MYSTERY
It was years ago, I was on the phone talking about life, beliefs, thoughts, the universe and everything. The lyrics came straight away. It doesn’t matter what you believe, but believe something. Hold onto something. You’ll feel better, and life will be easier.
THAT’S HOW IT IS
A co-write with my high school friend, Stefanie Badach-Mis. We have a number of songs together. She wrote the lyrics, I wrote the melody/music. We always fancied ourselves as Elton John & Bernie Taupin. They wrote in separate rooms. We wrote in separate states! I’ve always loved this song and I’m so glad it’s finally out in the world.
TOTAL BADASS
People say the darndest things to you at shows. One was, “You’re a total badass.” Another, “I hate The Beatles but I I love to watch and hear you play”. Once words are in my head I can easily give them a melody. I sang this into my phone and later wrote a whole song around it. It was missing some lyrics so Kate Chadbourne added the 2nd and 3rd verses. Total Badass features some excellent, badass musician friends of mine as well: Kate Chadbourne plays piano and organ; Leah Bluestein plays drums, and Mike Dutko plays bass.
IT’S MY MOVIE
I was walking with my dachshunds. It was a beautiful day. I looked at the sky and heard the line, “Paint my sky fantastic.” That’s a great way to start a song… et voila’. I liked the idea of our bravery, and confidence in our first 5 years on the planet. We rock and we know it. To bring some of that chutzpah to our current day without being obnoxious is a great skill. It’s fun to feel good within yourself and star in your own life.
DANCE WITH YOUR DARLIN’
I love the groove to Al Green’s, Let’s Stay Together. I played the drums, then came up with some chords, Mike Bishop added sweet R&B bass, and then I added everything else. So much fun. Makes you want to swivel and move. The first words that came were: Dance With Your Penguin. HAHAHAHA
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