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The impetus for this song came, oddly enough, from a few amazing and brief phone conversations I had in the 1990s with actor Nicolas Cage. It deals with materialism, romance, and an imaginary cat. I finished writing it in Arlington, TX some years later.

J. Christine Cochran
© 2003 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP

Seems I find it hard to forget you
Seems you float in on the breeze
Seems they still find ways to rob you
Like the tone of their voice as they say “tickets please”

Oh, Aloysius
King of the smorgasbord
Oh and all my fences 
Should I want less…
Or desire more?

Seems I still find ways to follow
You and that crazy dance you lead
I wrote down all the reasons that I…
I love you
But the pen dropped when I got to 83

Oh, Aloysius
King of the final frontier
And all my wishes
What are the things…
That I should hold dear?

I took those flowers that you gave me
And put em in a pretty vase
Don’t you know that your words… 
They always save me
They keep me in a state of grace

Oh, Aloysius
King of the smorgasbord

Ooh, Aloysius, king of the final frontier
Ooh, all my kisses
What are the things 
Show me the things
What are the things
I should hold dear?
We should hold near?

Aloysius

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This song was ¼ written for a long time. I had one version that I finished but then surprisingly, I found carnival-themed lyrics that I had written in London 16 years before …they fit perfectly meter-wise! With a relationship set in the midst of a carnival metaphor, the narrator lets go of past, or do they? -----------

J. Christine Cochran
© 2004 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP

Baby I’ve been amazed
I’ve been astounded
I’ve been flying high on love
But now, I feel more grounded
Baby I’ve been confused
Frightened by the ghost of you
Twice too many times I’ve tried 
But now, I see that was unwise

We went to the carnival
We went as a pair
Someone called your name in the tunnel of love
I turned around and no one was there
And when we danced on the promenade 
I tried to hold your hand
Someone walked by — you mumbled something
I never did understand

Time is never ending
Time is never free
It’s time I stopped pretending 
That the ghost of you 
Is dancing with the ghost in me

Baby I’ve been around
Ya I’ve danced all over this town
In the arcade I made some dreams
Polaroids of us by the sea
Baby I was unwise
I made the music to my own lies
A parade of charades it seems
Dance with the truth- the truth will you free

There is just one answer
Answer is for free
Answer run to river 
River run to sea

There is just one answer
Answer is for free
Answer run to river 
River run to sea
Oh I wish you ran to me

Amazed - Astounded (Edit)

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This song is about finding something in your life from which you may derive some happiness and/or joy. I always imagine a young "co-ed" in the 1960s at Princeton gazing at a paisley in a cloth which hangs in a hippie house. She's the girl with the goal, the rule!

J. Christine Cochran
© 1994 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP

When she is drunk
She thinks that she can write like Dylan
And she dreams of a Paris France
With Anarchy
She never quite lived in

Her first boyfriend turned Buddhist….
The one after that
He turned gay
And although she’s still glad
Well, the last man she had…
He turned to stone today…

She’ll probably go back to school
But that’ll be next semester
Feelin’ kinda lost just now
Wanna be alone - remain sequestered

But see, she has a goal
See, she has a rule
She’s looking for
She’s searching for
The most beautiful
The most beautiful tattoo

Not to be stymied
By Man’s great Search For Meaning
She leaves no Skin unexamined
For her particular style of gleaning

Her best friend from grade school 
Just got married
Second best...
Just got an MBA…(no way!)
And although she’s still glad…
Well the last friend she had...
She turned to ice today

She’ll probably go off somewhere but that’ll be later on
Feelin’ kinda lost just now
Like something she did was
Wrong…so wrong…no, no not wrong…not wrong…

But see, she has a goal
See, she has a rule
She’s looking for
She’s searching for
The most beautiful
The most beautiful tattoo

She’s looking for
She’s searching for
The most beautiful
The most beautiful tattoo

She’s looking for
She’s searching for
The most beautiful
The most beautiful tattoo

Beautiful Tattoo (Edit)

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Burbank reacquaints you with landmarks specific to Venice Beach and/or Santa Monica, CA. The Boardwalk, The Pier, the old men playing chess; all make an appearance! I lived in Venice Beach in the 90s with some friends and worked at a beach-front cafe many days a week; however, the song actually began its life while I attended MTSU and lived in Murfreesboro, TN. I'm like that. Write a song about a place when I live in another place!



J. Christine Cochran
© 1995 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP

Well the rent’s no cheaper in Burbank
I think somebody lied
And they keep saying L.A. is over with
It’s like someone had died

But the rich and fortunate
Like - plastic surgeons
They all seem to thrive
I’m just skating on the boardwalk today
Thinking hey, how strange I’m alive

There’s a lady getting arrested 
She’s walking topless on the beach
There’s an old blind man
With his banjo in hand 
Tip jar is well within reach

But the lost and restless
They get nervous
When the cops pass by
I watch the old men play chess
Hey, hey—we all get by

But the lost and restless
They get nervous
When the cops pass by
I’m just here on the pier today
Thinkin’ hey, I’d like to do more 
More than survive

There’s a part of me gone missing
It left so long ago
Some town I’d lived in 
Some childhood nightmare
Where it went ain’t nobody knows

But the voices of angels 
They will lift me
When it’s my time to fly
I’m just here in the California sun
Thinking hey, hey—I guess I’ll try

Burbank (Edit)

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When I lived in Nashville, I dated a young relative of musician John Hiatt. This guy suddenly had to deal with some personal issues and “couldn’t date anyone anymore.” Years later, this song followed. This narrator addresses ex-lover…there seems to be a little twist at the end, which is pretty much about codependency and the inability to LET GO!!!

J. Christine Cochran
© 1998, 2004 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP

(Nothing
Let’s talk about nothing
Talk about nothing
Gonna fade away
Oh yes it’s nothing
Let’s talk about nothing
When you talk about nothing 
Gonna fade away)

Dear Allen
I’m getting married
I want to see if you object
Dear Allen
I…I miss your motives
I miss your need to self-protect

Allen I never knew
Why you withdrew 
And took your sweet love away
You remember dancing down at Guido’s
While outside it rained? 

(Nothing
Let’s talk about nothing
Let’s talk about nothing
Gonna fade away)

Dear Allen
I have not heard from you
I want to make sure you’re okay
Oh dear Allen
I ruined your idea of marriage
Did you think you’d see me here today?

Allen I don’t know why
It was always do or die
And your love you had to constrain
Like there was something else besides Guido’s 
You thought you had to attain

(Nothing
Let’s talk about nothing
Let’s talk about nothing
Gonna fade away)

And Allen I don’t know why
It was always do or die
And you treated me like some stain
Spilling out of a bottle of beer at Guido’s 
Cause you wanted cheap champagne

Hey Allen
Thanks for the memories
I hope you learned how to connect
Send a letter
Drop a postcard
Or be like me just call collect

Allen I think I know 
Why it was you had to go
Took your sweet love away
I will always remember dancing down at Guido’s 
Even after….the rain

Dear Allen 
Dear Allen
Dear Allen

Dear Allen (Edit)

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Quite auto-biographical, this song is an homage, of sorts, to Dwight Yoakum (and his great song); life in general, and, the great scheme of things. Among other misery-making things, I was making about $8.25 an hour at a retail job, my apartment lease was almost up, and my aunt died. Plus, an old lover came back into the picture....so, this song weaves all of that together. The narrator looks back and tries to be thankful for all things present and past.

J. Christine Cochran
© 2003 Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP

I been drinking scotch
It don’t take me much
Old man sang Dwight Yoakum’s song
A couple nights ago

It’s been rainin’ all through Labor Day
I just found out my aunt
She died today
When my lease is up
I’ve no idea where I’ll go

Guitars and Cadillacs
Pink hotels and heart attacks
All those summer times in Galveston
Like a black and white, grainy…a Documentary
Old poster of Paris France
I know I’m lucky cos I got to dance
Few signs of evolution
Never mind the pollution 
In this Opportunity

Well, I been confused about you babe
Compared to me 
See, I thought you had it made
But I see your situation —
That look on your face 
Shows a different thing

It’s been runnin’ through my mind today
All the years that we sleep away
And when I grasp for answers
I see the past just turn, and wave, and walk away


Guitars and Cadillacs
Hearing’ that song makes me want you back
Roller-skating in Central Park
Like Houston after dark, a drunken, a Documentary
Old lawn chairs rust and fade so slow
I know I’m lucky cos I got to go

We’re seeking absolution
It’s part of the solution 
In this Opportunity
No sign of intermission 
But God I want permission 
In this Opportunity, ya

Ya, ya
I still get blown away
My life’s in shades of gray
Ya, ya, ya
Like some Documentary

Guitars, Cadillacs - Documentary - (Edit)

Moving back to Texas after once again, trying to make it in LA. I had just visited the following exhibit: "Angels from the Vatican: Exhibition, UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Los Angeles, February 4-April 2, 1998." Yep, so, it's THAT OLD!

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Sure Thing - Demo 2005 (Written 1998)

Honoring the life of my good friend Dakota Chase Mackey

The 27 Club/Good Things.m4a

Boys Of Summer Partial Practice SNIPPET

FROM GARAGEBAND

People Just Let Their Un-nuetered Pets Roam Free

This is just another snippet of a song I've not finished!

FROM GARAGEBAND 

Secret Messages - Partial

Exotic Matter

A cappella, kinda country cover A Better Son/Daughter by Rilo Kiley.

A Better Son/Daughter - A cappella Kinda Country

Be The Catcher In The Rye

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ACCOLADES:
2011: Winner (top 50): Taylor &amp; Elixir Strings online contest
2010: Pandora Internet Radio takes SOMEONE I’LL NEVER MEET live
2010: Signing: Publicity Agreement; Jo Rae Di Menno, HARD PRESSED PUBLICITY
2010: Featured Artist: MS Windows’ – PLAYLIST 7
2009: Featured Artist: ORIGINAL SOURCE MUSIC
2008: Signs: Six Songs – ORIGINAL SOURCE MUSIC
2007: Winner: STERLING SOUND – Emerging Artist Player
2007: Song Hold: BIG SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT Baby Sitter Wanted
2006: Chosen Writer: ASCAP EXPO – One of 12 writers chosen – pop-rock listening panel

BIO:
Originally from Dallas, TX, Christine has also lived in London, New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles.

An astute observer and natural storyteller, Christine’s songs focus on the human condition, touching on alienation and acceptance, love and longing, materialism and modesty.

Her instinctive pop writing talent marries an indie flair, and yields pleasing melodies, beautiful harmonies, and intelligent lyrics. 

She delivers her songs confidently with a soulful voice “full of feeling and beauty,” (LA recording artist, Rane).

Comparisons help us categorize, so although Christine has her own distinct vocal style, fans have likened her to Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Emmylou Harris, and Eddie Brickell. She is very proud that two guys said she reminded them of Lou Reed and Robert Smith (The Cure).

CD:
SOMEONE I’LL NEVER MEET features ten original cuts ranging in content from a sparsely arranged portrait of the fallen to an up-tempo, zydeco-like song about a transgender person finding acceptance.

Tracked with a full band, the CD features Rick G. Nelson of The Polyphonic Spree on strings and was mixed by NARAS Trustee and Grammy Nominee, Chris Bell, (Erykah Badu, Don Henley, Beyonce) at Luminous Sound (Dallas, TX) and mastered by Steve Fallone, (TV On The Radio, The Strokes, Sonic Youth) at New York’s Sterling Sound.



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