John Dyhouse

With the the end of the 1980 songs, Here is something completely different (well just letting my hair down really) from January 1981. I always played this song with just an acoustic guitar backing. (Certainly up-tempo, and certainly with a particular group in mind - not an acoustic band?) but certainly with a syncopated feel. Using Suno, I at firts tried to obtain a heavy bass, vamping in a partic...

I have no idea where this song came from, except I had not long picked up my PhD award from my university. Not a serious song, but no other explanation for the theme. This was 1980 and was quickly forgotten. Finding it again, it provided, I thought, a wonderful chance to try out a barber shop, close harmony group. I honestly liked the result (first iteration again!) and so , probably unwisely, dec...

A 5 minute wonder#. I used the expression in a FB comment, and then commented, "There's a prompt for a song". So a short time later, after writing a lyric, I jumped into Suno and with a minimal prompt: a title, a lyric, a genre, a style and an instrument, I had a song. This was the first iteration and I picked one of the versions, purely because it used my suggested instrument, a piano, rather tha...

Again, a song from 1980, Did not realise how many songs I wrote this year. But I have found something out about Suno. I have been cloning my voice in a number of songs, and each time I was uploading a new audio clip. Suno would not allow creating a "persona" from a song created with an audio clip. (Not surprising really, if you think about potential legal issues) But it is possible to use a previo...

A difficult one to get what I wanted from Suno. The AI kept trying to repeat verses on me and it simply did not work with this lyric, verses very similar so repeating when not necessary was a total NO-NO. After many tries with many different genres, I settled for this version. Suno can be very frustrating at times.

A light-hearted song, Believe it or not, at this time in my song writing, I was often inspired by popular song titles, to write some of my better lyrics. This one was inspired by "In My Room" by Brian Wilson (of The Beach Boys). Just the title, the lyrics are obviously something different). You might also notice one or two allusions to the real world in the song, John Wayne, Superman, Valentino. O...

The Green Knight by John Dyhouse

Still refeshing my my critical listening facilities. It is getting harder to select one version from the easily generated alternatives that can be supplied by Suno. This song was another from 1980 (a good year for me I think) but I let Suno loose on this one without prompting for the original melodies. I did try to get Suno to give me a Girl group (vocals!) but a solo performer was all I was offer...

Another edition to my playlist of new songs written (lyrics) 2025 feb. This i think will be the opening track of an album base on Arthurian legends.

At my age I have almost forgotten those great holidays, when nothing mattered except your partner. I wrote this song in 1980, before I had completely forgotten. Just a little fun to take a break from more serious songs for a while. Got 2-3 real rockers coming up. One especially would have really suited "QUO" at their prime, but thats for another day. Fun, and I hope you like it.

This song wa written in 19080, but I never really sang the song very much. Although I seem to have writtenplenty of songs, I seem to have been writing songs which did not eally connform to my style. This was at a time when singer-songwriter would have described me, plus a smattering of folk and rock songs. But like this one, I was writing songs outside of these norms. At leasr that is the only way...

I chose a persona (suno) with which I had had some success getting Suno to give me a duet. My lyrics are not really suited to duets on the whole, so no real stats have accumulated, but it only seems to work about 30% of the time. Great when it works but can't keep regenerating and hoping, The more regenerations I perform, The less likely is the AI to vary what it has already given, I may come back...

Another 1980 (wow, so many songs from this year) song Which I was never to record after I wrote it. I have spent a little time for this recording trying to improve the lyric, I think I have succeeded to some extent - Ihope you like it. The story is obvious??? Someone is trying to move in on this cowboys best girl. When did the guy become a cowboy? When I decided to make this a country song just no...

A strange song. (1980 vintage) never quite got around to writing a tune for it and after writing the lyric, I was always scepitcal of it. But I put the lyric through the Suno mangle and was quite pleased with the result. I also have a version with (an ethereal) female vocalist, I like it, but this, slighthly more powerful version came through as the winner. Maybe in the near future I may consider...

This project has grabbed me by the proverbials. Another from the Arthur myths! This time Arthur and Guinevere. Using a different style, this one prompted the AI with ambient, personally I think this is anything but. 4 down 6 to go, hope the enthusiasm lasts..... Arthur And Guinevere - lyrics [introduction] Beloved by those he ruled, In Camelot, young Arthur reigned, He chose his wife, his future q...

Felt like a break from the Myths of Arthur projects, this is cetaily different. Its from 1980, I am not sure why it was so short, but 3 verses and a repeat of the hook (3X) for an intro/chorus/outro. Probably influenced by something like "Rocking All Over The World" or simlar. Can't even remember how I would have sung it so once again, all music handed over to Suno. I have no original recordings b...

I just had to do a second song from my project about The Myths & Legends Of Arthur. I used exactly the sam prompt as with "Arthur and The Sword" but of course the AI would not do as it was told (quite usual) and had to do several iterations, before I got what I was asking for - you get used to this with AI. Anyway, wrote another poem/lyric today (31/1/2025) and this is the track I decided to uploa...

I played my poem (set to music), Avalon, to a friend who loved it. "Wow, that would make a great theme for an album", although similar things have been done before (Rick Wakeman anyone?) and then he found me some songs by Henry VIII (of the UK) covered by so many people/groups. Well, I loved the challenge. This is a taster of what may come, butthey may not all be classically inclined. In fact I co...

Another of those long forgotten lyrics from 1980. What's that, Good Riddance? Well, I found the again in my third note-book and put it through the Suno mill. Took a few iterations but found a version I liked in the end. A bouncy sort of pop, rock feeling, you may even like it.

Wow, something of a record for me. I have posted three tracks today (at least within 24 hours), However, I would suggest that the lyrics are in a very similar style and were all written on the same day in 1980. However, I have treated them very differently in Suno. I like them all , but of course you are allowed to make you own minds up, I have used the persona known as "Orion Vox" but have change...

This track is a remix with added vocals by way of an experiment. Difficult to ensure this on Suno by prompting (at least I do not know the correct prompt if there is one). So I have used Audacity to simulate a three part harmony on the vocals. Although a very simple work around, I thought it emphasised the vocal and was quite pleased with the result. Original also posted on Soundcloud.

Looks like a day for experimentation. This lyric is one I wrote in 1980, although I have no recollection of the melodies. Probably did not work well with just me and a guitar - however I always wrote a song (lyric) with a melody, to make sure that each verses had the same metre. But couldn't have ever played /sung it veryoften. An idea candidate for the Suno Treatment, believe it or not I spent a...

Something from 1980. Not my usual style at all but had this phrase in my head and it begged a song. Developed a vamp riff on the guitar and found myself writing a "heavy rock song". I decided to get Suno to work it up as "metal" and this is what it provided. Unusual for me, but I actually like it, hope it tickles you fancy?

Based on a set of lyrics written in April, 1980. I always wrote lyrics and melodies at the same time, but cannot remember the original melodies nowadays. It was never a song I sang often - I don't think it was my style? I decided to use one of my stored persona - but with a new genre and style, good old Orion Vox. A song which I hoped would suit "him". But all is not lost, Suno to the rescue. I ha...

This lyric was quite a short one, I duplicated some of the lines to lengthen it a little. In revisiting these songs from my youth. I deliberately decided not to do any "heavy editing". I also decided to try to explain one interpretation of the lyrics. (See lyric below) Not sure now what I really had in mind, but in view of the state of the world at this time, this meaning was bought to the fore, O...