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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

πŸ‚OF RED AND GOLD🍁

 

AUTUMN LEAVES


πŸ—£πŸŽ™: Tony BENETT


πŸ“✍️: Johnny MERCER
(adaptation of PrΓ©vert's French poem: "Les Feuilles Mortes")

🎼🎡: Joseph KOSMA

DANCE TITLE: OF RED & GOLD

Please read lyrics verses in Notes at the end of this article to fit them with the phrases of the dance.

πŸ‘žπŸ‘ πŸ“‹: Jean (Jack) Louis LEQUEUX

In this dance, "Of Red and Gold", I'm trying to fit the moves and motion of the dancer with the mood and reminidcence of the singer who is remembering a past love he lost by an autumn day when foliage turns to orange, red and gold, the whirlwind throwing autumn leaves endlessly.
It is a phrased choreography but simple: verses of the song — originally a French Poem of Jack Prevert not translated but re-interpreted by Johnny Mercer — alternate the feelings of the singer and the sadness of fall.
Joseph KOSMA's music is definitely a jazz ballad. By inserting a choir singing, in background and like in faraway in the past, some verses of the French poem like some classical music, Tony BENETT's cover definitely adds a fourth dimension to this works.

CHOREOGRAPHY
BPM:  +  78
Rythm: Jazz Ballad
Level: Easy Intermediate
Walls: 2
5-Phrase-dance:  Intro, A, B, C, Outro
No tag no restart
Weight on:
- left foot: WOLF
- right foot: WORF

Phrasing
Intro-A-A-B-C-B-Outro
▪︎ Intro (instrumental)
▪︎ Phrase A on verses 1 and 2
▪︎ Phrase B on verse 3 and 4
▪︎ Phrase C on Choir
▪︎ Phrase B on verse 5 and 6
• Outro
At start: WOLF
Start with music

INTRO (instrumental)
Sad and slow sliding stroll.
24 counts

Section 1
Sliding marche forward
1 to  4:  slide foot forward: right left right; slide left foot near right.
Sliding marche backward
5 to 8:  slide foot backward: right left right; slide left foot near right.

Section 2
¹ ² ³ ⁴ Slow side step to the right
- side step to right, assemble; side step to right, left foot touches right foot (WORF)
⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ Slow side step to the left
- side step to left, assemble; side step to left. right foot touches left foot (WOLF)

Section 3
Jazz-box
¹  Cross right foot over left foot
²  Slide left foot to the left behind right foot
³ Slide right foot at the right of left foot
⁴ Drag right foot near left foot
Rocking chair
⁵ Rock right foot forward
⁶ Recover on left foot
⁷ Rock tight foot back
⁸ Recover on left foot
(WOLF)

PHRASE A: 16 counts
On Verse 1 and 2

Section 1
Start Phrase A with Verse 1
Jazz box
¹ Cross right foot over left foot
² Step left foot back left
³  Step right foot to the right side
⁴  Step left foot together next right foot (WOLF)

Side right, touch, Side right, touch. Schuffle left
⁵  Step right foot to right
⁶ Right foot touches left foot
⁷ Step right foot to right
& Step left foot against right foot
⁸  Step right foot to right keeping your WOLF

Section 2

Quarter-turn right, marche forward (x3); facing πŸ•’
¹ quarter turn right foot to right, (WORF)
² Step forward left foot
³ Step forward right foot
⁴ Step forward left foot (WOLF)

Sailor ¼ turn right; shuffle right; facing πŸ••
⁵ Sweep right foot with a quarter turn back to right facing 6:00
⁶ Slide left foot near right foot
⁷ Walk right foot forward
& Lock left foot behind right foot
⁸  Slide right foot near left foot (WOLF)

Dance phrase A on verse 1 and verse 2
At the end of Phrase A you're facing 6:00

PHRASE B: 32 counts
Dance phrase B
•  on verses 3 and 4
•  and on verses 5 and 6
Phrase B is a lateral sliding promenade

Section 1
Side steps
¹ Slide right foot to the right
² Assemble left foot near right foot
³ Slide right foot to the right
⁴ Assemble left foot near right foot
Side shuffles
⁵ Right foot to right side
& Assemble left foot near right foot
⁶  Right foot to the right
⁷  Left foot touches right
& Left foot to the left side
⁸  Right foot touches left foot
WOLF

Section 2
Rocking chair
¹ Rock right foot forward
² Recover on left foot
³ Rock right foot backward
⁴ Recover on left foot
Sliding jazz box
⁵ Cross right foot over left foot
⁶ Slide left foot on the back left of right foot
⁷ Slide right foot back aligning it slightly distant of left foot
⁸ Drag slowly left foot neat right foot
WOLF

Section 3
Slide drag shuffle to right
¹ Slide right foot to right
& Drag left toes against right foot
²  Pose left heel near right heel (WOLF)
³  Slide right foot to right
& Drag left toes against right foot
⁴ Pose left heel near right heel (WOLF)
Rocking chair
⁵ Rock right foot forward
⁶ Recover on left foot
⁷ Rock right foot backward
⁸ Recover on left foot
WOLF

Section 4
Front weave
¹ Right foot crosses over left foot
² Step left foot to the left
³ Cross right foot behind left foot
⁴ Step left foot to left side - change weight on right foot
Back weave
⁵ Cross left foot behind right foot
⁶ Step right foot to the right
⁷ Cross left foot over right foot
⁸ Step right foot to thr right

PHRASE C: on the Choir
The choir is singing, in French, some verses of Jack PREVERT's poem. "Les Feuilles Mortes" — Dead Leaves —  sounding like it is a voice from very far away long time ago.
This section consists in 8 turns evocating autumnal leaves carried away by a gentle october whirlwind.

32 counts
1 Wall
Phrase C is composed of 4 full turns

Section 1
Quarter turn to the right marche(x4)
¹ ²
Step right foot to the right, toes facing πŸ•’
Slide left foot near right foot (WOLF) πŸ••
³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Repeat preceeding steps twice, facing πŸ•˜ and πŸ•›

Section 2
Quarter-turn right jazz box (x2)
¹ ² ³ ⁴
Jazz box with a ¼-turn while right foot crosses over left foot
⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Repeat preceeding steps.

Section 3
Monterey half turn right (x2)
¹ Point right foot to right
² Half-turn right, left foot together with right foot
WORF
³ Point left foot to left
⁴ Assemble left foot near right foot
WOLF
⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Repeat preceeding steps

Section 4
Quarter turn to the right marche(x4)
¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Repeat Section 1

OUTRO (Short Instrumental)
8 counts
Pivot full turn x3
¹ Step forward right foot
² Pivot ½ turn left
³ Step forward right foot
⁴ Pivot ½ yurn left
Repeat twice

####NOTES####
"Autumn Leaves" Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

INTRO: 21" Instrumental

VERSE 1  
The falling leaves
Drift by the window
The autumn leaves
Of red and gold

VERSE 2
I see your lips
The summer kisses
The sunburned hands
I used to hold

VERSE 3
Since you went away
The days grow long
And soon I'll hear
Old winter's song

VERSE 4
But I miss you most of all
My darling
When autumn leaves
Start to fall

CHOIR

VERSE 5
Since you went away
The days grow long
And soon I'll hear
Old winter's song

VERSE 6
But I miss you most of all
My darling
When autumn leaves
Start to fall

OUTRO



Saturday, September 26, 2026

NO SAMBA❣️NO JAVA❣️BUT A BOSSA NOVAπŸ’”

Yesterday I left a πŸ“±msg to my Nepalese buddies saying I was on my way for their Sambat Party ~ New Year ~ ... on my way they called me: this year... it was on Sept. 12th because of theπŸŒ™& the 🌞were dancing a Java together. SπŸ˜₯, I got in a "bistro" to have a java... And headed back home where my sweetπŸ’• , waiting for me, said: "No Java!... no Samba either... let's dance a Bossa Nova".

I TπŸ˜ƒTOLD HER: "There's a dance that could be danced every two weeks a year...even every week— because there are 25 official New Year's days per year and 27 others non official...
Here's the dance:
Χ¨Χ™Χ§Χ•Χ“ Χ©Χ•Χ¨Χ•Χͺ ΧœΧ©Χ Χ” Χ”Χ—Χ“Χ©Χ”
SHANA TOVA LINE DANCE

πŸ‘’πŸ‘’πŸ“‹: Ira Weisburd

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

⛾PAUSE⛾COPPERKNOB⛾FOR⛾ME⛾

I took some of my time today to publish on Copperknob my writings: songs on my own lyrics with their choreography.

LITTLE TRAILS Xing BIG ROUTES

πŸ‘’πŸ‘‘πŸ“‹: My Choreo on Copperknob
πŸ“πŸŽ€: My Lyrics: here!

HEY, ALL OV'U: DANCE HALLELUYAH

πŸ‘’πŸ‘‘πŸ“‹: My choreo on Copperknob


SAINT JOHN'S TURN

Already on this blog (in Labels list on right)
πŸ‘’πŸ‘‘πŸ“‹: My choreo on Copperknob

ROCK ME IN HEAVEN

Already on this blog (in Labels list on right)
πŸ‘’πŸ‘‘πŸ“‹: My choreo on Copperknob

I'll make some other Copperknob Pauses to feed my choreospace with stepsheets from this blog... but I won't probably drink so much coffee!




Tuesday, September 22, 2026

SUNNY DAY AT FALL: LET'S HICK HOP❣️

 


Autumn is falling over the remaining green leaves mixing the colors of our little blissful acres where Tommy has a catnap near his surviving green catnip and...
me

...my memory completely enrapt in Lil Nas' rendition of Billy Ray Cyrus Song,
OLD TOWN ROAD
...still astonished by the hick hops of the
 Black Cowboys who counted for ¼ of the "cattle guardians" during the Westward Rush.

Hick Hop Steps



Monday, September 21, 2026

🌹 ROSEBUDS OF SEPTEMBER🌹

SOMEWHERE IN SEDONA

πŸ‘’πŸ‘ πŸ“: Maddison Glover & Jo Thompson Szymanski

GIANTS


πŸ‘’πŸ‘ πŸ“: Gudrun Schneider

JUST A HUMAN

πŸ‘’πŸ‘ πŸ“: Daniel Trepat & Guillaume Richard


NOT AT THIS PARTY

πŸ‘’πŸ‘ πŸ“: Gary O'Reilly

🌊TIDE IS  HIGH♒

🌞JEALOUS OF THE SUNπŸŒ„





Sunday, September 20, 2026

Week 2026-39: Sept. 20α΅—Κ° Nice & Lovable Weekly Routine

 Hi, all❣️

Autumn will start in the middle of this week. I've got a post to mark it... but I'm not ready to publish it. Anyway I've also many and nice vibes to share with you, which will appear drop by drop over the course of these new seven days.

VELVET TANGO


πŸ‘£πŸ“‹: Ira Weisburd

BABY BLUES CHA

NO RECUERDO

πŸ‘£πŸ“‹: Ira Weisburd


To be Cont'd until next saturday


Wednesday, September 16, 2026

WHEN AND WHERE DID COWBOYS STOMP SUCCESSFULLY?

BOB WILLS

In 1941, Bob WILLS recorded "Cowboy Stomp", which was an instrumental on swing music.

COWBOY STOMP

Another "Cowboy Stomp" works was popular more than half a century after, i.e. in the early and mid 90s, but it was not a song but dance steps popularized by Barry Amato, a dance instructor who published the "Nashville Steps Instructional Series Vol. 1", where there was the stepheet 

πŸ‘£πŸ“‹: Cowboy Stomp
(Unknown Choreographer) 

that could be danced on various Country Songs.

Actually, although this dance was not at all a milestone in the history of Country Line Dance, 15 years after, the "Cowboy Stomp Fever" crossed the Atlantic Ocean and spread over in Latin countries: Italy, Spain and above all France where dance clubs bearing the name "Cowboy and/or Stomp XYZ (in France, often words in Frenglish)" appeared between the years 2006 and 2010! "In a fascinating twist of cultural blending, European dancers transformed traditional low-impact stomps into high-energy jumps, heavily influenced by local regional folk dances like those found in Catalonia."

Moreover, in many European countries—and notably in France—country dance enthusiasts have highly formalized their own codes and dress systems on the floor. This has resulted in a distinct cultural synthesis: a blend of historic American traditions and an idealized, media-driven vision of the New World frontier.



Monday, September 14, 2026

Week 2026-38: Sept. 14α΅—Κ° 1814 Birth of the National Anthem

 FROM THE DEFENSE OF FORT McHENRY SONG

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈTO THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNERπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ


It was on September 14α΅—Κ° 1814 that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry". In 1931, part of the poem became the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner", the US National Banner.
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Back to today's dances

TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF


LOVE BITES BACK
πŸ‘£πŸ“‹: Simon Ward & Niels Poulsen 

DANGEROUS GAMES
 πŸ‘£πŸ“‹: Simon Ward & Maggie Galagher

CUP OF JOY
πŸ‘£πŸ“‹: Haley Wheatley

FEVER DREAM
πŸ‘£πŸ“‹: Karl Harry Winson

OLE ES LA VIDA

TEARS IN YOUR HEARTS


Γ‡A FAIT RIRE LES OISEAUX


πŸ‘£πŸ“‹: GΓ©rard Thomas (videoteach)

Of course. The mocking birds also laughed❣️












Friday, September 11, 2026

SAINT ELVIS DAY

 

πŸ€SAINT ELVISπŸ€

Painting: Courtesy of Catholic Ireland site
GIFization: no-AI/ by an RI, the webmaster

The anglicized name of Saint Ailbe of Emly, County of Tipperary, Republic of Ireland... is: ELVIS. He lived in the 6th Century. The Catholic Church celebrates him every year on September 12th.

Almost all media (dictionaries, AI engines, Wiki, etc. say "no connection" with Elvis Presley!  However, digging in the Irish etymology of the name Ailbe (Ailbhe in Old Irish, Ailfiw in Old Welsh) gives the hidden keys :πŸ—,πŸ”‘:

— πŸ—"Ail" means ROCK
— πŸ”‘"bhe" and "fiw"  both mean ALIVE

ELVIS = A LIVING ROCK ❣️

And that's very true: Rock N Roll forever!
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So, the connexion between them is definitely etimologic... Well well... not only!
 
I found, in a Christian hymm covered by Elvis in a non-commercial record, like a kind of evocation in its title :

ROCK OF AGES
(HIDE THOU ME)


Lyrics & Music
πŸ“: Rev. Augustus Montague
Written in 1763
Published in 1775 (The Gospel Magazine)
🎼Thomas Hastings

LYRICS
Oh, Rock of ages, hide Thou me
There is no other refuge
Can save but thee
Through this old world
I've wandered so far, far from thee

Then I cry
Ooh, rock of ages
Hide thou me
Hide thou me

My choreography
Title: Hide thou me
Dance on this music


πŸ‘£πŸ“
BPM: + 64
16-count
1-wall
Level: AB
Weight on left goot

Start Section: Rocking chair step:
1 Rock right foot forward while raising arms
2 Recover on left foot, arms down
3 Rock right foot backward while raising arms
4 Recover on left foot, arms down

Core Sections: Kneeling rocking chair steps
1 ¼ turn right foot to the right while rocking it forward and benfing knees, arms up
2 Recover on bended left leg, arms down
3 Rock right foot backward bending back your back, arms up
4 Recover on left foot, arms down

Continue Core Section until the end.






Tuesday, September 8, 2026

911 : A QUARTER OF A CENTENNIAL



25 years ago, during week 37 of year 2001, on the 11th of the month of September, the NYC Twin Towers, symbols of Freedom, Liberty and much more. were physically downed by terrorists.
Week 37 of year 2026, the Paris Eiffel Tower, symbol of Liberty. Laicity, Equality, Fraternity of the Republic of France, was virtually downed by the over-exagerated request of a gang of religious extremists visiting France!
Although this Website and personal Blog is dedicated to my passions (writing lyrics, listening music, line dance and stepheets), I think it's important to wary about all the threats to our freedom!
Let me finish this post with the song "Two Love Have I", i.e. Manhattan and Paris, covered by a crooner I love, Dean Martin... and don't forget its original version by Josephine Baker's "J'ai deux amours".





Step Sheet: πŸ‘·‍♀️πŸš§πŸ‘·‍♂️πŸ—




Monday, September 7, 2026

Week 2026-37:Great Day for Everybody!

 

US LABOR DAY: DON'T WORK: DANCE❣️
BRAZIL INDEPENDENCE DAY
DON'T WORK: DANCE❣️

OPALITE
πŸ‘£πŸ“:Simon Ward

BODY & SOUL


πŸ‘£πŸ“: Gary O'Reilly

NATALIA'S COUNTRY

πŸ‘£πŸ“:Sandrine Rocafull






Friday, September 4, 2026

6️⃣RUSTY SIGNS FOR OLD ROUTE6️⃣6️⃣

πŸ›£66 Rusty Signs in SunsetsπŸŒ†



66 RUSTY SIGNS


🎀LYRICSπŸŽ™

66 Rusty Signs by John LW LeQUEUX (aka Jack)
🎼AI GEMINI

Remain in my heart rusty signs!
Of route sixty--six, ne'er resign!

Because you're still showing the ways
For all the world to happy days

Thro' Illinois, Missouri, Kansas
Then Oklahoma and Texas

And New Mex...
ends on Santa Mo's waves..

πŸ‘£πŸ“ : πŸ‘·‍♀️πŸš§πŸ‘·‍♂️
Stepsheet Under Construction



 

Sunday, August 30, 2026

WEEK 2026/36: KICK OFF SEASON 26~27

Association ACSND (not here)πŸ‘‡

[COWBOYSTOMPNDANCE]  site: πŸ­CLICK🐁 

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So here we are... end of summer and hollidays! We're gone for another journey both on the Web and on the roads. We'll have 3 stopover and many venues a little bit everywhere but all related to a central point which is:

πŸ’΅πŸ’°FRBπŸ‘£πŸ“
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Free Regular Board for stepsheets
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Below are our stopovers

🚘JFK✈️

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Jazz. Funk and Kazatchok: why not?
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πŸ‘£πŸ“ƒ

πŸ›©CDG✈️

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Cha-cha, Disco and Gospel dances: of course!
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πŸ‘£πŸ“ƒ

πŸ›©FDR🚒

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Fox-Trot. Do-si-do, Rounds dances: a lot!!!
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The "lot":

Country... line contra partner circle

longway swing polka

waltz two-step

and so on

πŸ“ƒ



Roundup Week 36/2026

πŸͺžTAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELFπŸͺž

πŸ‘£πŸ“: Simon Ward, Jo Thomson Szymanski 

🎼BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME, ERIC BURDON


πŸ’˜ LOVE BITES BACK ❣️


πŸ‘£πŸ“: Simon Ward. Niels Poulsen




JOLENE

πŸ‘£πŸ“:LAURA RITTENHOUSE


πŸ•˜AB WORKING 9 TO 5πŸ•”

πŸ‘£πŸ“:LESLIE STEWARD





Thursday, August 27, 2026

DOLLY FOREVER❣️

 

Image: AI Copilot— Video effects: Photo Studio

Dolly Parton’s timeless voice will continue to shine forever across generations. This playlist gathers her 20 most iconic songs still resonating in today’s charts and streaming platforms. From the haunting echo of Jolene to the unstoppable energy of 9 to 5, these tracks form a journey through country, gospel, pop‑country crossover, and pure Dolly magic.

Click on link below Nashville Photo

LISTEN SONGS IN THIS PLAYLIST

Jolene — Her eternal #1 streaming hit.

9 to 5 — Workplace anthem still exploding on TikTok.

Islands in the Stream — Iconic duet with Kenny Rogers.

I Will Always Love You — Timeless classic.

Love Is Like a Butterfly — A gentle evergreen.

Coat of Many Colors — One of her most beloved story‑songs.

Here You Come Again — A pop‑country crossover hit.

Two Doors Down — Still strong in retro playlists.

Baby I’m Burning — Disco‑country energy.

The Bargain Store — A fan‑favorite with steady streams.

My Tennessee Mountain Home — Nostalgic and evergreen.

Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That — A fun, upbeat hit.

Joshua — Her first #1 country hit.

It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right — Smooth, sensual Dolly.

Yellow Roses — A late‑80s favorite.

Romeo — A 90s collaboration with Billy Ray Cyrus.

Tennessee Homesick Blues — From Rhinestone, still streamed.

Hard Candy Christmas — A seasonal classic that charts every

Better Get to Livin’ — Modern Dolly with motivational flair.

When Life Is Good Again — Her 2020s comeback anthem.



Wednesday, August 26, 2026

SAINT JOHN'S TURN

 SAINT JOHN'S TURN



⭐️Tribute ¹  to my godparents⭐️

Photos ², lyrics & choreography:
Jean Louis LeQUEUX (aka DJ Jack Hittheroad)
Video effects: Photo Studio
Musique & AI-Cover: Gemini, on my prompt

÷÷÷÷÷÷  LYRICS ÷÷÷÷÷

Ev'ry year Jne 24th is St John's Day
Let's dance everywhere you may stay

On the beach or on the mountain
Where ever you are don't be affrighten

Dance whatever the steps you want
Please believe me: I'm adamant!

Turn, twinkle like a supernova
On waltz, twist, jazz, bossa nova

÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷STEPSHEET÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷
Level: AB (Absolute Beginner)
BPM: 112
Counts: 16
Wall: 1
Weight on left foot
Start with the lyrics

Section 1
1,2,3,4  :  Jazzbox with a ¼ turn right
5,6,7,8 :  Rocking chair with a  ¼ turn right

Section 2
1,2,3,4 : Toe strut right foot with a ¼ turn right, pose; Toe strut left foot, pose
5,6,7,8 Rumba box with ¼ turn right Back to the start until end of song.

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Note ¹
In memoriam:
 Martin & Jacqueline ZANI, my godparents who met at a St John's Day dance party³ on June 24th, 1945 in Orleans, FR 45000. My godpa was 23, and a tank-destroyer ex-pilot re-assigned to logistic supports further to a bad wound. His was a Dean Martin's lookalike. His family came both from the region of Bergamo in Northern Italy. Godma was 21 years old girl from Orleans, FR.

Read the tribute to my godfather: click!


Note ²
The Church of St Jean de Sixt in Savoy, FR 74480.
🌐
Click
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8Ab9ZBtr4eceRKac7?g_st=ac
Note ³
Dance parties are organized every year on St John's Day (June 24th) in all villages and cities of France bearing the name of Saint John the Baptist.

Although the French tradition of St John's Day public dance parties is rooted in Christianity, these parties are not religious celebrations. The only religious celebrations this day is the Saint John the Baptist Mass. However, I add this song in my Gospels & Hymns Playlist.

Sunday, August 23, 2026

LAUNCH OF !E.L.V.I.S. PROJECT

 If you love Elvis Presley music, rockabilly vibes, original choreography, and creative musical tributes, click on following pixel and save link;

Click on image above for the playlist

​Disclaimer: The above playlist is an independent, non-commercial fan tribute. It is not affilated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Sony Music, or any associated rights holders.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

The Chapel Down Mount Aravis

MOUNTS ARAVIS

I made this video after a short solitary hiking at dusk, in the Mounts Aravis in Savoy (see maps link below). The words I use in the lyrics are really what I felt when I saw the reddish chain of Mounts extending in the horizon... then at night, I and Agnès, my wife returned to the tiny chapel downhills.

THE CHAPEL DOWN MOUNTS ARAVIS





YT Video




Photos & Lyrics:




Jean Louis LEQUEUX (aka Jack, the DJ)
Video effects: with Photo Studio
Music: AI Cover (Gemini)

LYRICS
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If you climb up Mount Aramis
There's a chapel you cannot miss

Up there you may think of Moses
But no possible agnoses

On your way down, the reddish light
Gently leads you to Jesus Christ.

PROMPT TO GEMINI
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"Compose a Christian hymn with
- flamboyant sounds reminding a  sword and sandal epic
- 96 bpm
- and fitting my lyrics and its rythmics!"

πŸ‘£πŸ’ƒπŸ“ƒπŸ•Ί\πŸ‘·‍♂️πŸš§πŸ‘·‍♀️πŸ—

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

I'VE GOTTA GO

 This song is an adaptation of the French Gospel

"Ne rentrez pas chez vous comme avant"
i.e.: Don't go back home like as you were before.

I wrote the following lyrics for the same music. However, the French lyrics is a sermon calling for conversion but my lyrics in English is a kind of short story about the life of a preacher in the wild west and the flock he's leaving for his New Life dedicated to the Word of God.

My title for the song is:

I'VE GOTTA GO

I'm singing it "a capella" on this short video


I'VE GOTTA GO

Some sources write: "unknown author".

While, the following one, attributes it to:
"Authors: J. LesBordes & P. Duchet-Chastel"

🎼🎡🎢CLICK FOR THE MUSIC SHEET
 
And some others attributes the composition to: Hubert Bourel et Marie-Louise Valentin

MY LYRICS FOR THE ENGLISH ADAPTATION

Chorus

I've gotta go and say you good bye
I've gotta go under new blue sky
I've gotta land on new beaches
And proclaim all my preaches

Verse 1

What's the use of words if you don't hear me?
What's the use of teach if you don't listen me?
What's worth happiness when you share it not?
What's worth life if lovin' your bro' there's not?

Chorus

I've gotta go and say you good bye
I've gotta go under new blue sky
I've gotta land on new beaches
And proclaim all my preaches

Verse 2

Now let me go and pray with my God
Now let me go and sing for you God
Now let me go and follow my Lord
Every day of life I could afford

Chorus

I've gotta go and say you good bye
I've gotta go under new blue sky
I've gotta land on new beaches
And proclaim all my preaches

The French original Gospel on YouTube

NE RENTREZ PAS CHEZ VOUS COMME AVANT


MY CHOREOGRAPHY
πŸ‘£πŸ“: πŸ’ƒπŸ‘·‍♂️πŸš§πŸ‘·‍♀️πŸ•Ί
(still under construction)


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  AUTUMN LEAVES πŸ—£πŸŽ™: Tony BENETT πŸ“✍️:  Johnny  MERCER (adaptation of PrΓ©vert's  French poem: "Les Feuilles Mortes" ) 🎼🎡: J...