Experiment in Techno Soul....

I've called this "Independent Soul"

Here's the download link (here)

I should write some more verses, but it's late and I'm tired...


Lyrics:

Woah woah woah..

Say it once, say it loud, say it clear
If you don't want me I don't need a souvenir
I'm movin' on
Oh babe I'm movin' on

After midnight, I'm still out here on the floor
Haven't seen you, I'm not hoping anymore
I'm movin' on
Oh babe I'm movin' on

And I don't always want to be
The one who breaks it off
But I don't think you're strong enough

Woah
Woah woah woah..

Say it once, say it loud, say it clear
If you don't want me I don't need a souvenir
I'm movin' on
Oh babe I'm movin' on

Oh babe I'm movin' on

Download Link

Just in case the little mp3 player doesn't work - or you want to download it.

http://web.mit.edu/tesswise/Public/New%20Tess%20Music/Coleslaw%20on%20the%20side.mp3

Coleslaw on the side

More Spring Break goodness....I should probably study now

When I feel like I'm losing my mind

I wanna know that you'll still be mine

When I get crazy

When I scream

I know you know what I really mean

I didn't mean to scare you, you know I didn't mean anything

So please, please come on home

Sweet sweet baby come on home

We both know that you're hiding out at the deli down the street

And oh, I apologize

I'm sure our wounds will heal with time

And if they don't, well, I'll find some way to make it up to you

And while you're at the deli could you grab me a sandwich?

You know they make an excellent pastrami sandwich

With coleslaw on the side

Now how can we fight with coleslaw on the side ?

Because we both love coleslaw, just not in our sandwiches

So please, please come on home

Sweet sweet baby come on home

I know you're mad, but we'll figure it out

And I'll make it up to you

And oh, I apologize

I'm sure these wounds will heal with time

Let's put the past behind us now

And eat pastrami sandwiches

Download Link

Apparently the little mp3 player thing doesn't work on everyone's computer... here's a link - you can click to listen in your web-browser or you can 'save target as' to download.

http://web.mit.edu/tesswise/Public/New%20Tess%20Music/Love,%20don't%20let%20her%20get%20away-1.mp3

Love, don't let her get away

New Song!  Thank goodness for Spring Break.

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V1:

Got a whole cupboard full of jars and cups

And if I run out of space 

Gonna get me another one

Hey

Gonna bottle this love

Gonna store it all up

Gonna keep it for when it's all used up

And then

Hey

Coz I know I'll be lonely

And I know I'll be afraid

So gonna keep on bottling, bottling love

Gonna bottle it til it's all saved up

And then

Hey

C1:

I said love, don't let her get away

V2:

Got a whole cupboard full of jars of love

But now that you're gone

They don't mean so much to me

Hey

Well I bottled your love 

And I saved it up

And now I'm ready to give it up

Coz I'm okay with being lonely

And I'm gonna let myself be afraid

Still I'll keep on bottling, bottling love

Gonna bottle it up so it's all saved up

Just in case

Hey

C2:

I said love, don't let her get away

Alibis

Well..I don't really have one. Sorry for not updating this in forever. Here is a new song! I'm excited because it's been awhile since I've had the energy to see a project through. Turns out "alibis" is pretty hard to say...sorry about the weird vowels...

Here's the link - click, or you can just download.

Here!

Just Another Monday

Hey guys! Sorry for the long hiatus.  More stuff coming soon, promise! For now I'll leave you with this lovely tid bit.  Jeremy Star, one of my best friends and a very talented rap artist, asked me to collaborate on this project. Lyrics and music by clicking the link.

http://www.yournamehere.co.nz/jeremy/

Red-eye to Boston

This is song from 2008 (also not a stellar recording) but I'm posting it because a special someone is taking a red-eye and will be in Boston tomorrow! Yay!

V1: You don't believe in riding coach or stopping 'long the way, but I can't count the number of times I've been stalled down in LA. I just can't bring myself to spend the extra buck or two, so I'm always on the red-eye when I'm coming back to you. Chorus 1: Red-eye to Boston Quiet at 6am But I know you, and you'll never be up to see me before 10 So I pack my bags and call a cab And when the night is blue I'll be flying through the starry sky, coming back to you. V2: You don't believe in telling lies It's admirable, it's true So I won't pretend that I can keep my backs as green as you Gotta play some gigs and bum a ride and fly under the moon Yes, I'm always on the red-eye but at least I'll see you soon [out of tune EWWW]

Chorus 2: Red-eye to Boston Quiet at 6am And all I can think's how good it will be to see your face again I'm on the red-eye to Boston and when the night is blue I'll be flying through the starry sky coming back to you Bad bridge: Coz it's tough to be a mistress to this devil we call life and I'll drive 'round in his beemer, but I'm not going to be the wife And I guess that means the sometimes Gotta fly under the moon Yes, I'm always on the red-eye but at least I'll see you soon Chorus 3 : Red-eye to Boston Quiet at 6am And all I can think's how good it will be to see your face again I'm on the red-eye to Boston and when the night is blue I'll be flying through the starry sky coming back to you

Sha la la do be do

Yup that's the name of the song

Hold my hand don't break my heart I can see that from the start We weren't meant to be apart Sha la la la la I could write some poetry and hope you fall in love with me Or maybe a soliloquy Sha la la la la Sha la la do be do Hold me hand don't break my heart And let's be happy from the start Perfect just like apple tart Sha la la la la One day when we're old and gray I'll look at you and then I'll say I'm happy things worked out this way Sha la la la la Sha la la do be do

Hold my hand don't break my heart I can see that from the start We weren't meant to be apart Sha la la la la One day when we're old and gray I'll look at you and then I'll say I'm happy things worked out this way Sha la la la la Sha la la do be do

Oh là là

I wrote this song when I lived in Belgium (in 2005/6), but I never recorded it because I thought it would take too long.  Well, it did take most of the day, but here's a rough draft.

Again..it's all Garage Band, so only the built in mic...sorry!  I also wish I sounded more like Gwen Stefani...le sigh

also..really sorry I put autoplay=false...but it seems to be having a bad day...

Yeah....that's dumb...here's a link

http://web.mit.edu/tesswise/Public/New%20Tess%20Music/Oh%20l%E0%20l%E0.mp3

So you're back With a smile upon your face You're still searching For the spoils from the race And you're looking Half-way decent now-a-days It's a shame I only knew your darker phase There's a smile On the corners of your lips And you think You'll charm my hands right off my hips So come in And we can open up some wine And let's talk About the passages of time And oh là là Let's go sit 'round the table And I'll try not to say That I just don't think you're able To love and be loved And to drink from the chalice Without choking on the lye Without shifting the balast

You should know From the fire in my eyes That's it's over No use waiting til sunrise It was good But every good thing has it's end Drain your glass And I'll toast to you my friend And oh là là Let's go sit 'round the table And I'll try not to say That I just don't think you're able To love and be loved And to drink from the chalice Without choking on the lye Without shifting the balast And oh là là Let's go sit 'round the table And I'll try not to say That I just don't think you're able To love and be loved And to drink from the chalice Without choking on the lye Without shifting the balast

Stardust

Since I'm home I had a piano and wrote a new song. I didn't have my good microphones so I did it all in Garage Band.  Sorry!

Look as the city lights fade away and leave black space I wished on an airplane as it hurried to some place And I wonder where these dreams go when we're dead and when we're gone? Winners and losers we'll all be singing the same song. She's waiting on inspiration. She's waiting on faith. She wants to close her eyes and be blown into outer space. Shimmering softly she can light up the human race. Turn into stardust in her place of eternal grace.

Look as the city lights fade away and leave black space I wished on an airplane as it hurried to some place And where do these dreams go when we're dead and when we're gone? Winners and losers we'll all be singing the same song.

Monday ughhh

Nothing like trying to make up for the end of term craziness by wearing happy clothes...

Solo!

So this is a video from the Chorallaries' Spring Concert 2009! It was my first real solo - I didn't quite nail it, but I did okay =).  I also arranged the song. =)

Friday

Viva le weekend (and the sunshine)!!!

DIY Necklace

I've been looking for the perfect necklace for a few months now with little success.  This isn't it, but at least it didn't cost me anything.  Not to be too cheesy...but I like how the pieces sorta correspond to some of the main parts of my life. 

Thursday

Guess what?! I got a job for the summer! Now I can make some money and buy a real camera...maybe a tripod too.

(oh...and I've already started the shoe wish list...)

Grace

Lookie!!! A new song!

I got a new mp3 player!!! Isn't it cute?!

This song is about growing up.

She was only 17 She had her life left to lead Well I don't know her any more She left and she slammed the back door And now everything has turned to gray And I don't have any words left to say And where did she go? I think I lost her somewhere in the show Now well, I've fallen out of grace Far from your sweet wide-eyed face Well I ain't see the worst of this place And I've got no excuses again So turn your collar up against the wind Hold your breath until the lights grow dim And wait until the picture's drawn Coz maybe she's in there and maybe she's gone

Oooh well I've fallen out of grace Oooh well I've fallen out of grace Oooh well I've fallen out of grace Coz she was only 17 She had her life left to lead And where did she go? I think I lost her somewhere in the show. I think I lost her somewhere in the show. I think I lost her somewhere in the show.

Sunday

I found this skirt at a store called "Valley Girl" in Wellington, New Zealand.  It has little hearts all over it.  Also, you can't see it, but the shoes are pretty worn to death...I just love them too much to retire them...

Saturday

Sorry not to post until today.  I got distracted by the Ben Folds/Sara Bareilles concert (yes, it was awesome!).

Color-spiration

What are your favourite colour palettes?