Name: Trying (for the animals) by Brent Ratkovich
Duration: 3 min 11 s
Description: Dedicated to the animals people say they love, while paying others to kill them. Choose compassion. Live Vegan.

Dedicated to the animals people say they love, while paying others to kill them. Choose compassion. Live Vegan.

Trying (for the animals)

A love song for my wife.
From my re-released album My Winter Window. Originally released March 1st, 2008.

My Winter Window

Sunlight

I wrote this while trying to get my then baby boy to go back to sleep.
From my re-released album The Simple Things. Originally released October 1st, 2006.

The Simple Things

Lullaby (instrumental)

I like this song, but the vocal performance is very green. I'm really proud of the guitar solo.
From my re-released The Simple Things album. Originally released October 1st, 2006.

In a Song

A song about how people deal or don't deal with problems that don't affect them directly. It also has the honorable distinction of featuring Maximilian Haft on violin.
From my re-released album My Winter Window. Originally released March 1st, 2008.

Letter to Myself

A song about the fear of our children and climate change.
From my re-released album My Winter Window. Originally released March 1st, 2008.

Turn Around

From my re-released album The Simple Things. Originally released October 01, 2006.

Little One (instrumental)

This is of course the amazing intro for the song Killer of Giants, written by Jake E. Lee. I recorded this way back in 1986 in my bedroom on my Fostex 4 track recorder. I included it as a hidden track on my album The Simple Things. 

Killer of Giants Intro

Killer of Giants Intro (by Jake E. Lee)

This instrumental was of course written by the late, great, and legendary Randy Rhodes.
Way back in 1986 I recorded this in my bedroom on my Fostex 4 track. I released it as a hidden track on my album The Simple Things. 

Dee (by Randy Rhodes)

Fog (Again) was written by Thom Yorke of Radiohead. This is my version of it. 

Fog (Again)

Fog (Again) by Radiohead

A love song
From my re-released first record The Simple Things. Originally released October 1st, 2006.

Simple Things

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Trying (for the animals)

Brent Ratkovich

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