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Just Found — Lost to the Archives! 🎶
“My Heart Cries” is the last song John D’Elia and I composed and recorded together in 2019, before COVID shut everything down.
Recently, I pulled the original recording out of the archives and decided to experiment with it using Suno AI. The result is this newly reimagined cover of our original song.
What’s interesting is how closely Suno was able to capture the musical character of the original. The harmonic and chord structure remains remarkably similar to John’s instrumental arrangement, while the backing track, phrasing and vocals have been given a fresh treatment.
And then there’s the guitar solo. 🎸
I tried to preserve John’s original solo exactly as he played it, but AI doesn’t quite work that way. Instead, Suno interpreted it—and what emerged retains much of John’s creativity, phrasing and style. So when you hear the guitar break at 2:07 you’re hearing an AI interpretation rooted in John’s original guitar work.
And, thankfully, Suno replaced my original vocals too! 😊
Inspired by Psalm 27, “My Heart Cries” is an upbeat, fun-sounding song with its roots firmly planted in the music of the ’70s and ’80s—which is why we called ourselves The Throwbacks.
The song actually began as “Hear O Lord” back in the 1980s, originally written for voice and piano. Just for fun, I later arranged it for elementary school concert band while I was teaching music.
They loved it!
Then in 2019, John and I teamed up to expand and complete the song, adding lyrics, guitars, drums and a whole new energy.
So here it is again, more than 35 years after it began—
“My Heart Cries Out for You” — reimagined with a little help from AI.
Original arrangement, production & recording: John D’Elia
Such Clay Productions
The Throwbacks ….. originally recorded featured:
Bill Hutzel — vocals & keyboards
John D’Elia — electric guitars & everything else
AI-assisted cover created with Suno
© 2019 D’Elia & Hutzel