I teamed up with lyricist Noel Coward for this one (unbenounced to him). I found the lyrics on the back of organ sheet music. Inspired, I wrote the music (in 2007). His lyrics are poetry and last throughout time immortal. Read more…
This song is hilarious. Another anti-song idea. The rhythm is 9/8 and the tempo is fast, around 190 BPM. Everything is wrong. I’m taunting people with “I can do this you can’t”. It sounds like there is a skip in Read more…
This was the first song that really came together. While the Punk sound was taking off in Boston, I wanted to write an anti-song. No chorus. No melody. A Latin rhythm of 3 against 2 but done as slow jazzy funk. Spoken word Read more…
In 1978 I moved to Boston and joined the band Darling. I’m the one wearing suspenders. I started writing and recording that year. My first song was called “baby been good to me”. Be kind.
This is a poem really. About existence. Looking at yourself. The rabbit hole. I’m stretching harmonically. A pattern through descending chords and keys. Nine holds it together. Maybe. The song is incomplete in my view. But here it is. The Read more…