JUJU TIME

Clay-Brian-Wilson wrote on 8/7/2021, 6:04 PM
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Tags: Rock, Pop, Alternative, Other

Here is a song that John Duffin and Clay Wilson wrote a few years back. We hope you ENJOY it! Thanks in advance if you listen and review!~~~Clay Brian Wilson

                                            Juju Time

Music by John Duffin and Clay Wilson.  Lyrics by John Duffin. 
Based on 'Days of My Past' by Clay Wilson.

 

Intro

It's Juju Time.  It's Juju Time!

 

Verse One - Alone

We were alone, left to ourselves

Protected by amulets and spells

Then you came to save us to help make matters worse

To charm the sickened worms and lift the wicked curse

 

Chorus

It’s Juju Time - it's time to shine and put on a show

It’s Juju Time - everything's fine, just go with the flow

 

Verse Two - Naive

We were naive, our only sin:

dazzled by the razzle, taken in

Then you came to save us from clear and present dangers

To practice your magic and sacrifice the saviour

 

Chorus

It’s Juju Time - check all the signs and let yourself glow

It’s Juju Time - just recite the lines and no one will know

 

Verse Three – Unsure

We were unsure, we cast the bones

Sitting down amongst the standing stones

Then you came to save us from would-be friends and neighbours

To cast a spell on witches, wicker men, and other strangers

 

Chorus

It’s Juju Time - it's time to shine and put on a show

It’s Juju Time - everything's fine, just go with the flow

It’s Juju Time - check all the signs and let yourself glow

It's Juju Time.

 

Some six months after reinventing 'Days of My Past and Other Stories' in a series of weird instrumentals, I returned to write lyrics from ideas I'd assembled over a couple of months accompanied by others which I wrote during a week of frenzied snatches at 5:30 am in the morning and in the car to and from work.  The weather was unusually cold with a chilled wind blowing from Antarctica.  I was at home in the evening watching episodes of a series called 'Trapped', an Icelandic thriller/drama which compounded my uneasy frame of mind.  And so this song came from all that.  There is a lot in this one despite its short length.  It carries on from the musical variations I'd started back in January with a spooky lyric to match and take it to 'somewhere else' I knew it belonged. What developed is a dark little ditty: a mix of bile, oil, dirt, and blood, celebrating an effect I named 'Juju Time': a ritual soundtrack for emotional leaching.  The phenomena it describes is that sense of being used by another to enable the other to get what they want and the denial circuit this initiates.  I have fallen for it many times and still often do.  Like a moth to a flame, I will always think the best until the truth is revealed when I reserve the right to re-evaluate.  Named after a memorable analysis topic, the juju - an icon of African fetishistic mysticism concerning a spirit underworld.

 

Genre: Dark Ominous Pop.  JD Adelaide 1 July 2016.

 

Comments

Jochen-S wrote on 8/8/2021, 4:05 AM

Hi Clay,
very interesting song from you guys... Great arranged and musically well performed...
Greetings and stay healthy,
Jochen ...

Siggi-M wrote on 8/8/2021, 5:09 AM

Hi Clay,I liked your song. It's always something special to hear the professionals sing and play 👏👏👏.

LG,Siggi...

Kryo wrote on 8/8/2021, 7:12 AM

Beautiful!

100.000 Suns!

🤓

Clay-Brian-Wilson wrote on 8/8/2021, 10:46 AM

Thank you all for your great reviews and kindness, and you all stay safe and healthy, my friends! God bless, Clay8-)

Harphome wrote on 8/8/2021, 1:58 PM

I like your kind of music with your personal touch and I listen to your music very much.

Clay-Brian-Wilson wrote on 8/8/2021, 8:42 PM

Hello Harphome, Thank you very much for your kindness regarding our music! I'm touched that you listen to my/our music a lot! Best wishes in your musical career! Sincerely, Clay8-)

MG4 wrote on 8/9/2021, 2:08 PM

Nice Music and Voices , wie " Genesis " The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway " gleich erinnert ! Great Work ...

Grüße Andreas ( MG4

Clay-Brian-Wilson wrote on 8/9/2021, 6:22 PM

Many Thanks, MG4 for your kind review and the reference to Genesis. I love their album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. God bless, Clay8-)

musicMD wrote on 8/18/2021, 10:55 PM

Hello Clay and John. Wonderful music and song. Love Johns vocals and the way he plays that guitar. A great mix of the dark and light in this one, kind of dark lyrics mixed with light festive music. I liked reading Johns comments too. You two make a great musical duo, I Loved it.........musicMD

Clay-Brian-Wilson wrote on 8/19/2021, 6:23 AM

Thank you very much, Mike! I know I sound like a broken record, but your kindness and support I think upped John's inspiration to create these songs! You are a blessing, Mike, and I hope you and yours are healthy and doing well, and I look forward to your next song, brother and friend! Best wishes and God bless you! Your Friend and Fan Always, Clay8-)

Sandro_Glavina_Channel wrote on 9/23/2021, 7:05 AM

A great song with important meanings - ciao da sandro

Sandro Glavina is an italian composer, named L'Uomo e L'Ombra. The choice of the name derives from the title of the album "L'uomo e l'ombra" of the band "Abstract Music Nuova Esistenza", an experimental group founded by Sandro Glavina together with his friends in the mid-70s.

In the period 2009-2022, L'Uomo e L'Ombra has done 84 albums. The compositions of Sandro Glavina are partly influenced by progressive rock. Sandro has developed a personal style with many experimentations and actualizations. He offers music beyond borders by intertwining different styles in crossover with each other. Prog, psychedelia, classical, post-rock, jazz, pop are some of the influences that dissolve in ambient atmospheres, citations of contemporary music and minimalist nuances. Sandro Glavina aka L'Uomo e L'Ombra plays the music using VSTI synthesizers, keyboards and adds some loops. Sandro isn't a professional musician, composes and plays music just for fun, but his works reach a good outcome, pleasant to listen. L'UOMO E L'OMBRA

https://www.jamendo.com/artist/495948/l-uomo-e-l-ombra/albums

https://www.reverbnation.com/luomoelombra/songs

https://www.facebook.com/luomoelombra/

   

Clay-Brian-Wilson wrote on 9/23/2021, 5:11 PM

Hello Sandro, Thank you very much for listening and your review, brother! John Duffin never disappoints. God bless, Clay8-)

Jcatman wrote on 10/5/2021, 6:55 AM

Hello Clay, it's great to hear your voice again brother! As always Love your lyrics. Thanks for sharing and 100,000 suns.

Peace, Joe.

Clay-Brian-Wilson wrote on 10/5/2021, 3:31 PM

Thank you very much, Joe! Very kind of you to say these things. That's John Duffin's voice and lyrics, brother. God bless you, man. Clay8-)

Paulo.Costa wrote on 10/29/2021, 4:22 AM

I'm glad you live in Antarctica, here in my city it's only cold in the morning, your music is very good and you have a vocal that I think is 70's or 80's style or would it be the kind of theatrical style that prevails in these times as it was some This is often the case for the band's duo of magnets, The Carpenters.

Clay-Brian-Wilson wrote on 10/29/2021, 5:37 AM

The vocals are John Duffin who is an amazing vocalist, and what you say is quite interesting. I didn't know you live in Antactica. You know what cold weather is. We will be moving to Montana. Thanks a lot for your kind words, brother! Best to you and your music, man! Cheers, Clay8-)