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Loafy's Blues - 2025 Remix
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A gentle folk-rock song about finding home
folk rock guitar
Folk music for postmoderns
Note about the "2025 Remixes." Since I don't currently have the resources to book studio time or musicians, I am polishing my old demos in Suno. I'm doing my best to keep Suno from making alterations to my compositions, and succeeding about two thirds of the time, but it is an uphill battle. For the sake of transparency, I am making an effort to delineate all of the (usually very slight) alterations Suno has made to the recordings, but it will take a while. In the meantime, once you've heard a "remix" to hear how I want the song to sound, you may want to scroll down to the original demo, which, in a few cases, will be a better representation of how the song _goes_. Until I've finished those notes, I can tell you that "Loafy's Blues," "Misfit Moon," "It Does Not Mean a Thing," "Home," "Saturn Road," "The Skin of Our Teeth," "Old Friends Come Back," "Scarecrow," and all the instrumentals are pretty much perfect reproductions of my original compositions. I'll endeavor to make notes on the others, describing precisely how they were altered. And again, you can hear my original, much less slick demos of those songs further down on the page, for comparison. ====== I am what you might call a musical generalist. I listen to pretty much everything and I compose in pretty much any style, though I concentrate mainly on folk, folk-rock, rock, synth-pop, alternative, comedy, musical theatre, jazz, new-age, film music, avant-garde, and the occasional lullaby (why sing your kid to sleep with "Rock-a-bye Baby" when you can can create something personalized?). I've done most of my professional (i.e. paid) work in the theatre, where I've been musical director for dozens of productions. I was also musical director of Mental Floss, the legendary Miami improv group, for over 500 performances; I recently did a stint with Laughing Gas, which rose from the ashes of Mental Floss 11 years ago to become the longest running improv group in South Florida. As a singer-songwriter, I've concentrated most of my energy on my signature style of synth-driven folk-rock (sort of Indigo Girls meets Vangelis). I'm also something of a minor celebrity in the world of Filk (folk music for science fiction fans), where I am proud to be the object of the worlds smallest international fan base.
Song Info
Genre
Rock Folk Rock
Charts
#63 today Peak #39
#9 in subgenre Peak #5
Author
Darren Zieger
Rights
1992, 2025
Uploaded
November 30, 2025
Track Files
MP3
MP3 5.3 MB 167 kbps 4:25
Meta Data
Vocals
Female
Character
Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Danceable
coffee-place
dancefloor
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
Like all of my "2025 remixes," this version of the song was made with Suno. However, as listening to my original version will show you, Suno didn't alter this one in any way. It kept the melody, chords, structure, etc., of my original demo. (I recommend scrolling down my page and listening to my original version, because I like the overlapping vocals and horn solo in the outro). Achieving veracity can be a struggle with Suno, but I've managed it a few times. I'll be adding notes to my other Suno creations, delineating what, if any, changes Suno forced on me. But in this case, it is a faithful reproduction. Because I don't have the resources to book studio time and musicians, Suno is currently the best option I have for creating polished recordings.
Lyrics
They say miracles, they happen all the time But they're only sleight of hand and sleight of mind But I am not so easily impressed Like all the rest And when I hear that song I sing along When I hear that song I sing along, along In a memory, I am hanging from a cord In the freefall of waking to the world And a heartbeat is the only home we know But as years go by, the rhythm starts to slow And when I hear that song I sing along When I hear that song I sing along, along I can see my whole lifetime In the space before a breath But I run from the truth Like I run from death You can have your answers But you may not agree It's up to you There are moments when the answers are so clear But the problem is always getting there from here You can travel down the road that leads you home Like a melody, the words you've always known And when I hear that song I sing along When I hear that song I sing along And when I hear that song I sing along When I hear that song I sing along And when I hear that song I sing along When I hear that song I sing along
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