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Thoughts and influences behind the song “Never run away” How can you be sure you will never run from the one you loved and considered so valuable. When you choose the one you love, that one is priceless. At one wedding ceremony the couple were ask if they would to stop the ceremony and go…
No Other Road (Behind the song) Many look for the road to happiness, the road to success, the road to the truth. Which road are we on? Years ago I read an article about a man who had searched the world for something that he eventually found in his backyard. Sometimes we refuse to see…
https://eltonhendrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nobody-can-sing-this-song-fin-p3.mp3 Nobody else can sing this song (Behind the song) We sing a lot of songs in this life. But the ones here are not set to music. They’re the choices we make and have to live with until we finally grow up. The song ‘Nobody else can sing this song ‘ is about those…
If you only knew/Ode to Todd BY: William Elton Hendrix Bidanoso@gmail.com Tel 813-810-4192 Behind the song “Ode to Todd” The roar of engines seemed to fill this long tube but yet so far away from the numbness that prevailed. The trip to Phoenix would have been a pleasant one to see my sister Dawn arriving…
OH MANKIND (Behind the song) In 1977 from the eleventh floor balcony in San Juan Puerto Rico I could see the ever moving headlights on the expressway below . Who did all these moving lights belong to, who would they all eventually become, what had molded them to become that which they had become…
https://eltonhendrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/one-more-child-fn-mp3.mp3 ONE MORE CHILD (Behind the song) Thoughts and inspiration behind the song , “One more child” The sad truth as never before the sexual abuse of children is a rampant plaque. Just google every square mile in most every city in the US and be amazed at how many pedophiles are in your neighborhood….
One More Time (Behind the song) Does one ever have a second chance to restore what was lost just one more time. Sometimes there are so many obstacles to restarting what was lost as the song says, ‘so many mountains, so many chains, so many rivers , too many canyons to cross’. But strong determination…
Pain and Ecstasy (Behind the song)This song focuses on a contrast. That between what soldiers face and common citizens. Our world is filled with entertaining gadgets that produce an exaggerated ecstasy or pleasure. On the other side are soldiers whose lives become marked by their tragic experiences in the war and the memories and dreams…
Peace, its just a word (Behind the song) Sadly 2001 brought one the most horrible attacks on innocent civilians on September 11th. Thousands killed in attacks on various locations on US soil claimed as war against the enemy of Islam. During the years that followed many more were killed by suicide bombers, terrorist attacks and…
Please stay there (Behind the song) The beauty of something so precious is hard to leave behind. Although you may not feel worthy of such beauty the pleasantness mesmerizes you. So you don’t want to change this moment. Beautiful moments are everywhere not just seen in another person, but seen everywhere in nature, that is…
Raquel (Behind the song) Raquel is a real person. She had suffered in a toxic marriage her whole life where she was constantly made fun of and mistreated. These things marked her for life, made her bitter and sad. She also may have had manic/depressive issues and was rarely satisfied with most anything. Yet she…
Sailing ship (Behind the song) To sail on the sea is wonderful experience, to smell the salty air and feel the windy breeze as the ship quietly cuts through the smooth silky water. But not so with the sailing ship of the song, it’s a different kind of journey that takes you farther than you…
Seasons of the Storm (Behind the song) Going through a major storm alone can be a terrifying experience. Although another person can do nothing to stop or control the storm, yet their positive attitude can do a lot to ease the tension. The same is true of the negative storms we face in life. Sometimes…
SENALES (Behind the song) Unfortunately we tend to depend on “Señales” or signs in English, given to us by others. We conclude they have genuine interest in us or in what they are saying by their smile and seeming sincere interest, but it is just as the song says, it is just badly interpreted by…
Shadows (Behind the song) The shock of loosing someone you love, leaves you rehearsing those last moments you saw them. In fact that visualization is played over and over again in disbelief. Is death then the end with no hope of ever seeing that loved one again. Not really, for the comments contained in the…
Sleepy brown eyes (Studio cover) Sleepy-brown-eyes was written in St. Petersburg, Florida. One thinks of the things that keep loved ones apart, sometimes major evil things that want to drive a wedge in ones precious relationship so as to carry out their nefarious plans. How one longs to remove these undesirable hindrances and be…