John Dyhouse

A difficult song to work with, I think because I could not make my mind up about the genre/style. Finally found a country style suited it. I have cloned my own voice for this track, although the AI has included a western drawl. Goes with the territory. I was happy with it in the end though. Hope you like it! It is from March, 1980, I did not realise that I had been so prolific over this period of...

I wrote this song about an argument between two guys. Could be about anything? But I felt how childish - hence the cover image for the song. The lyrics are not a favourite of mine, but I wanted to try to get some dramatics into the next song. Since was the next in the notebook (November 1979), I decided to use it anyway. And like the last track, I gave Suno a set of prompts and "voila". After a fe...

So the lyrics were written in October 1979 and are the first lyrics (ID 131) in my third notebook of lyrics. It really has been such a long time since I sang this I had really lost the melodies for the verses and the bridge (which I called a chorus in my youth - another useless piece of information.... I felt the lyrics were worthy of an update, and satisfied myself with a couple of very small twe...

Definitely the last track from my second lyric notebook, 1979 original. I was a little worried about this because ot the weak melodic nature and relying on an instrumental bridge. Each verse was broken down into two sections, The second section being a chorus with varying lyrics..... or vice versa, I suppose. Lyric below. Used one of my Suno personas (Randy Matrix, I love that name) to set the gen...

I was saying on my last track that I had completed updating all the songs from my second lyrics notebook. BUT, I took a last look and wow found a few more songs I had overlooked. Feeling lazy, and hopeful, I put in the lyrics to this song and did some heavy editing; by the time I had finished I couldn't place it easily into a genre. So I took "potluck" and simply hit "CREATE". I loved the outcome,...

As I get to the end of my second lyric notebook, I am finding that I am wanting to move on. This last song, caught my attention, although was not originally on the list for an AI assisted demo. Something about it today, so I relented. And it was the last song I wrote befire the new year entering the eighties. Very different style to my usuall lyrics, but then I seem to have quite a few like this -...

Although my oringinal reason for asking for a guitar for an xmas present from my parents was inspiration provided by The Shadows (a UK guitar group in the 60's); I never did become a composer. I found writing lyrics much more satisfying although I came up with some very satisfying tunes for the songs. And although I did grow up with a piano in the dining room, I did not realy learn to play with mo...

Thought it was time for another blues number and gives me a chance to introduce my latest (Suno) persona, "Billy Blue". Yes I know its a little obvious but it is late here in the UK. Not a lot to say really, always had a love of all types of "Blues" so have been meaning to select a persona in this genre. Couldn't think where this song belonged (did I say I wrote it in 1979) and I edited the lyrics...

Well it had to happen! This song written by myself in 1979, was a desparate attempt to end a very dry period. The Punk thing had almost run it's course, and the whole thing was very foriegn to me. But I wrote a song whic stands out as one-of-a-kind for me; never to be repeated, since. Id did get me writing againg but not as often as I had hoped. I wanted the version here to carry on the theme of b...

As promised a VERY different version of "Mr Willow" (ignore the code attached, it's how I keep track of songs with multiple versions) It obviously sounds very different since I used a female vocalist and therefore the AI had full rein developing the melodies. Wonder now if I should do a cover of the last version using a female persona (from Suno) Well that's about it, I have several other versions...

One of the hardest issues I find with using Suno, is that there are times when I generate lots of iterations, sometimes changing the prompt slightly sometimes not. I usually try to keep down the number of versions I actually keep on file rather than trashing. Keeping a file system as the number of songs, versions and iterations increases can be a real drag. Yes, I know that downloaded songs can be...

Almost upto date with this song, from late 1979, LOL. I did slow down a lot writing many fewer songs in the 80's and 90's. Again I have prompted SUNO with an audio clip of my singing the song, acapella. This allows the AI to clone my voice (but I do have to do it for each song!) and the AI can follow the original melodies. Usually, very well, however it will add interest to a song in various ways...

This track has been remastered utilising Suno AI v4. I was looking thru my notebokks for the next candidate for putting thru, when I happened to notice that I had scribbled a third verse down. It had not been included in the first version of the song generated with Suno. So I took the opportunity, to add the additional verse and remaster, just checking the sound from v4. The song is from the late...

This is another old song of mine (1978) given a new lease of life using Suno AI, Except to say I was astounded that this was one of the initial two iterations, there is not a lot to say. All I had to do was download it, and I even kept the other version, which was at a slightly higher tempo. I loved them both with this one coming out on top because it was a slightly longer version because the two...

I uploaded a clip of myself singing this one. At first the iterations were terrible, the AI seemed to have ignored the clip completely. I went thru several iterations and things seemed to be getting worse rather than better. But decided on one more try (very little patience!) and then give it a rest. I had tried some different genres but nothing seemed to work, then I had a brainwave. Was it the d...

Another track from a selected persona from Suno AI. The only problem with this feature is that the max length of the track is only slightly more than 3 minutes And most songs will need extending; the track lgth here is slightlly over 5 minutes. But if Suno doesn't stitch the two tracks together, there is always Audacity or similar. I also needed to get the vocal and musical stems to raise the leve...

Not my usual style, but a lighthearted poem written in a daily prompt competion. Set to music in Suno AI. in a style to follow the lyric.

To be serious, this is a song I demoed last february (2024); one of a number of older songs I was trying to catch up and post onto Soundcloud. This series was just me and my ukulele, most of which had not been recorded before. Originally this song was from 1979. This track uses a persona (nominated vocalist) called Randy Matrix (Suno requires a name), so I am having fun with the names and putiing...

This was a cover (Suno AI) of a previous song called, "I remember". I wanted to extend the lyric, by repeating the bridge and the last verse. However the end of that verse was/is quite weak; so I also repeated the bridge, further extending the song to over 4 minutes. This gave a much better, stronger ending and a better title. I wrote the original in the late seventies and extended the song just b...

I am tempted to say once again... And now for something completely different but I won't. So just let me say, "I didn't expect that..." This 16 line poem was written several years ago and is in fact in a collection of poetry, one of three which I published on Amazon. In order to create a "song", I made the intro, the bridge and an outro from quoting from Budhist chants. I then let Suno loose on th...

Another song from the late seventies, but in a much quieter reflective mood. I had passed this one over a number of times and had thought it was one of the songs I would not be putting thru' the AI mill. However, I was listening to some country songs yesterday and looking thru' my notebooks again, this one shouted out to me, "It's my turn!". So here it is. I did however, tweak it a little and adde...

Still feelinga little bit up tempo, written by myself in 1979; actually, I was trying to do punk and wrote 3-4 songs in this genre. Any way hope you like this Rock version.

And now for something completely different (as Monty Python would say),,,, Not very often, but now an then, I write a song which has nothing to do with anything I have done before or since. This was from 1977/8 whilst still twenty something. Finishing a master's degree and ready to face the world. No idea where the theme/subject came from - but like a lot of my songs i probably saw the title in a...

Still feeling a need for noise and a rock rythm. I have posted this before - twice, just me and my acoustic guitar. The first was 11 years ago, but actually written in 1977. It may be that this version is your cup of tea, or whatever you favourite hot drink may be.

Felt like letting go today. A rock number seemed to match the mood I was in. Some times I am amazed how closely a melody generated by Suno can come to the melodies sang the lyrics with myself. When I write, I don't conciously work on the melody, I just sing the lyric. the natural rythm of the words? Any way I loved this one as soon as I heard heard the vocal start. All I had to do was to extend th...