Music with a strong message for the times

[Sue (Ayt)]

Music is one of the greatest ways for the people themselves to speak out.
It seems where other messages are censored lately, music is still allowed on the internet.

Here is a song with a particularly touching message:
SyBEMRyt6Qg

[Michel Leclerc]

Elektra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkVNXYOAvf0) warns her mother, Klytemnestra, who has murdered her husband and Elektra’s father Agamemnon, that she will be slaughtered herself to atone for the murder.

[Craig]

Sorry to go off target for a moment, stumbled across an old Guns n Roses song - Civil War, looked up the lyrics and was impressed that a band of that ilk could pen this

Lyrics
Look at your young men fighting
Look at your women crying
Look at your young men dying
The way they've always done before

Look at the hate we're breeding
Look at the fear we're feeding
Look at the lives we're leading
The way we've always done before

My hands are tied
The billions shift from side to side
And the wars go on with brainwashed pride
For the love of God and our human rights
And all these things are swept aside
By bloody hands time can't deny
And are washed away by your genocide
And history hides the lies of our civil wars

D'you wear a black armband
When they shot the man
Who said "peace could last forever"
And in my first memories
They shot Kennedy
I went numb when I learned to see
So I never fell for Vietnam
We got the wall of D.C. to remind us all
That you can't trust freedom
When it's not in your hands
When everybody's fightin'
For their promised land
And

I don't need your civil war
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor
Your power hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human grocery store
Ain't that fresh
I don't need your civil war
Ow, oh no, no, no, no, no

Look at the shoes you're filling
Look at the blood we're spilling
Look at the world we're killing
The way we've always done before
Look in the doubt we've wallowed
Look at the leaders we've followed
Look at the lies we've swallowed
And I don't want to hear no more

My hands are tied
For all I've seen has changed my mind
But still the wars go on as the years go by
With no love of God or human rights
'Cause all these dreams are swept aside
By bloody hands of the hypnotized
Who carry the cross of homicide
And history bears the scars of our civil wars

I don't need your civil war
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor
Your power hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human grocery store
Ain't that fresh
I don't need your civil war
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
I don't need your civil war
I don't need your civil war
Your power hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human grocery store
Ain't that fresh
I don't need your civil war
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no uh-oh-uh, no uh-oh, uh no
I don't need one more war

I don't need one more war
No, no, no, no uh-oh-uh, no uh-oh, uh no
Whaz so civil 'bout war anyway?

[boja]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw6ZZG3NVMs

It's About Time we had Big Disclosure.

Only been 80 Years.

Do we have to Wait another 80 Years ?

[Satori]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw6ZZG3NVMs

It's About Time we had Big Disclosure.

Only been 80 Years.

Do we have to Wait another 80 Years ?

That’s a cool song and these ladies did an outstanding job.

[Sue (Ayt)]

Couldn't help laughing at this one.
:ROFL:
Surprised they have left it up on youtube!

59njPVe0Q0Q

[palehorse]

Anyone listened to Tomas McDonald ?

Here is his channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCElGBUWDCa05jRzc2PfmGqQ

This music in particular
OshNahVo9-c

Interesting guy, it is hardcore rap for many, he seems to have no strings attached to anything, doing on his own, but that I would have to dig more to know.

Anyway strong message, specially about Covaids.

There is quite a lot of old folks listening to him.. he got appreciated by the elderly instead of the young people.

[Tobor Knot]

Moody Blues - In the Beginning (1970s)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS2tGZrLGSs

First Man: I think, I think I am, therefore I am, I think.

Establishment: Of course you are my bright little star,

I've miles

And miles

Of files

Pretty files of your forefather's fruit

and now to suit our

great computer,

You're magnetic ink.

First Man: I'm more than that, I know I am, at least, I think I must be.

Inner Man: There you go man, keep as cool as you can.

Face piles

And piles

Of trials

With smiles.

It riles them to believe

that you perceive

the web they weave

And keep on thinking free.

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8de2W3rtZsA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAE6Il6OTcs

[Isserley]

BIsH686xWl0
dunKAwRN3P8

[Open Minded Dude]

C3YC1FGLxUw
Brave New World
Close your eyes and sleep
Ignore all the burdens that you keep
Come whatever may
They could never harm you anyway
Stirrings in the wind
Resonates a whisper from within
Warnings from afar
Telling you to heed the morning star
Waking from the dream
Witnessing the smoke that's rolling in
The end is what you fear
The scent of embers lingers in the air
It's like a web there is no escape from
It's got you trapped and you long for freedom
Every wish every dream was granted
Never knowing what they demanded
You see the wall how it's getting higher
You want to fight but you're all divided
It's not a world anyone can thrive in
Is this the world we were meant to grow in?
Somebody tell me where are we going?
A brave new world will rise
If we do not act upon its lies
Hold your tongues no more
Learn from all the ones who came before
Catch the wind and fight the storm
Through the fury we're holding on
Take your time but not too long
Make it worth the time you own
You woke a fire inside of me
Fanned the flame and made it breathe
You woke a fire inside of me
Inside of me
Inside of me

_Cym2FWn4A4

[norman]

I posted a little piece of my own in the techno music thread a few days ago that may fit the theme of this thread.

a link to the post:
https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?93230-----Thread-for-the-Trance-Techno-etc-umbrella-of-music----&p=1529028&viewfull=1#post1529028

[thepainterdoug]

SUE

Love your first OP song. many others too. I have a song of my own Id like to post. I will make a vid and do so.

IS there a thread with only Avalon members creativity? songs, art, writing, poetry etc?

[Sue (Ayt)]

SUE

Love your first OP song. many others too. I have a song of my own Id like to post. I will make a vid and do so.

IS there a thread with only Avalon members creativity? songs, art, writing, poetry etc?

Harmony's thread Creativity to Inspire and Transform (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118178-Creativity-to-Inspire-and-Transform&highlight=creativity) might be the closest, Doug. Many creative endeavors by members have been posted there already.

[Lunesoleil]

Music is one of the greatest ways for the people themselves to speak out.
It seems where other messages are censored lately, music is still allowed on the internet.

Here is a song with a particularly touching message:


T9o8UfIqS0U

Thank you for sharing, this HK song was a revelation and a big success in France on social networks in the middle of covid :heart2: :facemask: :heart:

Dancing Again lyrics by HK
We want to continue to dance again
See our thoughts embrace our bodies
Spend our lives on a chord chart
Oh, no no no no no
We want to continue to dance again
See our thoughts embrace our bodies
Spend our lives on a chord chart

We are birds of passage
Never docile nor really wise
We don't pledge allegiance
At dawn in all circumstances
We come to break the silence

And when in the evening on TV
Mr good king has spoken
Came to announce the sentence
We show disrespect
But always with elegance

We want to continue to dance again
See our thoughts embrace our bodies
Spend our lives on a chord chart
Oh, no no no no no
We want to continue to dance again
See our thoughts embrace our bodies
Spend our lives on a chord chart

Auto-metro-work-consumer
Automatic certificate that we sign
Absurdity on prescription
And woe to him who thinks
And woe to him who dances

Every authoritative measure
Every whiff of security
See our confidence fly away
They are so insistent
To confine our consciousness

We want to continue to dance again
See our thoughts embrace our bodies
Spend our lives on a chord chart
Oh, no no no no no
We want to continue to dance again
See our thoughts embrace our bodies
Spend our lives on a chord chart

Let's not be impressionable
By all those unreasonable people
Fear sellers galore
Distressing, to the point of indecency
Let's keep them away

For our sanity
Social and environmental
Our smiles, our intelligence
Let's not be without resistance
The instruments of their madness

We want to continue to dance again
See our thoughts embrace our bodies
Spend our lives on a chord chart
Oh, no no no no no
We want to continue to dance again
See our thoughts embrace our bodies
Spend our lives on a chord chart

JE8mEegXVqc

PIQvsOja_30

[Sue (Ayt)]

T9o8UfIqS0U

Thank you for sharing, this HK song was a revelation and a big success in France on social networks in the middle of covid :heart2: :facemask: :heart:



Thanks for sharing the lyrics, Lunesoleil. And I loved the video above. What a great movement that song was for France in the heart of covid. So full of uplifting human spirit. THAT is the kind of protest we need more of everywhere.
It was great how more and more people were inspired to remove their masks as the music went on.

[Carlitos]

P2IOHGlXMv4

[Sue (Ayt)]

Thank You Carlitos.
I read the lyrics from your song above, and see it as another song of strength and spirit.

"I am very happy
So please hit me
I am very, very happy
So come on, hurt me
I'll grow back like a starfish
I'll grow back like a starfish
I'll grow back like a starfish
I'll grow back like a starfish"

Our inner spirit... they can't take that away from us!
And we shall stay strong.
:heart:

JY3hUdK56IM

"The kids couldn't hurt Jack
They tried and tried and tried
They dropped things on his back
And lied and lied and lied and lied and lied
But they couldn't stop Jack, or the waters lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy"

[Harmony]

Vet6AHmq3_s

You better think (think)
Think about what you're trying to do to me
Think (think, think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free
Let's go back, let's go back
Let's go way on, way back when
I didn't even know you
You couldn't have been too much more than ten (just a child)
I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me
You better think (think)
Think about what you're trying to do to me
Yeah, think (think, think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free
Oh, freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom)
Oh, freedom, yeah, freedom
Freedom (freedom), oh, oh freedom (freedom)
Freedom, oh freedom
Hey, think about it, think about it
There ain't nothing you could ask
I could answer you but I won't (I won't)
But I was gonna change, but I'm not
If you keep doing things I don't
You better think (think)
Think about what you're trying to do to me
Oh Lord, think (think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free
People walking around everyday
Playing games, taking scores
Trying to make other people lose their minds
Ah, be careful you don't lose yours, oh
Think (think)
Think about what you're trying to do to me, ooh
Think (think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free
You need me (need me)
And I need you (don't you know)
Without each other there ain't nothing people can do, oh
Oh, hey, think about it, baby (What are you trying to do me)
Yeah, oh baby, think about it now, yeah
(Think about forgiveness, dream about forgiveness)
Think about forgiveness
Think about it, baby, baby
Think about forgiveness
Think about forgiveness
Think about forgiveness


Source: LyricFind (https://lyrics.lyricfind.com/)
Songwriters: Aretha Franklin / Ted White

[Sue (Ayt)]

This one was from Bush Jr. days, what with derivatives, bail-outs, The Patriot Act, etc. Sadly, Ron Paul never stood a chance.
But I did like the song.

Ron Paul Revolution Theme Song (circa 2008) Aimee Allen
NKYdFtvL4Z1o/

[Matthew]

https://twitter.com/paulturner2012/status/1597952736141905922

[Mari]

To lighten up.... no matter the subject, creativity is everything during these times. Love these mash-ups! :bigsmile:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C1FZ4HtzGY

[Lefty Dave]

Greetings Avalonians
I share two of my songs from my most recent album..PAST PRESENT FUTURE....and welcome all comments...BLESSINGS

https://www.reverbnation.com/leftydavesmith/song/32830086-no-tomorrow

https://www.reverbnation.com/leftydavesmith/song/32830065-change-your-mind when they said experimental gene manipulation was now called a vaccine...I got a little concerned...!!

[JohanB]

This songs "vibrate" with a "strong message for the times" for me - but hi, everyone for himself? :blackwidow:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBY8KoImkGo

[Docim369]

This seems like an obvious one, although, in Bob's own words, he has worked for "the dark side", still a timely song, it seems.

2Xuh_A58Gkw

*edit to add - The video doesn't show in all countries, but it appears to be: The Times They Are A-changin' - Bob Dylan tribute - Lyrics
Thanks Docim369 :highfive:
Sue

[Sue (Ayt)]

This 1970 song inspires me, but it is with an inspiration beyond hair.

as5lE64J1hQ

Almost cut my hair
It happened just the other day
It was getting kind of long
I could have said it was in my way

But I didn't and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly
And I feel like I owe it to someone

Must be because I had the flu for Christmas
And I'm not feeling up to par
It increases my paranoia
Like looking into a mirror and seeing a police car

But I'm not giving in an inch to fear
Cos I promised myself this year
I feel like I owe it to someone

When I finally get myself together
I'm gonna get down in some of that sweet summer weather
I'm going to find a space inside to laugh
Separate the wheat from the chaff

Cos I feel like I owe it, yeah
Said I feel like I owe it, yeah
You know I feel---- like I owe it yeah to someone

[Frankie Pancakes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQR8D4KMAbo

Raise up, shake them lazy bones
Read the T-shirt but still don't understand
Comin' home with a little apocalypse
It comes, now do you have time for this?

A three-tone carpet and a Jackie Chan spear
Lookin' at a hairdo and a belly full of beer
Well, I ain't no poet, ain't got no rhyme
But I got me a car and I know how to drive

In the event of pressure loss
All our lines are busy now
I will be laughing out loud anyhow
Every day a little apocalypse
Lay down, lay down next to this
Lookin' at the body, well, I don't even know his name
Call me in the morning, was a friend of mine

Well, the wind so strong, it's blowing us all around
Wind so strong, nobody settle down
Every day, another apocalypse
Had a TV but I don't know how deep it is

Please read the print advisory
Would you like to go ahead?
Dancin' wherever she goes, tippy toes

Rhetorical, memorial, invisible, incredible
Unstoppable, emotional, illogical, sensational

Little sister gotta take her medicine
Baby brother gonna do it all again
Run fast but cannot catch the bus
Funny feelin', this is part of us

And you must take your medicine
Getting better every day
Good for a limited time, feelin' fine

We will return your things to you
When it's time for you to leave
So quiet nobody knows, tippy toes

[Michel Leclerc]

No hay caminos, hay que caminar...Andrei Tarkovskij (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OnFOtUbDEs),

one among Luigi Nono’s late masterpieces.

[Lunesoleil]

v592zQpuaJA

🎵 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶

[Vicus]

"Caminante, no hay camino"

Caminante, son tus huellas
el camino y nada más;
Caminante, no hay camino,
se hace camino al andar.
Al andar se hace el camino,
y al volver la vista atrás
se ve la senda que nunca
se ha de volver a pisar.
Caminante, no hay camino
sino estelas en la mar.


Traveler, your footprints
are the only road, nothing else.
Traveler, there is no road;
you make your own path as you walk.
As you walk, you make your own road,
and when you look back
you see the path
you will never travel again.
Traveler, there is no road;
only a ship's wake on the sea.

Antonio Machado


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFdmwlbwWnU

[Open Minded Dude]

YCGIj7KmwyI
Hey You
Have you had enough of it?
How the blind are leading the blind
 
Hey you
Are you angered enough
Do you feel confined
Are you losing your mind
 
Hey You
Done putting up with it
Inner peace isn’t easy to find
 
Hey You
Are you strong enough to stop jumping in
Can we begin again then
 
And when you won’t let go
Just keep this thought in mind
The closest mirror reveals the true enemy staring back at you
 
Hey you, walking away
You’ve got the wrong kind of mindset, and it’s helping no one
Hey you throw it away
You’ll only grow to despise it
Realize it
 
Hey you
 
Hey you
Can you feel the effect of it
That shot keeps rotting your mind
 
Hey you
Have you woken up
Do you still deny it
Are you comply
Hey you
The world is so full of it
Madness is easy to find
 
Hey you
Is it bad enough
You continue to lie
Telling me you’re fine with it
 
You know you can’t let go
So keep this thought in mind
Your greatest enemy is still alive, and growing inside you
 
Hey you, walking away
You’ve got the wrong kind of mindset, and it’s helping no one
Hey you throw it away
You’ll only grow to despise it
Realize it
 
Hey you, walking away
You’ve got the wrong kind of mindset, and it’s helping no one
Hey you throw it away
You’ll only grow to despise it
Realize it
 
Hey you
 
There’s too many of us
There’s too many of us
There’s too many
Too many of us, there’s too many of us around
There’s too many of us
There’s too many of us
There’s too many
Too many of us, too many of us now
There’s too many of us
There’s too many of us
There’s too many, too many of us
There’s too many of us around
There’s too many of us
There’s too many of us
There’s too many
 
Hey you, walking away
You’ve got the wrong kind of mindset, and it’s helping no one
Hey you throw it away
You’ll only grow to despise it
Realize it
 
Hey you, walking away
You’ve got the wrong kind of mindset, and it’s helping no one
Hey you throw it away
You’ll only grow to despise it
You know you’ll grow to despise it
Hey you, there’s too many of us around
Hey you, there’s too many of us around
Hey you, there’s too many of us around

[Creedence]

Greetings Avalonians
I share two of my songs from my most recent album..PAST PRESENT FUTURE....and welcome all comments...BLESSINGS

https://www.reverbnation.com/leftydavesmith/song/32830086-no-tomorrow

https://www.reverbnation.com/leftydavesmith/song/32830065-change-your-mind when they said experimental gene manipulation was now called a vaccine...I got a little concerned...!!

Love "No Tomorrow." Very catchy. :happythumbsup: Will listen to on repeat.

[Hermoor]

Blind Joe is back. Yee-haa!

His new single is called "The Truth".

-dHbGaMJdj4

It's brilliant as an accoustic too. What an uplifting singing voice he has.

neo9Kq2eips

We need talent as big as his expressing strong messages in these challenging times. Bless his courage, principles and profound creative gifts.

In case you're new to Blind Joe, this was his scamdemic masterpiece that helped so many to stay positive and avoid the arm spears.

aO5eLAK9snI

[thepainterdoug]

Does anyone listen to or get inspired by these strong messages? Do they matter? Would you actually hear one and then get the mp3 and keep listening?

Are the times today different or am I ? Or perhaps both. I often wonder about this.

[Sue (Ayt)]

Does anyone listen to or get inspired by these strong messages? Do they matter?

Thinking about this, and I would say yes, but particularly those in the formative years, say, around 12-23 maybe. The songs we hear during those years tend to stick in our heads for a lifetime and even seems to mold our tastes in music. Likely the lyrics shape perception, too.
(one reason why I get sad seeing many of the music videos that are geared to that age group recently.)

[norman]

Does anyone listen to or get inspired by these strong messages? Do they matter? Would you actually hear one and then get the mp3 and keep listening?

Are the times today different or am I ? Or perhaps both. I often wonder about this.


https://youtu.be/ImaH51F4HBw?t=426


Marshall Mcluhan muddied the water more than he yanked out the fish. He snagged some real truths, then promptly lost them again, back into the increasingly muddy swirl.

Modern media has modelled itself on that very tragedy. The corporate media, deliberately, the alt media, more by mimicry.

[Open Minded Dude]

About ongoing social isolation by our Social Media Smartphone society. 8 years old already but has lost nothing of its relevance.
p21YfobjaVA

Too many friends

My computer thinks I'm gay
I threw that piece of junk away
On the Champs-Élysées
As I was walking home

This is my last communiqué
Down the super-highway
All that I have left to say
In a single tome

I've got too many friends, too many people
That I'll never meet
And I'll never be there for
I'll never be there for
'Cause I'll never be there

If I could give it all away
Would it come back to me someday?
Like a needle in the hay
Or an expansive stone
But I've got a reason to declaim
The applications are to blame
For all my sorrow, and my pain
And feeling so alone

I've got too many friends, too many people
That I'll never meet
And I'll never be there for
I'll never be there for
'Cause I'll never be there
Got too many friends, too many people
That I'll never meet
And I'll never be there for
I'll never be there for
'Cause I'll never be there

My computer thinks I'm gay
What's the difference anyway?
When all the people do all day
Is staring into a phone

I've got too many friends too many people
That I'll never meet, I'll never be there for
I'll never be there for, 'cause I'll never be there
Too many friends too many people
That I'll never meet, I'll never be there for
I'll never be there for, 'cause I'll never be there
I'll never be there, I'll never be there
I'll never be there, I'll never be there

[Matthew]

This is funny

D_tXQo1yz0o

[Open Minded Dude]

After over a decade of hiatus one of the best Progressive Rock bands is back, Steven Wilson's Porcupine Tree with new songs and some songs with interesting lyrics commenting on our times.

Herd Culling

Steven Wilson:
"Lyrically, 'Herd Culling' is about a very specific event in history, but it also deals with the broader theme of paranoia in the modern age - someone or something is coming up your driveway or in your front garden, and their/its motives are unclear."

Taken from a comment: "this song makes reference to SkinWalker Ranch, a place in Utah, which is famous for UFO (UAP) sightings and also is supposed to be cursed by a SkinWalker (Some kind of native american witch doctor) in the past. There are claims of big wolf like creatures roaming the ranch and killing the cattle, as well as the cattle mutilation found in several locations where UFO (UAP) presence is known."

l420X9T1a6E
Rats Return

Steven Wilson:
"This song is about those who claim to have the interests of the people at heart, but when it comes down to it there is only ego and self-interest. I find myself reflecting on what sort of person would actually be so driven as to want to rule over a whole nation, and aren’t these people by definition the very last people that should be allowed to do so? The rats will always save themselves first."

_8yjtkTitsA

[JohanB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsFt0P1SwDI

“An anti-hacker anthem.
Inspired by the frustration of seeing hacking and cyber crime slowly destroying the beauty and usefullness of the Internet”

[Open Minded Dude]

A new one from "Killing Joke".

s4lLQAbI-8E

[Kryztian]

Here's a song from Weimar (1920's) Germany. It is a least as a propos now under the Biden Administration now as it was then.

EN14OMaf368

[Matthew]

Dub FX - ft. Jah Tung & Steppa Style

chSon90MHLU

[gnostic9]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDDzR2zSgsM


Love peace and joy to all!

[Matthew]

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire. I overlooked it growing up but Billy Joel was way ahead of me.

https://twitter.com/TedLogan1010/status/1661166669777993733


Ted Theodore Logan
@TedLogan1010

You’ll never look at this song the same way again.

Bet you didn’t know what he was really talking about.

Same song on youtube link (https://youtu.be/eFTLKWw542g)

[Matthew]

Doctor Dr McHonk-Honk, Anything But Ordinary. A beautiful song.

Bandcamp link
https://monkeyboy.bandcamp.com/track/anything-but-ordinary

[Jamie]

What's so funny About...Peace, love and Understanding? Good Question.

Ssd3U_zicAI



This is funny

D_tXQo1yz0o

Yep, that was funny :silent::ROFL: So impressed that many a well known face agreed to be in the video. :happythumbsup:

[Artemesia]

tx17RvPMaQ8

czkHmjrFCnM

[Matthew]

Aaron Lewis, "Am I The Only One" (Live Acoustic)

https://twitter.com/LM45_47/status/1714595456234258746

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

This song is lighting up social media right now and has over 4million views on youtube. To be honest, I don't even like rap/hip-hop or whatever you call this, and before today had never heard of Tom MacDonald, but the style of music doesn't matter here -- this is FIRE, and right now its striking a profound chord in many people in what are incredibly divisive times.

najeyO0CuXw

[Huckleberry]

Post deleted

[Franny]

Ain't No Rock and Roll

Z42pqeCicIY

"Ain't No Rock and Roll" by Five Times August

Songwriter: Bradley James Skistimas
Publisher: Seven Places Music (ASCAP)
Label: Baste Records

Lyrics:
Well there ain’t no rock and roll
Ever since they sold out Rolling Stone
All the words that were sung in the past
Will never feel the same when we’re looking back
All the old men sitting in their make up chair
With their gold record walls really couldn’t care
All the fame feels the same when you’ve had enough
So they don’t bother standing up

And there ain’t no peace and love
Ever since the sixties kids grew up
All the drugs and the girls and the cash
After all the songs it was gone in a flash
All those bad boy rebels and the attitude
What a show, we didn’t know that none of it was true
Only self serve anti-establishment
We were all so innocent

Because there ain’t no rock and roll

And the blues has lost it’s soul

All the punks gave the man control
And every pop star’s bought and sold
No, there ain’t no
Ain’t no rock and roll

And there ain’t no Joni, no Bob
No one stuck around for their protest job
All the stars and the big pharma whores
Shilling for a check from their corporate chores
All the actors say what they’re paid to say
While the fans take the blame
All the once cool fools that were me and you
Well they pushed us all away

Because there ain’t no rock and roll

And the blues has lost it’s soul

All the punks gave the man control
And every pop star’s bought and sold
No, there ain’t no
Ain’t no rock and roll

And there ain’t no Boss, no Queen
Never was a rage against the damn machine
No there ain’t no fighter in the foo
No more rockin’ in those free world shoes
All the high strung Neil Young wannabes
Yea their silence has been deafening
All the suits lick the boots of the government
What they sang they never meant

Because there ain’t no rock and roll

And the blues has lost it’s soul

All the punks gave the man control
And every pop star’s bought and sold
No, there ain’t no
Ain’t no rock and roll

No, there ain’t no
Ain’t no rock and roll

No, there ain’t no
Ain’t no rock and roll

No, there ain’t no
Ain’t no rock and roll

[danij]

RWlvOolOic4

[Michel Leclerc]

The second and final movement of Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto (1935), “to the Memory of an Angel”: the 18-year old daughter of Alma Mahler. After completion, Berg, 50, passed himself from an infected insect bite, unable to finish the orchestration of his monumental opera Lulu (sie elsewhere a mine post) – that was done fifty years later by Friedrich Cerha, at Pierre Boulez’ impulse.

Chaos. Ladders up and down from hell through earth. Obsessive rhythms. Twice ——— Calm. A Bach chorale. Peace, the sublime.

Andris Nelsons leads the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester. "Es spielt Baiba Skride.” Allegro. Adagio.

the music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCck2xTC7hc)

[Samurai]

ac4E_UsmB1g

This one will put the fire in your belly!! :ROFL:
Sorry for the bad language :flower:

You really believe
We can survive all of this?
The black vacuum of the universe, it was designed
To swallow us whole
It's a losing game

We're at death's door, another world war
Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw
A life in crisis, a deadly virus
Tsunamis of hate are gonna find us

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
We are ****ing ****ed
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
We are ****ing ****ed

We're at death's door, another world war
Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw
A life in crisis, mutated virus
Tsunamis of hate are gonna drown us

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
We are ****ing ****ed
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
We are ****ing ****ed

True, just when you think
You are safe and secure
You'll forget what you need to remember, living in peace
But you're living a lie
The game is rigged

We're at death's door, another world war
Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw
A life in crisis, mutated virus
Tsunamis of hate are gonna drown us

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
We are ****ing ****ed
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
We are ****ing ****ed

Hole up
Stockpile
Hoard up
We are getting ****ing ****ed

Ah, ah, ah-ah
We are getting ****ed
Ah, ah, ah-ah
We are getting ****ed

Hey, hey, hey, **** off
Hey, hey, hey, stockpile
Hey, hey, hey, **** off
Hey, hey, we are getting ****ing ****ed

[Samurai]

ygANMV2I3XE

Paranoia is in bloom, the PR transmissions will resume
They'll try to push drugs that keep us all dumbed down
And hope that we will never see the truth around
(So come on)

Another promise, another seed
Another packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed
And all the green belts wrapped around our minds
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
(So come on)

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
And we will be victorious

Interchanging mind control
Come let the revolution take its toll
If you could flick a switch and open your third eye
You'd see that we should never be afraid to die
(So come on)

Rise up and take the power back
It's time the fat cats had a heart attack
You know that their time's coming to an end
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend
(So come on)

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
And we will be victorious
(So come on)

Hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hey, hey

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
And we will be victorious
(So come on)

Hey, hey
Hey, hey

[Samurai]

YkB9a_DR-7A


War is all around, I'm growing tired of fighting
I've been drained and I can't hide it
But I have strength for you, you're all that's real anymore
I am coming home now, I need your comfort

From this moment, from this moment
You will never be alone
We're bound together, now and forever
The loneliness has gone

States are crumbling, and walls are rising high again
It's no place for the faint-hearted
But my heart is strong 'cause now I know where I belong
It's you and I against the world, and we are free

From this moment, from this moment
You will never be alone
We're bound together, now and forever
The loneliness has gone

We've gone against the tide
All we have is each other now
And I am coming home now
I need your comfort

(From this moment) From this moment, (From this moment) from this moment
(You will never be alone) Never be alone, yeah
(We're bound together) We're bound together, (Now and forever) now and forever
(The loneliness has gone) The loneliness has gone
(From this moment) From this moment, (From this moment) from this moment
(You will never be alone) Never be alone
We're bound together, now and forever
The loneliness has gone
From this moment (From this moment), from this moment (From this moment)
You will never be alone
We're bound together, now and forever
The loneliness has gone

We're bound together
Now and forever
The loneliness has gone

[Open Minded Dude]

Always wondered why exactly THIS music thread was not really that populated with song posts much more on a forum like THIS. Happy that it does now again.

:happythumbsup:YES!

I could also post so many more tunes, some are also in German (mostly rock or metal bands) but would need to provide the translations then. Let's see what I will find then.

[HopSan]

Always wondered why exactly THIS music thread was not really that populated with song posts much more on a forum like THIS. Happy that it does now again.

:happythumbsup:YES!

I could also post so many more tunes, some are also in German (mostly rock or metal bands) but would need to provide the translations then. Let's see what I will find then.

I, just a few months of having joined, am a good person to answer:

Avalon is not an easy place to navigate.

I first time found today this thread, despite being a musical fanatic!

Hypothesis: Avalon is so rich, with so many interesting threads, that even the most interested find their ways... Slowly.

[Michel Leclerc]

to those whom only genuinely expressed because deeply lived-through suffering, despair can help reaching Life through suffering, despair:

Allan Pettersson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pettersson)’s 8th Symphony played by the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin conducted by Thomas Sanderling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_CLBk12a4)...

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4wdbibV3IM

[danij]

nvKBeu1la78


edit: Ooops.. just noticed that I already posted this :facepalm:
Am I already suffering from dementia??:loco:

[danij]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4wdbibV3IM


Woouuu they couldn´t be more precise!
Love the drive of their sound :fire:
Y esta batería! Gracias xx

[Sue (Ayt)]

This one made me laugh. Sometimes it is really hard to bite your tongue and not say this...
W-gngBsA_DI

[Hermoor]

The lesser of two evils?

Just say no and don't play evil's game.

4ExG6I54RVR7

[Akasha]

XzEwCc4WVKs

OcKcjpSWmm0

16bFBzx7I_0

[Johnnycomelately]

A.I. has entered the chat, and it ain’t pretty, though it does sound kind of pretty.

Responding to norman’s post #26 on the “All Instruments All The Time” thread, from 20 April 2024. Thank you Bill, for the mention of and link to “Making one’s own Musical Instruments”. And thanks to Mathew and Huckleberry and Mizo and Mike Gorman and Open Minded Dude, and norman.

Chose this thread as it seems to be what I’d consider the best thread here about what we like in songs. Started by looking for any songwriting thread, and alas, but I still think a dedicated one would be useful.

Below is what had me twig on Norman’s post, Rick Beato’s test of the waters. Something something marches on, but some things don’t change.


This is a far more fascinating listen than you might expect on this topic, from The Highwire. The 1st 10 minutes is about a new A.I. song writing software with a couple of shocking examples. The conversation keeps on building from there.

I highly recommend this one.

The Highwire with Del Bigtree - 368 - A NEW DAWN (https://podbay.fm/p/the-highwire-with-del-bigtree/e/1713559027)
2 hour - Posted Apr 19, 2024

SHOW NOTES
Has Humanity Spawned A Digital Race with New AI Rollout?; Jefferey Jaxen Reports on New Info About Medical Transitions for Kids Who are Gender Confused, and Special Interests Are Pushing To Pass the New FISA Bill; From Anti-Masker to Firebrand Podcasts Host, Shannon Joy Finds Herself in the Hot Seat with Del; ICAN Legal Match Campaign Off to a Great Start!

https://rumble.com/v4q7rju-episode-368-a-new-dawn.html

v4nmkcr/?pub=1yatds


XD

Will These New AI Tools Make Songwriters Irrelevant In 2025?

Rick Beato

4.92M subscribers

Posted Apr 3, 2025

“In this video, I explore how emerging AI-driven music tools are reshaping the songwriting landscape—both empowering creators and raising questions about authenticity and artistry.”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSswFa8Ta1k

The comments on Rick’s vid are worth scanning, IMO. The few that I read, of the 2,500+, gave good perspectives on this.

For example:

@MariachiEntertainmentSystem
7 hours ago
the average person won't be able to tell the difference. I think for musicians, it's obvious that the voice and instruments are synthetic. but it's close enough especially with everything auto tuned to hell these days. but I suppose that's the rub: AI is only spitting out what it has referenced and most of what is out there is poppy and auto-tuned to hell. Humans are doing it, my hope is that the market become so saturated with stuff that sounds so similar that it moves artists to take more risks that AI can't so easily copy.

9 replies

@iseeu-fp9po
7 hours ago
I hope people will value human made art more and more and want to see people live ….etc. as a result of all the AI slop.

.
.

Gives me hope.

[Johnnycomelately]

Had an idea about writing a song,
set in the future, predicting what came along.

Could be a way to make money or friends,
might come in handy if trends keep looking wrong.

But you’d have to be pretty sure,
like don’t talk no flying cars.
Stick to flighty flying saucers,
and drop hints of jumprooms to Mars.

[Sue (Ayt)]

Wow - Andrew Dykes appears to be a new blues singer with a message.
I really like this!

6FXvbTYIv_I

[Vicus]

After listen I try to find something about this man, because I think is just "AI" playing with us...

I dint find ANYTHING about him ,except this: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewDykesTheBluesMan/videos/-brown-sugar-blues-version-andrew-dykes-the-blues-man-andrewdykes-brownsugarblue/1183842137003752/

Where there is someone from the comments with the same suspicion...

You Tube is full with such AI play list from any genre existing ...

I don't blame you, just I'm tracing such things some times ...

But song and text are good...

[Sue (Ayt)]

That is very possible, Vicus.
I had searched too, and saw that "he" was freshly starting a YouTube channel with his music.
Apparently there was one other song that had been publicized earlier - "Slow Ride to the Promised Land"
https://www.youtube.com/@andrewdykesthebluesman

[norman]

Uprising!
Conspiracy Music Guru - Nov 29, 2025


hLNTai7En9I


"Uprising" is a song by the English rock band Muse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog&pp=ygUPTXVzZSAtIFVwcmlzaW5n), released on 4 August 2009 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The Resistance

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRgDybQ8WWg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2cKnqFIejE