Down Below

Sorry fans. Running a little behind here and have a lot to do before the New Year.

Three more songs for --

One a week for 2015

I have tried my best to post number 50 on the blog but can't nail it down. I am not satisfied with what I have been able to record so far. So I am going to give you number 51 instead.
This is a song that I put together in about 1969 while working part time at Badger Marine. We were producing parts for the aircraft industry. I was working during the day at the radio station and evenings for about 4 hours trying to make a few extra dollars so Mama could stay home with the babies. I can't believe that was 46 years ago. Wow!
It is a religious type song. Having nothing to do with any kind of message about how to live or believe, but as the imagination takes us and then the verses come together until it becomes a song. It is a vengeful or vindictive thought that comes up with a song called "Down Below".

Down Below

copyright 1994

  Johnny Blood Composer

I met you in a tavern, shoulda seen it then,

You weren't the kind who would stay to long from sin.

For a while you were mine, we shared a love devine.

But the life you were used to was always on your mind.

(refrain)

Down below - - -Down below

I know I'll laugh when you go.

Down below - - - Down below

When you meet your maker, you're gonna meet him down below.

You must not have listened, to the little parsons words,

To love honor and obey, you must not have heard.

You've broken your vows like you've broken my heart.

Now I'll wait impatiently for you to depart.

(refrain)

Down below - - -Down below

I know I'll laugh when you go.

Down below - - - Down below

When you meet your maker, you're gonna meet him down below.

I know you won't be lonely, whenever you go,

Your friends will all be there, reapin what they've sowed.

The Devil, your master, and ruler of your soul,

Prepares a warm welcome for you down below

(refrain)

Down below - - -Down below

I know I'll laugh when you go.

Down below - - - Down below

My hell on earth is over, when you - go down below

"I want to be yours" #49

A nice melody and some good lyrics. I struggle with today's music. It seems over produced to me. Too much stuff. I am so old fashioned I know, but I still enjoy the simple things. A pretty song. Something with an easy melody and lyrics that I can relate to. But then maybe it is because I can't find a way to do any more than a basic presentation.
I may record this again live. It is one of my favorite love songs. She was a very special and exciting girl.

        

  "I want to be yours"                                            

                                                                      ©1994 John Blodgett

                                                                      Johnny Blodgett Composer

In my mind, In my mind I'm free,

And I know, yes I know I'll always be

Anything I want, till eternity,

And Mimi, I wanta be, I wanta be yours.

                                                                                                                       

I wanta be yours babe, till the sun no longer shines,

Yours and I want you to be mine.

All the rest will be in its'own time,

Mimi I'll be yours and you be mine.

                                                                                                                       

This freedom road, means an awful lot to me.

It took so long, just to know where I should be.

Now I know, yes I know and I can see,

Mimi, I want to be yours.

I wanta be yours babe, till the sun no longer shines,

Yours and I want you to be mine.

All the rest will be in its'own time,

Mimi, I'll be yours and you be mine.

                                                                                                                       

I want the good times, all the good times and the fun.

I want the songs, all those songs I've never sung.

Let them flow, like honey off my tongue,

But, Mimi more than this,  I wanta be yours.

I wanta be yours babe, till the sun no longer shines,

Yours and I want you to be mine.

All the rest will be in its'own time,

Mimi I'll be yours and you be mine.

                                                                                                   

I'm gonna make it, make it all the way this time.

No lookin back to the heartaches or the cryin.

Leavin all these bitter memories far behind.

Mimi, I'll be yours and you be mine.

I wanta be yours babe, till the sun no longer shines,

Yours and I want you to be mine.

All the rest will be in its'own time,

Mimi I'll be yours and you be mine.

"Don't be waiting for me"

I have no idea why it has been so hard for me to get this song recorded and put on the blog.
Last week I see that I had 71 views on the blog from Russia. Curious about that. It was fun to see and makes a guy wonder who's watching huh?
I relate the song to the book of James in the bible.
James 1:12-15 says in the New International Version, "
¹² Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
¹³ When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; ¹⁴ but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. ¹⁵ Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death."
I worked on this in a couple of different keys and settled on D major. I am counting this as song number 47, so I still owe 5 more for this year, as I have promised 52 for 2015. Maybe now I can settle in and get a few more before the new year. 

"Don't be waiting for me"     

 Johnny Blodgett Composer

 copyright 1995

Don't be waiting for me, when I call don't be home.

Don't call my name as you lie there alone,

I belong to someone else, there's no way can't you see.

Can this be hurting you as much as it's hurting me.

I know if we cheated we could never be free,

two broken hearts would pay the penalty,

I can't help how I feel, I can't lie to my soul.

I want you more than life but no one will ever know.

What songs to sing. Six new for 2015

Just thinking this morning of what to do next. Trying to choose. It looks like I have 5 or 6 songs to get on here before 1/1/2016. These are the songs I am considering.

Any thoughts will be appreciated. 

DON'T YOU WANT TO BE MY BABY      

DON'T BE WAITING FOR ME                       

DOWN BELOW                                                              

E.T. AND GRAPEFRUIT        

YOU'VE GOT ME DREAMIN         

I REMEMBER YOU   

YOU'RE ALL THAT MATTERS    

HOLD ON THERE WOMAN 

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

LOOK UP,  THY REDEMPTION DRAWETH NYE

LEAD THEM HOME

I WANT TO BE YOURS 

VICTORIA JANE

 

What Am I Gonna Do

I enjoyed a trip to Colorado back in the late 80s. Visiting my brother and just taking in the countryside. Central City, Colorado was a great place away from it all. Think that's where you would fine the "lost gold mine". Great place back then. Can't begin to imagine what it was back in the day. https://www.colorado.gov/centralcity
Maybe some movie with Henry Fonda or John Wayne would give a little look.   

One of the interesting things I found there was a cemetery. The Knights of Pythias cemetery. http://www.pythias.org/

But back to the song. This is number 46 of one a week for 2015. 

           What Am I gonna do              

Copyr.1995

words and music

johnny blodgett

I thought I was free as the wind,

Nothing could ever hold me.

Then you came along like the words of a song,

Like wave after wave of the sea.

                   (refrain)

What am I gonna do babe,

What am I gonna do....

I'm so much in love with you Babe,

So much in love with you.

I stood on the top of the mountain,

Sipped of the worlds vintage wine.

Like a book that was open and page after page,

All of life's pleasures were mine.

(refrain)

I was happy to stand all alone,

There was nothing that I couldn't do.

The road rose to meet me, the wind couldn't beat me.

But what will it be without you.

(refrain)

Come with me and stand by my side.

Let's meet each new day you and I.

There's a rainbow in heaven as this time is given.

Here's my hand.  take wings.  Let's fly

(refrain)

Fore I Die

This is number 45 on the JB hit parade. Ha ha! Sure hope you like this song. It is one of the first songs I ever wrote.  I am running a little behind. I promised one a week and only have 45 songs on here at present. You can sort back through this blog from the first of the year to find the songs you like best. So, I need to post seven more songs before the end of the year. It's just a matter of sitting down and doing a little practice and playing. 

My main theme is still to get some songs out there and possibly have some artist or producer pick up on it and find one or more that they could use. The songs are all copyrighted but I would be happy to share if you see something worth producing. 

Please enjoy "Fore I Die".

"FORE I DIE"

copyright 1995

Johnny Blodgett

Every time I hear the groanin of a diesel train,

or listen to the whinin of a jet airplane,

or watch all those people go travelin by,

I want to go where they're goin'

I want to see what they're seein'

I want to do what they're doin'

Fore I die

Like a train that has no wheels to roll

Like a miner when there is no more coal

Like a bird without the wings to fly

I could cry, Lord I could cry

Every time I see a picture in a magazine

Of some far off place, where I've never been

I fold up the picture and I want to cry

I want to go where they're goin'

I want to see what they're seein'

I want to do what they're doin'

Fore I die

Come Back To Daddy

There was a beauty that I knew and loved 20+ years ago. I dedicate this one to her.

I wrote a few songs for this beauty.

 "COME BACK TO YOUR DADDY"

Copyr.
1994 J. Blodgett

All
rights reserved

Johnny Blodgett
Composer

           

WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, AND SAW YOU WERE
GONE,

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO REGRET WHAT I'D DONE.

I'M NOT OFFERING EXCUSES OR REASONS AT ALL,

I'M BEGGING YOU DARLIN, I'LL EVEN CRAWL.

COME BACK TO YOUR DADDY, I PROMISE I'LL BE

THE SWEET SUGAR DADDY, THAT YOU WANT ME TO BE.

I WON'T EVER LEAVE YOU AND I'LL ALWAYS BE TRUE,

JUST GIVE ME ONE CHANCE TO PROVE IT TO YOU.

                                                                                                                                              

I WASN'T MYSELF, WHEN YOU SAW ME LAST NIGHT.

BABY I KNOW I WAS WRONG, YOU WERE SO RIGHT.

YOU SAID I'D BE SORRY FOR TREATING YOU BAD,

GOD KNOWS I'M SORRY, YOU'RE THE BEST THING I EVER
HAD.

                                                                                                                                              

COME BACK TO YOUR DADDY, I PROMISE I'LL BE

THE SWEET SUGAR DADDY, THAT YOU WANT ME TO BE.

I WON'T EVER LEAVE YOU AND I'LL ALWAYS BE TRUE,

JUST GIVE ME ONE CHANCE TO PROVE IT TO YOU.

                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                              

OH BABY FORGIVE ME, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN,                               

I PROMISE I'LL BE A BETTER LOVER AND FRIEND.

I'LL GIVE UP MY DRINKIN AND PLAYIN AROUND,                                               

NO MORE RUNNIN ALL OVER TOWN.

                                                                                                                                              

COME BACK TO YOUR DADDY, I PROMISE I'LL BE

THE SWEET SUGAR DADDY, THAT YOU WANT ME TO BE.

I WON'T EVER LEAVE YOU AND I'LL ALWAYS BE TRUE,

JUST GIVE ME ONE CHANCE TO PROVE IT TO YOU.

                                                                                                                                              

I'M SORRY SWEET DARLING, PLEASE DON'T STAY
AWAY,                  

COME BACK TO YOUR DADDY, HE'S SO SORRY TODAY.

TAKE ME BACK IN YOUR ARMS, I'M DOWN ON MY KNEES,                             

WITH MY HEART IN MY HANDS, I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE.

COME BACK TO YOUR DADDY, I PROMISE I'LL BE

THE SWEET SUGAR DADDY, THAT YOU WANT ME TO BE.

I WON'T EVER LEAVE YOU AND I'LL ALWAYS BE TRUE,

JUST GIVE ME ONE CHANCE TO PROVE IT TO YOU.

Back Tonight

This song is by my son Jason. Glad to present this. I really enjoy hearing my kids sing. A beautiful clear voice and clean guitar picking. I am sure you will enjoy it.

"Laura"

This is a little instrumental that I worked out a few years ago.  I am not counting this as one of the "One a week songs for 2015". I just wanted to put it on here. Hope you enjoy it. I call it "Laura". I am not sure why I called it Laura but that's what I called it I hope you like it.

"Takin' it easy takin' it slow"

I was driving a 1985 Chevy C10 pick-up truck and pulling a 23 foot RV camper in about 1988. I was going through a divorce at the time I wrote this song and was just kicking around and trying to find a little peace and a place where I could feel some kind of normal. A long time friend was living down in Merritt Island, Florida and I had traveled down here for a few days to visit with Pam and her family. In my mind’s ear, I can still hear the sound of the skimmer on their swimming pool as I penned and played this song.

It seems so very coincidental to me this morning that in the list of songs I am doing for this year it is actually listed as number 43 and I am producing it as number 43 on the blog. Further, as I am visiting my brother whose house in Merritt Island is only about 5 blocks away from that porch enclosure where this song was written.

In the great scheme of things and God’s plan it just gives me pause. Many things have changed in these past 25 years, but then again, many things haven’t.

                   Takin it easy -takin it slow                                                                            43.

                                                                                                Copyr.1994

                                                                                                Johnny Blood Composer

                                                                                                John Blood Music Co.

Leavin all my cares behind me,

Doesn't matter where I go.

No more lost and no more lonely,

Takin it easy, takin it slow.

                       

                        (Refrain)

Let me feel the wind and rain,

Feel the sunshine on my face.

I'll take the good and stand the pain.

The chips can fall and find their place.

Half my life I've spent in givin,

That's ok I hope you know,

The other half I'll spend in livin,

You'll find me where the four winds blow.

                        (Instrumental)

Just me and old "Bo", good old pup.

driftin down life's lonesome road.

I'll take it all, I'll fill my cup.

I'll pay my share, each penny owed.

                        (Refrain)

Let my attitude be whatever,

You be you and me be me,

I won't say "I want forever",

Whatever comes, just let it be.

Lovely place this, Merritt Island, FL