Valentines & Love songs

You Hold My Soul Nicole Bacher  piano with female vocal and guitar solo, a classic pop ballad exploring themes of gratitude and dedication towards her partner for their journey together ... "You made me whole, let me be bold, you hold my soul”  

We Talk Without Words Christian Hoff Melissa Hoff (performers): writers: Eileen Bluestone Sherman & Gail C. Bluestone  show tune-jazz, piano building to horn band male, female duet, slow with mid to uptempo build and instrumental break. lyrics on movement, This song offers a loving description of “dancing together.” plie’, we leap from the ground to soar through the air. their movements keep them together.  

When Dreams Come True The Kings  male vocals, acoustic guitar building to full band, ballad, dreamy, wedding song, the power of new beginnings, "it's so easy loving you" Mixed by Terry Brown of Rush, Blue Rodeo fame, 

Silent Conversations  Emily Hurd   Kacey Musgraves-like purity, comforting, intimate one-on-one, gentle flow piano, soprano, organic vocal lilt silent conversation, you tell me a lot, fingertips, if ever your heart is broken.   

Carry Across Jessie Galante female vocals, Anthemic, upbeat gospel-y, "Honey, you carried a cross... I'll carry you across" soulful song about compassion and strength, any sex can sing.  https://soundcloud.com/leightonmedia/carry-across?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

You Got Me Karen Besbeck  slow electronic female singer passion, the song has possession as subtext.“You got me right where you want me, the rain of love falls down to see.  You got me right where you want me—there’s one place I’d rather be. https://soundcloud.com/karen-besbeck/you-got-me?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Yulia Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius (Instrumental)   instrumental slow to mid tempo then slow acoustic violin with a band.  Gypsy jazz fusion, like John Coltrane meets Jean Luc Ponty. “Pat Metheny on violin.” goes from moody to orgasmic and major colors.  

Topical Music for Tenacity, Politicians, Mental Health, Peace

Just a story from America by Abigail Rose Clark leads our list of topical music spotlights.  This Midwestern country rock interpretation of Elliott Murphy's 1970's radio song makes sense in the 21st Century. Hard work and a race for a success. “Get up they put you down, And like a boxer You just spin around." Abigail has a voice that's a cross between Bebe Rexha & Rebecca Black.  

Hollow by Robeone

bobmoogfoundation.bandcamp.com/track/hollow Only electronic keyboards are used on this classical music sound meeting Keith Emerson keyboard stylings.  

Easy Money by Rebecca Loebe  

female vocals, acoustic folk with western musical & lyrical influences, the song is about confronting someone that conned a friend. easy money is the motivation.

Please Be There  Orleans  

Tenor male vocals, funky soft rock. Soulful strut piano and guitar. Lots of keyboards. For mental health—this is what everyone needs to be told—somebody to be there.  “Talk to me and I’ll talk to you.” “Take my hand, that’s what we’ll do.” Mutuality theme.   

 

One Day (A Child’s Prayer) Hannah & Dean Friedman 

Originally written for the 1991 Gulf War, the song is relevant now in the midst of one more, senseless, horrific war. Gentle strings and bells adorn a daughter and father duet.  She’s seeing children killed from missiles, The father sings that “One day there'll be no trace of war, disease, pollution.  If only presidents could see through children’s eyes, if only general could hear the babies’ cries.” Lots of comparisons and contrasts like kids fighting over toys with men fighting over land.   

The Truth I Know  Robbie Wyckoff  (Song by Karen Besbeck & Carmen Grillo)

http://soundcloud.com/karen-besbeck/all-that-glitters-aint-gold-2  male country rock, slow tempo, optimistic lyrics, "I've been carrying a heavy load, now it's time to let go to the truth I know, holding on to faith in the human race." 

I Think Politicians should be Put on Minimum Wage   Doozer McDooze  

 I think Politicians Should Be Put on Minimum Wage | Doozer McDooze (bandcamp.com)

Male english accent, music hall meets acoustic guitar meets "That's Alright, Mama" tempo, fighting for what's right--let the politicians make minimum wage. straight forward.  UK words "dosh" "council house"  

 

Songs Dedicated to Greta Thunberg & Pete Seeger

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius playing Arlene's Grocery, NYC on Feb. 27 for StringFest II (presented by SonicVoyageFest and Composer's Now).  Also appearing are Echo of the Ghost & Susan Aguila.  Their hard rock prog song, GAME OF CHICKEN features an electric violin-driven in a mold like Dream Theater, Rush, and Styx. "We're heating up as we run out of time."  People are daring one another to play with risk.  We're busy bickering while the planet is losing it. 

Please listen to the music hall-inspired A TERRIBLE PICKLE  by Folk-Pop songwriter Dean Friedman Some mentions of Australia's nature-- Koalas and eucalyptus trees, all kinds of mentions about the environment, the oceans are rising.    
Los Angeles, hear Dean live at Kulak's Woodshed in North Hollywood, on Saturday night, February 1! #Pre-GroundHogs' Day!

MY RIVER’S RUN DRY Karen Besbeck & Billy Montana (Modern Country) Vocals like Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price, Cassadee Pop   The song is a metaphor for land going barren and love going barren—the “true” lover won't change even though it's too late.

BEEZ (I KNOW WHERE THE BEEZ HAVE GONE) (Americana) Slambovian Circus of Dreams Rock, slow tempo, environment, Americana, vocals like Tom Petty, “Stopped controlling the world,” lyrics offer ideas on how to increase the bees to visit plant life. “the bees are in my yard, I know where the Beez Have Gone,” “Reteaching me the facts of life” “creatures great and small”  

Friends in the New York City/Woodstock region, get ready for an announcement on the Slambovian's Earth Day activities. My UK Friends, the band will be back this summer, and one of the shows will be at Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival.

POWER FROM ABOVE Dan Berggren (Folk)  The metaphor of the sky and the Christian concept of God,  Gospel-y folk, play on words "Power from Above" the song encourages wind and sun power, "Faith & Respect & Hope for this old earth." traditional-sounding.