Album · Joe DiDomenico
Down on the Farm
12 songs · 31:20 of free MP3s
Details
All instruments are played by me without any click tracks. All songs written by me except the obvious cover tunes. You may notice a few of the same titles as The Apple. These would be the originals and The Apple has the more polished versions.
Recorded in 2006 & 2007 on a small Tascam digital 8-track recorder, one or two tracks at a time, on a horse farm in Oviedo, Florida. The recordings are rough but that's life on the farm.
My Process:
I would typically lay down a guitar track while humming the tune in my head. Then using my cheap bongos I bought in Mexico when I was a kid, I laid down a drum track. Sometimes I'd play several drum tracks on top of each other. Keep in mind, once I saved a take I could not delete it and had to move on to whatever else I wanted to add. And, I had to record each part from start to finish and could not overdub mistakes. That's why they sound so rough.
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12 songs, 31:20 of play time. Every MP3 is a free download.
It’s nice to know
That you are with me
It’s nice to know
That you were there
And all the time you’re thinking of me
It’s nice to know that you still care
It’s nice to know when the chips are down
It’s nice to know…you’re always around
And now you know when you see me
Count on me…I’ll be around
It’s nice to know
That you are with me
It’s nice to know
You were there
And all the time you’re thinking of me
It’s nice to know that you still care
Original cut - I wrote this song in about 10 minutes while taking the trash cans to the street. It was a long walk to the end of our driveway. Lots of crunch on the guitar in a punk rock style. That's a $5 set of bongo drums you're hearing. I made several drum tracks, all using the bongos and layered on top of each other. Each one had to be played from start to finish in one take. And, it was recorded by micing my Crate amp with a SM 57 in my living room. Kinda nasty.
Cool story. I sent Brian Ray, Paul McCartney's guitar player, my entire Down on the Farm tracks online soon after I recorded it. He actually responded and said he liked this song! I never heard from him again and that's ok with me. He made my day and I'm still mentioning it today! Thanks Brian!
Songs & videos
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2:09 Nice to Know
Original cut - I wrote this song in about 10 minutes while taking the trash cans to the street. It was a long walk…
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2:43 The Secret
Original - Yes, that's me playing an electric drum kit from start to finish in one take. No overdubs. Listening to this years later…
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2:08 Pretty Lady
I really like this tune and I'm using some strange chord combinations in the original, very rough recording. I was imagining a single guy…
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4:36 The Seeker
Original recording - The more polished version is on The Apple album. Inspiration and some lyrics by my nephew Jeff while we were living…
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2:48
Rockin' Jam Session
Like the title says, it's a blues rockin' jam session with myself. I'm using my Gibson Les Paul with lots of distortion and trying…
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4:05 Lean On Me
My cover of the classic Bill Withers tune. Another one take bare bones recording on an old phone of mine that I sat on…
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3:18
Imagine
My cover of John Lennon's Imagine. I rather like my attempt at a Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" style production on this considering it…
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2:47
Fine Again
A cover by Seether and sung by my friend Bill Richards who sounds a lot like the original singer and does a really great…
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3:07 Feelin' Lonely
Guess how I was feeling when I wrote this. This is a piano only piece done in one take from start to finish. If…
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There You Are
Collaboration - Lyrics by Brenda Moons - Another piece that Brenda wrote most of and I changed up a few areas and put some…
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A New Day Dawning
Collaboration - Lyrics by Brenda Moons. She had a ton of pieces she'd written over the years and this one appealed to me. So,…
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3:39
PMS
Just a fun guitar jam on my Seagull acoustic guitar, my $5 bongos, and harmonica. There might be 5 or 6 different layers on…
Song List
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Lyrics/Chords
Lyrics - Nice to Know
It’s nice to know
That you are with me
It’s nice to know
That you were there
And all the time you’re thinking of me
It’s nice to know that you still care
It’s nice to know when the chips are down
It’s nice to know…you’re always around
And now you know when you see me
Count on me…I’ll be around
It’s nice to know
That you are with me
It’s nice to know
You were there
And all the time you’re thinking of me
It’s nice to know that you still care
Lyrics - A New Day Dawning
A new day’s dawning
Layers of light
There’s fresh beginnings
Within our sight
Cast together for these roles
Brought together by our souls
Chorus??
How much closer can we get
As I glance and see your silhouette
I capture this moment
A snapshot for my mind
A new day’s dawning
Let’s leave the past behind
Nothing is said but all is heard
Understood without a spoken word
Wherever we’re going - it’s meant to be
Wherever we’re going - its destiny
We’ve shared out secrets
Nothing left to reveal
We’ve shared our dreams
Nothing left to conceal
There are no barriers in our way
Past sins have been forgivin’
Take my hand the journey begins
Life is to be livin’
So anyone who is down
The power is in your hands
Take possession of this life
And alter all your plans
Don’t leave your dreams to unnoticed (unattended, fate)
They never go away
Make a conscious effort
Each and every day
A new day’s dawning
Layers of light
There’s fresh beginnings
Within your sight
Get cast together for these roles
Brought together by your souls
Lyrics/Chords - There You Are
Am Em
There you are...The lone spirit
Am Em
There you are...The lone spirit
F
Rising up thru the morning sun
G Am
You come and show me what you've done
F
Rising up thru the morning sun
G Am
You come and show me what you've done
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G
I'm breathless
Am
And I'm alone
G
Feel the need to be near you
Am
But I'm alone
G
Thoughts fade away
Am
But not for long
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Am Em
There you are...The lone spirit
Am Em
There you are...The lone spirit
F
Rising up thru the morning sun
G Am
You come and show me what you've done
F
Rising up thru the morning sun
G Am
You come and show me what you've done
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G Am
Souls searching on...another plane
G Am
While life continued on...in oblivion
Dm Em F G
Co-existing...not knowing...anything is missing
Am
And there you are
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Am Em
There you are...The lone spirit
Am Em
There you are...The lone spirit
F
Rising up thru the morning sun
G Am
You come and show me what you've done
F
Rising up thru the morning sun
G Am
You come and show me what you've done
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Am Em
There we are...Two lone spirits
Am Em
There we are...Two lone spirits
F
Becoming one with ourselves
G Am
Can you see where this can go?
F
Becoming one with ourselves
G Am
Can you see where we can go?
Am
There you are...
Lyrics/Chords - The Secret
Am Em
I took a look at my life tonight
Am Em
Stripped away all those dirty ol’ lies
Am Em G F
Then I saw the sunshine in your eyes
I saw the secret tonight
Am Em
I was walkin down the street tonight
Am Em
Wonderin what I’m gonna do with my life
Am Em G F
Then the phone rings and I feel your smile
I saw the secret tonight
Bridge:
Bm D
Your kind words of honesty
A E
Renews my faith in you n me
Bm D
If only you could see
A E
Inside what you do to me
Am Em
Never thought someone so young could see
Am Em
Right thru to the soul of me
Am Em G F
In the end, I don’t know anything…But I…
I saw the secret tonight
Am Em
The angels smile when they hear you sing
Am Em
I don’t know what tomorrow may bring
Am Em
Mona Lisa don’t have anything
G F Am Em
On you….I saw the secret tonight
End on Am
Lyrics/Chords - I wanna live
Capo 2nd fret – drop D tuning – key of E
Do I wanna live
my life over
Do I wanna live
my life sober
Or do I wanna live
like a soldier
No love in my heart
A chip on my shoulder
—– CHORUS ——
D
I am the Seeker
C G
Let me come inside
D
I am the Seeker
C G
I wanna know why
D
Looking for answers
C G
You know what to say
D
I am the Seeker
C G
Let me take you away
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D riff
And to live for myself
does it make me bolder
I wanna live
as if im older
But you make me feel
as if im younger
Thru your eyes I see
My deep and burning hunger
CHORUS
Now im gonna soar
like wind and fire
So I can live
a little bite higher
Now im gonna ride
like earth and water
Take me to the stars
Make me wonder, why
CHORUS
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That is so cool Brian Ray liked your song! I love that guy! And it is a cool song.
Andy