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Music From the Moon Contest
"Teammates Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and many, many others, hidden figures and math..."
This image is a composition of many elements. It takes the many even though we sometimes only celebrate the few. Working together, each using their strengths for a common goal enabled the United States NASA program to put mankind on the moon, complete the mission and return the participants to safety. It has been many decades since this happened.
Celebrating 50 years since the Apollo 11 space mission: the URLs below are for two songs I have entered into a contest - Music from the Moon. The contest is out of Huntsville, AL and open to all eligible participants at the web site: https://www.listenlocalhsv.com The final video is for educational and entertainment purposes. It is an animated video of the "A Race Into Space" with the audio accompaniment.
Six songs will be selected by popularity and additionally two more. If you like my work and care enough to support my aspirations to win some recording time, please listen and press the thumbs up for me under the You Tube video to give me a vote. You can do this for each of the following two song videos. Thank-you so very much for your time, consideration and vote!
I am a singer, songwriter, musician and the photographer/owner of Moments Photography for this web site. I sing using the name Lizzy Pearl and my You Tube Channel is Lizzy Pearl_singer Sandy. Lizzy Pearl Music graciously requests your time to have a listen and hopes for your vote! If you have any comments or questions please send me an email to [email protected]
Let curiosity and a bit a music take you away... links appear under the pictures.
"A Race Into Space" is a history lesson of the Apollo 11 mission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=567I7vVw4Kw
"Go to the Moon" is a love song to the astronaut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysJwEJrgG9E
Below is the educational/entertainment version of the "A Race Into Space" song for your enjoyment. It is not a part of the contest.
Thank-you! Thank-you! Thank-you!
Like a Summer Storm
"Summer Storm" (c) Co-write Sandy Gates and Dave Verespie, professionally recorded, vocals: dannirimusic
He’s like a summer storm
Always takes me by surprise
Raises hell, then he’s gone
Without a wave or good-bye
Love you straight to Tulsa
By that time it starts to show
Good feeling fading
That’s when you’ll know
He’s a flooding plain, like a hurricane
Always leaving me in pain
Is there a piece of land in Texas
That has never felt the rain?
I swear that’s where I’m going
To forget his name.
Gonna find that place
Ain’t never seen me cry
Dig my toes into the dirt
And watch that sun rise.
He’s a flooding plain, like a hurricane
Always leaving me in pain
Is there a piece of land in Texas
That has never felt the rain?
I swear that’s where I’m going
To forget his name.
Instrumental
Is there a piece of land in Texas
That has never felt the rain?
I swear that’s where I’m going
To forget his name.
And if that summer storm should come
I will still be brave
On my piece of land in Texas
That has never felt the rain
Is there a piece of land in Texas?
I swear that’s where I’m going to.
You Tube link:
All Those Kisses
"Kisses" is one of my first co-songwriting songs. My songs are written under my name, Sandy Gates. They are performed under the name, Lizzy Pearl. Michael Jones, the co-author had some beautiful chords going up the neck of the guitar. And he sang something about Kisses and you won't give them to me. I had heard this short interlude on several different occasions in between songs at jam sessions. One day he said to me, "Sandy, why don't you take this and make it into a song." And so I did. I turned the lyrics around to make it an offer: Kisses, I offer mine to you. This became the premise and the lyrics speak about the beauty of allowing yourself to become vulnerable which is a bold and courageous risk we all take when we offer our kisses and love to another. It is interesting to note that when I emailed Michael about the song, he didn't know that I had developed the verses and chorus already. He gave me the additional information that he wanted the song to be about two people who were attracted to each other but had not taken the steps to confirm this attraction. That is exactly what I had written about. I didn't get the chord structure as he played it for the verses, so that will just have to be put in another song. Below is the link to the YouTube upload. It has the same image as above with some audio of me on acoustic guitar and vocals, recorded in 2014.
link: https://youtu.be/fhazAU55LiE
"Kisses" (c) by Sandy Gates and Michael Jones
Kisses, ahh those kissess
We can make it
Be real, don’t fake it
I’ll be here.
Let’s surrender to love
Kisses, ahh those kisses, I offer mine to you
Kisses, all those kisses, caressing you, with truth
I long for your touch
Reel with desires
As seen in my mind
A play of faith, hope and fire
Kisses, ahh those kisses, I offer mine to you
Kisses, all those kisses, caressing you with truth
I know a place
Where we can go
Just you and me
We’ll be alone (with)
Kisses, ahh those kisses, I offer all to you
Kisses, all those kisses, caressing you with truth
We can make it
Be real, don’t fake it
I’ll be here.
Let’s surrender to love.
Build a Wall of Music
Build a wall of music
To soothe the primal beats of beasts inside.
Make it etheric to connect with the skies
And as solid as the tides.
May it bring peace to all
Unifying our purpose to support lives. -Lizzy Pearl
Celestial Steed
Celestial Steed with wings of flight and with all your might, deliver unto us, the willing, blessings from on high. Shower the gifts of truth, knowledge, love, trust, compassion and joy upon all open hearts that we may bask in the glorious feelings that emanate from the Central Sun and further beyond. Bestow upon this magnificent animal of service strength for the completion of this task and upon its rider the integration and embodiment needed to sustain the mortal precipice for using these feelings as a proactive, evolving species into daily practice with all beings.