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Here's mine. A song I wrote, done by my band The Lawn Chairs. The song inspired by an illegal crossing into Mexico from Big Bend National Park while camping there a couple of years ago. Recorded "live" into two mikes/two tracks.

 

 

Rio Grande (Follow Me Down)

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Follow me down/follow me down

Follow me all the way down to the river

Follow me down/follow me down

Follow me all the way down to the river

Follow me down/follow me down

Follow me all the way down to the Rio Grande

 

Casa Grande sunrise

Shadows in the valley below

You know her she’s an early riser

You know me I’m struck by stars

Wake up smell the gourmet coffee

Wake up taste the/crappucino

 

Wonder of wonders/another day

Another day in paradise/what can I say

Another pot of gold in the land of enchantment

Take it for granite/take it for rhyolite

Rendezvous Mountain to the redneck sand

Maco Sica/to the Rio Grande

 

Follow the Bear into the canyon

Mexican shadows/American sun

Single file all of us gonna be reborn

One at a time/one by one

Much too late to turn back now

South of the border/south of the Rio Grande

 

 

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One day last month when we were on vacation, we were in a small town IGA and I noticed that the man in front of us at the checkout was buying Alpo and whiskey. Afterward, I mentioned it to my wife and said, "There's a Country song there." Michael's VOM reminder was what I needed to go ahead and write it:

http://www.tunescoop.com/play/323932343731/alpo_-mp3. Hope the link works for everyone.

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One year ago, on the Fourth of July, 2013, my friend and forumite Angelo Clematide passed away in his sleep.

 

We collaborated on a few compositions. This is one of them. He composed the entire intro and played the Asian banjo part and percussion. I played guitar, synths and sang.

 

[video=youtube;Cx0fAXleePA]

 

He was the best I'll ever work with.

 

Two days before he died, he Skyped me his recording of a waltz I composed.

 

[video=youtube;mlYZoLj-P7k]

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A song I wrote in 2009 and recorded back then but recently a friend gave me a new microphone so I decided to record this one again today in a different key with a slightly different arrangement: BvEUblzL3FQ

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Howard' date=' this is so lovely! Thank you for reminding me of this song. Would you make your version downloadable? I'd love to have it on a Playlist. [/quote']

 

 

Thank you, James, that's very kind of you.

 

It should be downloadable - there should be a button on the top bar of the page.

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Michael Martin - Enjoyed that one. Cool that it's based on a true story.

Etienne Rambert - "Take It To The Man Upstairs" is moody and haunting. Not sure whether I know what it's about or not, kinda like "Hotel California." "The Fantômas Waltz" is simply lovely.

garthman - I wasn't familiar with the original version so I listened to it and you did a fine job.

g6120 - Well writtten and sung. Kinda has a John Denver vibe.

BlackHatHunter - I remember that one. Nice to hear it again. Still like your playing.

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