The story of a young girl who, after being abused by her stepfather, spends her life running away from the problems she can't escape.  “Amy’s Run Away” an acoustic guitar mid-tempo rock song that builds and becomes more electrified. The lyrics are about an abused runway/failed starlet who ends up becoming a topless dancer. Think “Like a Rolling Stone” meets “Tangled up in Blue” meets several girls I used to know.  This is the first song I’ve written on “appointment…that is, I made an appointment with myself to write a song at a specific time.

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Driving electric guitars in an up-tempo alternative rocker. The lyrics are about a fast girl who knows how to drive more than her Jaguar.  I’ve had the title for years, but the music came to me in two bursts:  the first one came to me while I was mowing the grass (I had to dash inside for a tape recorder to capture it), and the second one when I sat down with the guitar to finish it.  Notice that the girl is in control at all times.

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Prince meets southern funk. This is the first song I wrote for the CD…at the time, I was just writing it to give away to friends and family at Christmas.  I wanted to write a Christmas song that wasn’t about Christmas.  I feel like this song helps define my “Funk and roll” style:  funky guitars in a groove-based alternative rock song.  This song is my first single. 

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The "I hate working for corporate America" anthem. The Sex Pistols in an office cube.  This song took me a couple of months to finish.  I had so many verses that I couldn’t decide how to cut them down…and I couldn’t stop writing new ones.  My office mates like to sing this one as they pass me in the hall.  I honestly think it’s gonna get me fired from my day job.

BrianHartzog