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#51- Midnight Train (1984) #51- Midnight Train (1984)
An upbeat bluesy song using a train metaphor
#50-The Cumberland (1984) #50-The Cumberland (1984)
A sea faring song-but listen to it all the way through. The song undergoes some changes as the story unfolds.
#49-Gold Rush Hill (1984) #49-Gold Rush Hill (1984)
Literally about a pioneer going west for gold, but it's actually an allegory-can you guess it's allegorical meaning? Takes place in 1849/1984.
#48-History (1984) #48-History (1984)
One of more ambitious historical/political songs...Think Sympathy For The Devil meets I Ain't A Marchin Anymore meets the book Lies My Teacher Told Me
#47-We Can Sing (The World Is In Our hands)-1983 #47-We Can Sing (The World Is In Our hands)-1983
The most idealistic song I ever wrote. Originally an anti-nuclear power environmental anthem, now updated for global warming
#46- A Simple Man (1983) #46- A Simple Man (1983)
A sentimental ditty with a catchy melody
#45- The End of A Day (1983) #45- The End of A Day (1983)
An observational song about Chestnut Street in Philadelphia around 5:30 PM in the Spring of 1983
#44- Miriam (1983) #44- Miriam (1983)
A rare solo version of one of my better known songs. Hear it all done up and sung much better on the Other Lives CD at cdbaby.com
#43-Loved Three Times (1983) #43-Loved Three Times (1983)
A traditional style folk song inspired by Joan Baez's singing of British Childe ballads
#42- The Old Red Barn (1983) #42- The Old Red Barn (1983)
This lonesome love song is the earliest song of mine to be officially released. Best version is on 1994's Other Lives by Lessick & Lincoln. (Other Lives is available on i-tunes and cdbaby.com)
#41- Anymore (1983) #41- Anymore (1983)
Still on My Patsy Cline kick, this one may sound a bit more like Willie Nelson. The Lessick and Lincoln version sounds like the Everly Brothers.
#40- Can You Tell me? (1983) #40- Can You Tell me? (1983)
Traditional country-pop a la Patsy Cline, with a touch of Hank Sr.-stripped down to guitar and vocal
#39- Baby's Too Young (1983) #39- Baby's Too Young (1983)
Mysterious and sad little song in minor key, almost European sounding with slight psychedelic flavor about passage of time.
#37- Shore Song (1983) #37- Shore Song (1983)
My attempt at a calm breezy jazzy summer ditty. Not quite folk or jazz.
#36 -Set Me Free (1982) #36 -Set Me Free (1982)
This was my last attempt for a while to write a pop tune--slight Sting influence here, and a couple cosmic lines of lyric
#35 Shipwrecked (1982) #35 Shipwrecked (1982)
Goofy song in a key I cannot sing, but dig that mango coconut fondue and kiwi fruit quiche
#34 -No Go (1982) #34 -No Go (1982)
A lightweight but fun little rocker--Three quarters 60's bubblegum, one quarter early Who
#33- Vampire (1982) #33- Vampire (1982)
A gothic magnum opus that could have been part of a warped musical or rock opera
#32- Till The End of The World (1982) #32- Till The End of The World (1982)
Lost tune partially rewritten, originally sounding like Kinks, now like unplugged Gin Blossoms
