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This is a collaboration between Vic Holman - music, Willnlf - lyrics, and Bud - vocals. A few weeks back Vic sent me an mp3 to sing on. Around the same time my brother Will returned from India where he participated in a polio innoculation program, and sent me these lyrics. I'm grateful for the opportunity to put this together and hope I've done them both justice.
Lyrics:
The Streets of Delhi
the streets are dry and dusty
trash is everywhere
the buildings are all broken
pollution fills the air
beside a new construction site
a village has arisen
it’s made of tin and plastic
a horrifying vision
the laborers have moved in
from the countryside
they can’t commute to work each day
no one has a ride
so they stay until the job is done
and then they move away
the homeless people move in
no one has to pay
last night as we ate dinner
in our luxury hotel
right around the corner
people lived in hell
someone made the comment
they’re poor but they’re content
they understand wants and needs
at least they don’t pay rent
but I see the little children
their dirty clothes and feet
I see the hunger in their eyes
their poverty complete
I can’t find the emotion
can’t find the proper words
to capture how I feel inside
the sadness and the hurt
so I walk the slums of Delhi
do the job I came to do
to kill a beast named polio
help save a life or two
then I’ll fly home to America
show the pictures tell the story
but you’ll have to see it for yourself
walk the ruined streets of Delhi
the holy streets of Delhi
the hungry streets of Delhi
see the streets of Delhi
be the streets of Delhi
be the streets of Delhi
Hardware:
iMac G5
Samson USB mic
Vic used his arsenal of guitars and basses
Software:
GarageBand
I think Vic uses Logic
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woohoo! &mdash 03/11/07 - 04:54:17 PM
and you got your brother in on this as well! thanks for taking this on. i'm all smilles. and thank your brother, those are fantastic lyrics and your singing is top notch as well.
Thanks again for your and your brothers help on this!
Vic [ Reply to This ]
Man you're fast - as was just about to &mdash 03/11/07 - 04:55:58 PM
drop you a line. Thanks for the great track to work with. Glad you're pleased - it was fun. [ Reply to This ]
I like the images of this song . . . &mdash 03/11/07 - 05:29:25 PM
captures Delhi pretty spot on. The tent cities are a shocking reality of that country, and they sure put our privileged life into perspective.
Thanks for posting.
-g [ Reply to This ]
Hey Greg &mdash 03/11/07 - 06:44:14 PM
thanks for posting - are you still around? I understand you're headed for India yourself. [ Reply to This ]
Hey Greg &mdash 03/11/07 - 06:44:26 PM
thanks for posting - are you still around? I understand you're headed for India yourself. [ Reply to This ]
Hey Greg &mdash 03/11/07 - 06:44:33 PM
thanks for posting - are you still around? I understand you're headed for India yourself. [ Reply to This ]
Hey Bud, Hey Bud, Hey Bud . . . &mdash 03/14/07 - 06:49:31 PM
(that was fun)
I'm still around until August, but I'm relinquishing my instruments to my younger cousin for the length of my stay in India -- at least the instruments that aren't stored in my laptop.
I'm going to be about eight hours north-east of Delhi, in a couple of towns named Haridwar and Hrishikesh. From there I'm not sure where I'll end up, though I'd like to stay in an ashram in one of those two places.
-g
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If you find yourself lacking finesse, a big rock will usually make a sufficient substitute. [ Reply to This ]
Nice job &mdash 03/11/07 - 06:03:16 PM
I here Vics sound n here. Its become a recognizable sound. A good thing.
I love the lyric. Inspired.
I keep seeing that cute dog(bud) and had to check this one out. Its very will recorded.
Nice Collab guys.
Tim
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Thanks Tim &mdash 03/11/07 - 06:46:45 PM
Yeah Vic's got a real distinctive style. It was a real priveledge to work with him on this one. [ Reply to This ]
images flash across my retinae &mdash 03/11/07 - 07:07:37 PM
i'm giving you all she's got
i'm not some kind of miracle worker
i don't know much longer she can take it
aye laddie
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Namaste &mdash 03/11/07 - 10:51:20 PM
Vic, welcome to the team and thanks for the music, and thank you, Bud, for the vision to put it all together. Guitars and interpretation of lyrics right on. Everything matches the images still fresh in my mind. [ Reply to This ]
all for one and one for all &mdash 03/11/07 - 11:12:15 PM
YEs yes &mdash 03/12/07 - 09:27:48 PM
WHat more could you want but the voice of Bud the music of Vic and the Lyrics of a great Poet Bud's bro, excellent !!!!!!!! [ Reply to This ]
Thanks EB &mdash 03/14/07 - 07:58:55 AM
America in 30 years &mdash 03/13/07 - 09:45:01 PM
Thanks for the support &mdash 03/14/07 - 08:00:52 AM
I had real trouble with this - finding the right place for the vocals to sit. [ Reply to This ]
!! &mdash 03/14/07 - 12:45:36 PM
cool sound... sad subject... the way of the world... excellent collaboration.... lordy yah gotta love the internet!!! [ Reply to This ]
Yep - ya gotta love it &mdash 03/14/07 - 02:44:43 PM
MacJams is such a great way of connecting. Who doesn't remember playing and playing alone with no feedback or collaborators. What a nice blend of technologies - digital music and the net. Love streams in bits. [ Reply to This ]
Gripping &mdash 03/14/07 - 11:57:55 PM
REALLY enjoyed this.Especially like this part of the lyrics:-
I can%u2019t find the emotion
can%u2019t find the proper words
to capture how I feel inside
the sadness and the hurt
- this summed up how I've felt all this week and last.I got my head smacked in by some skinheads recently for not being a 'local'.Great combination of talents,nice choice of subject matter - love it when people write observations on their travels infact I like hearing about peoples travels period.Cool poignant singing and excellent usage of an arsenal (of guitars) [ Reply to This ]
Paddler - Nice of you to drop by &mdash 03/15/07 - 07:09:24 AM
I was really happy to discover your music lately. Thanks for the kind words. Sorry about the skinhead run in. Will writes a godd travelog - check out "The Road". [ Reply to This ]
india &mdash 03/15/07 - 11:21:37 PM
I like how you captured the disparity between the haves and the have-nots. The incredible proximity they exist in in india is amazing and unsettling. Sad and curious. Well done, I love a story song. Vic, great guitar work. Love the bridge. [ Reply to This ]
I can't take any credit for the story &mdash 03/16/07 - 08:13:24 AM
it's all Will's work. Indeed Vic contributed a great piece of music for me to work with. It just happened that I was able to bring the two together. I thought there was a certain weight and sadness to the bridge that lent itself to Will's writing.Thanks for stopping by. [ Reply to This ]
Very Good &mdash 04/07/07 - 08:13:12 PM
Vic the Slick(in this case slick means great) and my new bud Bud! Great collaboration. Super music as usual Vic and great lyrics and vocal from you and your brother Bud! Nice but sad! [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for stopping by &mdash 04/08/07 - 08:53:30 AM
Amazing... &mdash 07/22/07 - 02:10:19 PM
...how the lyrics fit this music so well. It's as though Vic wrote this with exactly these words in mind. Kudos on a job well done men!
Bravo! [ Reply to This ]
I gotta check comments more often &mdash 08/01/07 - 12:32:08 PM
Thanks for stopping by Mike - Vic passed along the music and the fit was nice - I agree. When I work with Will I always start with music without a lyric set in mind and then I go into the folder and see what fits. It's cool how often the results work better than something I would have planned.
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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic [ Reply to This ]
A truly sad song. Just think, one day of &mdash 12/31/07 - 07:58:49 AM
money spent on the pentagon would eradicate polio from the planet forever! [ Reply to This ]
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Thanks again for your and your brothers help on this!
Vic
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