Song 3 - Rings and Fences
April 30th, 2008Not the song I thought I would be posting up next, but I got so carried away with jamming it this week, next thing I knew I was finished! This song is simple, unashamed, ukulele pop. I’ve got to rinse it out somehow! Admittedly, there’s some pretty sloppy instrument playing in parts, but I think it adds to the charm! Instruments used: cheap toy ukulele, slightly out of tune melodica, plastic shaker, glockenspiel, tamborrine & voice.
Sadly I have nae time to post at length about this one as I am packing my bags in a rush for my 10 day drawing/camping trip down the east coast of England (+ a bit of Scotland) starting tomorrow!
‘Rings And Fences’ (6.9mb) Right-Click or Ctrl-Click Here to Download
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Rings & Fences
words & music by donna maciocia
© mdm creations 2008
Delicate, so tender
All those years of bruising
Look at you
All those rings and fences around you
Nothing I say seems to do you any good
How’m I supposed to hit home?
Nothing I say seems to do you any good
Just want you to feel beautiful
I wanna fill you up with feeling good about yourself
And to be unstoppable!
If you can’t love yourself
Then how can you love me at all?
Just want you to feel beautiful
I wanna fill you up with feeling good about yourself
And to be unstoppable!
Let’s get back to the earth
It’s a medicine we’ve all forgotten
Soak in the skies
Put in perspective the ills behind
If you could just see yourself through my eyes
You’d have strength to break down the doors
All that’s in your head is plain wrong
Just want you to feel beautiful
I wanna fill you up with feeling good about yourself
And to be unstoppable!
If you can’t love yourself
Then how can you love me at all?
You’ve made me a better person
You’ve opened my eyes wide
You’ve taken the time to understand me in a way that no one else has
(And it seems you’ve given up and it breaks my heart)
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ps. Can’t believe I forgot to tell you all in my last post….. at the Nizlopi gig in Aberdeen I played two weekends ago Luke (lead singer) asked me to come up onstage and sing improv over one of their songs… and fresh from one pint of (purely medicinal) guinness I was like wahey yeeah and went to run and jump up onstage but only went and fell flat on my face in front of the audience. My consequent 3rd knee cap and 2 foot bruise on my thigh have still not gone away. SO embarrassing, I wanted to die!
June 12th, 2008 at 11:00 am
[…] has a relatively new blog of her own where she is very generously sharing her new songs. She put a new one up just this week which makes me smile every time I hear it! Here’s the lyrics from the […]
June 5th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
i love that wee song!! its just really lovely!!
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Donna i’ve to say thank you again:) well maybe you’re wondering why? well here’s the reason: Your beautiful and amazing song help me to make my sister’s baby sleep:) you would see her little face awwww.. thank you thank you and thank youu:D::D