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    The tracks on this album were completed the morning that Rick passed away. He literally stayed alive to see the project completed and to see the artwork, by our dear friend Charlotte Gibb. The album was then printed and released on November 19, 2021.

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lyrics

I was punished, not by my fellow employees, not by the gods or the court
I was punished my central control, Cencon we call it for short
I was punished, punished for singing a love song and using my scan as a drum
Instead of research on time warps for the epic struggle to come

And I woke up somewhere else, wearing somebody else’s face
Singing with somebody else’s voice, I was a member of the human race!
I looked around, and found a few small differences
Between your world and mine
Love to you was just a word, to us it was sublime
Strange that you still go to war, strange that goods are bought and sold
Strange that you have rich and poor
Strange that you grow old!


I was punished. Pain must not be inflicted
I was punished in a most humane way
They just sent me off to sleep for forever minus a day
And I woke up somewhere else, wearing somebody else’s face
Singing with somebody else’s voice I was a member of the human race!

I looked around and found a few small differences
Between your world and mine
Love to you was just a word, to us it was divine
Strange you slaughter fish and birds
Strange you call another ‘king’
Strange that you still dream of peace
Strange that you still sing!

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from Desert Dreams, released November 19, 2021
Vocals and piano: Rick Jones
Acoustic guitar and harmonies: Valerie Neale

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Rick Jones and Valerie Neale Patagonia, Arizona

Husband & Wife. Mutual Muses. Rick Jones and Valerie Neale proved time and time again that some marriages are just plain music in the making.

They released their first cd "Life Drawing" in 2009 and continued to play together without recording another album. Only in 2021, when Rick was diagnosed with cancer, did they realize that they needed to record these songs.

Rick Jones 1937-Oct 7, 2021 ... more

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