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This is my entry in Feter's WoodstockMJ Festival - and I'm proud to be a part of it. I'm sorry to say that although I was at Woodstock (at the tender age of 15) with my brother Will - I remember less about the music than I do about the Hog Farm commune that set up a kitchen in the woods (see picture) complete with tree swings and naked children - and fed me when the concessions ran out of food - or the lines were too long.
This song is less in the style of the times and more in the spirit - while reflecting a bit of today as well I hope.
Thanks to Feter for putting this idea together.
Woodstock MJ
Peace
Lyrics:
Everyone’s looking
For someone with the answers
Who can lighten our hearts
And turn the world around
People are waiting
People are wiating
People are waiting
for a change to come
The pain and the srtruggle
Just seems too much to bear
Peace is so fragile
On this cold cold ground
It’s time to stop waiting
Let’s start believing
That a new day is dawning
Wipe the clouds from the sun
There’s peace if you want it
Just imagine a future
Where our children are brothers
In a world that is one
People are waiting
People are wiating
People are waiting
for a change to come
Just ask your neighbor
If you can do something
To lighten his load
Cause we’ve just begun
It’s time to stop waiting
Let’s start believing
That a new day is dawning
Wipe the clouds from the sun
© Kevin Jones 2008
Hardware:
iMac G5, Danelectro guitar, Ibanez bass, Oxygen8 keyboard, Samson USB mic, Line 6 Toneport
Software:
GB3
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You have .... &mdash 03/15/08 - 11:53:08 PM
... definitely captured the Woodstock feeling here .... wonder whatever happened to my tye dyed jeans with the peace signs on them, my peasant skirt and those leather thongs (they call them flip flops now) with the strap that went "around" your big toe instead of between it and the next toe .... oh .... maybe there is more of the Woodstockness rubbing off on me here ... I feel dizzy [ Reply to This ]
If you feel dizzy &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:39:06 PM
just sit down - if that helps - lie down - it's even better - just look up at the stars and let the sound wash over you...
Thanks for dropping by. [ Reply to This ]
People Are Waiting &mdash 03/15/08 - 11:53:35 PM
this is amazin ..it has the feelin of the time
great lyrics ..loved the guitar tone just right
there ..powerfull stuff here my friend ..speedy !!!
man ...thnx alot for sharin !!! [ Reply to This ]
No time to waste eh Feter? &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:40:23 PM
there's a world that needs saving and music has the power to heal. Wear your love like heaven. [ Reply to This ]
I love... &mdash 03/16/08 - 12:08:09 AM
...hearing the crowd behind this track, Bud. Your expert guitar is the perfect accompaniment and you have written a mantra-like chorus that is easy to keep in my head, something definitely very much of the '60's style of writing. Your production quality is, as usual, top notch. You just seem to spin these off with great ease.
Peace.
Paul [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for the kind comments Paul &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:43:05 PM
you're a very generous man. These songs come with Terrier tenacity - not ease. Once I get started I refuse to give up until I have something that's not too embarrassing. [ Reply to This ]
FIts &mdash 03/16/08 - 06:18:30 AM
This fits the Woodstook theme like a glove! I especially like he Neil Young like vocals.
Thanks
Bill [ Reply to This ]
Nice of you to drop by Bill &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:44:13 PM
Feter came up with a cool idea here and it was a lot of fun finding the vibe. [ Reply to This ]
Yeah... &mdash 03/16/08 - 07:12:09 AM
It definitely puts you right in the original Woodstock "mood". Very cool song.
B [ Reply to This ]
Dug your track too &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:45:27 PM
man &mdash 03/16/08 - 07:39:24 AM
o man.....this sounds very authentic to the time....u sound like my mom's old vinyl records all cleaned up and digitized....many bows.... [ Reply to This ]
Hmmm - &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:46:38 PM
Does that make me old - cleaned up and digitized? Guess so! I'll go with it. Thanks for stopping by. [ Reply to This ]
this... &mdash 03/16/08 - 08:27:59 AM
Thanks Bill &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:48:04 PM
I didn't wanna go the psychedelic route so I went for a utopian dream song. Glad it worked for ya. [ Reply to This ]
This sounds &mdash 03/16/08 - 08:54:04 AM
perfect for the time Bud, and is a very good song too, and well performed.
Cheers
Len
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Waiting for your entry Len &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:48:50 PM
People Are Waiting &mdash 03/16/08 - 08:59:09 AM
This is GREAT! I was about 15 at the time too, living in Connecticut, and headed up to Woodstock a little late in the game in a car full of people (actually, a VW bus naturally). We never got there because once you got even kind of close (like in the same county), the roads were so clogged you couldn't go forward. So I spent Woodstock trying to get to Woodstock, and trying to get back from the area of Woodstock! That's adolescence for you. Anyway, this song so takes me back to the times, I agree you've captured it wonderfully and this is a real winner! [ Reply to This ]
We left early and got there without too much hassle &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:50:39 PM
but by the time we did they weren't even taking tickets and the whole scene was already crazy. We left before Sunday - wet, muddy, and hungry. [ Reply to This ]
Now this is sweet &mdash 03/16/08 - 09:08:27 AM
Great song bud, totally fits the theme, modern yet neo
love the chorus and live sounds [ Reply to This ]
Thnaks Tom - &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:51:48 PM
Sounds a little too modern to me - but I was going for the message more than the medium. Glad you stopped by. [ Reply to This ]
Wow &mdash 03/16/08 - 09:12:11 AM
I've never been to a woodstock festival BUT you have done a song I can imagine hove it was way too cool song it sure have a 60's feeling with a bit of today in to it... Very pro done Love it.. Peace brother.,,hehehe
a d-load
Take care
--
Kenta [ Reply to This ]
I just know you're gonna trip the crowd out &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:52:49 PM
when you take the stage. Can't wait. Nice of you to listen and comment. [ Reply to This ]
wow Bud &mdash 03/16/08 - 11:17:13 AM
Great song man ! And the people are waiting for the change but then we realize that there is a reason for everything and its just not because they were old but someday we'll face the same demons that we shunned ..then the moment of truth when we choose our path .... [ Reply to This ]
The moment of truth &mdash 03/16/08 - 04:58:46 PM
will come when people stop waiting and start believing. As simple as the message of this song is - I kinda got into it as I was singing it. It started as an homage to a simpler time and became something I could relate to today. [ Reply to This ]
nice one Kevin &mdash 03/16/08 - 12:12:19 PM
this totally has the woodstock vibe, even the lyrics; is it a refreshing world view, or is it drug addled optimism? love the guitar sound and your vox are perfect. i need to jump in on this challenge when i get a few hours. great job. [ Reply to This ]
I know you'll do something cool &mdash 03/16/08 - 05:00:39 PM
this is not drug addled but is definitely optimistic. When I look at my kids who are now 13 and 17 I gotta find some hope in the present. [ Reply to This ]
Dig it &mdash 03/16/08 - 12:22:34 PM
This would have definitely been appropriate for a venue like this.
Great job.
LL [ Reply to This ]
Join the party man - &mdash 03/16/08 - 05:01:24 PM
fits the friday nite bill &mdash 03/16/08 - 12:30:13 PM
what most people don't know or remember but CCR played there. I guess they didn't get filmed. But in the Bud style this has a CCR vibe going on
plaid shirt and kustom amps all the way. [ Reply to This ]
Howdy Vic - &mdash 03/16/08 - 05:03:22 PM
You called it - the friday bill
that's what I remember best. As I recall the day was Richie Havens - John Sebastion - Maharishi - Joan Baez - Canned Heat etc and then at night it was CCN and a bunch of other bands that became a blur to me I'm afraid. This was my Youngbloods contribution to the Festival. [ Reply to This ]
Yes! &mdash 03/16/08 - 09:13:22 PM
I think it really does carry the feel of the times. The guitars are just perfect.
Great job!
Stephen [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for stopping by and welcome to MJ &mdash 03/17/08 - 09:38:18 PM
I just got a chance to stop by your place and I intend to return. Nice of you to listen and comment. [ Reply to This ]
This has Woodstock feel &mdash 03/16/08 - 10:20:40 PM
Sometimes I wish I had grown up - &mdash 03/17/08 - 09:40:06 PM
it wasn't that easy to do at the time - I'm still working on it. Glad you could dig this tune. [ Reply to This ]
Had a Feeling &mdash 03/17/08 - 08:04:33 AM
...you'd come up with something that feels this natural and real. When I saw Feter's challenge, I thought, 'this is Bud's backyard, boy!' Your music has already taken me to several outdoor concerts with a hot sun beating down over a crowd as guitars wash over us, and I'm back there again now. Mud on my bare feet and a breeze blowing thru my hair, and it feels like I never want it to end. [ Reply to This ]
I figured that my bookends would be &mdash 03/17/08 - 09:43:50 PM
Woodstock and the first Lollapalooza tour - but I've just added Burning Man to the list of collective exposure to the elements and the weird ways of creative forces. Wish me luck - I think I might need it. I expect a lot less rain and mud in the Nevada desert at the end of August. Thanks for the kind support here. [ Reply to This ]
peace bud.... &mdash 03/17/08 - 02:48:49 PM
man i would have been by sooner ... but got lost up by the free stag and then things just weird from there and i couldn't find your tent... oh well .... This is just cool bud ..... U Nailed It! [ Reply to This ]
It's easy to get lost around here man &mdash 03/17/08 - 09:47:28 PM
so much is happening. I'll be by the med tents around three if you're looking for me. [ Reply to This ]
Yes they are and have always been. &mdash 03/17/08 - 08:42:01 PM
Great song writing Kevin and a solid production. Love the way you put this together, make me want to go back and be there.
Excellent work Bud
Ed [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Ed - &mdash 03/17/08 - 09:50:43 PM
you can say that again. There's waiting - and then there's wondering what your waiting for - that can take some time too. Sad to say. I really appreciate the writing and production comments from someone as talented as yourself. [ Reply to This ]
Fine... &mdash 03/17/08 - 09:25:33 PM
...lyric and vocal. I hear a little bit of Wooden Ships in the guitar lead. I also thought of Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready, so, yeah, you're in the right groove. Glad we made it to the original together. [ Reply to This ]
Glad we made it there together too - &mdash 03/17/08 - 10:02:02 PM
it was nice thing you did - taking me along. I can hear the Wooden Ships thing too now that you mention it - though I was going for a basic Steven Stills tone. People Get Ready makes sense too - but honestly I was afraid it sounded a little like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I had to redo the vocal line after the first pass - cause I almost went into "take me to the place I lo-ove, take me all the way...". strange - but true.
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Funny... &mdash 03/18/08 - 08:07:29 AM
...but I heard that Chili sound too. It didn't stick so I let it go. [ Reply to This ]
You really &mdash 03/18/08 - 07:06:31 AM
know how to get cool guitar sounds- not to mention great vocals.I swear I can smell pot when I'm listening to this.Far out man! [ Reply to This ]
If I had your chops &mdash 03/19/08 - 10:40:51 AM
I'd play clean - but with what I got I gotta dress it up good. Been using a combo of Line 6 toneport and GB fx. Thnaks for the kind comments. [ Reply to This ]
Convincing! &mdash 03/18/08 - 10:09:47 AM
A little of Neil Young in there I think.
Bloody excellent song anyway, great lyrics and a wonderful simplicity and an authentic sound.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Kinda like strawberry tart &mdash 03/19/08 - 10:43:45 AM
with a bit of rat in it - there's a bit of Neil in everything I do. Can't wash him out - can't rinse him out. Thanks for stopping by. [ Reply to This ]
Very in the style... &mdash 03/18/08 - 11:26:38 AM
...picture and music/lyrics bring me right back to those days...moving on our own...changing the world...must keep passing on the message...
...hate to say that I sold my Woodstock ticket. Knew it would be seriously crowded and I have a hard time with events like that...
But this is a cool tune, Kevin. Thanks... [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Bob &mdash 03/19/08 - 10:45:22 AM
it was fun getting all wide eyed and optimistic for a while. Maybe I'll send it to the Obama camp. Sorry you sold your ticket - we missed you. [ Reply to This ]
tremolo &mdash 03/18/08 - 03:20:12 PM
How cool is that! You nailed the perfect lyrical and musical time capsule.
What a rush to have actually been there. This was the next best thing. [ Reply to This ]
Glad you liked it &mdash 03/19/08 - 10:52:35 AM
This Woodstock MJ &mdash 03/21/08 - 12:54:22 PM
Festival is really taking a lot of us back in time. Nice authenic sound to this one and judging by your picture it looks like you haven't shaved since 1969. Bud, Bud, Bud...you can still hear the crowd. [ Reply to This ]
Time travel &mdash 03/21/08 - 01:19:53 PM
you're right about that. Fun - isn't it? I really enjoyed your entry. Hot stuff. [ Reply to This ]
Hey bud &mdash 03/21/08 - 09:54:20 PM
cool.
I think the sky is melting man.
great sounding tune.
great fun!
t [ Reply to This ]
I hope it's not the brown acid &mdash 03/27/08 - 09:46:25 AM
GREAT LYRICS &mdash 03/22/08 - 08:50:45 AM
GREAT SONG ...we're clapping !!!!!
Flowers to You tx for being here!!: ) : ) [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Lena &mdash 03/28/08 - 08:36:43 AM
lol &mdash 03/22/08 - 07:55:20 PM
here at the med tent ... 3:01 ... someone gave me an anti acid tablet ... whot the heck was that ... threw it away ... so where r u??? [ Reply to This ]
med tent - med tent &mdash 03/28/08 - 08:38:27 AM
Smooth &mdash 03/26/08 - 09:43:20 PM
Bud, this song has a great tone. All the tracks fit together nicely also. Your vocals are a bit hot, but the messages in them are pointed, so it's a good hot.
Though I didn't enter this challenge, I like the music it's produced.
Cool song, from the music to the lyrics.
-greg [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for stopping by Greg &mdash 03/28/08 - 08:43:28 AM
You're right = the vocals are a bit hot - after a while you stop hearing your own voice and lose objectivity. Looking forward to you LIOLI7 entry. Your recent stuff has been great. [ Reply to This ]
Nice job Kevin &mdash 03/29/08 - 02:57:36 PM
Thanks Mike &mdash 04/01/08 - 09:26:05 AM
This has the feel! &mdash 03/29/08 - 05:51:39 PM
Rise of the good! I like the emotion you gave the audience. Nice lyrics. Well played. [ Reply to This ]
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