Monat: Januar 2016
Blackbird Song
About this Song:
Moira: Dusk is my favourite time of day, when the world seems to pause while the blackbird sings his pure, crystalline notes and the sun relinquishes the sky to the moon and stars.
Siobhan: A pretty simple setup with piano, horns, strings and a flute representing the crystalline notes from the blackbird song. The musicbox at the end is like a nice lullaby. Sleep well.
Lyrics:
BLACKBIRD SONG
Blackbird, sing into the fading light
Here in the dusk, dividing day and night
Each note so pure and clear
As one by one the silent stars appear
Blackbird, don’t fly away too soon
But raise your voice to the falling sun
And the rising moon
Shadows stretch and the light grows old
Blackbird’s throat is lined with gold
Love and hope hold sway
While we’re under the gaze of the Milky Way
Oh Blackbird, don’t leave me too soon
But sing your song to the shy little stars
And the smiling moon
But sing that song to the shy little stars
And the smiling moon
Credentials:
82BPM
Lyrics: Moira Waugh
Composition: Moira Waugh, Siobhan Dakay
Arrangement: Siobhan Dakay
Mix: Siobhan Dakay
Mastering: Christoph Stickel
Here They Come Again
About this Song:
Moira: People who know me well have frequently told me that I go over and over old grievances in my mind instead of just letting them go and looking ahead. So I thought I’d write a song about it!
Siobhan: Jazz, Easy Listening. I love the James Bond Movie Themes – So I tried to setup one with Moira’s fantastic voice. The song is about a fight against these bad thought – James Bond enemies are also like unwanted ”family members”. Orchestra (Brass / Strings), Piano, Bass Guitar, Synthetic Drums.
Lyrics:
HERE THEY COME ROUND AGAIN
Here they come round again
Those tormenting thoughts of now and then
I’ve always tended to be this way
I inhabit the present
But I was made yesterday
Here they come round again
Those painful thoughts of now and then
They’re not my friends
More like family members
Causing regret whenever I rake over the embers
People always tell me
I’m an angry person inside
I keep an eternal flame burning
Wherever dark memory resides
I should bury the hatchet
Unsettle the score
But when I recall an injustice
I’m flexing my claws
Here they come round again
Those bitter thoughts of now and then
I’ve always been this way
I cling to the present
But I was made yesterday
It has been my experience
When stepping into the light
The next step might take you
To an endless night
Here they come round and round and round again
Those bitter thoughts of now and then
I cling to the present
But I was made long ago
Credentials:
110 BPM
Lyrics: Moira Waugh
Composition: Moira Waugh, Siobhan Dakay
Arrangement: Siobhan Dakay
Mix: Siobhan Dakay
Mastering: Christoph Stickel
Still Water
About this Song:
Moira: I love Celtic music and Siobhan’s setting here is just magical. This song is dedicated to my husband, Mark Bass.
Siobhan: The lyrics are all about love – opening oneself to another but getting not the same feelings back. This is setup as a hymn for broken hearts.
Lyrics:
STILL WATER
Clear as light on still water
I let him see how I feel
But his heart gives no quarter
He has walls made of steel
I laid down my cards
He’s seen how I play
He wants me for a while
But I’ll want him to stay
He’s anger and fire
I’m soft as a dove
His passion will burn me
Yet I’ll keep looking for love
Credentials:
78BPM
Lyrics: Moira Waugh
Composition: Moira Waugh, Siobhan Dakay
Arrangement: Siobhan Dakay
Mix: Marcel Filler
Mastering: Christoph Stickel
Garnet Wine
About this Song:
Moira: This song was written after hearing the one and only June Tabor performing ‘Finisterre’ on her album ‘Ashore’. Sea ports are a terrific source of material as they teem with sad stories and lost souls.
Siobhan: Triphop, Jazz, Pop, Chill. With Piano, Noises, Pad, Glitch Drums. The subbass drums and the bass drum reflect the various sounds of small waves hitting a boat. And a very mellow Saxophone. Marcel (http://www.filler-productions.com) did a fantasic job mixing this track
Lyrics:
Garnet Wine
I see the moon reflected
In my glass of garnet wine
Seems its face is full of sorrow
As sorrowful as mine
It’s time for me to break all ties
Make sail for that line
Where the sea kisses the sky
Now my glass has broken
Like my fractured heart and mind
I’ve a ticket marked for nowhere
And I’ll take it as a sign
To break away, make no last try
My fate lies on that line
Where the sea kisses the sky
My ticket’s marked for nowhere
I’ll take it as a sign
To sail away, sail for that silver line
Where the sea kisses the sky
Credentials:
65BPM
Lyrics: Moira Waugh
Composition: Moira Waugh, Siobhan Dakay
Arrangement: Siobhan Dakay
Mix: Marcel Filler
Mastering: Christoph Stickel
