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Title: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: Donna on January 16, 2011, 12:41:14 PM

Something a little different again.  ::)
Coincidentally, soon after reading Cormac McCarthy's harrowing book "The Road" (and seeing the movie) last summer, I sat down to write a lullaby. Didn't intend it to be darkish, but this is what emerged.

I love what Billy and Ankari did with it.

Music & instruments: Billy Playle
Vocals: Ankari Iresdel
Lyrics & melody: Donna Devine

Mommy and You: Lullaby For An Unborn Child After The Apocalypse

Chorus
Lullabye loo
Lullabye loo
None left to remember
But mommy and you

(v1)
The rivers and valleys
Have vanished like dreams
No deer on the mountains
No fish in the streams

Chorus
Goneabye gone
Goneabye gone
All lost to the ashes
Are moonrise and dawn

(v2)
We all owed a debt
And reprisal was fast
The promise of rainbows
Was broken at last

Chorus
Deepabye deep
Deepabye deep
In the last of pure water
You'll drift now to sleep

(v3)
I'm holding a picture
Of daddy and me
Pressed to my belly
I hope you can see

Chorus
Hushabye loo
Hushabye loo
None left to remember
But mommy and you

Instrumental solo

Chorus
Lullabye loo
Lullabye loo
None left to remember
But mommy and you

� 2010 Donna Devine

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: soulfrontier on January 16, 2011, 03:46:11 PM

Quote from: Donna on January 16, 2011, 12:41:14 PM

I love what Billy and Ankari did with it.

Me too Donna!
Its simply fantastic, its such a beautiful, sad song with great lyrics. Lets hope and pray that we will never have to go through such a nightmare. I think I will have to read this book  ;)

And who's that girl? She is a great singer. I really love this voice and the way she sings this song!. Billys music is outstanding, I don't know how many times I wrote that  ;D

Kudos to you, Ankari and Billy

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: Errol on January 16, 2011, 07:31:18 PM

Wonderful. beautiful song. Great singer! I read the book too. Not many laughs in that happy little story.  :).

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: PVD on January 16, 2011, 09:52:53 PM

Everyone:

Lovely, Donna the lyric is simple, lovely and impactful. ( I like simple, it can say so much).

Paul

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: musobass on January 17, 2011, 11:32:38 AM

What a nice piece. Beautifully played, beautifully sung. Lyrically wonderful.....

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: r4m on January 18, 2011, 07:57:59 PM

Excellent!! As I expected!! ;) Great voice and acoustic guitar! Just an exceptional song all!!

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: stoman on January 19, 2011, 01:18:46 PM

Wonderful! That's all there is to say.

Regards,
  Steffen

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: Captain fantastic on January 23, 2011, 01:37:29 PM

Beautiful...nuff said !

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: Tricia41 on January 24, 2011, 03:27:09 PM

Very nice song everyone! Sweet!  :)

Title: Re: Mommy & You (Billy, Ankari, Donna) (post-apocalyptic lullaby)
Post by: Donna on March 01, 2011, 11:35:28 AM

Thank you for your kind comments, everyone.  :)

Billy and Ankari did a wonderful job.

Donna