daryl1968 417 Posted February 23 (edited) Hi fine folks Here's a new original song that is a true story of a trip to Glastonbury Festival many years ago. Lyrics below link Our Lost Weekend Written and performed by Staypress V1 Went down to Glasto back in the day Tried to hitchhike but got lost on the way Got a lift in a stinking van A woman with incense and a hairy man Heavy conversations of mushroom and weed Tongues were loose and minds were freed It took all day to arrive at the site At least we got some daylight Pre-chorus It rained for three days Like it seems to always There's mud and marijuana and music if you wanna Chorus 1 It was our lost weekend With our hippy friends It was our lost weekend I thought it'd never end V2 Popped white lightning - we were led astray Paranoia set in - we were floating away Saw a three legged dog - it was very trippy Danced like a windmill and fell out with the hippy Pre-chorus It rained for three days Like it seems to always There's mud and marijuana and music if you wanna Chorus 2 It was our lost weekend With our hallucogenic friend It was our lost weekend I thought it'd never end Middle bit So the 'frights' got too much and we made our way home Walked for miles in what seemed like a raging cyclone Our minds, not our own, we'd gone round the bend We'd left them on our lost weekend Chorus 3 It was our lost weekend Our lost weekend Our lost weekend It was our lost weekend Edited February 23 by daryl1968 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KurtS 112 Posted February 23 You certainly know how to write clever pop music, good stuff again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daryl1968 417 Posted February 23 55 minutes ago, kurt soderquist said: You certainly know how to write clever pop music, good stuff again. Thanks a lot Kurt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Sprouse 445 Posted February 23 Yes very clever daryl. :D:D Where'd the time go....those concerts were such fun b ack in the day, so memorable at least.  Labors of love 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douglas Kirby 549 Posted February 23 I really enjoyed the lyrics - well crafted there. Top-notch mix as well - nicely done on the vocal. Also, that middle eight was trippy - very cool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavlovsCat 294 Posted February 23 I just stumbled upon this and thought you did a great job. It's really a well crafted and well executed song with excellent vocals, musicianship and production. I mean this in a good way, but the drum sound and playing very much evoked memories of Phil Collin's playing from the Duke album -- which I love, BTW. While the keyboard choices reminded me of Banks solo stuff. But the song itself was original, definitely not a knock off, it's just that I noticed influences that I also love. If you were playing this live, I would absolutely be sticking around. Just an all around great job. Kudos. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack c. 159 Posted February 23 nice recording job/song.voice a tad louder.jack c. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyB01 143 Posted February 24 Genius lyrics, perfectly described and very well performed. Don't ever stop writing. 🙂 Never been to Glasto but I went to collect my daughter and her mates from V Festival once. Took me ages to find her as I wandered around what looked the aftermath of a refugee camp after a nuclear strike - people wandering around half-dazed with abandoned tents, debris and litter strewn all over the place. 😂😂 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daryl1968 417 Posted February 25 On 2/23/2021 at 5:41 PM, David Sprouse said: Yes very clever daryl. :D:D Where'd the time go....those concerts were such fun b ack in the day, so memorable at least.  Labors of love Thanks a lot David On 2/23/2021 at 7:16 PM, Douglas Kirby said: I really enjoyed the lyrics - well crafted there. Top-notch mix as well - nicely done on the vocal. Also, that middle eight was trippy - very cool. Cheers Doug - very much appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wookiee 1,004 Posted February 25 I do not believe you, why? Because you remember it 😂😎. As ever well written, excellent production with all the right things in all the right places, a round of applause to the Staypress production company. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddy j 401 Posted February 25 (edited) Absolutely perfectly done. A well written story carried by excellent music, performance, and mix. Your posts are always a treat to listen to. Edited February 25 by freddy j 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lynn Wilson 485 Posted February 25 Another classic from you! The words made me nostalgic, so close to events that I've been through. I really like the chord progression in this, as well as the arrangement, which is quite sophisticated and unpredictable. All in all, very inspirational. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daryl1968 417 Posted February 26 On 2/23/2021 at 8:30 PM, PavlovsCat said: I just stumbled upon this and thought you did a great job. It's really a well crafted and well executed song with excellent vocals, musicianship and production. I mean this in a good way, but the drum sound and playing very much evoked memories of Phil Collin's playing from the Duke album -- which I love, BTW. While the keyboard choices reminded me of Banks solo stuff. But the song itself was original, definitely not a knock off, it's just that I noticed influences that I also love. If you were playing this live, I would absolutely be sticking around. Just an all around great job. Kudos. Thanks so much @PavlovsCat - made my day On 2/23/2021 at 10:50 PM, jack c. said: nice recording job/song.voice a tad louder.jack c. Thanks Jack 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Makke 121 Posted February 26 Enjoyable pop song. great performance and sounds. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daryl1968 417 Posted February 27 (edited) On 2/24/2021 at 10:10 PM, AndyB01 said: Genius lyrics, perfectly described and very well performed. Don't ever stop writing. 🙂 Never been to Glasto but I went to collect my daughter and her mates from V Festival once. Took me ages to find her as I wandered around what looked the aftermath of a refugee camp after a nuclear strike - people wandering around half-dazed with abandoned tents, debris and litter strewn all over the place. 😂😂 Thanks so much Andy. Your comments made me very happy mate. Yes, these places are like war zones Edited February 27 by daryl1968 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bajan Blue 525 Posted February 27 Hi Daryl This is really great - beautifully played and produced and such good and clever lyrics - reminds me of my first lost Glastonbury weekend - can remember very little (for some reason or another!) but did at least manage to get a triple album of the whole event (vinyl of course - not sure if i should say that, could be a bit dating) great stuff Nigel  1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daryl1968 417 Posted February 28 On 2/25/2021 at 3:46 PM, Wookiee said: I do not believe you, why? Because you remember it 😂😎. As ever well written, excellent production with all the right things in all the right places, a round of applause to the Staypress production company. Thank you very kindly Wookster. Very nice of you mate 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bush 152 Posted February 28 Quirky pop song , that takes lots of turns great recoding , really like the synth just so much in there, great stuff , cheers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidden Symmetry 931 Posted February 28 As always an excellent tune, production & a unique creative style..don't know why but I thought of Squeeze when the intro hit. - great job 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
