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Songwriting 101 1st take Songwriting 101 1st take
There is always something going on with songwriters in this town and hanging out with guys like Rich Fagan and Tony Stampley is going to spark tongue in cheek ideas when stories are getting swapped....
Styx and Stones raw Styx and Stones raw
I Can't Walk On Water (raw gtr vocal) I Can't Walk On Water (raw gtr vocal)
Got the idea for this one a few days ago but it took some serious rewriting to get it dialed in..
Underwhelmed (raw work track) Underwhelmed (raw work track)
This is one of those hook ideas that came out of the blue and wrote itself in about twenty minutes... Love when that happens...
The Treasure The Treasure
Cure For Love Cure For Love
Fun song about love that doesn't quite work the way we sometimes wish it wouuld
A Sad Coyote's Song (gtr vocal) A Sad Coyote's Song (gtr vocal)
I have had a good feeling about this song since Jake first brought the idea to me.... Going to be pitching it at the NSAI publisher pitch night....
World Without Friends (full version) World Without Friends (full version)
Old Cowboys (raw) Old Cowboys (raw)
Got the idea for this one this morning. Unlike most of my songs this one has lyric changes in every chorus...
Your Eyes (raw first take) Your Eyes (raw first take)
My first co write with Belle since recovering from an April heart attack
Between the Lines (raw archive) Between the Lines (raw archive)
This song has been in mind for several days. It is inspired by the two most important women in my life. My Mother, Pauline, and my Darling Belle.
Stone in the Fire (working) Stone in the Fire (working)
One of my favorite long distance co writes
If I Didn't Have You (new mix) If I Didn't Have You (new mix)
My latest co write with my northern Michigan pen pal Belle.
Have We Gone Too Far (raw) Have We Gone Too Far (raw)
As a general rule I avoid hot button political topics like a rabid dog with a mouth full of bubonic plague infested rats... Some ideas just demand to be written...
She's No Sinner (raw archive) She's No Sinner (raw archive)
Got the idea for this one from my on line co writing buddy Barry Williams and thought it was worth working up
That Picture That You Hate (raw gtr vocal) That Picture That You Hate (raw gtr vocal)
A little theater of the mind for publishers who like to think video while listening to lyrics...
Troubadour, Troubadour (raw archive) Troubadour, Troubadour (raw archive)
Inspired by the many friends like John Lott, Rusty Budde, Kent Lewis Johnson, Angie Lee Drake & Sherry Tabor, Bobby Flores, Doug Gill, Lynn Langham, Effron White, Jefferson Ross, Greg Scrivenor, Lauren Kay, and; oh ya Gilbert Donovan
Can't Count That High On You (raw archive) Can't Count That High On You (raw archive)
I think this song came together faster than any so far. Picked up my guitar, strummed a couple of chords, got the flash, and started counting. It was done in 5 minutes...
A Sad Coyote's Song (working trax) A Sad Coyote's Song (working trax)
This is an idea that Jake Tyree brought to me and I loved it. After listening to the first take I realized it needed a bridge and did some more work on the lyrics
Words (guitar vocal) Words (guitar vocal)
Got the idea for this one during an exchange on my Facebook wall this morning. It was one of those simple yet powerful ideas that came together very quickly once I grabbed my guitar and started writing....
