daryl1968 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (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, 2021 by daryl1968 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 You certainly know how to write clever pop music, good stuff again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 55 minutes ago, kurt soderquist said: You certainly know how to write clever pop music, good stuff again. Thanks a lot Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 nice recording job/song.voice a tad louder.jack c. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy j Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 (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, 2021 by freddy j 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Tis lurvely, mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makke Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Enjoyable pop song. great performance and sounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 (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, 2021 by daryl1968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bush Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Quirky pop song , that takes lots of turns great recoding , really like the synth just so much in there, great stuff , cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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