I’ve been ignored by some really talented people.. it is my claim to fame.

Bill on the Edge

Original song by Bill Liggett. Produced by Karl Cuttruff/ ruff cutt studio in new jersey. There are many versions of this . It was the opening song to many a late night bar gig. Cheers!

Well I saw that look I can read it like an open book
You think you’ve got my number, you better think it through some more 
At first glance it just might seem that I don’t understand. I’m here to say you couldn’t be more wrong. If you look at me you’ll surely see I’ve been in that very same boat 
And I’ve sailed that sea 

It takes two to tango you know that old cliche. You’ve got a bump on your head just like the one you gave away 
I said you better wake up tomorrow is in your hands, forgive and forget, the past is gone you gotta get back in that groove 

Well I ain’t here to make a name I’m just trying to do my part. Good fortune shines back on the pure of heart. Just do your thing unselfishly cause you’ve been in that very same boat..and you’ve sailed that sea.

SailedThatSea

This is another one from the demo archives. This is another novelty song written for targeted venues and what I thought would fit. A trained ear might notice extra long intros and multiple instrumental verses... that's because back when this was recorded we were still rehearsing songs for various sets to play live.. so I tried to stretch tunes out so that we could fill 3 or four hours of music for a gig. 

I have not played live for a little over a year now... work really took off and I had no time.. and sadly... I've really only got about a half dozen or so, new songs that I've written. That troubles me the most...

I recorded this and several others one day when the bandmates could not make it into the studio... I think I have this.. " Endless Hourderves " .. " Hard Candy Middle " " Wayward Sailor "...and a couple others that I laid down solo ,  live..  Most All my songs are written with the intention of playing them live. So I always like words and music ( Guitar and vox ) to stand on their own.  Especially if, at a gig we were short handed I personally would not have to make any changes. Also if we had guest performers we had space for them to shine.

So....It is indeed nonsense, and this was and is the sole track that uses the word " Baby " more than once. I would have used it more but I was afraid of plagiarizing Led Zeppelin...  thus getting sued for millions of begonias. 

99.9% of songs that I write are " Music first " ... I always did love playing this song ( is lively with a lot of changes and romp )but it never did make it into a live set. So usually, unless the music is completely finished I don't even consider writing lyrics.

I have a limited supply of decent studio recordings.. none of which im truly happy with. So im going to slowly upload them as demos and then I've got one writing project with a lyricist here on SC and after that I'll rehearse and record the handful of brand new songs.

Please try to enjoy it for what it is... just a bit of fun.

What id do without you is just so hard to say
Try to get along somehow and get through one more day
I want to call you baby.. and hold you close to me
That would make me just as happy as I could ever be
But if you should ever dump my ass.. don't you know my life would pass before my eyes...do you realize?

Rather I get killed by rabies.. rather I get bit by snakes
If you will not be my baby... Baby.. oh baybe 
I have breathed my last

My last potato ate by rats.. catch a fever scratched by cats
if you will not be my baby.. oh baby.. Baby..I have breathed my last

well there ain't no love and there ain't no sunshine.. ain't nothin I can do.. ain't no reason no huggin squeezin if I can't have you

Suffer from some rare disease.. from the guano shat by bats
if you will not be my baby baby.. baby.. I have breathed my last

well there ain't no love and there ain't no sunshine ain't nothin I can do..
Ain't no reason.. no huggin squeezin if I can't have you.

Final note. The picture for this track is a bit of work that was completed  Thats my day job... Custom cabinet / furniture maker.

Baby

This song was written a while back... It was written under my pen name " Greenfleamusic " there is a video of a live demo.. here 

:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acsktosKyg8      

Along with a few other writing demos... some of which is ongoing so it is private for now... but theres a few you can watch...

Its another one of those songs I love to play just because it is a challenge for me with and the voicings and interaction with the vocals.

Lyrics :
sailing forward guided by a boundless line
tethered by a pair of loving unseen hands
A thousand obligations follow in your wake
as sleepless navigators follow you in kind

You may see a face in the morning light
that was breathing you softly
through your sleepless night
you may try to explain but you wont succeed
things are good.. things are fine
when your getting the love you need

and as your sails are filling in your waking dream
youre sailing on a sea of storming memories
the rise and swell of these events may show to you
your self indulgent journeys cluttered up the view

You may see a face in the morning light
that was breathing you softly
through your sleepless night
you’ll know right then that the day is right
things are good.. things are fine
when your getting the love you need

passing one another on the dreamless waves
perusing distant shores that they may never see
the wayward sailors nod and hurry on their way
just when the dawn appears to light the present day

They may see a face in the morning light
that was breathing them  softly
through their sleepless night
they’ll know right then that the day is right
things are good.. things are just fine
when they’re getting the love they need

Wayward Sailor

This is the original Demo of a song written about people very close to me. The recording is about 23 years old. I'm not interested in fixing mistakes on it..
Musically.. I really don't know where i'm going . I'm documenting songs in haste.. But I do know where i've been in a most profound sense.  I'm having a lot of trouble sitting down to play and record something new.. it's a very strange sort of block. There's not a shortage of ideas or material..

so here's this..warts and all..

Hot summer day driving to god knows where
northbound highway his mind blowing in the air
he's building his life again and he's left so many behind
and he's looking for someone of his own kind

two young children.. she's on her own
northbound highway broke down and all alone
they're building their lives again and they've left so many behind
and they're looking for someone of their own kind

Please forgive them they've lost their way 
and they're not of this earth and they're not of this day

but you the traffic is tight.. on the northbound highway
and there's no end in sight on the northbound highway

He needed someone.. she thought she wanted him
on the northbound highway the chance of success is slim
and they're building their lives again
and they've left so many behind
And they're looking for someone else and changing their mind

Please forgive them they've lost their way
and they're not of this earth and they're not of this day

Now there's a new child.. and they're going out of their head
still stuck on the northbound highway and they're hanging by a thread
and they're building their lives again
and they've left so many behind
life on the northbound highway can be so unkind

Please forgive them they've lost their way
and they're not of this earth and they're not of this day

and you know you can't travel light on the nothbound highway
and its always a fight .. on the northbound highway..



Lyrics

Northbound Highway ( Demo )

Here is a more recent song.. written within the last year. This is what I sound like now.. LOL..  Im really working now to find my new vocal range folks... it ain't easy.. I basically took a year off playing and singing.

Lyrics :

Its a sure sign alright
its time to turn around and see
When Im waking from a crazy dream
To Hear your voice inside 

Then the chains of obligation that I’ve taken on
cant keep their grip on me
reaching out to my only one 
and I remember.. what I need to do

Now I thought I had a better way
I wanted more for you
But mores not always better
Than the simple quiet times 

As I ground myself in truth once again 
And I remember
the truth that as long as we’re together
its alright…

So I’m coming home to you
Im coming home
Yes I’m coming home
Im coming home to you

Now nothings really changed
They only seemed to be
And the light of understanding
Shines so graciously

As I ground myself in truth once again
And I remember
the truth that as long as were together
it’s alright…

So I’m coming home to you…

Coming Home To You

Here's another song built around the opening riff.

there is a video demo of it on my greenfleamusic demo channel
here      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3DlAXvUOsQ

I have scars all over my body.. and in places that you can't see with the naked eye. But I am still strong...although I may be becoming fragile like a singing wine glass.

It can't really always be said that I am a nice guy... but if i'm your friend.. I will be the one standing there when it's no longer convenient for anyone else to be lending you a hand.

lyrics

you licked to the hard candy middle
and the sweetness was just a memory
the sour you tasted was all the time you wasted 
it was only a matter of time

hit the road and keep on walking
aint no time left for talking
hit the road and don’t look back 
theres no time left for you
no time left for you

too late for haircut and shave
the old hat will just have to do
yesterdays news wont fill the holes in your shoes
it was only a matter of time


hit the road and keep on walking
aint no time left for talking
hit the road and don’t look back 
theres no time left for you
no time left for you

Hard Candy Middle (demo)

Recorded today.. old song. I was having a discussion with some new friends, Beating Edge. about the state of affairs on SC..  What were were working on.. I told them I better get busy recording. Tired or not.. here it is..

Any advice on recording quality will be appreciated. Panning.. mixing.. clipping.. burning ,, itching.. levels.. effects. etc.

Im alone today so I could sing as loud as I want without disturbing anyone.. Im recording vocals on my old stage mic. Shure SM 58

Lyrics: Not sure what brought this song about but I know the music is part of a project called " Heartbeat " compositions in 3/4 and 6/8..  (the rhythm of the beating heart at rest and elevated..)

Flaws and mistakes
confrontations and trivial wake
waving of hands
pointing fingers and kicking up sand
stopping to see
what will they call me when tensions have eased
Im waiting to hear
hit the next volley and wipe the next tear
but ill take time out.. to wake up and shout
my apologies dear

Shame and regret
I wonder just how much worse it can get
dismal and drab.. time for someone to pick up the tab
turn back the clock.. read every line 
re-run the film and lift every rock
look for the reasons but prepare for the shock
ill take time out..
to whisper about
my apologies dear

fighting and hatred are so absurd
can you hear the echo of my last work
its time for someone and why not me 
to say from my heart
as its falling apart
my apologies dear..


My Apologies

Dedicated to my  Friend Carl of The Beautiful Dark here on soundcloud. We were discussing old tracks and he said he has a man drawer full of old demos. I found this one the other day..   I did manage to tweak it in garageband.

 life is good

Lyrics
copyright Bill Liggett 19..long time ago.. back when I was in a good mood..

come monday morning I’m on vacation
and if I don’t return your call
I left my phone in the kitchen
leave a message with you bitchin and complain
all day long

but rest assured now.. I’m feeling guilty
and it is with a heavy heart
that I recline with my ray bans
freeing up my hands to raise my glass
heres to you

I know the rent is due on tuesday
I can hear the landlord sayin
Where is that rat
she’ll have to wait and hold her horses
cause Im on vacation
on vacation..thats where I’m at

I must remember to send a postcard
oh how I wish that you were here
but now its time for my nap
and I forgot to give a crap about obligations
and pressing affairs

I know the rent is due on tuesday
I can hear the landlord sayin
Where is that rat
she’ll have to wait and hold her horses
cause Im on vacation
on vacation..thats where I’m at

On Vacation

Heres one I just re-recorded tonight. But it is in line in moving forward with my back catalog....which is going to take some time 😔. It is relevant to the current social dilemma of fighting and division.

Lyrics :

Show me proof of the big bang
shed some light on the missing link
reveal the secrets of the rock upon the hill
and the monster in the lake you say he’s living there still

ill marvel at your stories
and you can snicker sideways at mine
i'll try to get a word in edgewise
if you’d only give me the time

Show me the meaning of the reason
tell me the truth about the lies
open my eyes up to the impending doom
and brush off the tablets resting in the tomb

ill marvel at your stories
and you can snicker sideways at mine
ill try to get a word in edgewise
if you’d only give me the time

Now it all boils down
and it rises to the top
its a never ending song
if everybodys right
then everybody's wrong

Find the pope in the pizza
show me Einstein in the loony bin
say theres no good or evil
then turn around and tell me survival is a sin

ill marvel at your stories
and you can snicker sideways at mine
ill try to get a word in edgewise
if you’d only give me the time

Now it all boils down
and it rises to the top
its a never ending song
if everybodys right
then everybody's wrong

Everybodys Wrong

Another from the back catalog.. recently re-recorded. Around the time this was written I had just resumed playing and writing after a 22 year layoff. It was at the tail end of a whole lot of ugly and nasty moments ... but the dust was finally settling and I needed time to collect my thoughts and heal a bit.  Mid-Life thing..? Yeah...
I remember distinctly writing this in the basement..  Early on I didn't have very good guitar skills ( At least I don't think so.. )  and this song was particularly hard for me to play and sing at the same time. I spent a long time writing it.. maybe a few months. I would sit and drink Dry Red and write songs.. I recall working on this with my song writing companion " Little Penguin ".😆  ( Cheap Australian Dry Red... )...  So that didn't help matters.
I have since, played this live thousands of times and can play it with or without dry red and eyes closed..

Lyrics

Don't you know that I get
Plenty of rest
because you know I know what's best
for these old bones
and don't you know that I drink
A little too much wine
You know i've got plenty of time on my hands
I need someone who understands
I've got to get my rest
so I can look my best
for when Big things start coming my way

Don't you know that I sleep till 10:15
with a couple of snacks and a couple of naps
in between
and don't you know that I sit
and read plenty of books
I might just mosey down into the kitchen and cook
I realize how this must look
but i've got to get my rest so I can look my best
for when big things start coming my way

I am a man.. of limited means
all the fancy things in this world
they don't add up to a hill of beans
I've got to save my strength
you know i've got to lay low
I've got to get my rest so I can look my best
for when big things start coming my way
oh yeah big things..are coming.. my way.

Big Things ( with Merlot )

Re recording of an old song. Solo Guitar and vocals with a little something here and there. Recorded this evening. 

Get up early and start your day
give some time back to yourself today
find the good times all around you
Bring the fun back in your life
leave those old work shoes by the door
you made your share of sacrifice
listen friend take my advice

The time for messing around is in the past
the days are moving by so very very fast
it's time for you to have your say
don't you letting things get in your way
forget about what other people do
and don't you worry about waht they say
cause they don't know you anyway

Save me.. save me.. save me
oh won't you please
won't you save me.. from another day
of doing things in the same old way

So settle up those old affairs
all they're going to get you 
is a head full of grey hairs
you know the folks around
they still love you so
they're gonna smile and wave as they watch you go
so won't you wave goodbye to yesterday
before you get too old and slow
it's time to shine and let it go

Save me.. save me.. save me
yes and carry me along with you
on this beautiful day




Save Me

This is a very old song written when I first picked up my music after a long layoff. It is written about Lena Leonardi, our landlady ( Landlord fit the song better  ) back in 1980. We moved into our new apartment when my joyce was pregnant with our first child. Lena was a sort of Philosopher.. Very hard working and always there to offer advice on whatever. She was very kind to us but she was also tough. I recall times when she would come to the back door when we were late on the rent and pound on the glass , and in her endearing Italian accent she would yell " Liggett!!!  I know you're in there !! PLEASE Liggett! PLease pay the rent !! ".. One time I came to the door and had to explain that we just didn't have the money right at the moment...she took me over to her apartment and sat me down while she prepared a couple of jars of Minestrone soup.. homemade and delicious. She said " Liggett, all you need is a little bread, a little bit of soup and a little bit of wine... that's all you need Liggett "  I never forgot her..Joyce and I talk about her once in a while and quote things she told us.. To this day she is in our hearts and minds.. almost like family. And thats how most of the Italians were to me growing up.. treated me well and looked out for me as I lived in a town called Elmwood Park known as little Italy..  Now, back in november of last year when I made the decision to start uploading all of my songs.. who is there b, among many others of course, but two who have given me the most support and good advice along with wonderful and inspiring music and words? But Michael Ansani and the beautiful folks at The Beating Edge.. From Italy...of course. Oh... and Len Benatti  .. you from Italy too?😊So.. I dedicate this song to them and wish them good fortune and calm seas ahead ! Salute!

Lyrics:

Long ago when I was 21 and I was just out on my own
a pretty new bride and a brand new son
trying hard to make a home
I wasn't ready to settle down and I needed some advice
My old Italian Landlord, she always treated me nice

A simple life and a happy home 
and everything will be just fine
But things don't always go that way 
and you can get a little bit behind
well if you lose direction and you're looking for a clue
my old Italian landlord she always knew what to do

She said:  A little bread and a little soup and a little bit of wine
that's all you need , that's all you need
a little luck and a little love and a little bit of time
that's all you need, that's all you need

I met that old lady, all those years ago
she led a very simple life and she always told you so
she was there when we were hungry 
she was there when we were broke
and even after all these years 
i remember the words she spoke

Now and then I think of her she holds a place in my mind
not too many like her so humble and so kind
I hope there's just a few spread around here and there
looking out for guys like me who need someone to care

She said:  A little bread and a little soup and a little bit of wine
that's all you need , that's all you need
a little luck and a little love and a little bit of time
that's all you need, that's all you need


All you need

I recorded this at about 4 AM chicago time.  Its spring ahead daylight savings time. We lose an hour and hopefully gain some sun. 
I really have a very small catalog of cover songs I know. This one I used to play live at every show.



Summertime  ( Gershwin )

New Song. Recorded just now.  I’m still working out the lyrics… eventually re-record/ remix

Shine ( one take demo )

New song recorded tonight. Things are what they are.. on the melancholy side.... which i'm prone to wallow in from time to time.

It has come to my attention that I haven't put my pen to paper for a while
I've been burning scented candles that suggested fields of roses for so long
and I've lately come to realize the simple reason for my lack of candor
and the soil of sordid life reveals the blameless grief left floating in the breeze
I opted out of bowing low for fear that I might make a wrenching scene

show me how I have fallen short read to me the judgement of the court
but be careful as you're coming down you're falling from the same high ground
it all comes back around

I thank god sometimes for time alone with cheap guitars and cheaper brands of wine
I avoid my past discrepancies and present time inequities like plague
and it for these very reasons that I held my tongue and stared into the sky
and stole time alone in selfishness for fear without that I might lose my mind
has my silence said enough for you today
you might think you've had it rough sometimes and want to say

show me how I have fallen short read to me the judgement of the court
but be careful as you're coming down you're falling from the same high ground
it all comes back around

Im well aware of failure as Im constantly reminded of it in the mail
and the boat that we were sailing is the one in need of bailing suddenly
have I suddenly become some different soul
and did you become the innocent that fell into the resulting hole
is it such a shocking revelation after all
made to get up off our feet before we lean to crawl

show me how I have fallen short read to me the judgement of the court
but be careful as you're coming down you're falling from the same high ground
it all comes back around


It all comes back around

This is an old demo that Ive been sitting on for years and years... Theres so much more to it than what you hear here.. but I may never get to really complete it. Its part of a collection of music.. a project called " HeartBeat " a collection of tunes in either 3/4 or 6/8 ( the human heart beats in these times )

Lyrics:

Youre giving me reasons to play
youre giving me good thing to say
Youre changing my whole life today
and theres a couple thing I want to say
Its the sun on your face
its the wind in your hair
and when Im not a perfect man
its the way you dont care

youre giving me reasons to play
youre giving me good things to say
I think youre my best friend today
and theres a couple of things I want to say
your breath in my ear
and the words that Ill never find
and when im not a perfect man
its the way you dont mind..

Thanks for listening !

Reasons

New song recorded tonight.

Last night I opened up the window
as streetlight stood in for the moon
across your skin a summer breeze was filtered through the trees
announced by flickered candlelight

and I wondered is this you and me asleep in childhood dreams
or just another night
are we a wishful vision cried into a pillow
after a long and bitter fight

well its a high price paid just to be here
two poor tired souls... in a golden moment

tonight I open up the window
as moonlight calls out for our dreams
across the sky I hear a voice from somewhere far away
hello and thank you for the day

and I wondered is this you and me asleep in childhood dreams
or just another night
are we a wishful vision cried into a pillow
after a long and bitter fight

well its a high price paid just to be here
two poor tired souls... in a golden moment

Golden Moment

This is the first instrumental I will be uploading from the Heartbeat Project. 

The totality of the heartbeat project is " Recovered music "  ... in other words a recollection ...

Desperate Flight

Simple version of a relatively new song.  

don't leave me .. all alone. don't leave me all alone.
Light shining from your eyes was like heaven
And lights the way back to your love
And your wide open arms does my heart shatter and scatter me
Don't leave me all alone
I feel you near me at the sunrise.. I hear you tell me not to cry
But like waves they fill my eyes and tears wash over me.. this tragedy
Don't leave me all alone.
Your voice is fading now but im not letting go
I'll find a way back to your love ..and your wide open arms
does my heart shatter.. and scatter me..

Dont Leave me all Alone

This is a song dedicated to my old friend Karl heilgeist ( RIP ) A great drummer and an interesting cat.

Breeze comin through the window… I thought it might be you ..But since it’s not gonna sleep till I’m not tired.. aint gonna make my bed..  gonna sleep till I’m not tired.
No one comes to my house..  so I ring the bell myself
There’s no one around to drink to.. so I drink to myself .. here’s to me and my good health
( chorus )
Here’s to sittin all alone.. here’s to a good nights sleep… here’s to luck and borrowed time ..that may be our only wealth.. but most of all here’s to me ….and my  good health

There’s a breeze comin through the window.. and it sends me back to sleep
You cant blame the wind for blowin..  think I’ll just blame you since there’s no one else around.
And no one comes to my house.. gonna ring the bell myself
And there’s no one around to drink to.. so I drink to myself here’s to me and my good health

My Good Health

Hey there! If you’re reading this, you’re one of the few... thanks for existing! 🤟
👉We are an eclectic band that blends elements of electronic dance, metal, pop, punk, rock, synth wave and more to create a unique and engaging sound We're a bunch of very shy aliens🛸 (4 males 💁🏻‍♂️🙎‍♂️🙋🏼‍♂️🦸🏼‍♂️ and 1 female🙅‍♀️, the guitarist/backup singer). Our earthly names (and nicknames) are Tom ("Lucifer" - lead vocals and occasional keyboards/guitar), Mary ("Vampira" or just "V" - guitarist and backing vocals), Mauro ("Maux" - keyboards, piano, synths and winds), Davide ("Dave", "Quiet D" or just "D" - bass and synth bass), and Valerio ("Brad", drums and percussions). 
Enjoy the music!😉
😓Final note (or rant): this platform (and not just this one) keeps getting more disappointing. Seeing so-called ‘songs’ made with AI and a bunch of prepackaged beats from cheap apps - by people who couldn’t even play an E minor on a guitar or sing even when drunk - is seriously frustrating. In the long run, we might start showing up here less… or even leave altogether! If that ever happens, you’ll find all our other links below.
🔗https://ffm.bio/beatingedge
⚡️We do not authorize the use of our music, voice or recordings for AI training or generative purposes without our written consent.
The label BE Melody and the recording/production studio BE Studios are owned by Beating Edge and are © 2024-25.
© 2024–2025 Beating Edge. All songs, lyrics, artworks, and videos are owned by Beating Edge. All rights reserved.