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Caught Between Two Worlds
My most recent piece of music is an instrumental, so far anyway. While working on “The Parting Glass” with the capo on the 5th fret I started noodling around and stumbled on this little melody that made me think of music from a long time ago. Except for the part with the flanger. It’s called… Read more
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The Piano & The Process
Process wasn’t something Joe thought a lot about. What the process used to involve was sex or, in lieu of a partner, masturbation. Something to clear the mind. Then a hit or two, never more, of some decent street weed. Something to float on. Then, sometimes, stretching. Especially once he got old enough to feel… Read more
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The Impossible Dream
“No matter how hopeless, no matter how far.” – Joe Darion I can’t help but think – despite ample evidence to the contrary – that I am a member of an optimistic species. We like to chase dreams. And the fact that they’re sometimes impossible doesn’t make them any less desirable. For some strange reason… Read more
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The Parting Glass
The lyrics to this song date back to at least the early 1600s. The melody came a century or so later. It’s usually played at the end of the night as a farewell song.William Christie, who compiled two volumes of Traditional Ballad Airs, wrote in 1876 that The Parting Glass was still the last played… Read more
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Third Time’s The Charm – Fictional Humans Of New York #5
The first time Jim tried to kill himself was in the summer of 2008. He swallowed an entire container of Tylenol and washed it down with a bottle of gin. When he woke up he wished more passionately than ever that he was dead. He stumbled to the bathroom and asked the moron in the… Read more
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I Want You
“Brevity is the soul of lingerie” – Dorothy Parker https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/C-RjdpVuSms&source=uds Although this blog is called Words & Music there are situations that call for economy in the use of words. The longest song The Beatles ever released (except for the experimental Revolution 9) is “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” which clocks in at 7… Read more
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