Ugonna's Song - July 7th-8th 2012

Jamie van Dyck on July 11, 2012 05:44

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    Ugonna - The Life We Lead

    This is the song my dear friend Ugonna recorded at my house while we spent a wonderful weekend together right up until just hours before he died. This visit was the most open, earnest, and fun time we ever spent together, and I know he felt super accomplished when we finished this. It's surreal to me that he was no longer with us just hours later as he was so alive and enthusiastic to be recording this song. I want to share this song to remind people that he was creating and inspiring right up to his final moments.

    He said that he did not have a title for the song so I'm not going to give it one. I'll always love you man.

    UPDATE: Thank you all so much for your kind words, and I'm so happy that Ugonna has had the opportunity to move you in one of the many ways he's impacted the people who knew him well. Many generous people have asked about downloading his songs and offered to donate with the proceeds going to his family or to a cause he cared about. This is still being worked out, but all those details are being nailed down and all updates we have will be made on this facebook page we've created for him. If you'd like to follow these updates, then please "like" this page:

    http://www.facebook.com/UgonnaIgweatuRIP

    UPDATE #2: You can now DOWNLOAD Ugonna's EP created in his memory to DONATE to his family. The EP includes this and four other beautiful songs: http://ugonna.bandcamp.com/

    235 Comments

    132 timed comments and 103 regular comments

    • Eoin Harnett
      Eoin Harnett at 0.02 on May 04, 2013 00:02

      Love the vocals man, this is really great stuff, keep it up :)

    • Floods & Crowns
    • heyaimari
      heyaimari at 0.22 on March 01, 2013 22:36

      This song is amazing. My favorite on soundcloud.

    • heyaimari
      heyaimari at 3.16 on March 01, 2013 22:36

      This song is so beautiful. One of my favorites on soundcloud

    • ahowmann
    • Al'ar
    • John Reed 20
      John Reed 20 at 0.01 on January 13, 2013 14:44

      @djcontagion: am I missing something? What's a shame?

    • John Reed 20
      John Reed 20 at 0.00 on January 13, 2013 14:40

      Wow, I cannot believe the stupid comments, which I won't repeat. This song is truly beautiful. Thanks for making it.

    • Courtney "VETO" White 3
    • Temujin (The Djinn)
    • Di Harris
      Di Harris at 2.43 on January 03, 2013 14:36

      @JOHNSONISHERE: JOHNSONISHERE hasn't shared any public sounds.

    • Di Harris
      Di Harris at 1.25 on January 03, 2013 14:34

      JOHNSONISHERE hasn't shared any public sounds.

    • Koala Party
      Koala Party at 1.05 on January 03, 2013 02:03

      such nice work, really beautiful.

    • Julian Mirelez
    • QUaTCH
      QUaTCH on August 16, 2012 18:03

      Just came back to listen a month after favoriting this track. So happy you made downloading an option, this song is truly amazing. Thank you!

    • Wookashh
      Wookashh on August 12, 2012 04:15

      Dmaj7. . . . . . . . . .Bm7 Dmaj7 . . . . . . . . .Bm7
      The shades are open But my eyes are closed, and the sun wakes me up

      Gmaj7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gmaj9
      Good morning to me, and the sun wakes you up, Good morning to you, In a minute or

      Dmaj7 . . . . . .Bm7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dmaj7
      two, I hit the streets, but this cup of tea doesn't warm me

      Bm7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gmaj7 . . . . . . . . . . .Gmaj9
      She tried to warn me, Please don't go, It'll rain before you know

      Dmaj7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bm7
      If van Gogh could paint my picture now,

      . .. . . . . . . . . . .Dmaj7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bm7
      It'd be spots of black, spots of brown, and a whole lotta blue

      . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gmaj7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gmaj9
      That's how I'm feeling too, I think I should tell you

      Dmaj7
      It's not working out, I thought that you should know

      Bm7
      I wrote you a letter, it's under your pillow

      Em7
      Lest I make this worse by hanging around

      A
      Sometimes it's best to give up when you're falling down

      I hate to sound insensitive 'cause you know that I care
      But your heart is never broken, it's just in repair
      And I've been fixing mine this whole time
      And losing my way and losing my mind when I'm

      G . Gm Dmaj7 . . . . . . . .G Gm Dmaj7
      Feeling blue, When im feeling blue

      .

      [ Dmaj7 | Bm7 | Em7 |A]

      She opens up the letter, and reads it to herself
      When there's no one around, just a picture on the shelf
      She reaches for her phone and I get a call
      I look for an escape, but there's nowhere at all

      I hate to let it ring, cuz she knows I'm around
      I lift it to my ear, my heart hits the ground
      And then she says the words that I've been waiting for for so long
      And I wonder how I could have been so wrong when I'm

      [ G Gm | Dmaj7 ]

      Feeling blue
      When I'm feeling blue
      When I'm feeling blue

    • Ollie Hooper
      Ollie Hooper on August 08, 2012 20:55

      Can i download this anywhere?! Total in love

    • Reginarifah
      Reginarifah at 1.50 on July 30, 2012 09:29

      wow, thats awesome. love it! :1

    • JOHNSONISHERE
      JOHNSONISHERE at 0.51 on July 30, 2012 00:11

      THE GAYEST SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD

    • JOHNSONISHERE
    • Bezzir
      Bezzir on July 27, 2012 23:36

      @Timothy Lamore: Don't worry about him. People can have their opinions and if I don't agree with them it doesn't matter. Ugonna died doing what he loved and living a life of happiness and joy. Don't let a troll take away your own happiness and joy. Smile, wish him a pleasant day, then press play one more time.

    • Timothy Lamore
      Timothy Lamore on July 26, 2012 02:47

      @JOHNSONISHERE you sir are a fucking idiot. An immature loser who actually has no taste.

    • JOHNSONISHERE
    • JOHNSONISHERE
      JOHNSONISHERE at 1.23 on July 23, 2012 17:19

      Gay from beyond the grave.

    • JOHNSONISHERE
      JOHNSONISHERE at 1.23 on July 23, 2012 17:19

      @SLR*: Be fair though.. Come on guys... Dead or not, this is gay. Really gay.

    • Soroosh Daraei
      Soroosh Daraei on July 23, 2012 07:52

      I always find myself coming back to listen to this beautiful song. Thank you so much Rest In Peace

    • Jay.Win
      Jay.Win on July 22, 2012 03:54

      A fantastic voice! RIP

    • Daftendire
    • ereyvstheworld
      ereyvstheworld at 0.25 on July 15, 2012 19:17

      hey I just figured out the chords to this beautiful song:) contact me on twitter @ereyvstheworld

    • docbaker
      docbaker at 2.04 on July 14, 2012 21:08

      Beautiful chord. What a story, and what a song.

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