DO SOMETHING . . .

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When are WE going to DO SOMETHING!!!


Warrior's Coach Steve Kerr

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            Another Shot

Ace . . .

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When I see that look upon your face

I know that I’ve been dealt an ace of hearts.

Something starts.

Pulse is pounding like a conga drum.

The blood goes rushing to and from my head,

Turns my face to red.

So ante-up and hit me once then hit me twice.

The stakes are high. 

You know I’ve got to keep as cool as ice.

This game we’re in together

Could end as quickly as it starts.

But I’ll just take my chances.

I’ll just take my chances

Cause I know that I have you

And you’re my . . . 

Ace of hearts.

I know that I have you and you’re my 

Ace of hearts.

Deal me in I’m staying for the course

And if I lose don’t feel remorse for me.

You will always be

In my every breath and in my soul.

When chips are down you take control and then

Bring me back again.

Ace of Hearts
- Ray Jozwiak




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   Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

The Eyes . . .

. . . no, the EARS of the beholder . . . 

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Cover versions of the song 'Let It Be Me'. 

(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be_Me_(The_Everly_Brothers_song)

". . . Cover versions . . . 

1965 – The Shadows recorded the song for their fourth album, The Sound of The Shadows.

1965 – Sonny & Cher recorded the song for their debut album, Look at Us.[vague]

1965 – Skeeter Davis and Bobby Bare included a recording of the song on their duets album Tunes for Two[3]

1966 – Australian pop star Johnny Young, with his backing band Kompany, released this song on an EP. It was a top 10 hit record[vague] in Australia.

1966 – Nancy Sinatra included it on her album How Does That Grab You?

1966 - Manfred Mann on EP Just Like a Woman[4]

1967 – The Sweet Inspirations released their version as a single. The song reached Billboard's R&B chart[vague] and also became a minor Hot 100 hit.[5]

1968 – Françoise Hardy recorded a version for her album En anglais

1969 – Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry had a Top Forty Hot 100 hit[vague] duet with their version of the song. It also charted on Billboard's country chart.[vague]

1969 - Petula Clark included it on her UK album Portrait of Petula.

1969 – The 5th Dimension covered it on their hit album The Age of Aquarius (album). The song featured lead vocals from Billy Davis Jr.

1969 - Tom Jones included it on his cover album This is Tom Jones.

1970 – Elvis Presley performed a live version on his album On Stage. It later appeared on his compilation album with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2016. The album was titled after the Presley hit, The Wonder of You.

1970 – Bob Dylan covered the song on his double album Self Portrait.

1970 - Roberta Flack made a version for her second album Chapter Two.

1972 - Nina Simone released a version on the 1974 album It Is Finished.

1976 - New Trolls released a version on the 1976 album Concerto Grosso n.2.

1980 - Kenny Rogers and Dottie West released a version on the 1980 album Sweet Harmony.[citation needed]

1982 - Willie Nelson recorded the song for his album Always On My Mind and released it as a single.

1994 – Julio Iglesias recorded a version with Art Garfunkel for his album Crazy.

2009 - Rod Stewart recorded a version with Jennifer Hudson for his album Soulbook.

2012 – George Harrison's old demo cover of the song was included in the compilation album, Early Takes: Volume 1.

2014 – Bryan Adams included his version on the Japanese edition of his album Tracks of My Years.

Let It Be Me
- The Pointer Sisters



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                          2014

Notoriety . . .

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So another learning experience. The blog that previously filled this space was removed for 'violating' Blogger's spam policy. After re-reading the policy, I can tell you I get it. I can also tell you my words were  not intended to express hate nor promote violence of any type. They were meant to express my feeling of inundation by our pop culture (which we ourselves have built) of information wantonly and perpetually published as a result of the notoriety of the parties in question. 

To clarify the impetus of my original thoughts, I must preface- I have the greatest sympathy for anyone that has or is suffering domestic abuse in any form or fashion and believe that they deserve recourse through the legal system. I do NOT espouse violence of any kind and would not promote such a thing in any way.

The parties in question in my recent blog post will remain unnamed. I will only say that while I wish full and complete justice for any innocent person(s) violated in such a way as the parties which inspired my original thought, there are countless and many other issues and wrongs going unresolved that you and I will NOT read about merely because THOSE parties do not possess fame, money or power. And while I don't necessarily think a 'heaven' or 'lord' exists that will help us resolve problems that we refuse solve, I love the sentiment expressed in the song to which I've attached the link below. 

Heaven Help Us All
- Stevie Wonder



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        Black & White Then Back

Analog II . . .

 

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Follow-up to my analog synthesizer music posted yesterday, a clever tune by Joe Walsh can be accessed via the link below.  I can't say that I'm as hardcore, old-school as this song's lyrics describe, but my baby grand remains my first-choice of instrument for playing in terms of sonics, expression and dynamics.

(And I do enjoy listening to a good LP on occasion.) Do these things make me an Analog Man????

Analog Man
- Joe Walsh



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            Ambience & Wine

Analog . . .

https://blog.teufelaudio.com/for-the-love-of-analog-

synthesizers-the-documentary-i-dream-of-wires/

Jay bought one of the iterations of the Moog Phatty several years ago. He asked me to if I'd like to 'explore' its capabilities in hopes that we might employ it in the studio with OHO. I happily agreed.  The instrument and I were good friends for a number of weeks. Its mellifluous tones were employed on several compositions (Bleeding the 5th on Gazebo, for one) and makes an appearance on the forthcoming AHORA. I also recorded a suite of some stream-of-consciousness improvisations that I call, with all love and respect, 'Phatso'. Maybe I will release it sometime. An excerpt can be accessed at the link below.

Cut The Rug
from Phatzo (unreleased)

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Just . . .

. . . a reminder

This is unique,  one and only recorded video/audio performance of piano improvisation based upon the chords of one of my new songs entitled BEYOND, which will appear on "GRAINS," available June 7, 2022. It is a NFT and is  available only through OpenSea. It is available for purchase, at which time it becomes yours and yours alone to do with what you will.

Beyond
©2021 Raymond M. Jozwiak, from GRAINS availble June 7, 2022

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For The Ride