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WV1832/2024
Reworked previous drawing of 1996 with gouache and coloured pencils.
Southeast Asia travels...
"I saw you dancing out the ocean
Running fast along the sand
A spirit born of earth and water
Fire flying from your hands
In the instant that you love someone
In the second that the hammer hits
Reality runs up your spine
And the pieces finally fit
And all I ever needed was the one
Like freedom fields where wild horses run
When stars collide like you and I
No shadows block the sun
You're all I've ever needed
Baby you're the one
There are caravans we follow
Drunken nights in dark hotels
When chances breathe between the silence
Where sex and love no longer gel
For each man in his time is Cain
Until he walks along the beach
And sees his future in the water
A long lost heart within his reach...."
THE ONE - Music & lyrics Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1992.
WV786/2005
Coloured pencil on Steinbach paper
"Il est tombé du ciel
Un orage imprévu
Et un voyage
Jusqu'alors inconnu
M'a rendue belle
Tous les jours de la s'maine
Car je suis celle
Qui le fait vaciller
Celle qui chancelle
Sur ses nuits ondulées
Il est tombé du ciel
Quand j'avais envie d'rien
Qu'j'aimais mme plus
Le tango argentin
Ni les chansons
Qui m'flanquaient des frissons
Car je suis celle
Qui le fait vaciller
Celle qui chancelle
Sur ses nuits ondulées
Il est tombé du ciel
Près du coeur de la cible
M'a fait laisser
Mes champs brûlés
Où je chantais
D'insensés mélopées...."
IL EST TOMBE DU CIEL - Arno, 2002.
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Elton John Songs Illustrated
ICE ON FIRE
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Cry To Heaven
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1985
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I found a black beret on the street today
It was lying in the gutter all torn
There's a white flag flying on a tall building
But the kids just watch the storm
Their dirty faces pressed on the windows
Shattered glass before their eyes
There's a mad dog barking in a burned out subway
Where the sniper sleeps at night
No birthday songs to sing again
Just bricks and stones to give them
Wrap them up in your father's flags
And let them cry to heaven
There are many graves by a cold lake
As the beds were when your babies are born
And your rag doll sits with a permanent grin
But the kids just watch the storm
I saw a black cat tease a white mouse
Until he killed it with his claws
Seems a lot of countries do the same thing
Before they go to war
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
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Slow Rivers
Music & lyrics by Elton John/Cliff Richard & Bernie Taupin 1986
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The weather man he looks confused
Shakes his fist at the sky like you used to do
But you don't remember things like that do you
The balance was uneven but I'm breaking through
Slow rivers run cold
Shallow waters never sank so low
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know
You're a slow river and you run so cold
The winter here don't believe in God
The bitter wind just bites through me like a wild dog
I still see your eyes tonight like headlights through the fog
But one foot in your door oh that's all I ever got
Chances are you'll reappear
Swim my way in a flood of tears
No place to hide your conscience so
You're a sinking ship with no place to go
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Elton John Songs Illustrated
TOO LOW FOR ZERO
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One More Arrow
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1983
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He said I want to grow up
And look like Robert Mitchum
And I hope that when I'm gone
There'll be some say that I miss him
He must have been romantic
He must have sensed adventure
And I feel the steel of his strong will
In the frame around his picture
And he's one more arrow flying through the air
One more arrow landing in a shady spot somewhere
Where the days and nights blend into one
And he can always feel the sun
Through the soft brown earth that holds him
Forever always young
He could have been a boxer
But the fight game seemed so dirty
We argued once he knocked me down
And he cried when he thought he'd hurt me
Strictly from the old school
He was quiet about his pain
And if one in ten could be that brave
I would never hate again
One more arrow
One more arrow
One more arrow
Forever always young
WV731/2003
Coloured pencil and pastel on Steinbach paper
"I'm back on dry land once again
Opportunity awaits me like a rat in the drain
We're all hunting honey with money to burn
Just a short time to show you the tricks that we've learned
If the boys all behave themselves here
Well there's pretty young ladies and beer in the rear
You won't need a gutter to sleep in tonight
Oh the prices I charge here will see you alright
So she lays down beside me again
My sweet painted lady, the one with no name
Many have used her and many still do
There's a place in the world for a woman like you
Oh sweet painted lady
Seems it's always been the same
Getting paid for being laid
Guess that's the name of the game
Forget us we'll have gone very soon
Just forget we ever slept in your rooms
And we'll leave the smell of the sea in your beds
Where love's just a job and nothing is said
So she lays down beside me again
My sweet painted lady, the one with no name
Many have used her and many still do
There's a place in the world for a woman like you..."
SWEET PAINTED LADY - Music & lyrics Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1973.
WV754/2004
Coloured pencil & soft pastel on Steinbach paper
"She gets the sun in the daytime
Perfume in the dusk
And she comes out in the night time
With the honeysuckle musk
Because she smells just like a rose
And she tastes just like a peach
She got me walking where the wildlife goes
I'd do anything to reach her
And she was made in heaven
Heaven's in the world
Oh she was made in heaven
Heaven's in the world
Is this just expresso love
You know I'm crazy for the girl
Just crazy for the girl
She call me just to talk
She's my lover, she's a friend of mine
She says. "Hey mister you wanna take a walk
In the wild west end sometime?"
And I get trouble with my breathing
When she says boys don't know anything
But I know what I want
Yes, I want everything
'Cause she was made in heaven
And heaven's in the world
Oh she was made in heaven
Yes, heaven's in the world
Is this just expresso love
See I'm crazy for the girl
Just crazy for the girl
Well I feel so good because I feel so good
And I feel so good because it feels so right
I was made to go with my girl
Just like a saxophone was made to go with the night
And she can raise one eyebrow
Put her hand on my hip
And I close one eye now
Sweat on her lip
Oh and I surrender to the fever
And I surrender to the will of the night
She love me so tender I got to believe her
Love? Expresso love's alright now
'Cause she was made in heaven
And heaven's in the world
Oh she was made in heaven
Yes, heaven's in the world
Is this just expresso love
Know I'm crazy for the girl
Just crazy for the girl
I don't want no sugar in it
Thank you very much
All wired up on it, all fired up on it
Expresso touch
Hey maestro, expresso now
Hey maestro, she said expresso now
It's just another one, just like the other one
It's just another one, just like the other one oh one
Hey maestro, expresso now
I said hey maestro, expresso
I need another one...."
EXPRESSO LOVE - Dire Straits, 1980.
WV516/2000
Coloured pencil on Steinbach paper
"I've seen a lot of women who haven't had much luck
I've seen you looking like you've been run down by a truck
That ain't nice to say sometimes I guess I'm really hard
But I'm gonna put buckshots in your pants if you step into my yard
When I watch the police come by and move you on
Well I sometimes wonder what's beneath the mess you've become
Well you may have been a pioneer in the trade of women's wear
But all you got was a mop up job washing other people's stairs...."
DIRTY LITTLE GIRL - Music & lyrics Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1973.
WV1743
2011
"I entertain by picking brains
Sell my soul by dropping names
I don't like those, my God, what's that
Oh it's full of nasty habits when the bitch gets back!"
("The Bitch Is Back", Elton John/Bernie Taupin 1974)
Ink on $teinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
A digital collage of previous coloured pencil drawings on paper.
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Since God Invented Girls
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1988
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The mother of invention made it good for me
Tighter in the rear
Longer in the seam
Kicked out yards of leather
Wrapped around her waist
Trimmed it to perfection
And left a little space
Yeah they got competition now
All across the world
But there ain't been no looking back
Since God invented girls
Now I know what Brian Wilson meant
Every time I step outside
I see what Heaven sent
There may be seven wonders
Created for this world
But one is all we need
Since God invented girls
Higher on the heel, paler than pure cream
Leaner on the sidewalk
Cutting through the steam
After claws and feathers
He took skin and bone
Shaped it like an hourglass
And made the angels moan
Oh here's a little heat boys
To straighten out them curls
Now there ain't been no angels round
Since God invented girls
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Rolling Stones Songs Illustrated
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
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Sweet Black Angel
Music & lyrics by The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
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Got a sweet black angel,
Got a pin up girl,
Got a sweet black angel,
Up upon my wall.
Well, she ain't no singer
And she ain't no star,
But she sure talk good,
And she move so fast.
But the gal in danger,
Yeah, de gal in chains,
But she keep on pushin',
Would ya take her place?
She countin' up de minutes,
She countin' up de days,
She's a sweet black angel, woh,
Not a sweet black slave.
Ten little niggers
Sittin' on de wall,
Her brothers been a fallin',
Fallin' one by one.
For a judge's murder
In a judge's court,
Now de judge he gonna judge her
For all dat he's worth.
Well de gal in danger,
De gal in chains,
But she keep on pushin'
Would you do the same?
She countin' up de minutes,
She countin' up de days,
She's a sweet black angel,
Not a gun toting teacher,
Not a Red lovin' school marm,
Ain't someone gonna free her,
Free de sweet black slave,
Free de sweet black slave.
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Dire Straits Songs Illustrated
COMMUNIQUE
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Angel Of Mercy
Music & lyrics by Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler 1979
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Well there's a Peter Pan moon, shepherd's delight
I got the dragon at noon, yes and I won the fight
Now I want my reward in heaven tonight, just like you promised
Angel of mercy you'll come to no harm
Angel of mercy, there's no need for alarm
The knight in his armour wants a night in your arms
You know he's honest
Angel of mercy, angel delight, give me my reward in heaven tonight
And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right
Sweet angel
Well now it's too late for talkin', we can talk later on
Let the saxophone play us till the chorus of dawn
And I need is a little oblivion, you don't need protection
Well now here come the moonlight down on your bed
Angel of mercy let your heart rule your head
I don't want your money, I want you instead
Don't need rejection yeah
Angel of mercy, angel delight, give me my reward in heaven tonight
And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right
Angel of mercy, give me heaven tonight
Well, if you cross your heart
And spit and swear upon the grave of your mother
You gotta get into it, you gotta tell me that I'm more than a lover
Yeah angel of mercy, angel delight
A-give me my reward in heaven tonight
And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right
Angel of mercy, give me heaven tonight
Yeah angel of mercy, angel delight
A-give me my reward in heaven tonight
And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right
Angel of mercy, give me heaven tonight
Yeah angel of mercy, angel delight
A-give me my reward in heaven tonight
And if I give up my sword, won't you give me the right
Angel of mercy, give me heaven tonight
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Rod Stewart Songs Illustrated
A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
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Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Music & lyrics by Rod Stewart 1976
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Stay away from my window
Stay away from my back door too
Disconnect the telephone line
Relax baby and draw that blind
Kick off your shoes and sit right down
Loosen up that pretty French gown
Let me pour you a good long drink
Ooh baby don't you hesitate cause
Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now
C'mon angel my hearts on fire
Don't deny your man's desire
You'd be a fool to stop this tide
Spread your wings and let me come inside
Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now
Don't say a word my virgin child
Just let your inhibitions run wild
The secret is about to unfold
Upstairs before the night's too old
Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you woman
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Original ink painting on paper and digital reworked...
Mark Knopfler Songs Illustrated
KILL TO GET CRIMSON
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Let It All Go
Music & lyrics by Mark Knopfler 2007
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When it's pop goes the weasel
Let go of the easel
You don't want
This rickety rackety life
It's seat of the trousers
It's all sink or swim, son
I'd kill to get crimson
On this palette knife
And I'd steal in a minute
I'm up to here in it
You here behaving
As though I'm a saint
Get a job with a pension
Don't ever mention
You once had a craving
For the brushes and paint
So go, forget it, let it all go
Let it all go
Go, forget it, let it all go
Go, forget it, let it all go
Let it all go
Go, forget it, let it all go
Let it all go
A hack writer judges
My swipes and my smudges
He doesn't like pictures
With blotches and blots
The drawing room tea set
Wants horses, sunsets
Sweet nothings -
The seaside with yachts
Here's the end of the thirties
No time for arties
Over in Poland
A right old to-do
So go join the navy
The air force or the army
They'll all be enrolling
Young fellows like you
So go, forget it, let it all go
Let it all go
Go, forget it, let it all go
Go, forget it, let it all go
Let it all go
Go, forget it, let it all go
Let it all go
These are not my decisions
Flaming visions
Ringing expressions
The clamouring voice
It's volcanic desire
The unquenchable fire
It isn't a question
Of having the choice
Anyway, now I'm old
But if you won't be told
If you've been created
To answer the call
All passion and lust
Is going to end in the dust
But you'll hang on some
Government gallery wall
You must go, forget it
Let it all go, let it all go
Go, forget it, let it all go
Go, forget it
Let it all go, let it all go
Go, forget it, let it all go
Let it all go
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Elton John Songs Illustrated
DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER
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Midnight Creeper
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1972
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Walk a mile in my tennis shoes
Tina Turner gave me the highway blues
But I don't love nobody but you honey
I'm true rat for the things I done
Second cousin to a son of a gun
I'm gonna wipe out your mama if she puts me on honey
`Cause I'm a midnight creeper
Ain't gonna lose no sleep over you
When there's a nightmare I'm there
Tempting you to blow a fuse
Well there's no more sleeping
When I'm midnight creeping over you
Watch out honey, watch out honey
Watch the things you do
Long haired ladies well they look so fine
Locked in my cellar full of cheap red wine
But, I don't think those ladies they really mind honey
I still don't know why you hate me so
A little bit of fun never stopped no show
Well I just want to loosen up my soul honey
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Songs Illustrated
BROTHERS IN ARMS
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Money For Nothing
Music & lyrics by Dire Straits (with Sting) & mark Knopfler 1985
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I want my MTV
Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free
Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb
We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these colour TV's
(See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup
Yeah buddy that’s his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot he’s a millionaire)
Gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
Gotta move these colour TV's
I shoulda learned to play the guitar
I shoulda learned to play them drums
Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera
Man we could have some
And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?
Bangin' on the bongoes like a chimpanzee
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothin' get your chicks for free
We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchens deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these colour TV's
Look a' here
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on your MTV
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free
Money for nothin' and chicks for free
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free
Look at that, look at that
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free
I want my, I want my, I want my MTV
Money for nothin' and chicks for free
(Fade)
I want my, I want my, I want my MTV
WV1957/2024
"...
I believe you were a new arrival
On the fast train passing through
And you traded in your luck for survival
To sweeten up the witch's brew
You had a better way of working magic
A little mystery in your eyes
Instead of rolling over you remained the same
You took the whole world by surprise..."
SAINT - Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1983.
WV682
2002
"I see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey so sweet
Down where Lexington cross 47th Street
She's a big girl, she's standing six foot three
Turning tricks for the dudes in the big city"
("Island Girl", Elton John/Bernie Taupin 1975)
Coloured pencil on Steinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2014
The Beatles Songs Illustrated
RUBBER SOUL
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Michelle
Music & lyrics by The Beatles, Paul McCartney-John Lennon 1965
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Michelle, ma belle.
These are words that go together well,
My Michelle.
Michelle, ma belle.
Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble,
Tres bien ensemble.
I love you, I love you, I love you.
That's all I want to say.
Until I find a way
I will say the only words I know that
You'll understand.
I need to, I need to, I need to
I need to make you see,
Oh, what you mean to me.
Until I do I'm hoping you will
Know what I mean.
I love you.
I want you, I want you, I want you.
I think you know by now
I'll get to you somehow.
Until I do I'm telling you so
You'll understand.
Michelle, ma belle.
Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble,
Tres bien ensemble.
I will say the only words I know that
WV1367
2009
AZ
"Take a map of the world
And measure with both hands
All of the miles
Across all of the land
Write it down, add it up
And you might understand
About the distance between you and me..."
(Dwight Yoakam Songs Illustrated)
Ink and coloured pencil on $teinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Eagles Songs Illustrated
EAGLES
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Witchy Woman
Music & lyrics by The Eagles, Don Henley & Bernie Leadon
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Raven hair and ruby lips
sparks fly from her finger tips
Echoed voices in the night
she's a restless spirit on an endless flight
wooo hooo witchy woman, see how high she flies
wooo hooo witchy woman, she got the moon in her eye
She held me spellbound in the night (wooooh)
dancing shadows and firelight
crazy laughter in another room
and she drove herself to madness... with a silver spoon
wooo hooo witchy woman, see how high she flies
wooo hooo witchy woman, she got the moon in her eye
(Vocalizing)(Ahhhh)
Well I know you want a lover,
let me tell your brother,
she's been sleeping in the Devil's bed.
And there's some rumors going round
someone's underground
she can rock you in the nighttime 'til your skin turns red
wooo hooo ,witchy woman see how high she flies
wooo hooo, witchy woman she got the moon in her eye
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
George Harrison Songs Illustrated
ALL THINGS MUST PASS
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Beware of Darkness
Music & lyrics by George Harrison 1970
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Watch out now, take care
Beware of falling swingers
Dropping all around you
The pain that often mingles
In your fingertips
Beware of darkness
Watch out now, take care
Beware of the thoughts that linger
Winding up inside your head
The hopelessness around you
In the dead of night
Beware of sadness
It can hit you
It can hurt you
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for
Watch out now, take care
Beware of soft shoe shufflers
Dancing down the sidewalks
As each unconscious sufferer
Wanders aimlessly
Beware of Maya
Watch out now, take care
Beware of greedy leaders
They take you where you should not go
While Weeping Atlas Cedars
They just want to grow, grow and grow
Beware of darkness (beware of darkness)
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Original watercolour on Steinbach paper, later digital reworked...
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Margarita
Music & lyrics by The Traveling Wilburys 1988
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Margarita, ah
Margarita, ah
Ooh
It was in Pittsburgh late one night
I lost my hat, got into a fight
I rolled and tumbled till I saw the light
Went to the big apple, took a bite
Still the sun went down your way
Down from the blue into the gray
Where I stood I saw you walk away
You danced away
I asked her what we're gonna do tonight
She said "Cahuenga Langa-Langa-Shoe Box Soup"
We better keep tryin' till we get it right
Tala mala sheela jaipur dhoop
She wrote a long letter on short piece of paper
Oh margarita don't stay away too long
Come on home
Oh margarita don't say you will when you won't
Margarita
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2011
Elton John Songs Illustrated
HONKY CHATEAU
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Susie [DRAMAS]
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1972
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I got frostbitten in the winter
Ice skating on the river
With my pretty little black-eyed girl
She'd make your darn toes curl just to see her
I got a fringe front on my buggy
I got a frisky little colt in a hurry
And a pretty little black-eyed Suzie by my side
Well she sure knows how to use me
Pretty little black-eyed Suzie
Playing hooky with my heart all the time
Living with her funky family
In a derelict old alley
Down by the river where we share a little loving in the moonshine
I'm an old hayseed harp player
I'm the hit of the county fair
With my pretty little black-eyed girl
Living proof as she swirls
She's a dancer
WV1888/2024
Watercolours and ink on Steinbach paper.
"...... So stop in the sky and tell me why
You're changing your colours before my eyes
Yellow, blue, green and grey
Settled on the window pane
It made the rain that came seem strange
Just like strange rain
It made the rain that came seem strange
Just like strange rain
Still I sit beside the fire and watched as it fell
Come in colours from above into my citadel
My eyes are all embriodered with the rainbow you have made
And now it seems as though it's just, just like strange rain....."
JUST LIKE STRANGE RAIN - Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1969.
WV2011/2025
Coloured pencil & ink on paper...
"... Called up the tealeaves and the tarots
Asked the gypsy what she sees in the palm of our hands
She saw a red mountain and a wild deer running becoming a better woman...."
Inspired by Bernie Taupin's lyrics, 2006.
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Eagles Songs Illustrated
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
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The last Resort
Music & lyrics by The Eagles, Don Henley/Glenn Frey 1976
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She came from Providence,
the one in Rhode Island
Where the old world shadows hang
heavy in the air
She packed her hopes and dreams
like a refugee
Just as her father came across the sea
She heard about a place people were smilin'
They spoke about the red man's way,
and how they loved the land
And they came from everywhere
to the Great Divide
Seeking a place to stand
or a place to hide
Down in the crowded bars,
out for a good time,
Can't wait to tell you all,
what it's like up there
And they called it paradise
I don't know why
Somebody laid the mountains low
while the town got high
Then the chilly winds blew down
Across the desert
through the canyons of the coast, to
the Malibu
Where the pretty people play,
hungry for power
to light their neon way
and give them things to do
Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody caught 'em
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and
Jesus people bought 'em
And they called it paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea
You can leave it all behind
and sail to Lahaina
just like the missionaries did, so many years ago
They even brought a neon sign said "Jesus is coming"
Brought the white man's burden down
Brought the white man's reign
Who will provide the grand design?
What is yours and what is mine?
'Cause there is no more new frontier
We have got to make it here
We satifsy our endless needs and
justify our bloody deeds,
in the name of destiny and in the name
of God
And you can see them there,
On Sunday morning
Stand up and sing about
What it's like up there
They call it paradise
I don't know why
You call someplace paradise,
kiss it goodbye
WV877
WV877
"For she once had something that most of you have..."
Coloured pencil, ink and pastel on Steinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Elton John Songs Illustrated
ROCK OF THE WESTIES
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I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford)
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1975
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Like a corn in a field I cut you down
I threw the last punch too hard
After years of going steady, well I thought that it was time
To throw in my hand for a new set of cards
And I can't take you dancing out on the weekend
I figured we'd painted too much of this town
And I tried not to look as I walked to my wagon
And I knew then I had lost what should have been found
I knew then I had lost what should have been found
And I feel like a bullet in the gun of Robert Ford
I'm low as a paid assassin is
You know I'm cold as a hired sword
I'm so ashamed can't we patch it up
You know I can't think straight no more
You make me feel like a bullet honey in the gun of Robert Ford
Like a child when his toys have been stepped on
That's how it all seemed to me
I burst the bubble that both of us lived in
And I'm damned if I'll ever get rid of this guilt that I feel
And if looks could kill then I'd be a dead man
Your friends and mine don't call no more
Hell, I thought it was best but now I feel branded
Breaking up's sometimes like breaking the law
Breaking up's sometimes like breaking the law
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2011
Elton John Songs Illustrated
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Candle In The Wind
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1973
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Elton John Songs Illustrated
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION DELUXE
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Sisters Of The Cross
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1971
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The old gates are always locked
By the daughter of the keys
Sad eyes are fixed on the world
From the balcony
While the six o'clock procession
Take their prayer books to the hall
It's sad to see them shed a tear
Inside the convent walls
Red mountains around them
Keep out those who'd come
But only birds and wild deer
Share the lives of nuns
For ladies who in kindness
Burn the knowledge they have found
Their knowledge lies inside a hole
Buried in the ground
For the Sisters of the Cross
Seek the shadows that they have lost
In the walls where their lives
Are protected by God
But the feeling of love
Is somehwere in your bones
Your body is wasted
When it should have been owned
The Mother of the mission bells
Has lived here all her life
She never felt the hands of man
Touch her in the night
And the canopies that cover her
So cold and so afraid
Thinking holy mothers die
Like spinsters in the grave
To be single in the chapel
Praying knelt down on your knees
Where the corridors are echoing
Their proud solemnity
And the candle light against the glass
Plays shadow chasing tricks
As the young girls fall, their eyes in tears
Beside the crucifix
WV374/1998
Coloured pencil on Steinbach paper
"Well, I started out down a dirty road
Started out all alone
And the sun went down as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up, the world got still
I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Well, the good old days may not return
And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn...."
LEARNING TO FLY - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, 1991.
WV1543/2010
Ink and gouache on $teinbach paper
Radio Gaga. Bla bla bla. The Big Picture....
"On and on
The story of our lives goes on and on
The path of time
The sunsets up ahead roll along
In your eyes
The option of a warm embrace implies
You're my friend
Happy endings keep our love alive
And tell me do I fit in the big picture
Do I have a shot at the big part
'Cause I've been up all night looking at the big picture
I've got some good lines for my big star
Wanna be your main man in the big picture
What a deal
To get a part like this
Day to day
The shifting wind just blows us on our way
Here and there
Our pockets full of things to say
Oh my love
I proudly represent you in this world
Little satellite
Brightest star tonight, oh my love
And tell me do I fit in the big picture
Do I have a shot at the big part
'Cause I've been up all night looking at the big picture
I've got some good lines for my big star
Hope I got a future in the big picture
At the last embrace
From the first kiss
And tell me do I fit in the big picture
Do I have a shot at the big part
'Cause I've been up all night looking at the big picture
I've got some good lines for my big star..."
THE BIG PICTURE - Music & lyrics Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1997.
WV750
2004
"Feed my needs and then just leave me
Let me go back where you found me..."
(Bernie Taupin lyrics 1975)
Coloured pencil on Steinbach paper
WV815
2005
"And the highway looks like it never did
Lord it looks so sweet and so free
And I can't forget that trip to the west
Singing blues for baby and me!"
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin 1972)
Coloured pencil on $teinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Elton John Songs Illustrated
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
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I've Seen That Movie Too
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1973
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I can see by your eyes you must be lying
When you think I don't have a clue
Baby you're crazy
If you think that you can fool me
Because I've seen that movie too
The one where the players are acting surprised
Saying love's just a four letter word
Between forcing smiles, with the knives in their eyes
Well their actions become so absurd
So keep your auditions for somebody
Who hasn't got so much to lose
'Cause you can tell by the lines I'm reciting
That I've seen that movie too
It's a habit I have, I don't get pushed around
Stop twinkling your star like you do
I'm not the blue print for all of your B films
Because I've seen that movie too
The one where the players are acting surprised
Saying love's just a four letter word
Between forcing smiles, with the knives in their eyes
Oh their actions become so absurd
WV2144/2025
Watercolours on Steinbach paper.
"Hey, pretty baby with the high heels on
You give me fever like I've never, ever known
You're just a product of loveliness
I like the groove of your walk, your talk, your dress..."
"Just leave me alone, man!"
(Michael Jackson lyrics)