"Heart Beat", with George, PVD + offsite musos

[napoleonboot]

"Heart Beat" is and original rock song, hot off the presses today.

Vocals and vocal melody by me. All other music and instruments by Chris Beaver (off-site). Lyrics were mostly by Paul Dempsey (PVD),with some edits and additions by me.

https://soundcloud.com/george-williams-8/heartbeat

Oddly, I am doing a lot of a songs about the undergound recently, also see "You Haven't Been Yourself" completed with Billy recently. Heartbeat is a bit happier.

George

Heart Beat

(v1)
The lines are always crowded
From Piccadilly to Waterloo
Always pushing, shoving
Rushing to where they're going to

(v2)
Strangers just passing by
Some you don't want to know
Others lost in thought
Just going with the flow

(chorus)
From mainstream to grime
Hear the thumping
Feel the pumping
Always in perfect time
Inbound, outbound
Seeping up to the street
It's the Underground
This great city's heartbeat

(v3)
And the minstrels serenade   
While the captives dream
And the outrageous
Is not always what it seems

(v4)
The clock is counting down   
they're looking at their toes
or maybe staring forwards
as the head wind blows

(chorus)

(bridge)
And today always turns into tomorrow   
Then they'll be back again
Because they are the rhythm
They are the rhyme
They are the blood of the life of the line

(chorus)

[PVD]

George/Chris:

Great feel, great flow.  Your additions and changes work very well.
Tks for giving this one a chance.

Paul

[napoleonboot]

Thanks Paul.

Your lyrics are always great, and also you create them super-fast. You are a joy to work with.

George

[PVD]

George:

I feel the same when working with you, we've had a lot of very good collabs.

Paul

[Johnny]

Fellas! 

this sounds lovely...

what great pace and lively colors splashed around on this lyrical tapestry (another arrow Paul)

That's some fine craftsmanship, gentlemen!

'specially luv this:

(v3)
And the minstrels serenade   
While the captives dream
And the outrageous
Is not always what it seems

Cheers! 

[napoleonboot]

Johnny

that verse stood out for me also, I loved the metaphors Paul used for buskers=minstrels and passengers=captives

Geoge

[napoleonboot]

Updated version now on the same link, with a better ending (no fade).

https://soundcloud.com/george-williams-8/heartbeat

[Billy]

Nice one, George.

Yeah, what's with all the "tube" songs? 

Lot's of influences in there....The Clash, Ian Dury, XTC. Quality song.

[Paulo]

Cool GG, 

[napoleonboot]

Many thanks for listening Billy and Paulo .

Billy - I didn't write the lyrics for oether of the tube songs..... you wait for a tube song for years, and then all of a sudden two turn up at once. 

shoudln't that be buses?

You should swing by the Pink Floyd cover I posted in the 1-2-3 testing section, I think you'll enjoy it: Shine On You Crazy Diamond.

[CosmicDolphin]

I'm having a bit of a catch up session on the Finished thread !

This is great...a real toe tapper...GG I'm also loving the Professor Layton look you're rocking on your Avatar !

Your vocals have developed nicely since you started singing on your tunes

Cd

[napoleonboot]

Thanks for listening and commenting CD!

I was very pleased with the way this one came out.