This is a jazzy rock tune with an ontological rap. The rap is spoken from the perspective of this magical woman. She yells me about life and love and the spiritual mystery of being present. Michael Mazzola was visiting one week and I played the basic idea. He played the Read more…
I love the ocean. I grew up in Connecticut near the ocean. My father was a communications officer on submarines. One time on family day, we went out into the Long Island Sound on a sub. It was amazing. Some of my friends had sail boats. Ed taught me how Read more…
I wrote the poem Forever I Love You and turned it into a song. I’ve been to some weddings recently and it seemed to be a good fit for a wedding song. This is a first take, rough. But it’s pretty close to the right feel. Photo credit: by William S. Read more…
I was experimenting with harmony and cycles of keys. Expansion on 5-7-9 descending from Cm with key changes basically. The Casio boys arranged this. They do a nice job. I wrote several songs around the same theme for a musical Icarus Descending. This song is the climax where Icarus flys to high, Read more…
You know that feeling after you got something you wanted and you made it to the top? Life has a way of balancing our soul. Security is quicksand. Audio | 80’s version Audio | 90’s unplugged In 1995 Michael Mazzola came to Philadelphia and we did an unplugged version. The Read more…