1985
You know the game
I wrote this while reading Games People Play by Eric Berne, M.D. I’m riffing on Keith Moon on the drum part in the chorus. A bit disruptive just like Keith. I’m a big Keith Moon fan. The next version is better. Read more…
2015
A Wedding Song – Forever I Love You
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 Read more…
1981
it’s taken all this time to see you
Everything is in three. This is a state of mind. Zen like. Three notes repeating upwards. No chords. The highest note implies tonic at the beginning. However, the verse is rhythmically phrased four beats over three beats, so depending on Read more…
2004
Icarus Descending
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 Read more…
1980
Little sister & Since you left me
Little Sister was written after seeing a Bruce Springsteen marathon concert. But this is funky. Ronny Trueherz on guitars. He turned it into a minor key somehow. Berklee boys. Or Berzerklee as we called it. This song take comes with Read more…