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Discography of My Life

Jonah — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:11:01 +0000

A while ago, I compiled a list of studio albums that I have been a part of. This post is mostly for my own records, but wouldn’t it look impressive on a résumé? The list is in backwards chronological order.

1. Busted Peach – O Heavy Hour! (2008) The Yard Studio

2. The Audians – Aliens and Friends (2008) Riverbend Studio

3. Busted Peach – Brown Paper Bag (2007) Riverbend Studio

4. The Audians – The Audians (2007) Engine Studios

5. Sima Cunningham – Squeeze (2006) Engine Studios

6. The Cajun Vagabonds – Grounded (2006) Riverbend Studio

7. SmazE – All The More Reason to Spend These Years in a Tree (2006) The Yard Studio

8. SmazE – White Eyed Darkness (2004) The Yard Studio

9. Sunflower Community School – The Setting of the Seal (2003) Delmark Studios

10. The Cajun Vagabonds – Not From Concentrate (2003) Delmark Studios

11. Sunflower Community School – Sunflower Volume Two: The Sunflower Family (2003)
Delmark Studios

12. The Cajun Vagabonds – Episode I: The Phantom Accordion (2001) Delmark Studios

13. Sunflower Community School – Blue Sunflowers (2001) Delmark Studios

I Can Remember

Jonah — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:39:29 +0000

Hey all,

Here’s another song I recorded in my dorm room the other night. It’s quite a simple song, just guitar and vocals. I hope you enjoy it.

Click Here to Play the Song

Lyrics:

I Can Remember
Jonah Geil-Neufeld

I was crying on the way home
And I felt like rain drops

I was skipping down the pavement
And I felt like summer

CHORUS:
And I know we’re never going back there
But I can remember

I was laughing through the fog
And I felt like clouds

CHORUS:

Love,
Jonah

I Don’t Need You to Know

Jonah — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:01:23 +0000

For your listening pleasure, here’s a song that I wrote and recorded in my dorm room with friends Jon Wash and Annie Fassler.
The song was originally performed and recorded by my band Busted Peach.

Here’s a list of the instruments you will hear in the track:

Acoustic Guitar: Jonah
Lead Vox: Jonah
Backing Vox: Jon Wash, Annie Fassler
Vocal Bass and Beat Boxing: Jonah
6 OZ box of Annie’s Macaroni & Cheese: Jonah

Click the play button to play, or you can download the song.

Here are the lyrics:

I Don’t Need You To Know
Jonah Geil-Neufeld

I was taken in
on account that I don’t want to go to war
And I was trying to tell you
that my beliefs are what I do
and there ain’t nothing that’s worth killing for

I know we disagree
but we act like everything’s fine
But now I’m really glad
to tell you that I’m really mad
I’m done pretending like these problems are mine

CHORUS:
I don’t need you to,
I don’t need you to know
This ain’t no give and take
this ain’t no quid pro quo

I was thrown in jail
on account that I know who I am
But these words that I am writing
are not getting up and fighting
they’re just making a quiet stand

I know I’ve done some things
I might not have in retrospect
But when I look back and I see them
I would only want to keep them
Because I haven’t finished living yet

CHORUS:
I don’t need you to,
I don’t need you to know
This ain’t no mistake
this ain’t no leaving home

I was shipped off
to spend days cutting big old trees
And all the time I was complying
while the government was lying
That’s the moment I was finally freed

I know that I can’t speak
for all of us or any other living soul
But there are things I will discuss
and there are things that I will trust
and there are things that I don’t need you to know

CHORUS:
I don’t need you to,
I don’t need you to know
‘Cause I can make it,
I can make it on my own

It’s such a good feeling.