Rainbow Child uit 2020. Oplage 100 stuks.
“Deze cd is opgenomen op 14 augustus 2019 in de Kisjes Studio in Dalfsen door Juan Kiers. Moon Anderson en Ylvalie hebben later bij deze liedjes prachtige achtergrondzang opgenomen en die heeft Tim Birkenholz op zijn beurt er heel mooi in gezet. Resultaat is een prachtige meeslepende cd. Andere muzikanten die meespelen zijn Arie Verhaar, Chi Ron Schut en Nico Heilijgers. Er zitten soms weer prachtige pedal steelgitaar licks in en de achtergrondzang is echt goddelijk.
Moon heeft dit project als afscheid gemaakt om onze relatie te blijven eren en ook om de prachtige muziek te eren, ook al gingen we scheiden. In september 2020 maakte ik de cover in Osterby en Moon koos die uit evenals de selectie die 65 minuten duurt. Zeker 1 van de beste cd’s die ik ooit heb uitgebracht. De tijd zal stilstaan bij het luisteren.
Ik hoop dat jullie ervan zullen genieten.
Het enige uptempo nummer wat er opstaat is een hele vette versie van Light of my Love, een lied wat ik een week ervoor had gekregen tijdens de Roadtrippin opname sessie en die ik van “Lucinda” (de muziekstandaard oplas tijdens deze sessie een directe verwijzing naar de hele goede zangeres Lucinda Williams die altijd haar teksten opleest van een muziekstandaard, en die o.a. ook met een van mijn favoriete gitaristen Bill Frisell muziek maakt), die verhaalt over hoe ik Moon ontmoette tijdens de tour in Curaçao met Harry Muskee en C+B in april 2008. Deze cd rond een prachtige leerzame en zeker soms ook moeilijke en verdrietige periode af op een hele eigen wijze, en met liefde. Ik ben dankbaar voor alles. Wat een mooi leerproces. Het leven. De levensschool. Amen.”
Ralph
ALLE TEKSTEN VAN HET ALBUM RAINBOW CHILD opgenomen 2019, alle teksten en muziek ralph de jongh:
1. RAINBOW CHILD
PENNY YOU PARDON ME AGAIN, YOU PARDON ME AGAIN, AS YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND. PENNY. PENNY THE WAFER YOU PARDON ME AGAIN, PENNY THE WAFER, YOU PARDON ME AGAIN. AS THE DOORS GO WIDE OPEN, AND THE SWEET BREEZE COMES IN. OH MY SWEET LOVE, I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU STILL. THESE DOORS WERE SO LONG CLOSED, AND THE TEARS STARTED ROLLING. AND NOW YOU FOUND OUT, THAT OUR LOVE WILL SURVIVE.
YOUR ARMS ARE WIDE OPEN, AS THE TRAIN ROLLS ON IN. IT’S TIME TO BE OPEN, AFTER ALL THAT CLOSING. PUT YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND MY BABY, WALK THE EARTH FOR A WHILE. UNTILL YOU FALL DOWN AGAIN, IN THIS ONE LIFE TRAIN.
THIS SOUL IS A MESS, OR SO IT JUST SEEMS. LIKE A LOTUS FLOWER, FINDS ITS WAY IN THE MUD. BUT WHEN IT BLOSSOMS IN AIR, IT’S AS CLEAN AS CAN BE. YOUR HEART IS STILL THERE, PURE AS YOUR CHILD.
YOUR HEART IS SO OPEN. YOU PARDON YOURSELF, FOR GIVING ME YOUR LOVE. IT’S YOUR SELF. YOU EMBRACE IT RIGHT NOW. IT’S A FLOWER IN SPRING. EVERY THING, EVERYTHING. YOUR SOUL WILL BE THERE, TRANSPARENT AS THE SKY. SEE THE SUNSHINE IN RAIN, MAKING A RAINBOW CHILD. SEE THE SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING A RAINBOW CHILD. SEE THE SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING A RAINBOW CHILD. SEE THE SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING A RAINBOW CHILD. SEE THE SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING A RAINBOW CHILD. SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING A RAINBOW CHILD. SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING A RAINBOW CHILD. SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING A RAINBOW CHILD. SUN IN THE RAIN, RAINBOW CHILD. SUN IN THE RAIN, RAINBOW CHILD. SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING RAINBOW CHILD. SUN IN THE RAIN, MAKING RAINBOW CHILD.
2. FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES
FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES. FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES. FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES. FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES. WHEN YOUR JACKET’S OFF, AND YOUR SHOES ARE OFF, FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES. AND YOU’RE READY NOW, AND THE TIME IS RIGHT, FLOWING FINALLY, WHEN YOUR READY TO. FLOWING FINALLY, FINALLY IN THE BLUES.
FLOWING FINALLY, WHEN YOUR TIME HAS COME, YOU H/A\VEN’T GONE AWAY. FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES. FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES, WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHO YOU WERE. FLOWING FINALLY IN THE BLUES, WHEN YOU DON’T HOW AND KNOW WHO YOU WERE. WHEN YOU DON’T HOW AND KNOW WHO YOU WERE.
3. SPRINGWATER AND DEW
I SCORED 5 ON MY LIST, AND I GOT PISSED. JUST DRANK WATER FROM THE SPRING, I DANCED IN THE MORNING RAIN. ALL THE NAKED PEOPLE, THEY WERE DANCING WITH CLOTHES. BUT I FORGOT MINE, ‘CAUSE I HAD A SUN OVERDOSE. ALL DIRECTIONS ARE HOME. DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE STONED. ALL THE YELLOW PAGES GREEN, ALL THE YELLOW PAGES GREEN. I CAN HARDLY READ ALL. I SPEAK LIKE A LITTLE CHILD. YOU KNOW I’M JUST A POOR, CHILD LONG WAY FROM HOME.
IF I’M JUST POOR, MEANS THAT I GOT NO PAPERS, BUT I SING STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART, IT’S THE WAY I LOVE YOU BABY. I FEEL TOGETHER NOT APART, FEEL TOGETHER NOT APART. LET ME DO MY OWN THING, DRINK FROM THE SAME SPRING, DRINK FROM THE SAME SPRING.
IF YOU EVER COME CLOSE, LET’S TAKE A HUG. LET’S SPREAD, THE LOVE FROM OUR HEART. ‘CAUSE TOGETHER WE ARE ONE, AND WE’RE NEVER APART. YOU’RE A CHILD FROM THE SAME HEART, YOU’RE A CHILD THAT CROSSES TIME. YOU’RE CHILD FROM THE SAME HEART, FROM THE SAME FOUNTAIN. A NEVER ENDING, SPRING OF LIGHT, SPRING OF LIFE.
FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF YOU, SPRINGWATER AND DEW.
FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF YOU, SPRINGWATER AND DEW.
FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF YOU, SPRINGWATER AND DEW.
FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF YOU, SPRINGWATER AND DEW.
FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF YOU, SPRINGWATER AND DEW.
4. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN
MY DARLING, YOU WANDER, SO FAR AWAY, SO FAR AWAY. I MIGHT NEVER FIND YOU BACK, I MIGHT NEVER FIND YOU BACK.
YOU’RE SOBER, JUST LIKE A BABY CHILD. YOU’RE SOBER NOW, JUST LIKE A BABY CHILD. WANNA RUN WHERE YOU ARE, BUT I KNOW I GOT MY OWN LIFE TOO.
I DON’T KNOW HOW FAR YOU ROAM AWAY FROM ME. I DON’T KNOW HOW FAR YOU ROAM AWAY FROM ME. I PRAY TO OUR SOUL, THAT SOMEDAY WE WILL MINGLE. WE WILL MINGLE.
HOW FAR YOU WANDERED, WANDERED AWAY. THERE IS A TIME, WHEN IT COMES IT WILL COME. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN. THERE AIN’T NO MILES THAT CAN SEPARATE US THEN.
5. WE SING A SONG FOR YOU
AS YOU WOMEN BROUGHT, YOUR FIRST WORDS. WISE MAMAS, OH WISE IT HURT. YOUR FIRST STEPS HERE, WHEN YOU WERE STILL HALF BLIND, WILL BE ENGRAVED, IF YOU GO DOWN THE LINE. AND WE’LL SING THE WORDS, FOR YOU SWEETHEART. AND WE’LL SING THE WORDS, FOR YOU SWEETHEART.
FALLING LOWER THAN YOU KNOW. IT WILL FIND YOU IN, THE DARK AS IT STANDS IN ALL THE GROUND, WILL HOLD YOU UPSIDE DOWN, WILL TURN YOUR WORLD AROUND.
WE SING THE SONG, IN THE NEXT REFRAIN, WHEN YOU COME BACK, WITH ANOTHER NAME. AND WE SING A SONG FOR YOU CHILD. I KNOW IT WON’T LAST LONG, BUT WE SING A SONG FOR YOU CHILD. I KNOW THAT IT WON’T LAST LONG.
YES I’M GONNA WRAP YOU UP LIKE A GIFT. I’LL SING THIS SONG AS A GIFT. A RADIO SO SMALL AND TENDER. I NEED THE VIBE, ELECTRICITY. BABY, SING IT TO ME WITH YOUR EYES, BABY SING IT TO ME WITH YOUR CRIES, BABY SING IT TO ME WITH YOUR SONG I’M GONNA SING FOR YOU.
AND WE GONNA SING FOR YOU. I KNOW IT’S TOO SHORT. AND WE’RE GONNA SING FOR YOU, WE KNOW LIFE IS SHORT. AND WE’RE GONNA SING FOR YOU. I KNOW IT’S SHORT. AND WE GONNA SING FOR YOU, . I KNOW IT’S SHORT.
WE’RE GONNA SING FOR YOU, WE KNOW LIFE IS ENDLESSLY MY CHILD, YOU’RE ALREADY SO OLD, YOU JUST PUT ON A NEW COAT. HERE ON MAMA EARTH, MOTHER, DRINKING FROM THE TIT OF LIFE. HERE ON MAMA EARTH, DRINKING FROM THE TIT OF LIFE.
WE GONNA SING FOR YOU, AND MAKE YOU FEEL MAJOR. AND WE GONNA SING FOR YOU. YOU HAD YOUR MINOR SHIT. DRINK FROM THE TIT. YOU HAD YOUR MINOR SHIT, NOW, DRINK FROM THE TIT. YOU HAD YOUR MINOR SHIT, NOW, DRINK FROM THE TIT. YOU HAD YOUR MINOR SHIT, NOW, DRINK FROM THE PURE LOVING TIT OF MAMA EARTH. SING A SONG FOR YOU. BLOW ALL PAIN AWAY. SING A SONG FOR YOU, BLOW ALL THE PAIN AWAY. SING A SONG FOR YOU, BLOW ALL THE PAIN AWAY. SING A SONG FOR YOU, BLOW ALL , ALL THE PAIN AWAY. SING A SONG FOR YOU. DRINK FROM THE TIT. BLOW ALL THE PAIN AWAY. BLOW ALL THE PAIN AWAY.
6. WON’T YOU LEAVE ME HERE
I’VE BEEN HOLLERING AROUND, I’VE BEEN FALLING AROUND, I’VE BEEN KNOCKING ON EVERY DOOR. I’VE BEEN FOOLING AROUND, I’VE BEEN FALLING AROUND, I’VE BEEN KNOCKING ON EVERY DOOR.
I’VE BEEN DRINKING LIKE A FOOL, I’VE BEEN FALLING LIKE A BRICK. NOW IT’S TIME TO PUT MY FEET ON THE GROUND.
THEY SAY A NEW ICE AGE IS COMING. THEY SAY YOU BETTER BUY, SOME WARM CLOTHES OR YOU’LL CATCH A COLD, WARM CLOTHES OR YOU’LL CATCH A COLD.
I’VE BEEN FOOLING AROUND. I’VE BEEN RIDING AROUND. I’VE BEEN DOING ALL THE SILLY STUFF. I’VE BEEN FALLING AROUND. I’VE BEEN FALLING ON MY NOSE. I’VE BEEN KNOCKING ON EVERY DOOR. WON’T YOU LEAVE ME HERE IN THE DARK UNKNOWN? WON’T YOU LEAVE ME HERE IN THE DARK UNKNOWN?
WON’T YOU LEAVE ME HERE IN THE DARK UNKNOWN? WON’T YOU LEAVE ME IN THE DARK UNKNOWN? WON’T YOU LEAVE ME HERE IN THE DARK UNKNOWN? WON’T YOU LEAVE ME IN THE DARK UNKNOWN?
I’VE BEEN FOOLING AROUND. I’VE BEEN FALLING ON MY NOSE. I’VE BEEN KNOCKING ON EVERY DOOR. I’VE BEEN FALLING AROUND. I GOT SCABBY KNEES. I MIGHT NEVER LEARN TO READ OR WRITE. BUT PLEASE HELP ME BABY. DON’T LEAVE ME OUT IN THE DARK. I NEED A LITTLE LIGHT, A LITTLE LIGHT. BUT PLEASE HELP ME BABY. DON’T LEAVE ME OUT IN THE DARK. I NEED A LITTLE HELP, A LITTLE LIGHT. BUT PLEASE HELP ME BABY. DON’T LEAVE ME IN THE DARK. I NEED A LITTLE HELP, A LITTLE LIGHT. PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME HERE, GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE LIGHT. DON’T LEAVE ME IN THE DARK. WON’T YOU LEAVE ME HERE, OUT HERE IN THE DARK. I NEED JUST A LITTLE LIGHT. WON’T YOU LEAVE ME HERE, OUT HERE IN THE DARK. I NEED JUST A LITTLE LIGHT. WON’T YOU LEAVE ME HERE, OUT HERE IN THE DARK. I NEED JUST A LITTLE LIGHT.
7. LIGHT OF MY LOVE
LITTLE DARLING YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE. LITTLE DARLING YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE. LITTLE DARLING YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE. LITTLE DARLING YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE.
I MET YOU WHEN I WALKED ON MY RUBBER BOOTS. I HAD TO PLAY FOR HARRY MUSKEE. I KNOW HE WAS MY FAVORITE BLUESMAN. HE SANG THE BLUES STRAIGHT FROM HIS HEART. I GUESS IT WAS ON CURACAO, WHEN I MET YOU MY BABY BLUE. YOUR TATTOO IT SHONE RIGHT TO ME. I HAD TO KISS IT AND THAT BROUGHT A LITTLE MISERY. BABY NOW YOU’RE STILL IN MY LIFE. AND I MEAN THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE. HEY BABY YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE. HEY SUGAR, YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE. HEY SUGAR, YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE.
YOU’RE THE LIGHT EVER SINCE I SAW YOU. I DIDN’T KNOW WHO YOU WERE. I FOUND OUT WE’RE THE SAME SOUL IN DIFFERENT BODIES. YOU’RE THE SUN AND THE MOON, AND I’M THE SUN SOON. AS SOON AS YOU TURN AROUND, LET ME CATCH YOU IN MY ARMS.
LITTLE DARLING YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE. LITTLE DARLING YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE. LITTLE DARLING YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE. LITTLE DARLING YOU’RE THE LIGHT OF MY LOVE.
8. MAGIC HANDS
MAGIC HANDS AND A SWEET CLOWNS FACE. MAGIC HANDS AND A SWEET CLOWNS FACE. YOU WERE ALREADY THERE MY FRIEND. YOU WERE ALREADY THERE MY FRIEND. SMILING FACE, EYES AS DEEP AS THE OCEAN FLOOR. CARING AS DEEP AS THE UNIVERSE. YOU WERE ALL MAGICAL, YOU WERE A MAGICAL PREACHER ALL THE WAY.
THIS TIME IS REAL. KNOW THIS TIME IS REAL. THIS TIME IS REAL. KNOW THIS TIME IS REAL. AND IT’S TIME TO GO AND JUMP RIGHT IN THE DEEP. THIS TIME IS REAL. TIME TO JUMP IN THE DEEP.
IT’S SPOOKY HERE. HEAR THE SOUNDS, OF FREEDOM, WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE LOW, AND IT’S TIME TO GROW. PUT YOUR ROOTS IN THE GROUND. AND OPEN UP WHEN TIME IS TIME, AND PILES OF RHYME TRY TO TEACH YOU HOW TO READ IN BETWEEN THE LINES. AND PILES OF RHYME TRY TO TEACH YOU HOW TO READ IN BETWEEN THE LINES. AND PILES OF RHYME TRY TO TEACH YOU HOW TO READ IN BETWEEN THE LINES. IN BETWEEN THE LINES. IN BETWEEN THE LINES. THERE ARE PILES OF RHYME WHO TRY TO TEACH YOU HOW TO READ IN BETWEEN THE LINES.
9. LUCINDA’S DYING
LUCINDA’S DYING NOW, IT’S JUST A STAND.
LUCINDA’S DYING NOW. COULDN’T HELP HER. SHE’S LIKE A LITTLE SEA OF LIGHT IN THE ROOM. I HAVE TO CRY AND I NEVER CRY. ‘CAUSE OF THE LIGHT IN THE ROOM IS, SOMETHING, SOMETHING, SOMETHING ALL AROUND ME, SOMETHING ALL AROUND ME, SOMETHING ALL AROUND ME NOW. LUCINDA’S DYING, AND I’M CRYING. I NEVER CRY. ‘CAUSE I SEE A LIGHT ‘ROUND YOUR EYES. LUCINDA’S DYING NOW, LUCINDA’S DYING NOW, CRYING NOW. I SEE A LIGHT IN THE ROOM. IT’S ALL AROUND ME. IT’S BIGGER THAN ME. IT’S BIGGER THAN YOU. BIGGER THAN I BOOHOO.
CARRYING NOW, CARRYING NOW, WHEN ALL THE 6 MEN DO. CARRYING NOW, CARRYING NOW, WHEN ALL THE 6 MEN DO.
CARRYING TO. ONCE SHE’S ALREADY GONE, TO THE OTHER 6 FEET DOWN, TO THE OTHER 6 FEET DOWN.
HOLLOW AS A TUBE. HOLLOW AS A TUBE. SHE PUT HER FEET ON THE GROUND IN HER LIFE, HER HEAD IN THE SKY. SHE PUT HER FEET ON THE GROUND THIS LIFE, HER HEAD IN THE SKY. SHE LEARNED TO WALK, LEARNED TO TALK, LEARNED TO READ, LEARNED TO WRITE. WHAT A BLESSING. AND SHE HELPED ME TO LEARN TO READ IN BETWEEN THE LINES. LUCINDA’S HERE. I CRY A TEAR. I’LL ALWAYS CARRY HER WITH ME. ALWAYS CARRY HER WITH ME.
I FEEL HER. I FEEL US. LIKE ROCKS OF ICE IN THE SEA, SO MUCH DEEPER AND WIDER THAN WE SEE. THAT’S LIFE TO ME, THIS MYSTERIE. WORDS CAN ONLY HOPE TO, LIGHTEN UP THE SPACE IN BETWEEN, WORDS CAN ONLY BE USED, TO LIGHTEN UP THE SPACE IN BETWEEN. LUCINDA TOLD ME. LUCINDA’S DEAD. SHE’S GOING ON, TRAVELLING ON, TO ANOTHER, TO ANOTHER PLACE, TIME, LINE, WAVELENGTH. I DON’T SEE, I DON’T SEE.