Acoustic : Acoustic Folk

An interesting take on a childrens' tale, told from an adult perspective

Comedy : General Comedy

A silly little lyric about doing too much, dedicated to all my lady friends in the workforce

Comedy : General Comedy

An Elvis-style riff on a Christmas song

Alternative : Indie

Another head-banging angry rocker, lyric in the style of Elvis Costello, but a louder arrangement. By Ray Sharp who also wrote 'Punch My Ticket'

Jazz : Jazz General

Jazzy urban 'walking around' song by the great Bobby Watson. I took his musical track and wrote words to it. Recorded and mixed at Musicians' Collaboration

Alternative : Indie

A funky Kazakhstan pop/dance song, music by Eduard Glumov -- a 2008 finalist in the International Song Competition, Rock division!

Alternative : Indie

A mysterious lyric, set by the mysterious Wolf at Wolfmusic; ballad about places we'll never visit -- within ourselves.

Alternative : Indie

Singer/songwriter 'story' song. The musicians who participated in this felt it really hit home with them.

Pop : Pop Rock

Based stylistically on world music fusion like 'You Can Call Me Al', this is a tribute to Joshua Norton.

Pop : Pop Rock

A collab with Jordan Michael Peterson, a great pop tune in a Billy Joel vein. It's available on Jordan's new CD, 'Reflections' available at his website (jordanpeterson.net)

Acoustic : Acoustic Rock

A song about unspoken thoughts -- unpleasant and sour -- that will never be heard. Lovely acoustic setting by Jim Chapman, written for an acoustic competition.

Metal : Heavy Metal

An angry break-up-get-back-together-break-up-again song.

Alternative : Indie

Another collaboration with Ian Ferrin. This lyric has been one of the most popular I've written at The Muses' Muse.

Alternative : Indie

A funky 70's throwback about the way music 'used to be'

Alternative : Indie

A soft ballad about a commute home to one you love, with a spiritual undertone. Music by Ian Ferrin

Pop : Adult Contemporary

This was originally written as a 'Ray Charles' song -- similar (in story, anyway) to 'You Don't Know Me' Ian Ferrin took it into a contemporary spiritual direction, an uplifting tune in contrast to the bittersweet words.

Pop : Adult Contemporary

A pop ballad about moving in together, and facing a new and merged existance for the first time

Alternative : Indie

This was written for a collab comp on the Muses' Muse. I had to write a lyric involving an ocean voyage, and it had to have this title.

Rock : Rock General

Pop song about having second thoughts re: leaving someone -- the 'point' of departure explored in space, time and view'point'

Alternative : Indie

A riff on the TS Eliot poem, done in an Elvis Costello-style lyric. Early demo version of the song

Acoustic : Acoustic Piano

A 40th birthday song for my wife

Alternative : Indie

Another successful collaboration with Ian Ferrin. As with 'Vespers,' this one started with Ian's melody for the verse and chorus, and I tried to find the 'right' images and thoughts for the music.

Rock : Rock General

A simple AABA ballad given a wonderful uptempo treatment by Ray Sharp

Alternative : Indie

Another collab with Jim Chapman. This one started with a verse/chorus melody, and I walked around with it for a few days before the song hit me

Acoustic : Acoustic Guitar

Jim Chapman music, a small mystery to an upbeat tune