One Wiener and Whine
Her Own Little Garden of Earthly Delights Her Own Little Garden of Earthly Delights
A very simply written song, piano melody plus vocal.
4/23/2023 Acoustic Vocals No samples
Sir John Sir John
Tale of woe about meeting your childhood idol for real, but the whole thing just falls into an embarrassing hole.
R.I.P. (rock version) R.I.P. (rock version)
Sad story of an unhealthy married man from a conservative religious background who works himself to death attempting to meet the expectations of others.
2/4/2023 Rock General No samples
Things aren't the same on Sundays Things aren't the same on Sundays
Song about sitting in church because everybody else does it, but nobody practices what they preach.
2/4/2023 Other Alternative No samples
R.I.P. (mellow version) R.I.P. (mellow version)
Vocal with only an electric guitar for accompaniment.
1/8/2023 #41 in Rock Unplugged No samples
The Biting Spider (La Araña Picúa) The Biting Spider (La Araña Picúa)
Kid's song. The original is in Spanish, translated (rather loosely) into English by yours truly and recorded with a Casio CTK-496 supplying the background music. Changed chords with just one finger.
12/31/2022 Cover Songs
Lovely Evening With Cats Lovely Evening With Cats
Soft, slow, soothing version of the old traditional round "Oh How Lovely Is The Evening". Sung by cats.
12/18/2022 Beats General
Death is Near Death is Near
Weird old hymn. I'm calling it "Classical General" but none of the categories really seem to describe this.
12/8/2022 Classical General
The Three Ravens The Three Ravens
There were three ravens sat on a tree, contemplating what to eat...and there's a dead knight lying in a field.
11/12/2022 Acoustic Folk
Sonia, Sonia (We're Not Going To Siberia) 1980 Sonia, Sonia (We're Not Going To Siberia) 1980
Companion song to "Rodia, Rodia". Yes, this is a female vocal but the character (Rodia) is actually a guy with a very guilty conscience. Recorded in 1980 and cleaned up a bit.
11/12/2022 Acoustic General
Happy Bouncy Jangly Piano Happy Bouncy Jangly Piano
No actual instruments are being played. It's a virtual piano. One day I said to myself, "Today I will write a song", and about three hours later, I had this finished in Musescore.
10/16/2022 Electronica
House of the Rising Sun House of the Rising Sun
Yes, it's that same old song that has several versions and the tune isn't the same all the time...and it's about either a boy or a girl and the House Of The Rising Sun...it's that song that half of the world has covered.
10/9/2022 Blues General
Rodia Rodia (Tell Me What's Wrong) 2000s acoustic Rodia Rodia (Tell Me What's Wrong) 2000s acoustic
Poor Rodia...he's got a lot on his mind.
10/5/2022 Acoustic Guitar
Doggie Aura Lee Doggie Aura Lee
10/3/2022 Acoustic Guitar
The Friendly Beasts The Friendly Beasts
A very old, traditional Christmas song about caring critters.
10/1/2022 Classical General
My Mother's Bible 12-31-94 My Mother's Bible 12-31-94
I can't remember how (or why) I did this. It's public domain, though, so here it is. According to Hymniary.org the authors are M.B. Williams and Charlie D. Tillman.
9/19/2022 Electronica