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Monday, October 30, 2017

A Song . . .

. . . about . . . well about not very much . . .

. . . no the butter won't hurt 'em
no the butter's just fine
no no the butter won't hurt 'em
it just makes the bread
slide down
inside . . .

Butter
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Friday, October 20, 2017

What's . . .

(from https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&hl=en-US&q=crystallize)
crys·tal·lize
ˈkristəˌlīz/Submit
verb
form or cause to form crystals.
"when most liquids freeze they crystallize"
synonyms: form crystals, solidify, harden
"minerals crystallize at different temperatures"
make or become definite and clear.
"vague feelings of unrest crystallized into something more concrete"
synonyms: become clear, become definite, take shape, materialize, coalesce; informaljell
"the idea crystallized in her mind"
coat and impregnate (fruit or petals) with sugar as a means of preserving them.
"a box of crystallized fruits"

The working, re-working, analysis of the chord progression, development of the melody, the dynamics and the execution of the piece continuously repeating until something happens and the result expresses the emotions that were intended. . . (I think?!)

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Friday, July 14, 2017

Song . . .

This song began as an 'attraction' song, then became an 'infatuation' song later evolving into an 'obsession' song. I think it can now legitimately be called a love song. A forty year-old transcription of the song hangs over my baby grand and its namesake continues to grace my life.

Pam's Song
from Chromatose ©2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Monday, June 26, 2017

Moving . . .

. . . music

. . . only a fraction of comprehensive A - Z list of train songs . . .

(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_train_songs)
"Abalinga Mail" by Slim Dusty
"Across the Track Blues" (Duke Ellington) by Duke Ellington
"Ain't No Brakeman" (Fontaine Brown) by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Coco Montoya
"Alabama Bound", see "I'm Alabama Bound"
"Bummin' an Old Freight Train" by Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass
"Burma Train" (Martin Denny) by Martin Denny
"BW Railroad Blues" (Townes Van Zandt) by Townes Van Zandt
"Bye, Bye Black Smoke Choo Choo" (Don Reno, Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith) by Joe Glazer, The New Lost City Ramblers
"C & O Whistle by Fruit Jar Guzzlers
"Ca Roule" by CANO
"Caballito de Metal" Chilean folk song
"California Blues (Blue Yodel No. 4)" (Jimmie Rodgers) by Gene Autry, Lefty Frizzell, Woody Guthrie, Merle Haggard, Bill Monroe, Tim O'Brien, Webb Pierce, Jimmie Rodgers, The Seldom Scene, Doc & Merle Watson
"Drunkard, The" (Mike Cross) by Mike Cross[251]
"Dulcimer" (David Mallett) by David Mallett[252]
"Dummy Line, The" (Unknown, earliest date 1925)[253] by Michael Cooney, Cindy Mangsen & Anne Hills, Joe Hickerson, Session Americana[254]
"East Coast Racer" (Greg Spawton) by Big Big Train
"Electric Train" (Larry Tagg) by Bourgeois Tagg
"Engine 143" (Traditional, related to "F.F.V." and "Wreck on the C & O")[258] by Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men, Joan Baez, The Carter Family,[159] Johnny Cash, The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Kossoy Sisters, Ralph Stanley
"Engineer's Blues" (Walter Davis) by Walter Davis with Roosevelt Sykes (1931)[261]
"From a Boxcar Door" (Lloene Martin, Miz Box) by Boxcar Willie[306]
"From a Late Night Train" (Paul Buchanan) by The Blue Nile,[307] Marc Jordan[308]
"From a Rolls to the Rails" (Boxcar Willie) by Boxcar Willie[309]
"Funeral Train" (Rev. J. M. Gates) by Rev. J. M. Gates, 1926[310]
"Funky Soul Train" (James Brown) by Hank Ballard, Robert Parker
"Zion Train" by Bob Marley & the Wailers
"Zoo Station" by U2
"Zug" by Conrad Schnitzler

Trains
©2017 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Friday, June 9, 2017

Additional Steps. . .

. . . a (new?) song named, renamed, arranged, re-arranged, mastered and re-mastered. Stay tuned. . .

Stepped
©2017 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

Bad . . .

. . . songwriting. . .

This actually was an attempt to do all that the songwriting instructors said NOT to do. It was fun.
I like to hear it every now and then. (The four-track experiment helped make it fun). . .

I’VE NEVER BEEN ONE

TO FOLLOW TRENDS

I WON’T BE WITH THE CROWD WHEN THEY

ROUND THE BEND

BUT I’LL BE WITH YOU

UNTIL THE VERY END

WHERE IT’S AT IS HERE WITH YOU

FANCY PARTIES LEAVE ME COLD AND DRAINED

DISCOS CROWDS

AND POSTURING IN VAIN

ONLY FEED SOME SILLY APPETITE UNNAMED

WHERE IT’S AT IS HERE WITH YOU

(CHORUS) I DON’T WANT TO SEE THE MOON

FLY TO PARIS MAY OR JUNE

I JUST WANT A ONE-WAY FARE

TO ANY PLACE WHERE

YOU’LL BE THERE

I DON’T NEED GOLD

OR PECIOUS THINGS

FANCY CLOTHES

OR EVEN DIAMOND RINGS

I ONLY NEED THE THRILL

THAT BEING WITH YOU BRINGS

WHERE IT’S AT IS HERE WITH YOU

FOR FAME OR POWER

I HAVE NO DESIRE

I DON’T CRAVE ACCEPTANCE

OR TO BE ADMIRED

I’M JUST HAPPY SITTING WITH YOU BY THE FIRE

WHERE IT’S AT IS HERE WITH YOU

Here With You
©1998 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

More Thoughts . . .

. . . if somebody said
the sky was falling
would you believe its true
and change your direction
from spinning round
when it hits the ground?

. . . buzz chatter chitchat conversation hearsay news scandal slander account babble blather calumny chronicle clothesline defamation grapevine injury meddling prattle scuttlebutt story back-fence talk dirtylaundry dirty linen dirty wash talk malicious talk mall talk whispering campaign . . .

. . . third-hand intelligence . . .

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Little . . .

. . . Men

The poet said "Trailing clouds of glory we come
and we go
What do we really know
Smiling so brightly
Betraying the years they have yet to try
Those little men with that glory
Riddles and bedtime stories
Little men with that glory in their eyes

Innocence and wisdom coexist inside their minds
Together with appreciation for the things we miss
In our haste and our big business
Always in awe of the wheels spinning round
And a laugh for the foolish things big men do

The poet said "Trailing clouds of glory we come
and we go
What do we really know
Smiling so brightly
Betraying the years they have yet to try
Those little men with that glory
Riddles and bedtime stories
Little men with that glory in their eyes

Everybody thinks about the world and what the future brings
Who really knows the plan and all its subtleties
We're really smart at least that's what we think
Going our own way in blissful retreat
From the prospect of seeing things too clearly.

The poet said "Trailing clouds of glory we come
and we go
What do we really know
Smiling so brightly
Betraying the years they have yet to try
Those little men with that glory
Riddles and bedtime stories
Little men with that glory in their eyes

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Monday, March 27, 2017

Writing . . .

. . . songs . . .

(from http://thateventuality.tumblr.com/post/65262409680/ive-said-it-before-but-one-of-the-real-reasons-i)
". . .I’ve said it before, but one of the real reasons I started getting into composing is that I thought: ‘Well, if John and Paul can write songs…’…The hang-up of playing my songs to John and Paul always used to hold me back, as I’ve said, because I knew how it would sound finished, and I had to try and convince them in one play. For that reason, there are a lot of numbers of mine that I decided not to do anything about. It was a shyness - a withdrawal - and I always used to take the easy way out. . . Now? Well, maybe I’m cocky! Because now, I don’t care if nobody else likes it. It’s a matter of taste. And maybe I don’t like some of their songs, either. What I still do, though, is to bring out the numbers I think are the easiest to get across. The ones I think will take the shortest time to make an impact… the ones that’ll sound the nicest tunes…Summing me up, I don’t mind admitting that I definitely USED TO BE self-conscious. But now I’ve got less hang-ups about everything, not just music. . ."

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Sunday, March 19, 2017

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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Monday, March 6, 2017

Mysterious? . . .

. . . ordinary. . .

On very special occasions
When celebrating felt right
This place we'd go
With ambience and wine
On a Saturday night
Caricatures hung on the walls
Eavesdropping on our most intimate moments
"I love you"

It was essential to go there
To mark the passage of time
Between the dates
We used to signify
The bond we shared and to dine
Always served Angus A-one prime
To patrons of each and every persuasion
"I loved you"

But now that place is all gone
Where did our love go
Where is the ambience and
McCafferty's piano

While you eat
You're serenaded
By some local musician
Playing bad renditions of the popular songs
You sing along

And so it ended
Our passion
Somehow just faded away
And likewise too
That place we held divine
Became a dance club today
The memories come charging in
Sweet dreams and all the romancing related
It's gone now

But now that place is all gone
Where did our love go
Where is the ambience and
McCafferty's piano

McCafferty's Piano
©2010 Raymond M. Jozwiak
from Ambience & Wine

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Monday, February 20, 2017

Nomination . . .

(from https://www.facebook.com/ohomusic)
OHO's instrumental version of "Scared Money (Don't Win)" from their all instrumental album, Where Words Do Not Reach, is a nominee for Best Instrumental Rock Song for this year's JPF Awards (Just Plain Folks). And this song, one of the finalists culled from 17,400 albums and 240,000 songs.Not the Grammies...but something. http://www.jpfolks.com/2017awards.php?

OHO Always great to be acknowledged. Piqued my memory of overhearing a gambler say, "Scared money don't win," then going home and writing a song about taking risks. Former OHO engineer and bassist, Steve Carr, made a stripped-down mix (sans vocals) for our audition for the Star Search TV show back in 1989. The singers had to sing live over this backing track while the band pretended to play instruments (for those of you who have the Bricolage CD/DVD set, you may view our performance of this song on that DVD. Thanks to Bennett Davis' creativity, he was able to match the master with the VHS soundtrack and improve the fidelity significantly.) Later, when assembling the program featured on 2015's "Where Words Do Not Reach" album, since there were no instrumentals by this version of the band (1985-1992), I retrieved the master of this very version from our archives and overdubbed an instrumental (guitar) version of the vocal melody line a la The Ventures, employing a sustainor-pickup-equipped Fernandes Elite model through the "Bloody Finger" distortion pedal. Voila! Who woulda thought this would be a contender? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Orchids to the band.

Scared Money (Don't Win)
by OHO
from Where Words Do Not Reach

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Where . . .

. . . is the cheer?. . .

. . . was a second, and more serious attempt at a Christmas song after a lame attempt at a Santa Claus novelty tune in the late 80s. The lyrics of Cheer are a cynical (surprise!) look at the celebration but I wanted the music to be a-seasonal. The structure and the changes are much like a 1040s pop song and the Ab key signature makes it a challenging but fun improvisational outing.

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