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THERE'S AN OLD LADY ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY BODY orig
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02:14
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Comedy
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Original debut performance of the Old Lady Song several days after it was written. (Notice she's still reading the lyrics and he's hacking away at that baritone ukulele ;-))

New version available on CD at: http://www.OldLadySong.com
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play lo-fi play hi-fi  DON'T YOU THINK THAT GOD COULD BE A WOMAN
play lo-fi play hi-fi  A WAY BACK TO YOU
play lo-fi play hi-fi  SWEET TIMES
play lo-fi play hi-fi  HUMAN BEING
play lo-fi play hi-fi  FINALLY
play lo-fi play hi-fi  HOW 'BOUT YOU
play lo-fi play hi-fi  AMERICAN DREAM
play lo-fi play hi-fi  OVER YOU
play lo-fi play hi-fi  EDNA (WELL ON MY WAY)
play lo-fi play hi-fi  I DON'T SHINE
(*Unless you've got great audio set up, the sound is much better
with headphones.)

The song in the VIDEO ABOVE was written for a few gal friends
who were facing 'milestone' birthdays (one of those with a zero
at the end).

Thanks to Roxanne for the title, the courage to get up and sing
with almost no practice, and priceless insights into the female mind
when it looks in the mirror ... at any age! ;-))

(An updated version of the song performed in a bar full of strangers
is on the video page.)

ALL THE OTHER TUNES have a broad range of production values -
from studio work, to raw live performances on acoustic instruments
back in the days of killer tape hiss. (All were produced as song demos,
not artist demos.)

IF YOU'RE A LYRIC FAN, click on the "full" or "full song info" link and
play the songs from there. That way you can read the lyrics at the
bottom of the page as the song plays.

I am guilty of all the words, music, arrangements, production, and
male vocals.

Fortunately, for both you AND me, friends handled the female vocals.
(Thanks Leanne, Bodra, Dianne, & Roxanne!)

See ya out there!
Why this name?
Came on my birth certificate - no choice.
Do you play live?
Sure, I perform live. Just give me a minute to get these bagpipes
warmed up ... hey, wait ... where are you going??
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Internet? What's the internet?
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Got a feeling that's never gonna be an issue for me ;-))
Band History:
It all started many years ago on a dark and stormy night
when my parents had put my older brothers to bed and
momentarily forgot how exhausting it was to raise TWO sons,
let alone three ...
Your influences?
I love tunes that defy time - the one's that keep resurfacing as cover tunes. So I tend to listen for SONGS, rather than artists in any particular genre.

So I'm a fan of ...
Lennon & McCartney,
Metallica,
Van Morrison,
Marianas Trench,
Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell,
Melody Gardot, Alexi Murdoch,
BB King, James Brown,
Led Zepplin, Sting,
Sinatra, The Stones,
Clint Black, Michael Franti,
David Gray, Jason Mraz,
Prince,
Leszek Mozdzer, DeBussy,
Sasha, Def Leppard,
Randy Newman, Laura Smith, Lyle Lovett,
Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Santana,
Stevie Ray Vaughn,
Mozart, Nick Drake,
Terez Montcalm,
US3, etc, etc ...
Favorite spot?
Paragliding at 6,000 feet over Pokhara, Nepal ...

25,000 foot peaks on the horizon ...

ten massive eagles circling in a thermal with me ...

ahhh ...
Equipment used:
I have a metal lathe,
a Sony PlayStation 2,
an electric drill with a dead battery,
and a bicycle pump.

Now you know why it's taken me so long to finish these demos.

(Heintzman upright piano, Korg Trinity, Yamaki guitar, Irish low whistle, 100-year-old tenor guitar)
Anything else...?
Yeah, how am I gonna get this tattoo off my--

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