Instrumental . . .

https://spinditty.com/genres/Instrumental-Hits-of-the-80s

. . . version (from Chromatose) . . . lyrics below for you to sing along



You never want to have to hear a word
From me again
Never want to have to see my face
At your door
If there's so much as the mention of
My name
You can feel an uncontrollable
Fit of pain
I'm the one
That you said
You would love
Til the bitter end

This must really be
This must really be the end
Nothing could be fitter
This must really be
This must really be the end
Make no mistake it's bitter

You never want us to be seen again
In public places
Can't explain it to another friend
How it goes
You say there's torment that you feel inside
From many things
I can tell you that I still don't know
What that means
Long ago
We were friends
Far removed
From this bitter end

There's no candy coating
To make it go down easier
Not so simple to digest
No bright colors and no
Exotic flavors sweetening
What you see is what you get

You never want to have to hear a word
From me again
Never want to have to see my face
At your door
If there's so much as the mention of
My name
You can feel an uncontrollable
Fit of pain
With one fell
Swoop you sent
Me direct to the bitter end


The Bitter End
©2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Writing . . .

I find that these days, I love writing. Writing just about anything, with possibly my favoriite - writing music.  I don't necessarily mean transcribing, or writing down the notes (although I do enjoy that TOO), but I mean composing, working through melodies, chord progressions and many times, lyrics. Somewhere in the mid 80s, I began a creative, yet academic, exercise of writing as many songs as I could.  Being inspired by much of the good pop music of the time, and much encouragement from budding singer-songwriter communities, I was averaging one new song per month.  Maybe no record output, but very satisfactory to me for my own purposes.  Now, in my attempt to capture some old demos (from cassette tapes) to digital, I am discovering many nice memories from the past.

This tune was written purposely to utilize the romantic, simple, trite, english of tin-pan alley plus, expanding my production chops, I decided to perform it in a doo-wop style singing multiple vocal parts acapella.


Here With You
©1990 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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More Work . . .

. . . on Working . . .


Some things never end.  One of those things is the ongoing desire to refine one's own creations.  Working was written almost twenty years ago, with lyrics. But the solo piano performance has never been recorded for public release.  Since its resurrection about one year ago, I find many sections of it benefit tremendously from subtle dynamic enhancements. Another benefit of all this 're-working' is the intimacy with the unusual chord changes over which the improvisation is undertaken. Only time will tell how, or even if, the song finally appears on a recorded collection in the future.


Working
©1998 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Another. . .

. . . story . . .

This song came to me with music and lyrics after pondering Carole King's 'Natural Woman', chorus of which is paid tribute in 'Together'. What I enjoyed very much about the song is the lyrics which essentially are the textbook lesson of exactly what lyrics should be (ex: The moon in June and sweet perfume have been used in a million love songs . . . ) while actually in complete agreement with the lesson. The chorus then becomes the love song (can a love song NOT be somewhat trite? - maybe). . . 'We'll be together for a very long time . . . '

It was actually written quite a long time ago but I've always enjoyed the melody and changes and finally put it on "No Frills", more of which you can find out by following the hyperlink below.


Together
©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Sans . . .

. . . lyrics


Video performance of the original composition Church by Ray Jozwiak, sans lyrics . . .

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Mystery . . .

. . . okay, it's a little corny.  It was stuck in my head so I looked up the lyrics. It is fun to hear (and see) some of this old stuff-don't you think?




AH! SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE
Victor Herbert (m) / Rida Johnson Young (l) )


Ah! Sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee
Ah! at last I know the secret of it all
All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning
The idle hopes and joy and burning tears that fall.

For 'tis love and love alone the world is seeking
And 'tis love and love alone I’ve waited for
And my heart has heard the answer to its calling
For it is love that rules for evermore.

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