A New "Sunrise" and More

A New "Sunrise"...and More!

Things are starting to really heat up in music production land. Mike's song "Sunrise" has just been re-mixed from the GarageBand demo, and...it is absolutely gorgeous! Mike says he actually wrote this one way back in those days when we were young. Now we in the band are all closer to that final sunrise, the one that will last and last and last...when we will meet Our Risen Savior, Deo volentes. This song sounds like a movie score; come to think of it, Josh has done those, hasn't he! Yes he actually has done that for pay! CLICK!

Sunrise!

Danny Gagnon

Dave Bourque, Mike & John

Thematically, it matches well the other song that Josh has now re-mixed, "When He Came Into My Life". This was written by Danny Gagnon and Dave Bourque back in the late 70's. I (Mark Lajoie) re-imagined it with a Dave-type bass line and recently worked it up on GarageBand. This also has been re-mixed to great advantage.

Here are the lyrics, all about a personal Pentecost and the desire to give everything. The spiritual life actually is a constant battle with vice, evil and anything that gets in the way of loving God and our neighbor with all that we are.

“When He Came Into My Life”

by Daniel Gagnon & Dave Bourque, adapted by Mark Lajoie

copyright 2010

When He came in-to my life He set my heart on fi-re

Loos-ened the bonds and set me free with His love

Yes, He came in-to my life with tongues of burn-ing fi-re

Lord Je-sus, my sa-vior I know that I'm read-y to give

He asked me if I was will-ing to give com-plete-ly

For the road is hard and filled with mi-se-ry

"Don't wor-ry, my son, for I will al-ways be with you"

Lord Je-sus, my sa-vior I know that I'm read-y to give

The dark-ness is gone and now I see the light

The blind-ness in my eyes is read-y for sight

With fi-re inside my heart I know I can fight

Lord Je-sus, my sa-vior I know that I'm read-y to give

Well, He can come in-to your life and set your heart on fi-re

Loos-en the bonds and set you free with His love

Well, He can come into your life if that's what you de-si-re

Lord Je-sus, my sa-vior I know that I'm read-y to give

Lord Je-sus, my sa-vior I know that I'm read-y to give

Lord Je-sus, my sa-vior I know that I'm read-y to give

CLICK this!

When He Came Into My Life

There is MUCH MORE in the works this summer, so be ready for more information. I'm so sorry to keep writing like this, but...I can't help it! It's so exciting! 

Rejoice with us, friends....

Mark LaJOIE!!

"When Sunday Comes"

"When Sunday Comes"

Brand new song from Mike! One great feature of this is that Denise is singing, making that chorus sound o! so nice. All of this guitar is Greg Loell at his best, and some expert effects and mixing from Josh. It's got a certain jazzy edge....

Thematically, this is very akin to Mike's song, "Let It Reign" AND it should fit beautifully into the album we are working on. It evokes everyday life for most of us with discordant sounds, and how we cope living our family life and expressing our faith together on Sunday. 

Very soon, you will see an improved version of "When He Came Into My Life", and more summer work in the studio is coming.

Enjoy this as the latest installment in over 40 years Living Waters music. CLICK & let it FLOW:

"When Sunday Comes"

Peace & Love & JOY,

Mark LaJOIE!

A Living Waters PREVIEW!

A Living Waters PREVIEW!

 

In our previous article, we said we are working on a possible album this summer, perhaps aiming for a Christmas release. We have created a 'preview' of this album, tentatively named, "Overflow". Please, be advised, this is probably NOT exactly how things are going to end up! BUT, it doesn't hurt to give you all an idea of some of the new songs, reworks of old songs and demos that we are working on. There is a theme that seems to be developing which is summed up in the title, "Overflow". {As of June 26th, I have added Mike's new song, "When Sunday Comes" as part of this playlist!} Stay tuned & listen to this until then:

"Overflow" Preview Playlist

Happy listening!

Peace & Love & JOY!

Mark LaJOIE!

Living Waters' Historical Playlists! (& A Preview)

Living Waters' Historical Playlists!

(and A Preview!)

We are here re-publishing our article entitled, "When Did You Record That Song?" and providing with it playlists that match the references in it.

 

Here are some links to Playlists mentioned below. There is a playlist of our first multi-track recording session for our Christmas album (1984) and a Christmas live playlist, the songs we recorded in the basement of 505 Pleasant, and those we did in the Sons of Mary hall, "The Sons Sessions" (early 90's). I also include the "Still Flowing" Collection with 2010's productions, and what our prospective album might look like. Voila!:

The Basement Christmas Recordings

Christmas Live!

The Basement Tapes

"The Sons Sessions"

Alive Again & Still Flowing

"Overflow" Preview!

The question keeps coming up: when and where did you record that song? Well! I don’t really have time to give a totally complete answer for everything we have. BUT I can give you some good and interesting information. For one thing, we are STILL recording as of this past summer. It’s the most professional sounding stuff we’ve ever done, and with brand new songwriting from Mike and me.  Go, sample “Do….” & “Alive Again”. This is the era of Josh Loell coming into his own as a producer. So put the date of 2010’s on those two, “Save Me From Myself”, “Booze Blues Cruise”, “Take Me” and “Good Samaritan” for one thing. We also did newer versions of “Let Me In” and “Jesus” in this time.  I produced a lot other tunes on GarageBand myself, including re-makes of “Forever”, “Streetwalker”, “Tell the Whole World”, “Song of Love”, a Reprise of “City of Joy” and “Time to Grow”. I also recorded some non-band tunes like “Stand of Courage”, “We All Did It”, a “Credo” and “Ring the Judas Bell”.

Our official scrapbook has well over a hundred songs. For many of the early ones, we simply have no recorded versions of them at all. Some notable examples from the earliest days: “The Introduction Song” written by four of us, my “Do You Have a Song in Your Heart”, Danny’s “The Lord Will Come”, my very early meditative songs like “This is My Body” or “The Redeemer”. We did record some of those earliest shows, but who knows where they are now? Jim Babish did have some of the early live stuff – a lot of those are on our ‘Living Waters Classic Tracks’ site, but the quality isn’t always the best.

Our first real attempt at multi-track recording was our Christmas cassette in 1984, down in the cellar of the 505 Pleasant across from the Marists. (Sadly, we learned that house was torn down recently.L) This included the title track by Mike “Love’s Beginning”, “Glory”, “God is With Us”, "Merry Christmas" and “The Joy”. We recently put out a Christmas album called "The Joy", including those with some later live tracks.

After Mike left in 1984 or so, I remember we had a rough transition at first; it just wasn’t the same. But we soon hit our stride as a guitar band in our own right. Circa 1985 or so, we were at the height of our powers, I think, when we did our second major multi-track session in that same cellar. We produced three wonderful tunes: “Nobody Else”, “It’s Not the Same” and “There’s a Woman”. Our constant live shows had honed us to a fine edge and these recordings, in turn, informed our live presentation. I included these three on our digital release, “Refresh”. The feeling of making those songs was incredible – we knew it was special.

Another major source of what we have on line now was another multi-track session in the early 90’s in the hall at Sons of Mary, Framingham. Probably the best track we did there was “Love’s in a Name” – now THAT was special. Also, there was “Let’s Stay”, “We’re Gonna Stay”, “Fight For Me” and a live take of “I Will Go”. The multi-track version of “City of Joy” that we did pales in comparison to the later live version. "Peter the Rock" was done shortly after this at Jim's house with me, Greg and Denise. That was sent to John Paul II and blessed by him in 1994.

Other songs you hear on our main site were taken from later live shows, notably several Sheepgate Coffehouse shows in Marlborough. We have Joe Prunera to thank for salvaging some of those. Notable sources were shows in 1987, 1995 & 2004. Some gems captured there were “Carry On”, “You Were There”, “Step Down”, “Don’t Run Away” & “Home is Where the Heart Is”.

Another very notable live source was a Christmas show at the Sons of Mary in the early 90’s. I believe Jim recorded straight off the system that time. We’ve done scores of Christmas shows, but that one stands out as being amazingly special. I remember how it felt like a one in a million night – it was one of the best concerts we ever did in many ways. From that show we got that stellar live version of “City of Joy” you hear on our site, plus “Greatest Story”, “O Little Town…” and “O Holy Night”.

In the early 2010's, I salvaged the cassette tapes from all these sessions, and put them on digital as you hear them now, alongside all the newer stuff we are making now. I think it’s fair to say, we have, and do, have something special, known as “Living Waters”….
Peace & Love & JOY,
Mark LaJOIE!