Scattershot Symphony – The Music of Peter Link
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Episode #14 – Get Back Up!
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We’ve all experienced the tougher side of life these last couple of years …
… And we’ve all, on some level or another, been knocked around by it, whether it be political, pandem-ical, finan-cical, roman-tical, or whatever. It’s about time we get back up from this unfortunate time.
So, in this Episode 14 of Scattershot Symphony we offer a kind of Musical Guide to Recovery.
It’s not exactly a twelve step process (actually, it comes at’cha in fewer steps) but it is a process of regeneration through the application of music to our brains and souls. And if you’re one of the more fortunate ones that has gone through these last couple of years unscathed, you can still take the course and simply enjoy the the music and the fabulous performances of Julia Wade, Jenny Burton and The Jenny Burton Experience.
Guaranteed to put a little bounce back into your step!
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Get Back Up!
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- Title: Lift Up Your Eyes
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:49
- Sample:
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- Lyrics:
Lift Up Your Eyes
Music by Peter Link
Words from Isaiah 42, 43, 65 adapted by Peter LinkLet all the nations gather now
Let all the people come
The time won't stop for those who wait
The moment has begunTake all your ill-begotten gain
And give it all away
Take all remembrance of your pain
And let it slip awayAnd behold
All the former things are passed away
In the twinkling of an eye
And behold
Now's the time to start anew
Hallelujah behold
Yes behold
Let the former things be cast away
And turn your gaze asideLift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on highLift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
God is gonna wipe all the tears
From your eyes[Interlude]
Remember not the former things
Neither the things of old
Let go the sorrow from your heart
And let your life unfoldAnd behold
I will even make a way for you
As you journey through this world
Yes behold
Through the desert rivers run
Holy waters behold
Behold
This new world has its place for you
Just let the past go by[No interlude]
And lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on highLift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high[2 bar interlude]
And see the glory of the coming of the lord
And behold God will make a way for you
And see the glory of the coming of the lord
Yes behold God will come
And see the glory of the coming of the lordFor you
I will make a brand new earth for you
For you for you in the springtime
Of your life
For you
I will remake heaven too
All i have i give to you
For you
I will create all things new for you
If only youLift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes on high
Lift up your eyes
On high[2 bar interlude]
Let all the nations come
You are the chosen one
Wipe all the tears away
Now is the judgment day
I will make
I will make all things new
All things new
I have a place for you
Let the past
Just let the past go by
Go by
And lift up your eyes
On high!End rap:
Yes, behold I will come
Like a chariot in a whirlwind
Like thunder on the mountain
Like the holy waters of the rivers running down
Through the wilderness of your livesI will come in the clouds, in the bushes, in the brambles
In the back streets burnin' through the heavens
As I crack the skyI will come to the ghettos and slums
Of the inner city tenements
To the bone dry drought of the dust bowl
To the coal mines
To the battlefields
To the foxhole
To the lost soulsIf only you will lift up...
Choir:
Lift up your eyes
- Title: A Language of Its Own
- Artist: Julia Wade, Margaret Dorn
- Composer: Peter Link
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:41
- Sample:
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- Lyrics:
A Language Of Its Own
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link[Intro – 4 bars]
Afrikaans
Mandarin
Portuguese
Bengali
Sundanese
Japanese
Arabic
Hindi
[Margaret – 4 bars]
So many languages
So many tongues
So many people tryin’
To touch each other’s lives
And missin’ just the words to say
But music has a language of its own
And everybody hears it
And everybody understands
[Margaret – 4 bars]
So may I introduce you
To my ol’ friend Margaret
[Margaret – 2 bars]
This lady can sing sing to the world
[Margaret – 2 bars]
Sing it Margaret
[Margaret – 4 bars]She doesn’t need words
To get right down to your soul
She doesn’t need language
To pierce the heartCuz the universal language of music
Is a language of its own
And everybody knows what you’re sayin’
And everybody knows how you feel
So sing to us of love Miss Margaret
[Margaret – 6 bars]
Oh yeah ee
Yeah ee yeah
Yeah ee yeah
Yeah ee yeah ee yeah
[Margaret – 3 bars]
Oh oooo yeah
[Margaret – 2 bars]
Both
Aaah
Yes the universal language of music
Is a language of its own
And everybody knows what you’re sayin’
And everybody knows how you feel
[Pause]
[Spoken]
Let’s talk.
[Margaret (Interlude 6) – 4 bars]
Aaaahhh
[Margaret – 1 bar]
[Julia answer]
[Margaret – 2 bars]
Do dah do dah do dah do
Dah ee yah ee yah ee yah ee do dah day
[Trumpet solo – 2 bars]
Now give it just that classical touch
That makes me love ya’ so much
And brings the tears to my eyes
[Margaret (Soprano Solo – 4 bars]
Sing it to the world now, Margaret
[Margaret (Wah ooo) – 6 bars]Afrikans
Mandarin
Portugese
Bengali
Sundanese
Japanese
Arabic
HindiBut the language of music
[Margaret – 2 bars]
It really gets ya’ goin’
[Margaret – 2 bars]
It really gets ya’ goin’
[Margaret – 2 bars]
Yes the universal language of music
Is a language of its own
Yes it do
Ooo ooo ooo
[Trumpet solo]
- Title: Just Got to Sing
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 04:53
- Sample:
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- Lyrics:
JUST GOT TO SING
MUSIC AND LYRICS
BY
PETER LINKCOULD IT BE MY HEART'S ON FIRE
COULD IT BE THE SEASON
COULD IT BE IT'S TIME TO SING AGAINLIVING OUT MY HEART'S DESIRE
GIVING ME A REASON
I THANK YOU LORD IT'S TIME TO SING AGAINCAUSE I DON'T GOT TIME TO WAIT ONE MOMENT
I WON'T STOP AND DELAY WHAT MUST BE
I CAN'T HOLD BACK I'M SORRY BUT I'M HERE
AND I JUST GOT TO SING
SING SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SINGCELEBRATE THE SIMPLEST OF THINGS
IT DON'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF THINGS
JUST CELEBRATE THE JOY THAT LIFE BRINGS
CELEBRATECELEBRATE THE GOOD YOU RECEIVE
CELEBRATE THE THINGS YOU BELIEVE
JUST CELEBRATE THE AIR THAT YOU BREATHE
COME CELEBRATE
CELEBRATE
CELEBRATE
CELEBRATESING
SING SING
SING SING
SING SING
SING SING
SING SING
SING SINGLET GO AND OPEN YOUR HEART
THROW BACK YOUR HEAD AND BE GLAD
GRAB ON TO THE RHYTHM OF LIFE
DROP ALL YOUR WORRIES AND RIDE IT
TUNE INTO THE SOUND OF THE SOUL
BE ONE WITH THE MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU
REJOICE NOW YOU'RE UP ON A ROLL
REJOICE AND LET IT WASH OVER YOU
TILL IT'S PART OF YOUI CAN FEEL MY HEART'S ON FIRE
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT
YES IT'S TIME IT'S TIME TO SING AGAINSOMETHING IN ME IS SO EXCITED
SOMETHING'S MOVED ME BEYOND SENSATION
SOMETHING'S GOT ME BESIDE MYSELF WITH JOY
SO I GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TOSOMETHING FILLED ME WITH ALL THIS SPIRIT
SOMETHING WHISPERED MY NAME
AND CALLED ME
SOMETHING JUST LIFTED ME UP
AND DROPPRD ME HERE
AND NOW I GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SINGCELEBRATE THE PEACE IN YOUR HEART
AND IF YOUR WORLD IS FALLING APART
JUST FIND A SPECK OF SUBSTANCE AND START
TO CELEBRATE
IT DON'T MATTER WHAT'S ON THE WING
JUST THROW YOUR HEAD BACK
LET THE ROOM RING
CAUSE LIVING IS REASON ENOUGH TO SING
SO CELEBRATEI JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SING
I JUST GOT TO SINGCELEBRATE THE GOOD YOU HAVE DONE
WHAT YOU'VE LOST AND WHAT YOU HAVE WON
JUST CELEBRATE THE WARMTH OF THE SUN
COME CELEBRATECELEBRATE
I JUST GOT TO SING!!!
- Title: Imagine
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Composer: John Lennon
- Lyricist: John Lennon, Peter Link
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- Duration: 04:31
- Sample:
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- Lyrics:
Imagine
Music and Lyrics by John Lennon
Rap by Peter Link[Jenny]
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
[Everyone]
Imagine all the people
Living for today[Jenny]
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
[Backups]
Just imagine that
[Jenny]
Imagine all the people
Living life in peaceYou may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
[Backups]
One[Jenny]
(whispered) Imagine[Rap]
[Jenny]
Imagine this
Imagine that
Everybody wearin' the same hat
[Darryl]
Imagine nations living all as one
[Jenny]
Everybody workin' in unison
[Darryl]
One people
One goal
One mind
One soul
Everybody eatin' from the same bowl
Everybody diggin' the same hole[Jenny]
No masters
No slaves
No chiefs and no braves
Everybody learnin' just how to behave
[Darryl]
Every little thing under God's control
Nobody runnin' roughshod
[Everybody]
One God[Jenny]
(whispered) ImagineImagine no possessions
[Darryl]
Imagine no possessions
[Jenny]
I wonder if you can
[Darryl]
I wonder if you can
[Jenny]
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the worldYou may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one[Darryl]
Livin' in sympathy
In unity
[Everyone]
One big happy family
[Darryl]
Annuity
Solidarity
Communion
[Everyone]
One
[Jenny]
You may say that I'm a dreamer
[Darryl]
That's right
[Jenny]
But I'm not the only one[Darryl]
Imagination-wise
Good vibes
No tribes
Same sides
Besides everybody be pacified
Satisfied
[Jenny]
Dignified
[Darryl]
Refried and allied
[Everyone]
Transmogrified
[Darryl]
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can[Everyone]
Unified
Magnified
[Jenny]
Demystified inside
Purified
Sanctified
And simplified
[Darryl]
Every little thing under God's control
[Jenny]
Nobody runnin' roughshod
[Everyone]
One God
Imagine[Jenny]
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one (Imagine everybody)
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as oneJust imagine
Hey[Everyone]
Just imagine
[Jenny]
One
[Everyone]
One
[Jenny]
One God
[Everyone]
One God
[Jenny]
One People
[Everyone]
One People
[Jenny]
One World
[Everyone]
One World
One
- Title: Hallelujah
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Composer: Peter Link
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 02:34
- Sample:
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- Lyrics:
Hallelujah
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link
Arranged by Margaret DornLet's start with a Hallelujah
Let's start with a Hallelujah
Let's start with a Hallelujah
Let's begin with a HallelujahHallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
HallelujahThere is music in our lives
There is music in the air all around us
There's a spirit in our lives
And the music and the spirit are oneThere is music in our lives
When the music is in your life
There is music in the air all around us
And you're feelin' so fine
There's a spirit in our lives
And the spirit goes over you [2, 3, Hallelujah 4x]
And the music and the spirit are one
And it touches your mindThere is music in our lives
In the rush of a Hallelujah
There is music in the air all around us
You begin to unwind
There's a spirit in our lives
And the hunger inside of you
And the music and the spirit are one
Is just but a mem'ry in timeHallelujah
Hallelujah
- Title: Don't It Feel Good
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 04:09
- Sample:
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- Lyrics:
Don't It Feel Good
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkDon'cha think about it
Don'cha try an' stop it
Don'cha try ta' top it
Just lay back an' feel the spiritFeel it all around you
Girl you're gonna get it
Just lay back an' let it
Listen up cause you can hear itFeel it in your body
Burnin' like a fire
Risin' higher an' higher
Don't it give you satisfactionDon't it drive you crazy
Don't you feel like cryin'
Don't it get you flyin'
Can't you feel the spiritDon't it feel good
Take a little more it makes you feel better
Don't it feel real good
Down in your body an' deep in your soulNow it's comin' at cha
Feel a little shiver
Rushin' like a river
Don't ya' feel those good vibrationsRacin' through yer body
Pourin' through yer system
Girl you can't resist 'em
Sweepin' over you 'n'Don't it feel good
Take a little more it makes you feel better
Don't it feel real good
It's gotcha movin' in the groove
Doin' that ol' rock n' rollWhen the spirit is in your life
An' you're feelin' so good inside
When that feelin' comes over you
You don't got to work to be satisfied
You just got to lay back an' let it rideDon't it feel good
Take a little more it makes you feel better
Don't it feel real good
Down in your body an' deep in your soul
Don't it feel good
We can give you more to make it feel better
Don't it feel real good
It's gotcha movin' in the groove
Doin' that ol' rock n' rollDon't it feel good
Take a little more it makes you feel better
Don't it feel real good
Down in your body an' deep in your soul
Don't it feel good
We can give you more to make it feel better
Don't it feel real good
It's gotcha movin' in the groove
Doin' that ol' rock n' roll
- Title: On Broken Pieces
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:03
- Sample:
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- Lyrics:
On Broken Pieces
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkOnce life was a holiday
Once the world was mine
Once everything went my way
Once upon a timeThen nothing was good enough
When I had it all
Stuffed full of this empty stuff
I began the fallWhen all of it shattered
I searched through the ruins of my life
Though broken and battered
At last I found a way (I found myself a way)Now I can make it
I can make it through this long night of fire
Only with you in my lifeIf there's a mountain to climb
If there's a river to cross
I'll make it
On broken piecesIf danger is near
If there are trials ahead
I'll make it
On broken piecesI'll do as you will
Lord I'll follow your lead
I pray that these hard times are over
Risin' up through the ashes Lord
I'll be holdin' on to youI'm gonna make it
If I have to make it
On broken piecesI'm gonna make it
If I have to make it
On broken...
Broken...
Broken piecesWhen all of it shattered
I knelt before God with my life
For all that it mattered
I threw the past away
I threw it all awayNow I can make it
I can make it through this long night of fire
Only with you in my lifeIf there's a mountain to climb
If there's a river to cross
I'll make it
On broken piecesWith you in my life
I got a friend at my side
I'll make it
On broken piecesI'll rest in your arms
Lord I'll gather my strength
The power of healing rolls over me
Risin' up through the ashes Lord
I'll be holding on to youI'm gonna make it
If I have to make it
On broken piecesI can make it
I can make it
I can make it on broken pieces
Lord right now...I can make it
I can make it
I can make it on broken pieces
Lord right now...I can make it
I can make it
If there's a mountain to climb
A river to cross
I'll follow your lead
Whatever the cost
I'll make it
I can make it on broken pieces
Lord right now...I can make it
I can make it
If there's a battle to fight
A war to be won
A glory to gain
A race to be run
I'll make it
I can make it on broken pieces
Lord right now...I'm gonna make it
If I have to make it
On broken pieces
Oh oh yeah
You Got to Make Your Own Way (not yet released)
Performed by Jenny Burton
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link
- Title: Wings Of Music
- Artist: Julia Wade
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:27
- Sample:
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- Lyrics:
WINGS OF MUSIC
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link
I will not build me wings
Of wax and feathers
I will not fly the daylight
In the heat of the sun
I need not design
A special chariot to the stars
For I can ride the wings of musicYes I can ride the wings of music
And I can soar on a melody
And every time I fall
Oh how it picks me up again
It lifts me up and sets me freeMelody, carry me over the trees
Harmony, sustain me out across the seas
Dance out your rhythm
Oh so light on your feet
Spread your wings and find us a breezeThen I will ride the wings of music
Straight up to the stars
As God awakens in me
And pours from my heart
Strain upon refrainSounding and sustaining,
Pounding and proclaiming
Almighty, let me soar and fly
Music, music open up the sky[Interlude]
For I can ride the wings of music
And I can soar on a melody
And every time I fall
Oh how He picks me up again
He lifts me up and sets me freeIt’s God that strikes the strings
And as I ride the wings
He lifts and lets me soar
Soar and fly
Fly!How I love to ride the wings
The wings
Of music
This is pretty awesome! Keep them coming and more inspiration to forge ahead!
Thank you, Judith. And forge ahead we shall!