‘chival’, less than ‘rous’ is all we can afford
Eat our potatoes, praise the Lord, and bang upon your gourd

Witches brew, now voodoo too, in village foolish grins
Invocations, susurrations, spilling down their chins
Chainmails and cyber tax, mantraps from distant lands
Change is passing faster than the sea removes our sands

Save me-hee, from looking inside,
Stare at a gentleman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my conker tree
Save me-hee, from looking inside
Stare at the Englishman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my riverside

Loo, ooh, ooh-ooh, looking inside
Looking for cannonballs

Spoken: I'm looking for, the cannonballs, that roll around my head...



Phil McWalter © May 2013 ]]>
I'm looking for the cannonballs that roll around my head
Castellations, new inventions, built around my bed
Fields of yore and porridge poured, whilst days of gold I tread
Wondrous words of mystery in magic castles said

Save me-hee, from looking inside
Stare at a gentleman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my riverside

Draw the bridge and raise the flags, the forest’s on the move
Portcullises and ramparts built, they shoe the horse’s hooves
Shields of honour, swords of peace are added to the fire
The Fahrenheit of 451 is written in the mire

Save me-hee, from looking inside,
Stare at a gentleman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my conker tree
Save me-hee, from looking inside
Stare at the Englishman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my riverside

More than ‘chival’, less than ‘rous’ is all we can afford
Eat our potatoes, praise the Lord, and bang upon your gourd

Witches brew, now voodoo too, in village foolish grins
Invocations, susurrations, spilling down their chins
Chainmails and cyber tax, mantraps from distant lands
Change is passing faster than the sea removes our sands

Save me-hee, from looking inside,
Stare at a gentleman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my conker tree
Save me-hee, from looking inside
Stare at the Englishman
Stop me-hee, from seeking and hide
Me by my riverside

Loo, ooh, ooh-ooh, looking inside
Looking for cannonballs

Spoken: I'm looking for, the cannonballs, that roll around my head...



Phil McWalter © May 2013 ]]> 1478603 no no Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:59:37 +0200 2013-04-12T00:59:37+02:00 4:35 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/the-vatican-pavanne-ver-ii-for-popes-and-guitars/
Honi soit qui mal y pense!]]>
Honi soit qui mal y pense!]]> 1478605 no no Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:04:44 +0100 2013-03-13T22:04:44+01:00 5:12 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/shes-crazy-by-not-john-produced-by-phil-mcwalter/ The original version is on Not John's cloud at http://soundcloud.com/simon-hiscock/shes-crazy if you want to compare the two versions. We 'phoned and emailed during the process, this was not produced in isolation. ]]> The original version is on Not John's cloud at http://soundcloud.com/simon-hiscock/shes-crazy if you want to compare the two versions. We 'phoned and emailed during the process, this was not produced in isolation. ]]> 1478606 no no Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:40:21 +0100 2013-02-28T21:40:21+01:00 4:15 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/sharp-practice-pzazz/
Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]>
Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]> 1478608 no no Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:20:46 +0100 2013-02-16T01:20:46+01:00 4:17 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/el-paso-pzazz/
Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]>
Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]> 1478609 no no Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:15:10 +0100 2013-02-16T01:15:10+01:00 6:30 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/breathe-pzazz/
Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]>
Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]> 1478610 no no Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:03:29 +0100 2013-02-16T01:03:29+01:00 6:48 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/waiter-theres-a-pyramid-in-my-soup-pzazz/ This was recorded more or less live at Woodbine Studios (with the aid of some extra brass players) and engineered and produced by John Rivers @woodbinestreet (hear those chained compressors!). It was always one of my favourites and I just got a copy today so had to share it! More info at www.stevetayton.co.uk

Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]> This was recorded more or less live at Woodbine Studios (with the aid of some extra brass players) and engineered and produced by John Rivers @woodbinestreet (hear those chained compressors!). It was always one of my favourites and I just got a copy today so had to share it! More info at www.stevetayton.co.uk

Please note there is a subsequent album release by PZAZZ entitled 'On Air' available on iTunes.]]> 1478611 no no Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:29:43 +0100 2013-02-15T23:29:43+01:00 5:19 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/england-oh-my-england-parts-i-ii/ 
(Henry IV The Real Parts I & II) - YouTube http://youtu.be/MvICQjYKRfA
Played as part of a USA prog radio programme (now a podcast) http://www.progzilla.com/progressive-tracks-show-202-dark-light/

Part I

OK man, you hear me, yeh? 

Don't let 'em tell you anything man

Anything!

All you've gotta do is look for Christ's sake

It's madness 

Don't believe a word

I'm not paranoid man!
Stick with me! 

Yeah… 
Yeah, I'll get you out of this
Do you wanna know what really happened?

You know at first you don't notice… 

But it affected everybody
Hey that's mine! Put it back! 

If you want something, ask.

That's how this started…

(New National Anthem)

I'm f*cking lost...
All you've gotta do is look for Christ's sake

It's madness 

Don't believe a word

I'm not paranoid man!

(New National Anthem)

You know at first you don't notice… 

But it affected everybody
If you want something, ask. 

That's how this started…

Part II

You gotta forget all that
All that’s gone man

Floating
High above the cities
Shines a lonely ray of truth

And screaming
High above the cities
Sings a lonely photobooth
(Gone in a flash)

Face up
It's only you that matters
Or have you lost that with your youth?

(Solo, New National Anthem)

You gotta forget all that
All that’s gone man
I’m f*cking lost!
It's only you that matters
That’s how this started
You gotta forget all that
All that’s gone man…


© 2013 Phil McWalter


"And not a man of them brings other news 
than they have learn'd of me: from Rumour's tongues 
they bring smooth comforts false, worse than 
true wrongs." 


Henry IV Part II 
William Shakespeare]]> 
(Henry IV The Real Parts I & II) - YouTube http://youtu.be/MvICQjYKRfA
Played as part of a USA prog radio programme (now a podcast) http://www.progzilla.com/progressive-tracks-show-202-dark-light/

Part I

OK man, you hear me, yeh? 

Don't let 'em tell you anything man

Anything!

All you've gotta do is look for Christ's sake

It's madness 

Don't believe a word

I'm not paranoid man!
Stick with me! 

Yeah… 
Yeah, I'll get you out of this
Do you wanna know what really happened?

You know at first you don't notice… 

But it affected everybody
Hey that's mine! Put it back! 

If you want something, ask.

That's how this started…

(New National Anthem)

I'm f*cking lost...
All you've gotta do is look for Christ's sake

It's madness 

Don't believe a word

I'm not paranoid man!

(New National Anthem)

You know at first you don't notice… 

But it affected everybody
If you want something, ask. 

That's how this started…

Part II

You gotta forget all that
All that’s gone man

Floating
High above the cities
Shines a lonely ray of truth

And screaming
High above the cities
Sings a lonely photobooth
(Gone in a flash)

Face up
It's only you that matters
Or have you lost that with your youth?

(Solo, New National Anthem)

You gotta forget all that
All that’s gone man
I’m f*cking lost!
It's only you that matters
That’s how this started
You gotta forget all that
All that’s gone man…


© 2013 Phil McWalter


"And not a man of them brings other news 
than they have learn'd of me: from Rumour's tongues 
they bring smooth comforts false, worse than 
true wrongs." 


Henry IV Part II 
William Shakespeare]]> 1478612 no no Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:24:43 +0100 2013-02-05T22:24:43+01:00 7:56 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/jimi-mashing-pumpkins-open-collaboration-with-milana-zilnik-and-jimis-old-amp/
Milana's original piece can be heard here [so you can see the development/variation too]
https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/marching-pumpkins-instrumental
]]>
Milana's original piece can be heard here [so you can see the development/variation too]
https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/marching-pumpkins-instrumental
]]> 1478613 no no Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:31:49 +0100 2013-01-31T03:31:49+01:00 5:21 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/marching-pumpkins-open-collaboration-with-milanazilnik/ 1478614 no no Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:39:18 +0100 2013-01-28T04:39:18+01:00 1:53 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/write-a-song-about-it-single-released-video-link/
Write A Song About It - Video link: http://youtu.be/3fbwXZqaOOM

I looked out the window
It was the same as yesterday
I had a feeling
It was the same as yesterday
The news doesn’t cheer me up, and the wind is turning cold
It looks like some more good men, are going to fold
Our faith is leaving us and no-one seems to care
Belief is rationed now; it’s a meagre fare
And what are we gonna do about it?
I’m gonna write a song about it tomorrow
And what are we gonna do about it?
I’m gonna write a song about it
Tomorrow

I played guitar all night
Just the same as yesterday
I turned up the amp real loud
But no-one came (to say 'turn that down!')
Things have got tough around here and the rain may never stop
All the fishing’s gone to hell; so has the crop
The town’s full of strangers, I don’t recognise the place
All our friends have moved away; I guess we missed the race
And what are we gonna do about it?
I’m gonna write a song about it tomorrow

I took a drive around town
The same as yesterday
Had way too much to drink last night
Just the same as today
I’m not getting older, just colder in the heart
I'm not getting wiser anymore, I just don’t take part
The world is changing and there's not much space for me
I could build a rocketship, maybe that’s the place to be
And what am I gonna do about it?
I’m gonna write a song about it tomorrow

© Nov 2012 Phil McWalter]]>
Write A Song About It - Video link: http://youtu.be/3fbwXZqaOOM

I looked out the window
It was the same as yesterday
I had a feeling
It was the same as yesterday
The news doesn’t cheer me up, and the wind is turning cold
It looks like some more good men, are going to fold
Our faith is leaving us and no-one seems to care
Belief is rationed now; it’s a meagre fare
And what are we gonna do about it?
I’m gonna write a song about it tomorrow
And what are we gonna do about it?
I’m gonna write a song about it
Tomorrow

I played guitar all night
Just the same as yesterday
I turned up the amp real loud
But no-one came (to say 'turn that down!')
Things have got tough around here and the rain may never stop
All the fishing’s gone to hell; so has the crop
The town’s full of strangers, I don’t recognise the place
All our friends have moved away; I guess we missed the race
And what are we gonna do about it?
I’m gonna write a song about it tomorrow

I took a drive around town
The same as yesterday
Had way too much to drink last night
Just the same as today
I’m not getting older, just colder in the heart
I'm not getting wiser anymore, I just don’t take part
The world is changing and there's not much space for me
I could build a rocketship, maybe that’s the place to be
And what am I gonna do about it?
I’m gonna write a song about it tomorrow

© Nov 2012 Phil McWalter]]> 1478615 no no Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:14:02 +0100 2013-01-16T15:14:02+01:00 5:35 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/why/
So why did you think I loved you?
And why did you think I’d miss you?
And why? I don’t even call you?
And why?
‘Cos I’m over it.

I ain't got time to write a love song for you
Girl I ain't even missing you
I ain't got a flame for you to burn no bundle of love letters from me
Yeah, you just keep ‘em now
I gotta go, get on the road and get away
I never did like that town

So why did you think I loved you?
And why did you think I’d miss you?
And why? I don’t even call you?
And why?
‘Cos I’m over it.

I had a coin that used to rub a hole in my jeans, oh till I spent it on you
Only got the hole left now
I had friends that I didn’t see when we went out
Yeah we never went out
I can't afford to keep thinking these things about you
Yeah we weren’t the greatest thing girl

So why did you think I loved you?
And why did you think I’d miss you?
So why? 'Cos I don’t even call you?
And why?
‘Cos I’m over it

...Why?







Phil McWalter © Dec 2012]]>
So why did you think I loved you?
And why did you think I’d miss you?
And why? I don’t even call you?
And why?
‘Cos I’m over it.

I ain't got time to write a love song for you
Girl I ain't even missing you
I ain't got a flame for you to burn no bundle of love letters from me
Yeah, you just keep ‘em now
I gotta go, get on the road and get away
I never did like that town

So why did you think I loved you?
And why did you think I’d miss you?
And why? I don’t even call you?
And why?
‘Cos I’m over it.

I had a coin that used to rub a hole in my jeans, oh till I spent it on you
Only got the hole left now
I had friends that I didn’t see when we went out
Yeah we never went out
I can't afford to keep thinking these things about you
Yeah we weren’t the greatest thing girl

So why did you think I loved you?
And why did you think I’d miss you?
So why? 'Cos I don’t even call you?
And why?
‘Cos I’m over it

...Why?







Phil McWalter © Dec 2012]]> 1478616 no no Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:47:50 +0100 2012-12-17T23:47:50+01:00 5:07 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/the-book-of-love/

The book of love is long and boring, no-one can lift the damn thing
It’s full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing
But I...
I love it when you read to me
And you...
You can read me anything

The book of love has music in it, in fact that’s where music comes from
Some of it’s just transcendental; some of it’s just really dumb
But I...
I love it when you sing to me
And you...
You can sing me anything

The book of love is long and boring and written very long ago
It’s full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes and things we’re all too young to know
But I...
I love it when you give me things
And you...
You ought to give me wedding rings
And I...
I love it when you give me things
And you...
You ought to give me wedding rings
You ought to give me wedding rings



Stephen Merrit
The Magnetic Fields
]]>

The book of love is long and boring, no-one can lift the damn thing
It’s full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing
But I...
I love it when you read to me
And you...
You can read me anything

The book of love has music in it, in fact that’s where music comes from
Some of it’s just transcendental; some of it’s just really dumb
But I...
I love it when you sing to me
And you...
You can sing me anything

The book of love is long and boring and written very long ago
It’s full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes and things we’re all too young to know
But I...
I love it when you give me things
And you...
You ought to give me wedding rings
And I...
I love it when you give me things
And you...
You ought to give me wedding rings
You ought to give me wedding rings



Stephen Merrit
The Magnetic Fields
]]> 1478617 no no Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:35:58 +0100 2012-11-16T02:35:58+01:00 3:43 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/passage-of-time/ 1478618 no no Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:11:05 +0100 2012-11-06T03:11:05+01:00 4:21 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/omgtfh-omg-that-hippy/
Actually that's a Fender in the picture not a Tokai oops!]]>
Actually that's a Fender in the picture not a Tokai oops!]]> 1478619 no no Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:51:35 +0200 2012-06-21T09:51:35+02:00 2:54 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/i-like-best-featuring-clare-milne/
My publisher forwarded this to Toni Basil to use as her follow up single to "Mickey". I believe a demo was recorded, (I never got a copy) but she was unfortunately distracted by being asked to choreograph for Bowie. Well you would wouldn't you!

I Like Best

I waited in the café on the corner of the street just like you said
We measured time in coffee cups until we knew the world had gone to bed
I really liked the hot car ride and I could grow to like a one-track mind
Don’t need to be a doctor to make a house call

Take me back to my place
‘Cos that’s the bit that I like
Take me back to my place
‘Cos that’s the bit that
I like best
I like best
I like best
I like best

People say that you and I go further than we used to go before
They pick up all the rubbish and they lay it down outside their own front doors
I’d like to give them the time of day but whenever I look they’re not looking my way
Give me the password and promise not to change

Chorus

Saturday was not the place to run away to when we heard the bells
Now its quiet on the corners and we’re one of many others in our cells
We used to be the time and place; we were so sure of winning
I’ve re-done the bathroom, there’s a lot more space so

Chorus]]>
My publisher forwarded this to Toni Basil to use as her follow up single to "Mickey". I believe a demo was recorded, (I never got a copy) but she was unfortunately distracted by being asked to choreograph for Bowie. Well you would wouldn't you!

I Like Best

I waited in the café on the corner of the street just like you said
We measured time in coffee cups until we knew the world had gone to bed
I really liked the hot car ride and I could grow to like a one-track mind
Don’t need to be a doctor to make a house call

Take me back to my place
‘Cos that’s the bit that I like
Take me back to my place
‘Cos that’s the bit that
I like best
I like best
I like best
I like best

People say that you and I go further than we used to go before
They pick up all the rubbish and they lay it down outside their own front doors
I’d like to give them the time of day but whenever I look they’re not looking my way
Give me the password and promise not to change

Chorus

Saturday was not the place to run away to when we heard the bells
Now its quiet on the corners and we’re one of many others in our cells
We used to be the time and place; we were so sure of winning
I’ve re-done the bathroom, there’s a lot more space so

Chorus]]> 1478620 no no Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:17:03 +0200 2012-04-24T18:17:03+02:00 2:42 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/the-world-goes-round-while-youre-asleep-old-stuff/ 1478621 no no Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:10:29 +0200 2012-04-22T04:10:29+02:00 2:54 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/the-man-in-the-moon/
The Man In The Moon

Girl I watch you sleep each night
Shine through your window
When there's no clouds in sight
I send shooting stars, so bright
When you look up to make your wish
I can see your face by their light

I don't wanna be the man in the moon

After all your midnight parties you kiss
All your friends their sweet goodnights
I smile down for you like a fool
If you feel someone's been watching you
And everything starts to go right
I moved your stars for you last night

I don't wanna be the man the moon

Why does the sunrise come so early
And turn your face away from mine
Oh please look up
Look up
Look up

I don't wanna be the man in the moon

© 1980 Phil McWalter

]]>
The Man In The Moon

Girl I watch you sleep each night
Shine through your window
When there's no clouds in sight
I send shooting stars, so bright
When you look up to make your wish
I can see your face by their light

I don't wanna be the man in the moon

After all your midnight parties you kiss
All your friends their sweet goodnights
I smile down for you like a fool
If you feel someone's been watching you
And everything starts to go right
I moved your stars for you last night

I don't wanna be the man the moon

Why does the sunrise come so early
And turn your face away from mine
Oh please look up
Look up
Look up

I don't wanna be the man in the moon

© 1980 Phil McWalter

]]> 1478622 no no Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:05:46 +0200 2012-04-22T04:05:46+02:00 3:18 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/let-go-never-single-released/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq4Vb017qpM

LET GO (Never)

She was standing by the side of the road, I watched for a while
She turned around and we smiled
I walked across as if the traffic wasn’t there
Just as if, the traffic wasn’t there
Never knew each other, never knew each other
But it was different, it was close up and fast
And when it was good it was good
And when it was; what we said we’d do...
We said; we’d never let go, never, never let go
Hold hands and we’ll never let go, never let go
We’ll never, never let go
Then it was.

Telling it like it was, was never the point of view
Telling it the way, the way you always do
Telling it like it was, no-one would ever know
Wondering where we’d go, but we’d never let go

She was from the side, the other side
Never knew her father, never knew her mother, never knew her father, never knew her mother
So we walked through the traffic, slabs of metal like they were never there
Passed through us, and we never let go, so we walked through the traffic, slabs of metal, but we never
Let go

Telling it like it was, was never the point of view
Telling it the way, the way you always do
Telling it like it was, no-one would ever know
Wondering where we’d go, but we’d never let go

Never knew her father, never knew her mother, never knew her father, never knew her mother
Never knew her father, never knew her mother, never knew her father, never knew her mother
Never knew her mother
But we’d never, we’d never, never, we said we’d never let go

LET GO

Phil McWalter © 2012]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq4Vb017qpM

LET GO (Never)

She was standing by the side of the road, I watched for a while
She turned around and we smiled
I walked across as if the traffic wasn’t there
Just as if, the traffic wasn’t there
Never knew each other, never knew each other
But it was different, it was close up and fast
And when it was good it was good
And when it was; what we said we’d do...
We said; we’d never let go, never, never let go
Hold hands and we’ll never let go, never let go
We’ll never, never let go
Then it was.

Telling it like it was, was never the point of view
Telling it the way, the way you always do
Telling it like it was, no-one would ever know
Wondering where we’d go, but we’d never let go

She was from the side, the other side
Never knew her father, never knew her mother, never knew her father, never knew her mother
So we walked through the traffic, slabs of metal like they were never there
Passed through us, and we never let go, so we walked through the traffic, slabs of metal, but we never
Let go

Telling it like it was, was never the point of view
Telling it the way, the way you always do
Telling it like it was, no-one would ever know
Wondering where we’d go, but we’d never let go

Never knew her father, never knew her mother, never knew her father, never knew her mother
Never knew her father, never knew her mother, never knew her father, never knew her mother
Never knew her mother
But we’d never, we’d never, never, we said we’d never let go

LET GO

Phil McWalter © 2012]]> 1478623 no no Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:01:53 +0200 2012-03-29T05:01:53+02:00 4:36 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/march-for-the-dead/ 1478624 no no Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:07:33 +0100 2012-02-03T05:07:33+01:00 2:50 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/red-house-live-jimi-hendrix-cover/ Recorded in a subterranean bar in Kensington, London, in the last century... at least...
Additional wonderful stuff by Private Eyes, particularly the twangy solo from Dave (Guitar) Heaven @dave-heaven]]> Recorded in a subterranean bar in Kensington, London, in the last century... at least...
Additional wonderful stuff by Private Eyes, particularly the twangy solo from Dave (Guitar) Heaven @dave-heaven]]> 1478625 no no Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:23:28 +0100 2011-02-11T23:23:28+01:00 5:15 https://hearthis.at/phil-mcwalter/broadway-lullaby-salvator-mundi-old-stuff/ 1478626 no no Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:04:38 +0100 2011-02-08T23:04:38+01:00 3:48