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Ship of Life
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This was a song written in 1996 after my father died. A man at the cemetery gave me this poem and I thought how strange a graveyard poet. I kept it for a few years until I was ready to deal with it. Well I edited it and added a last verse to it
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I am a fan of the Beatles, Fogelberg, Raspberries, Badfinger, Moody Blues, solo Beatles, Eagles. Any music that has solid vocals, good harmonies and a hook! I also am developing a fascination with old jazz standards. I am self taught on everything I play which explains my limitations. LOL! Up until a few years ago I was all accoustic all the time and did very little recording on an old 4 trak. I had written a lot of songs over the years on my accoustic most of those are not here as I started using the computer to record and wanting a more electric sound so out came an electric guitar, then I wanted a beat so the cheap drum machine came next, then I needed a bottom so the cheap bass was bought, then my drums sucked so I needed loops. Then I wanted some strings/sax so my keyboard was bought. Well you know the drill the more you get the more you want and songs that took 3 hours now take 3 days. And so my one man 6th grade band was born. I have put samples of the music I have written here on this website. I use drum loops and all other instruments are live Course you probably can tell that, LOL). Anyway as Harry Chapin's Mr. Tanner would say music is my life not my livelihood. I have met some great artists on SC and continue to hear great artists on SC. Click on the stations link to find Soundclick Radio stations where my music is playing. My music playing on these stations has been a pleasant surprise as these stations are filled with great musicians. I have also had the opportunity to collaborate with some very good musicians here on SC. My brother Jim, Svenni Bjorgvins, Juri Rosenfeld, Johnny Proctor, His Masters Choice, DeAnn Sanders, Dawn Sinclair and most recently Dawn Diamond. I am very grateful to all these artists for helping me to have more fun than should be allowed for free. Writing/recording/producing music I find to be very rewarding. I am learning so much everyday about every facet. The exposure to so many great musicians has really helped me evolve as well. Well if you are still awake thanks for coming by. Other SoundClick Artists I recommend: Click on their links to hear some great music! Jim DeLecce my very talented brother Great Musician and great help to me in too many ways to count. Jim DeLecce For excellent Mastering services please visit Dave at FatnSassy Mastering: FatnSassy Mastering SVENNI BJORGVINS: Very Talented/Great guitar/bass/drums player. Excellent song writing skills/good friend and my first sound Click collaboration on Through the Years. Now a new collaboration on Something to Believe. Listen to Svenni play. Svenni Bjorgvins Juri Rosenfeld AKA: Grand Jury A fellow Beatlemaniac who does a very nice job of producing very nice beatlesque pop melodies Juri Rosenfeld DeAnn Sanders - Great vocalist and nice person listen to her by clicking here. Then ask yourself why isn't this on CMT? DeAnn Sanders Lynn Carey Saylor - Great Musician, great songs and since I am an old die hard Queen Fan, believe it or not Brian May is playing Lead guitar on this young lady's song called If We Believe for all you fellow Queen fans you gotta Check it out. Lynn Carey Saylor Well for Country Fans you gotta hear the Tailgators: Great musicians and funny guys: Tailgators My Statistics: INVALID -- Start of StatCounter Code -- INVALID -- type="text/java!--" language="java!--" var sc_project=497271; var sc_partition=3; INVALID -- type="text/java!--" language="java!--" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter INVALID " INVALID -- End of StatCounter Code --
Song Info
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#1,721 in subgenre Peak #19
Charts
Peak #204
Author
Tony DeLecce
Rights
2006
Uploaded
December 24, 2006
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MP3 3.4 MB 128 kbps 3:42
Story behind the song
As I am the only one in the family left in my hometown I had the unique opportunity to deal with a lot of the arrangements when my father died one of them being getting his grave marker setup. When I went to the cemetery to do that a plot salesmen handed me this verse all laminated and he really felt poetic and I thought how strange it was. I took it home and threw it in my drawer thinking it might be a good song someday and this cemetery poet might get a kick out of it. Well he never heard the song but when we both take the ship of life we might have a good laugh over it.
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Ship of Life - Written 1996 Words – Robert Ferrence Music-Tony DeLecce The bell tolls low and calls to me, Over the tide of time, The captain waves me on the deck, A final ride across the brine, I’ve lived a wink in time of time, My life on land is done, I’m setting sail to somewhere else, My ship of life has come, My ship of life has come. I’ve been wrong and I’ve been right, I did what I had to do, Often I was a saddened man, Now I sail with a happy crew My ship of Life has come My ship of Life has come I strain my eyes at the darkened mist, To what lies ahead on the sea, My vision has no answer, Of what there is to be My ship of Life has come My ship of Life has come The long silence cracks with a sound, The crew gives out a cheer, Do you hear it mate, they all scream out, Do you hear it mate, the bell rings crystal clear My ship of Life has come My ship of Life has come The anchor drops and we’ve arrived, On a ship of only souls, A place where every man will sail, When the bell does lowly toll My ship of life has come My life on Earth is done (new) NEW LYRICS I ADDED Can you see it mate? They all scream out Can you hear it mate ? We are in his house On a ship of life we’ve come To live with the father and son.
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ALEXIS PATRICK
Sep 11, 2008
Beautiful song and fabulous vocals, Tony!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you are fine.