Rob Lincoln
#71- Ocean In The Rain (1985) #71- Ocean In The Rain (1985)
Inspired by a rainy day in Southern Florida, and slightly by Jimmy Buffett.
#70- Albert Einstein On Route 95 South (1985) #70- Albert Einstein On Route 95 South (1985)
Bizarre first foray into my future surrealistic phase.
#69- Little Rhode Island (1985) #69- Little Rhode Island (1985)
Small song for a small state
#68- Son of The North Country (1985) #68- Son of The North Country (1985)
For Stan Rogers
#67- Salamander Sue (1985) #67- Salamander Sue (1985)
Swing style song with a 'rib-it rib-it' chorus
#66- Hrumph (1985) #66- Hrumph (1985)
Puff the Magic Dragon meets Dahl. My most popular of my many warped songs.
#65-Your Heart (1985) #65-Your Heart (1985)
One of my first poetic songs, I wanted Annie Haslam to sing it, but Steve Lessick sounded pretty good
#63-Cold War Twist (1985) #63-Cold War Twist (1985)
Combination of Tom Lehrer and Elvis, with some acoustic Four Seasons thrown in
#62- Twilight (1985)-archive tape #62- Twilight (1985)-archive tape
Pretty song is actually about a very unpretty subject...can you understand it? features some of my best vocals from the 1980's
#61-4:01 AM (1985) archival tape #61-4:01 AM (1985) archival tape
Quiet, intimate love song written and recorded quickly around 4:01 in the morning in January 1985--w/strange finger pick pattern
#60-From A Firefly (1984) #60-From A Firefly (1984)
Children's song from the perspective of a firefly
#59- Genuine Dorothy Jane (1984) #59- Genuine Dorothy Jane (1984)
Upbeat song about a female bootlegger from the wild west
#58- A Mother's Songs (1984)-archive tape #58- A Mother's Songs (1984)-archive tape
This is a sentimental song about mother/son relationship. The recording was back when I had a prettier voice.
#57--A Day On A Farm (1984) #57--A Day On A Farm (1984)
My first children's song--imagining what a day on the farm might be like.
#56 Peach Tree Lane (1984) #56 Peach Tree Lane (1984)
Finger picking ditty with an added strumming guitar. Has some nice gutar interplay, but needs re-recording to tighten up.
#55 Charleston Town (1984) #55 Charleston Town (1984)
A civil war ballad and love story. For civil war buffs and those who want to hear a real weeper.
#54- Shady River (1984) #54- Shady River (1984)
One of the only spiritual songs I've written. It is probably my best known song.
#53- The Old Maypole (1984) #53- The Old Maypole (1984)
Upbeat folk song about the maypole
#52- The Road That's Free (1984) #52- The Road That's Free (1984)
Wild 1880's snake oil salesman talks about his adventures. An allegory for the unrestrained free market.