Music: A Color Of The Sky

A Color Of The Sky
by Mantecon, Singh, Noble, Battersby

[ March 26, 2016 ]

(New Video Added Mar 4, 2022)
A high energy song with a slight hint of country rock, about never giving up because you never know what’s around the next corner.

The parts I added to this song actually came together very quickly for me. I had a clear idea about the strings and the drums right from the beginning. There were a few adjustments along the way but I was mostly able to take what I heard in my head and directly record it. I didn’t need to spend much time experimenting with this one.

March 4, 2022 update: 6 years after working on this (I did the drums, strings, bass) when I went to publish the video, I discovered to my disappointment that the main theme of the music is identical to the song “Think Brave” by Dixie Station, however according to YouTube, they grant permission to use their music provided I don’t try to make money from it so apparently it’s still O.K. to publish this song and publish the video.

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A Color Of The Sky

Lyrics by: Mike Matecon, Shiv Signh

When I thought all was lost
And I’d never smile again
I found a new beginning
Waiting near the end

When I thought all was gone
And hope had fled my grasp
I found a shiny future
Lurking in the past

What I thought was an end
Turned out to be a middle
And what I thought was a brick wall
Turned out to be a tunnel

(chorus)
What I thought was an injustice
Turned out to be a color
A color of the sky
A color of the sky

When I lost all my faith
And just threw it all away
I found a second chance
To live another day

And when I thought I was doomed
And cursed my life and luck
I found my soul was yet to soar
A diamond in the rough

What I thought was an end
Turned out to be a middle
What I thought was a brick wall
Turned out to be a tunnel

(chorus) x 2

Mike Matecon	lyrics
Kim Noble	lead vocals, backing vocals
Shiv Signh	lyrics, electric guitar (x2), slide guitar, acoustic guitar
Paul Battersby	drums, bass, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, 12 string guitar
Bruce Valeriani	mixing, mastering
Original Version	“Think Brave” by Dixie Station

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Dear Boston
by Sattler, Lucas, Lopez, Wayne, Battersby

[ February 22, 2016 ]

A song about how it felt to be away from home at the Boston Marathon bombing.

From Raymond Lapointe:

The feelings that this song expresses is what I want to convey at this moment. Just listen to the feelings that spill out of this song, and imagine that, like me, you are working in Boston, away from your family and loved ones, and in a week when terror strikes and terrible things happened to innocent people who were out enjoying what should have simply been a beautiful day of fun and celebration. Imagine that you now feel stranded away from home, from your family, and your loved ones. Imagine that your family, seeing news reports of the events unfolding in Boston, are only eager to know that you are ok. These are the feelings being conveyed here.

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Dear Boston

Lyrics by: Joel Sattler

How I long to hear your, long to hear your voice
How I wish that there no longer was a choice
Between the death of innocence
And the past and present tense
And the choice between the peace and violence

But how I long to hear your long to hear your voice
From the days that we would gather and rejoice
And where spring was always green
And no enemies were seen
And the promises of peace were not a dream

(chorus)
Oh how I wish you were there
Oh how I feel it’s so unfair
To spend the summer in a grief I’ve never known
But in my mind I hear you sing
Of all the love that you bring
And of the memory of happiness at home
Our happy home

Oh how I long to hear your long to hear your voice
As I’m staring at the darkness of the void
All I have is memory
Of the things you said to me
And of a perfect joy

How I long to hear your long to hear your voice
But all I see is just a picture of a boy
Yesterday we were so happy
In the sunshine we were laughing
’till we heard the terror thunder and the noise

(chorus)
(bridge)
(chorus)

How I long to hear your long to hear your voice
How I long to hear your long to hear your voice

Joel Sattler	lyrics
Ryan Lucas	vocals
Gustavo Lopez	piano
Wayne P	guitar 1, guitar 2
Paul Battersby	drums, bass, flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, trumpet, french horn, mixing

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Birthday Party
by Steven Fink, Paul Battersby

[ November 12, 2015 ]

(New Video Added Dec 17, 2021)
An upbeat happy tune that started out as a digital keyboard + vocals song until I added more.

You’re like a birthday party; you make me shine

This song interested me because of the rhythm and sound of the digital keyboard that introduces the song.

Dec 17, 2021 update: Loosely guided by the lyrics of the song, I added a video about a birthday party that starts out well but doesn’t go as expected.

Steven Fink	songwriting, vocals, digital keyboard
Paul Battersby	piano, brass, bass guitar, drums, mixing

YouTube video
Audio only

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Need Your Love
by Barry Onyett, Paul Battersby

[ October 13, 2015 ]

Update: Sep, 7 2025

There is a new version of this song. It has been, remixed and now has a YouTube video added. See the new version here:

Need Your Love – remix

One Too Many
by Paul Tarle, Paul Battersby

[ June 29, 2015 ]

A sad, country-ish, piano based ballad. From Paul Tarle:

I wrote this song about a guy who has an epiphany about his life after a harmless conversation with a waitress at a bar. I hope you enjoy it!

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One Too Many

Lyrics by: Paul Tarle

The patrons in the bar were getting kind of blurred
My waitress thinking hard about showing me the door
She said “I called a cab, he’s right outside”
“You’ve had one too many – you should call this night a night”

The taxi ride home gave me time to think
And I realised she had it right about one thing

I’ve had one too many heartaches
Heard one too many lies
Spent one too many 2 a.m.’s
Where I’ve laid awake and cried
One too many teardrops have
Fallen from my eyes
And love has disappeared on me
One too many times

We pulled up to my townhouse, not a light inside was lit
I got out and thanked the driver – .. gave him a fiver for a tip
This house is just a place now, not a home
And I’ve got to learn to face this life of living on my own

Soon I’ve got Jack Daniels in my hand
And all too often he’s my only friend

I’ve had one too many heartaches
One too many lies
One too many 2 a.m.’s
I’ve laid awake and cried
I’ve come up empty-handed
While reaching for the light
And love has left me stranded here
One too many times

I only blame myself for all this hurt
And I know I wrote the book on good excuses
But when I’m added to the mix in this big world
I’m the first one to admit
That it has one too many losers

One too many heartaches
One too many lies
One too many 2 a.m.’s
I break down – I can’t lie
Like an oak tree I fell victim
To cruel lightning strikes
Love has split this heart in two
One too many times

Yeah, love has split my heart in two
One too many times

Paul Tarle	songwriting, vocals, piano, strings, bass. mixing
Paul Battersby	drums, mixing

Hear the original version on soundcloud

Cover Girl
by Barry Onyett, Paul Battersby

[ June 20, 2015 ]

From Barry:

This song was written for and e-mailed to a friend years ago, and I’m finally getting around to recording it now. Without getting too deep…..it’s really about “timing”. If she ever hears it, I hope she likes it.

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Cover Girl

Lyrics by: Barry Onyett

Look in your eyes it seems like magic.
Like I can see right through your heart.
Feels like I’m running so fast, but to nowhere.
Seems like time has beat me to you once again.

Girl I need your love tonight.
Girl please spend the night with me.

Put up your walls just like a castle.
So determined to never let me in.
Feels like I’m running so fast, but to nowhere.
Seems like time has beat me to you once again.

Girl I need your love tonight.
Girl please spend the night with me.

Still hear your laughter on a summer’s morning.
Close my eyes and I see your face.
Feels like I’m running so fast, but to nowhere.
Seems like time has beat me to you once again.

Girl I need your love tonight.
Girl please spend the night with me.

Barry Onyett	songwriting, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
Paul Battersby	drums, bass, mixing

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Do You Ever
by Barry Onyett, Paul Battersby

[ May 9, 2015 ]

From Barry:

This is a song about a guy whose love has recently left him for someone else, and he is lamenting the loss of the woman that he is still very much in love with. Everything that he sees reminds him of her, as the lyric’s describe. This is the first of several song’s that I have recently recorded, but is unique in that I decided not to put a formal chorus in it like I typically do. I felt the layers of harmony were sufficient to make the song complete. I hope you like it.

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Do you Ever

Lyrics by: Barry Onyett