Archive for the ‘Classical’ Category
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
I Want To Vanish – Elvis Costello COVER
This is an older recording before my digital recordings period. I came across it again going through archive of old recordings, and think it may be a nice suggestion of how to cover this Elvis Costello song.
Anyway, you decide. Here’s link to live performance Elvis Costello on youtube
Used with permisson – Opalhaze
Symphonetta Nbr. 6
——– I’ve lost count of how these Symphonetta’s are numbered. It’s in a folder on harddisk somewhere. Anyway when time is right I will sort them out. This is Nbr. 6 that I know ——–
What are Symphonetta’s?
At times it is just fun to play with the melodies and not having to think about the vocals, the lyric, the concept. The way the classical composers works. But I’m not musically trained, got my roots in pop, only play basic piano, so I can’t go really deep with this style of music. But I can still think up a melody. And they should be no longer than say 3 minutes – short classical style recordings, with only the instruments that an orchestra would use.
It means that these recordings can also be musical “scores” – for the musicians to play their parts. So they are demos yes, it only needs the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra to perform it…
Music by Johnny Hoeve
I Am The Dreamer
This title already got nice comments from the Just Plain Folks forum and also from taxi.com where it was submitted to one of their listings. No forward unfortunately.
It has a interesting song structure and though it may not be one of the coolest recordings ever, Donna and me are quite proud of this one. Great AC (adult contemporary) song.
The lyric was actually a poem, not meant to be a song lyric. We will probably try another one this way (first the poem, then the song) some time later. Lots of people say a poem cannot be a song’s lyric. Seems nice trying to prove that idea wrong now and then.
Song by Donna Devine & Johnny Hoeve
Style: AC Adult Contemporary, any ballad, some latin
Review TAXI.COM
