Strength of Soul
My son Mat won England's Strongest Disabled Man in Manchester. To accompany the video I did another version of the melody I previously...
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barrysmyth58
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Platform 9
This is a brassy track that bounces along nicely, and is based on a Big Band rhythm. Hopefully it evoking the Big Band/Dance Hall era of...
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barrysmyth58
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Waiting
I had been trying to do a girl pop type of song but was stuck for inspiration. I heard Helen Shapiro's Walking Back To Happiness and...
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barrysmyth58
Feb 24, 20231 min read
Lift Heavy, Be Happy!
This was a half written but abandoned track that I did not know what to do with. When my son entered a Strongman competition, I thought...
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barrysmyth58
Jan 22, 20231 min read
Babe....Club(Debbie Mix)
Simply an instrumental version of Babe....Club, came about when my brother and sister-in-law, Debbie, said they had difficulty hearing...
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barrysmyth58
Oct 22, 20222 min read
Babe.... Multi mix
Here are 4 versions of the song Babe…. released a few months ago, mixed into one song: - The original has a 70s/80s soul vibe. The Club...
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barrysmyth58
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Babe.... Club
Babe.... Club As I had done three versions of this song, I thought a fourth one would make a nice set. I had wanted to do a dance/dub...
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barrysmyth58
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Babe.... Smokey
I loved the vocals on the original Babe...., my daughter said they sounded like they belonged in a smoke-filled bar, so I thought I would...
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barrysmyth58
Sep 13, 20222 min read
All You Need
Much more of a rock song with a message about what’s important in family life. The guitar makes use of the pitch bend wheel, giving it a...
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barrysmyth58
Aug 2, 20221 min read
Strength Of Heart
Strength Of Heart is a reworking of a previous track, Strength Of Mind, that was the soundtrack to Mat performing at the 2021 Britain's...
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barrysmyth58
Jul 3, 20222 min read
Get It On Medley live!
Get It On Medley Live I did this for fun and because I was stuck for a project to do. I though a rock version of a T Rex song would be...
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barrysmyth58
Jul 3, 20222 min read
Will You?
Will You? Part of an album I am working on, I wanted a duet about the next stage in a relationship. Initially, I had a standard verse...
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barrysmyth58
Jul 3, 20222 min read
Babe
The opening instrumental section was supposed to be part of a longer instrumental piece, but I did not know what to do with it. Fast...
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barrysmyth58
Jul 3, 20222 min read
Gone In 60 Seconds
This early effort from a few years ago is a simple old style 3 ½ minute pop song, stripped back sound with a rock n’ roll beat. Fun to...
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barrysmyth58
Mar 9, 20221 min read
This Fragile World
This came about almost by accident. It was meant to be an 80's synth/pop song. but as usual, I got diverted! The opening lyrics just...
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barrysmyth58
Jan 20, 20223 min read
Now The Love Has Gone
This 8 1/2 minute rock/prog rock track started life as a short and simple acoustic piece, in a folder entitled Acoustic, then I had an...
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barrysmyth58
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Missing You
A sweet little song with a sparse sound and simple lyrics, about being in love but being apart. It started out as an experiment for a far...
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barrysmyth58
Sep 8, 20211 min read
Strength Of Mind - Instrumental
Strength of Mind was written specifically for a video I did of my son, Mat, taking part in the Britain’s Disabled Strongman competition....
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barrysmyth58
Aug 20, 20211 min read
Carbon Beach - Instrumental
Opening with the relaxing sound of waves on a beach, a double speed backing gives way to a majestic string melody in this instrumental...
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barrysmyth58
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Wonderful Land - Instrumental
Most of you will not be old enough to remember The Shadows releasing Wonderful Land in 1962, but you will know the track. It is one of my...
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