John Dyhouse

For me, unfortunately, this track has definitely proved that the ability for Suno AI to copy the original melodies from an acapella clip of me singing the song to prompt the AI has been killed off. In fact, it seems to generate a song with the flatest melodies possible. Maybe to put off people trying to copy "top" singers. But for me this is a disaster. I can still generate songs from my lyrics bu...

Ever had a problem naming you songs? Well I did with this one! A little country ditty, written 26/8/1983, I hope that you like it, and thanks for visiting.

Another song from 1982, seem to getting intowordy lyrics and off-centre themes; whilst still staying in the same subject matter. Thanks for the visit and I hope you can like this track.

OK, a new year opens(written in 1982), after a long dry period, the style of my lyrics seem to have changed. I have chosen a genre which I have not used before, well in fact, it was in front of me as I typed in the lyrics..... Experimental Rock. I loved it (am I repeating myself again), so here it is on the first iteration again. You could say I suppose that I am easily pleased. Anyway, I hope you...

I mentioned on the last track, a long dry period as far as my song was concerned. This is another from the some period (1982), both sets of lyrics are probably very forced but I decided to use them and experiment with genres/styles which I had not yet gotten around to using, Finding a few I became comfortable with and used for that reason. But this was a song which I feel was given a second chance...

Found this to be a difficult track to get what I envisaged,In fact I have been having issues with trying to generate music from a clone of my voice. A few weeks ago I though I had the process under control, but now from an audio clip although it is cloning my voice the AI is neither retaining the original melody or at time adding any backing music. I shall persevere, I am trying to overcome this b...

After several songs which I had to spend time on, this was one of the first iterations of this song. It's great when a plan comes together (with thanks to Hawkeye) - if you know - you know. Again that spanish guitar really adds a zing, I love it. thanks for visiting and thanks in advance for litening

Longer than I would normally like a track to be, but it took a long time to warm up and I did not want to cut any of the early part of the track out. If you have not listened yet, you may want to forward to around 3 minutes before the track begins to warm up. As usual, I would not be uploading unless I really like it.

Not a lot to say about this track. Lyrics are a departure from the norm for me, but it did happen, Written in the summer of 1981, at a time when output of songs had slowed right down for me. Maybe having better weather and a young family had something to do with it. Had to try a few times to achieve what I envisaged but it came together quite quickly in the end. There are a couple of words missing...

Trie a few genres but finally cam e back to my favourite, but again added a touch of Flmenco. Origially written 5th June 1981

Mybe just a little too long, I would accept that it could do with a bridge (?) although the chorus is repeated after each verse and a repetition of the last verse. However, when I started this project to bring ALL my songs upto date. I decided to keep the lyrics as written, except for glaring errors, Otherwise it woul take me far too long. I have somewhere between 250-300 songs. I kept the first 2...

The only song in 65 years of writing where I have used the word "Darling". The song started off as a collaborative project with someone who I met via a song writing magazine. Unfortunately, he had to return to France, to look after his mother who was ill. I lost touch with him and almost rewrote the whole lyric, which is why it stands as one-of-a-kind from me. That was in May 1981. (30th to be pre...

Sometimes, you hear a song and think, "I wonder how this would sound as ....." I tried this first as alternative rock (often my 1st choice) but not terribly successful. Maybe the structure of the lyrics - who knows? I then went silly and prompted for a close harmony group, far to happy and upbeat!!!! And then third time lucky, a jazz-rock, but I had to add a little something and I added an acousti...

A short -but sweet song, the first iteration from Suno. Nearly there but not as envisioned. An acoustic version will be following this upload. This song was written on 24th March 1981.

OK, as promised, here is the acoustic mix of this song (also with female vocal). I simply could not make my mind up between them, for different reasons. The last one was truer to my original lyrics, but this one has some great lyrical content. Hope you like at least one, pleas do try and fine time to listen to both, I would love to hear your views.

A Country song to complete another playlist/album. The second iteration, Sometimes Suno works so well on minimalist prompting, Yep, I know that some folks want some originality, but I find I am satisfied with a good solid backing for my song, the AI is so random anyway. It also helps so much when the lyric is structured, making it easier for the AI. Hope you like it, and thanks for dropping by.

This song brings ot one of the issues with AI for me. I am alwways saying that the lyric structure "makes or breaks " a song. In this case the verse lyrics are of six lines and the rhyme scheme is AABCCD, an intelligent singer would sing the stanza as 2 X 3 lines, but early iterations, by the AI, were 4 + 2 lines. Detroying the rhyme scheme. The AI eventually got it right, but along the way I lost...

A feature of Suno v4 which I am coming to realise, is that v4 no longer models an uploaded audio voice clip accurately neither in cloning the voice or the original melodies. This is very disappointing. Probably something to do with copyright ,etc, in view of the current court cases. I had been hoping to used a cloned model of my own voice, but I think I am giving up on this idea. I am also having...

Need I say not my usual genre/style. I very nearly gave thes lyrics a miss (I have actually done this with several from this period) but I thought to myself, "I haven't used this genre at all yet, what can it do for me?" So here it is, yes very repetetive but I was hoping the solos might take up the slack here. Went thru' a few iterations before find one that was beginning to work for me. Then did...

A slightly slushy country number written 8th Feb 1981 - a good year for me. I am so surpised how I am loving how my old songs are revitalised by a dusting over in 2025 (in this case).

Time for an up-tempo, anthemic pop-rock track (or at least Suno's interpretation of that). I wrote this song 24/2/1981. Looking for original themes at the time. Hope you like it. What was that? The artwork? I just liked it whist skimming thru Pixabay.

After the barber shop exercise, I have used the prompt of a close harmony group again. Took awhile to find a backing / genre which carried the song but I think I have achieved it. The song's cover image took me longer to sort out. Early attempts were far too literal, hiding behind curtains, etc. Here the couple are close BUT the girl is still finding issues after the break up with a previous partn...

A little more in line with my own style of music (except I am very limited to one instrument on which I know few chords :-) ) All these lyrics have no connection with reality, they are all from the ether, prompted by many different things. None of the them actually have any real life connections. Hope you like this one it has become my new favourite

A interesting track, I wrote the song for myself to sing; so it was a male singing to a female friend. Suno came back with a version witha female singer, and I was frustrated and ready to tash the track. But i listened and loved the vocal, and I decided would be OK, even better, for something a female would talk about with a female friend. So here it is after a couple more iterations. Hope you lik...

I was so pleased with a recent song in a similar style, I just had to try another. Barber Shop Quartet, 1950's style. The song was written 21/1/2025 and one of many that were forgotten at this stage of my writing songs. Lots of lyrical ideas but the songs never seemed to work with a simple strummed guitar; so they were never really sung very often. Plus the fact that I was writing so many lyrics,...