Origami (Anyway You Fold Me)
Again a recording that I need to get familiar with hearing it online, also for repairs and who knows alternative version. Seems I’m a bit undecided these days… Working on it.
Note: Jules (lyrics) and me (music), we both still do not know what the song is about… As I understand it the lyric was written at work/the office – to ventilate frustration I guess. Does give meaning to song, must say. But without this knowledge, it’s the listener who decides what’s in it for him/her, the Bob Dylan way.
Song by Julian Wilson & Johnny Hoeve
STYLE: classic, singer songwriter, AC
You can make your assumptions
And your paper darts
And throw them down the office at me
You can fall on your knees
In an act of contrition
But I know it’s not somethin’ you mean
You can take your permissions
And your phantom needs
Forgive me if I fail to accede
As I stare out the window
And watch the leaves fall
I never hear a word that I need
Origami Origami
Why won’t you set me free?
Origami Origami
Anyway you fold me I bleed
Your far too close to me
To open your eyes and see
I know how I feel for you
It’s not how you feel for me
Like Amsterdam With No Canals
Posted by Johnny in Latin, Pop, Pop Contemporary on February 3rd, 2010
We still have to go through some pronunciation issues Jules (Julian Wilson – lyrics) and me, but I decided to put it up anyway. Song took me quite some time to finish must say, and perhaps it’s better to have it online for some time while listening if it should have repairs.
Song started off when I wanted to have something “Amsterdam” (my hometown) in a song. It’s only one line in this song and for now, it’s title. But perhaps the title should be You Are My Compass - which also has a pronunciation issue because of stress on wrong syllable. As a matter of fact there was the idea of filling up whole song with mispronunciations…
More later.
SONG by Julian Wilson & Johnny Hoeve
STYLE: Latin, pop.
Never Meant To Hurt You
Posted by Johnny in Pop, Pop Contemporary on January 12th, 2010
This may be bit of a test recording for me, can’t say at the moment, it needs more listening…
There was not really a clear vision in what style the song should be so I decided to play around some, and see where the music would take me. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn’t. But recording is a (small) celebration: number 10 of cowrites Matthews & Hoeve.
There’s a forum entry at songwriter101 for this song.
Song by Matthews & Hoeve
STYLE: pop
Black and White and Grey All Over
Posted by Johnny in Uncategorized on January 9th, 2010
Why is grey all I see? Why are clouds in the way?
Black and White Why are birds just so few?
Moonpub Music
Song was done inspired by a photo. So next time when you show me a picture you know what may happen: it may end up in a song… But it didn’t come easy must say. I just couldn’t think of anything let’s say “poetic”, and finally I thought o well let’s take the picture itself and describe it. So first lines were done with that idea on my mind. There’s black and white and grey all over, a track (life) leading to a housing block (destination), a red traffic light (stop!!), and luckily some birds. There is hope after all, even when all is grey… Song tries to explain that feeling when it all seems a bit too grey and too many things working against you. O yes, you badly need some sun to bring back a smile on your face. We all have that feeling sometimes, don’t you deny it… Recording was originally planned more acoustic but as usual I got carried away in the arrangement… But it will do just fine with just a man and his guitar Someone else had to point out to me that the traffic light is red. I keep seeing it green, no lie. I aways had some difficulties distinguishing between colors but you can tell me anything, I still see that light as green, or orange perhaps but definetely not entirely red. Hey, I should know, no accidents with car so far – knock on wood. Weird. Song now also has a video (Facebook) Song by Johnny Hoeve STYLE: pop, rock, singer/songwriter, country also perhaps, A/C
Photo: Stephania Beati
Why are lights always red?
Something high above
or Something way down low
Doesn’t like me
Doesn’t want me
To see the sun
and make me smile
Something deep inside
or Something I cannot know
Doesn’t like me
Doesn’t want me
and Grey All Over
Colour me green,
colour me blue
But no black and white
and grey all over
I need the dream
and share it with you
It ain’t the season
for them bein’ gone
Something high above
or Something way down low
Doesn’t like me
Doesn’t want me
The Netherlands
January 2009
- or piano.