Category: Music

My original music and collaborations with various songwriters

Silver and Blue
by Barry Onyett, Paul Battersby

Silver & Blue is a music video about Blue loving someone (Silver) quietly — from a distance — and never being seen the same way in return.

Told through subtle imagery and imagined moments, the story follows Blue, a man who builds a relationship in his mind with Silver. Does she know? Does Blue “get the girl” or is she with someone else?

This song is about longing, restraint, and the emotional weight of loving someone who never knew how you felt.

If you’ve ever cared deeply for someone who couldn’t return it — this song is for you.

Watch until the end

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Need Your Love
Lyrics by: Barry Onyett

Verse 1
Silver and Blue does he need you like I do
Silver and Blue does he miss you like I do
Why can’t you see the way that I look at you
Why don’t you feel the way that I feel, Silver and Blue

Verse 2
Silver and Blue does he see you the way I do
Silver and Blue does he long to be with you
Why can’t you see the way that I look at you
Why don’t you feel the way that I feel, Silver and Blue

Verse 3
Silver and Blue, does he really listen to you
Silver and Blue, does he love you like I do
Why Can’t you see the way that I look at you
Why don’t you feel that way that I feel, Silver and Blue

Outtro
Silver and Blue does he need you the way I do
Silver and Blue, I love you, girl my Silver and Blue
I need you, I want you girl, my Silver and Blue
I need you, I love you, girl, my Silver and Blue
I love you, I need you, girl my Silver and Blue

Barry Onyettsong writing, vocals, guitar, bass
Paul Battersbypiano, drums, mixing, video
YouTube video
Audio only


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Walk on Fire – remix
by Tom Tognaci, Paul Battersby

(originally posted Jun 1, 2014, new video added Nov 16, 2025 with updated drums, bass, and overall mix)

A Classic Rock style song. Tom let me take his original single guitar and vocals version and turn it into this full band version.

The video is a cinematic slide show story told through music and imagery.

“Walk on Fire” follows two souls through rain, reflection, and rekindled warmth – a story of love tested by burning passion against cold rejection

Created with photo-realistic imagery and cinematic pacing, this short visual piece explores the contrasts of passion and calm, fire and rain, warmth and solitude.

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Walk On Fire
Lyrics by Tom Tognaci

Baby, I’m wanting you
Baby, I’m needing you
I want your touch
But, maybe, that’s not enough….

(chorus)
Where does the passion go
When a storm blows out the fire?
Cold rain is all you throw
While I’m burning in desire

Fan the open flames
Stoke the heart’s desire
Take a walk on me
And you’ll walk on fire

(solo)

Baby, I’m loving you
Baby, I count on you
Babe, before you give up on me,
I hope you’ll think it through…

(chorus)

Do you feel like letting go?
Well, baby, you gotta know
You take a walk on me
You walk on fire

I’m burning in desires flames
While the tempest in you reigns
But, if you’re walking on me
I won’t make it easy
It’s gonna get hot when you walk on fire

Tom Tognacisong writing, guitar, vocals
Paul Battersbydrums, bass, organ, mixing, video
YouTube video
Audio onlyVisit Tom Tognaci at SoundClick

Need Your Love – remix
by Barry Onyett, Paul Battersby

(originally posted Oct 13, 2015, new video added Sep 14, 2025 with updated piano, drums and overall mix)

From Barry:

My motivation for this song is a bit out there. I had recently been listening to a Beach Boys song called “Baby Blue” which I have always loved since it was originally released in the late 1970’s. Not that there is any real connection between the songs, but listening to that Beach Boys song put me in the frame of mind to write this song about the fictitious woman named Baby Blue.

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Need Your Love
Lyrics by: Barry Onyett

Love to see you,
in the moonlight
when the stars are shining bright

See you smiling,
hear your laughter
on this endless summer night

(Chorus)
I need your love
I need your love

Girl your eyes,
make me lost
when you look at me like that

Keep on dancing,
keep on movin’
’till the early morning light

(Chorus)

Come the morning,
in the rain
will you still be around

In the darkest corner,
of my mind,
I know where you’ll be found

(Chorus)

Barry Onyettsongwriting, lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar
Paul Battersbyrhythm guitar, piano, drums, mixing
YouTube video
Audio only


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Battling the Ocean Tempest
by Paul Battersby

A short fictional tale of the struggles of a cargo ship from years gone by set to original music.

Paul Battersby music, mixing, story, video
James (Eleven Labs) narration
playgroundai A.I. images
YouTube video

 

Orchestra sounds from (free) Virtual Playing Orchestra

The piano was recorded directly from my Yamaha Clavinova CLP745 digital piano.

Video created using HitFilm Free

The background images are all A.I. generated by playground AI

 

Like A Storm (piano version)
by Paul Battersby

This is the piano version of the fully orchestrated version seen here: Like A Storm

I wanted to try out some piano visualization software and put out a piano only version of one of my compositions.

Paul Battersby piano, mixing, video
playgroundai A.I. images
YouTube video

 

The piano was recorded directly from my Yamaha Clavinova CLP745 digital piano.

Video created using MIDI Visualizer and HitFilm Free

The background images are all A.I. generated by playground AI

 

Morning of the Battle – revised
by Paul Battersby

A story (set to original music) of what an ancient family might experience the morning before a battle.

This is a revised version in the way I always wanted to make the video but the tools were not available at the time for the original. This time I was able to use AI (Artificial Intelligence) to generate all the images that I needed and I was able to use AI to create the narration.

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Morning of the Battle
Lyrics by: Paul Battersby
Not lyrics but here is the text of the story as it appears in the video:

Centuries ago … A small village awakens to the rising sun on the morning a battle is to be fought Lost in silent thought, families share a somber meal. The unspoken truth is that not everyone returns from battle. The time has come. A father bids farewell to his children. A husband shares a final embrace with his wife. The same ritual plays out at the threshold of many homes as each family fears they may have shared their last moment together. A sad reality sets in when each warrior must turn his back to his home and face toward the upcoming battle. Huddled in doorways, families are unable to turn away. Fathers/husbands glance over their shoulders for one last glimpse of those they must leave behind. Gathered at the edge of the village, men check their weapons, greet their fellow soldiers and focus their attention on the fighting that awaits them. With great anticipation, the assembled army begins the long march toward the battle field, cresting a hill and receding from the view of those left behind. Now alone, worried families are left with the final sight of an empty field wondering who will return.

Paul Battersby piano, orchestra, mixing, video
Charlotte (Eleven Labs) narration
playgroundai A.I. images
YouTube video

 

Orchestra sounds from (free) Virtual Playing Orchestra

The piano was recorded directly from my Yamaha Clavinova CLP745 digital piano. The Taiko drums are my customized library from from Taiko drums by S. Christian Collins that are available here: https://www.schristiancollins.com/vi-percussion.php

Video created using HitFilm Free – http://fxhome.com

The original video, with the same story but without images, without  narration, just text, is here: Morning of the Battle – original

Making Fire
by Paul Battersby

A short cartoon animation showing a poor hapless caveman discovering the hazards of making fire.

I liked this piano piece by Beethoven, decided to record the piano part and add my own orchestral accompaniment then I was able to fit an animation idea to the music.

It took me a while to come up with a unique design for the caveman. Having done that, I then had to figure out how the caveman should look when viewed from the side.

Beethovenoriginal piano composition (Tempest)
Paul Battersbypiano, orchestra, mixing, video
YouTube video

 

Seasons of Life
by Paul Battersby

A slideshow style music video depicting the stages of life as changing seasons. This features A.I. images and my arrangement of the horn solo from Tchaikovsky’s 5th symphony. I used to hear my dad practice this and I thought it was odd he was playing Annie’s Song by John Denver, which it turns out was accidentally similar to this solo.

Tchaikovsky composition of horn solo from Tchaikovsky’s 5th symphony
Paul Battersby arrangement, music, (all instruments from Virtual Playing Orchestra sample library), video
YouTube video
Audio only

Images via A.I. from http://playgroundai.com