John Dyhouse

I had a pack of cards for a pre sent today, actually a pack of cards with 100 inspiring quotes. Well, one of the quotes certainly inspired my muse. The particular quote was about children seeing magic because they look for it. About an hour, maybe less, later. I had completed a first draft. ran it thru Suno and changed a couple of lines and homed in on a 1960's pop song with a "wall of Sound" effe...

WARNING...This track is seven and a half minutes long. But the "guitar" solo which ends the song is a must hear. Suno has really made this track something special for me. I wrote this song with a uke on my lap, and developed the 8-bar chord sequence which constantly repeats thru' the song. This goes a long way with the lyrics to defining the song. It starts slowly and quietly, but soon continues w...

This is another of a short series of covers of myself singing, ( with solo ukulele), some of my all-time favourite songs. This song was written in the early 60's by Canadian (of Cree Indian decent), Buffy St Marie. My apologies, seems I was not singing clearly enough for the AI to capture the lyrics, several "typos" exist, and I need to correct and remix.

It's A Cruel Life by John Dyhouse

A first for me & Suno, using the Inspro feature of the newest version; in essence I can tell Suno to use a playlist of my songs to "inspire" a new song. It uses styles of songs in the playlist to generate the new song. Hopefully any new songs I create using this feature will develop a "style" which should represent decisions I have made in the past. This song also has provided a new persona for us...

This was an accidental song, I wanted to play with the Suno v4.5plus features. So there are a few issues with the lyric which I may not have allowed - just outside my comfort zone - potential double entendres. But I was in a hurry to churn out a "full" lyric. More editing than I would usually spend time on, far more than average for me; But I was working to the clock. I am fairly happy with the wa...

Another cover of myself singing an old song by The Platters. This version remixed in Suno v4.5

A beautiful ballad written in 1898, by an American. Since then this has been associated with many artists, my own introduction to the song was after hearing a version by Davy Arthur and The Fureys, an irish folk group. It was quite a big hit and has become associated with them to the extent that many think of it as an Irish folk song,. This version has been remixed in Suno from a recording I made...

Another in the series of remixes, from original recordings of me singing with a simple strummed uke for company. The lyrics and the melodies of the song are therefore both original and written by myself, John Dyhouse.

After 12 months with Suno I have accumulated a little experience using prompts/tags and the appreciation of using them in order to obtain what I want within reason. Of course, I am now left with a few tracks which leave a lot to be desired. I never did aim for perfection! But this song left me wondering if I could do better. Early experiments were often simply about genre and style. And with the n...

I was looking thru my notebook today and found this half-finished song, Mmmm, I thought, not like me. I rather liked the original ideas although I had run down one or two rabbit hols which is why I probably left it - and forgot about it ? I took the lyric to pieces and reassembled it with some new ideas. This was this was the result, a couple of moths late! First run thru with Suno, I chose an alt...

Sometimes I write a song which screams to me COUNTRY. This was one of those songs. I sometimes write a song without a genre in mind, and now with Suno's help, deciding on a genre becomes something which can be left until after it is written. Anyway, Country it is this time - well country-rock, just to spice things up a little. Hope you like it as much as I do?

This is a direct remix (Suno) from a demo of myself, singing and playing guitar. so the lyrics, melodies and guitar are all written by myself. Note: on this track, the AI must have not recognised the lyrics correctly, and inserted a different interpretation - something which we poor humans do many times when listening to todays rock, etc.

A rock track strongly biased by the flamenco guitar, cajon and clapping. All lyrics by myself. Useless information: I had just started watch a rerun of the first "red Dwarf" series on Cable TV, here in the UK. And I was looking for a memorable first line, to replace " just an ordinary road" which was my original working title. I am glad that I did. Hope you like the track.

I really had to include this |Soul version of this song; as promised yesterday, "thar she blows". The more I hear this the more I liked it. Hope you do too!

Not my usual style - of writing or genre, but here it is. This came just slightly ahead of a soul ballad, which may still be uploaded in the near future. Any way hope you like it!

I worked hard on this lyric, so was looking for a high quality production from Suno, however I think that under some circumstances v4.5 is producing shimmer again. It is almost like a low volume string/keyboard backing - perhaps it is? But Suno certainly brings out the anthemic vibes on this track, hope you like it.

A remix of "Hey Stranger" (written by myself) in the style of a 1960's instrumental. Anybody else a fan of The Shadows or The Ventures. Still music I listen to from my very large collection of original vinyl and CD.

This song has special connotations for me, written after I received an unwelcome diagnosis a few years ago now. I was given many choices by my surgeon, and needed to make a choice. A wonderfully confidant and happy man who saw me through a difficult time. I guess when I was making the choice, I wrote the song as a kind of therapy. This was a cover of an older demo (just me and my Uke) which I reco...

I do love this song, I have in the past recorded it quite simply, just me and my ukulele. I have also produced a version with full instrumentation by Suno; however with this remix I have covered the first demo and maintained the beautiful simplicity with sparse backing, hope you like it.

And here is another cover of one of my early recordings - just me and my Uke. Difference here is that I Have given it a Country-Rock genre to put thru Suno. Again, this is just for my own entertainment, but I hope that you like it as Much as I do. Lyrics and melodies written by myself , !978 from memory but wiil update if I am wrong.

Another cover, of an original song from the early 1960's. From a version with vocal and solo ukulele by myself. With a little hint of Spain, in the cover version.

Looking backward! I am starting a collection (playlist) of covers of some of my early tracks on Soundcloud, at a time when I was singing and playing a uke/guitar. I often referred to them as "me and my uke" or "me and my guitar". I did get some very nice comments on many of these but covering the tracks on Suno has smashed the originals in my own view. This is one of those covers, and incidentally...

An instrumental remix. By now, if you follow me you should know I love an instrumental version of some of my favourite compositions

A short, fun poem set to music; Barber shop quartet style. I added sound effects, a barking dog in Audacity. (effects free from Pixabay}. I really love what I can do with my poetry in Suno. The poem:- MY DOG RAN OFF WITH THE KEYS My dog ran off with the keys to my car. it’s true, please believe what I say. The distance from home to here is so far, I'm just lucky to get here today, At all! How on e...