1977   

This Is More About The Feel
Than It Is About The Lyrics
'Groove Songs' Aren't "About" Much
But In '77 They'd Allow Me To Sit Back & Enjoy 
My 'Indoor Voice' & Pristine Electric Guitar Sound
This Was Recorded On Reel-To-Reel 
Using A Gibson ES-330 
Plugged Directly Into The Tape Deck 
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The Link Below Is The Next Song I Wrote 
Where I Steal The Cool Impromptu Ending Of This One
https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt/the-wet-mag-78
But They Go Well Together 
 
LOVE FOR YOU

Love For You
I Got Love For You
I Got So Much Love For You
Looking Out For Number One, Baby
Waking Up With Number Two
Sitting In For Number Three, Lately
And All This Is 
Is Just Somebody's Way Of Saying
Love For You
I Got Love For You
I Got So Much Love For You

Whatcha Call The Fragrance You Were Wearing?
That Sucker Speaks To Me In French, Baby
Je Suis, Un Père, Mon Frère, I Love Ya, Baby
Just Come A Little Closer Baby Look Into These Eyes 
And See This Love For You
Love For You
I Got Love For You
I Got So Much Love For You

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Richard Goldman's Album

LOVE FOR YOU

LET IT BE ME
Cover Of The Everly Brothers 1959 Hit
Recorded In 1970 - With #peternoah
Almost Perfect... Save For The 2015 Digital Transfer
You Might Also Like The 'Cover' Boys Playlist
https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt/sets/noah-goldman-1970-cover-boys
I Believe We Recorded All 6 Songs In One-Sitting 
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16 Years Later, Peter & I Sang This At My Wedding
The Beauty Of Which Was Overshadowed
By The Questionable Choice Of Also Singing 
"I Don't Take Advice"
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Back In The '50s, Certainly The Husband & Wife 
Songwriting Team Of Felice & Beaudeleux & Bryant 
Knew They Were 'Modernizing' 'Handel's Messiah'... 
But I Didn't 
I Thought I Was 'Modernizing'  "Let It Be Me" 
With 'Winter Afternoon'
And So It Goes 

LET IT BE ME

I Bless The Day I Found You
I Want To Stay Around You
And So I Beg You 
Let It Be Me
Don't Take This Heaven From One
If You Must Cling To Someone
Now & Forever
Let It Be Me
Each Time We Meet, Love
I Find Complete Love
Without Your Sweet Love
What Would Life Be?

So Never Leave Me Lonely
Tell Me You Love Me Only
And That You'll Always
Let It Be Me
Each Time We Meet, Love
I Find Complete Love
Without Your Sweet Love
What Would Life Be?
So Never Leave Me Lonely
Tell Me You Love Me Only
And That You'll Always 
Let It Be Me

LET IT BE ME

1969 
I Was 19 And This Was My Best Song... At The Time
At least I Thought So  
A NYC Music Publisher Suggested I Go To LA 
To Become The Next James Taylor
Six Months Later I Moved To LA...
'Jimmy' Did Too
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BTW - There Are No Seasons In LA
Like A Bird In Spring' Resonated With Absolutely No One 
But What Impressed Was The Song's Chord Progression
Which Still Makes Me Smile
Cos It Resembles Costello's 'Red Shoes' 
Which Would Happened 8 Years Later  
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I'm Being Well-Accompanied 
On Bass & Lead Guitar By #bobclaster 
Bob Also Plays On; The Studio Version 
Of 'Sinatra's Car' & '004 DOG'

LIKE A BIRD IN SPRING 

Like A Bird In Spring 
I Come Back To My Home
Just To Sit Here & Know I’m Alone
With A Thought For Paradise
And A Thought For You
Yes & A Thought For Me 

Like A Bird In Spring  
I’m Just Here For A While
That I Will Go Somewhere Else 
When The Seasons Don’t Smile
And I’ll Cry When The Leaves Are Falling
And You’ll Cry When You Hear Me Calling, Darling

Springtime Brings The Lord 
Back To The Earth
In The Birds  
In The Trees
In The Leaves 
& The Dirt
You Can’t Tell Me That 
Life Isn’t Fine In The Spring
In The Spring 

It’s A Certain Thing That Keeps Me 
Well Through The Years
I Leave With The Seasons But
Believe I’m Still Here
And If I Say I’m Not Coming Back
Please Believe That I’m Lying
I’ve Been Here All The Time
Like A Bird In Spring

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LIKE A BIRD IN SPRING

1998 - Thanks To Good 'Press' From My 1997 'Girls N' Cows' CD  
Bob Boilen, Then Of NPR's "All Things Considered" 
Commissioned Me To Do A Song About An Oceanic Condition 'La Niña' 
I'd Previously Done A Song Called "Cheese"  
For A Wisconsin Dairy Story  
It's One Of My Favorites 
But Wasn't Well-Recorded  
Fortunately Through Our Occasionally Straying 7-Year-Old  
I Discovered My Music-Professor 
Chorale-Conductor Neighbor, Larry
Had A Recording Studio In His Basement  
So A Huge Thanks To Larry Farrow 
Who Recorded This & It Still Sounds Fabulous 
No, Really Larry - There's An Abbey Road Sharpness 
To Those Two-Electrics
And My Voice Sounds Good Too
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I Was A Little Musically Intimidated 
By My Engineer-Producer
But I Played Two-Guitar Parts That Were Economical
(meaning I didn't play much - but what I played... was clean)
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Finally - A Shout-Out To Koonts Hardware In West Hollywood, Ca.
Inspirational

La Niña

La Niña, La Niña 
Bring Your Snowboard Down To Ecuador
The Weather's Different Than It Was Before
It's Kinda Nippy On The Ocean Floor
All Because Of La Niña
La Niña,  La Niña

The Weatherman Has Got Me Runnin' Scared
The Lovely Wife She Just Stood & Stared
When I Said We Had To Be Prepared
In The Event Of La Niña
La Niña,  La Niña

I Took My Wallet To The Hardware Store
The Prices Higher Than They Were Before
I Wish I Knew What I Was Looking For
To Prepare For La Niña
La Niña,  La Niña

I Asked The Hardware Man I Met By Chance
What He Would Do If He Were In My Pants
And Then The Hardware Man Began To Dance
What I Assumed Was La Nina
La Nina,  La Nina

Down The Aisle To The Weatherstrips
He Was Swiveling His Hardware Hips
He Took My Hand & Then He Kissed My Lips
As We Danced The La Niña
La Niña, La Niña

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LA NIÑA

2010
Sounds Like A Mid-70's Paul McCartney Wings Song 
Similarly Titled; 'Letting Go' - 
I Also Borrowed Some Phrasing  
Completely Inadvertantly
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It Involves My Favorite Beatles Chord Change 
I Believe, D - Am In This Case
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OH, LET HER GO

SHE LEFT A GUY 
WITH ONE GOOD EYE
SHE WAS IN A HURRY
SHE WASN’T SURE 
Of THE NIGHT BEFORE
HER MEMORY WAS BLURRY
OH LET HER GO
LET HER SLIP AWAY & 
NO ONE ELSE WILL KNOW
OH LET HER GO
A BETTER KIND OF LOVE WILL SURELY GROW
IF YOU LET HER GO

SHE CAME HERE 
FROM DUNISMURE
AND LIVED AMONGST THE RUBBLE
A VICTIM OF 
AN ENGLISH LOVE
STARTED ALL THE TROUBLE
OH LET HER GO
LET HER TORTURE SOMEONE ELSE 
TILL THEY EXPLODE
OH LET HER GO
LET HER FIND THE PLACE 
WHERE RUBBERS MEET THE ROAD
AND LET HER GO

OH, LET HER GO

2010 - ADULT 'SWIM' VERSION

I’m driving home - 9PM - A block from my house 
When Cyndy Garvey... Steve’s first wife & minor-celeb, herself 
Face-off at a 4-Way stop 
At Crescent Heights & Pickford st
I was the first to enter the intersection
And Cyndy drove her car... from a stop… 
Right into mine on the passenger side  
Cyndy was surprisingly vile & unkind 
Which fortunately was not hard for others (cops) to see 
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When I got home I tried to decompress from the weirdness
Having been attacked by a dark-barbie type - 
A celebrity from the past
Who had literally driven into my car... out of anger/rage
It seemed like a Garp type moment
And I knew I needed to create something  
So I did this… Cos when you’re 60 
It gets easier to forget what you did yesterday…
——
This track has become an incredibly fun re-discovery
It had been mislabled in my itunes library for 15 years
But fortunately now at 75 - I'm retired enough to have the time 
to stumble over 'mislabled moments' like this
And occasionally get lucky & go, wow
At times this track reminds me of a mid-70's 'Wings' cut
Or a Harrison Outtake from The White Album
---- 
It definitely contains The Beatles "Magic Chord Change"
In This Case... D - Am 

OH, LET HER GO

SHE LEFT A GUY 
WITH ONE GOOD EYE
COS' SHE WAS IN A HURRY
SHE WASN’T SURE 
OF THE NIGHT BEFORE
HER MEMORY WAS BLURRY
OH, LET HER GO
LET HER SLIP AWAY AND 
NO ONE ELSE WILL KNOW
OH, LET HER GO
A BETTER KIND OF LOVE 
WILL SURELY GROW
IF YOU LET HER GO

SHE CAME HERE 
FROM DUNISMURE 
LIVED AMONG THE RUBBLE
A VICTIM OF 
AN ENDLESS LOVE
OF STARTING SO MUCH TROUBLE
OH, LET HER GO
LET HER SLIP AWAY
AND NO ONE ELSE WILL KNOW
OH, LET HER GO
A BETTER KIND OF LOVE 
WILL SURELY GROW
IF YOU LET HER GO

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OH, LET HER GO (ALT)

1989

Recorded On A Korg Keyboard Computer
This Was A Very Enjoyable 'Korg Nite' With Jim & Tracy 
I'd Always Felt That Oxnard, California 
For Obvious Reasons, Deserved A Pretty Song  
One Night On James Dean's Korg
Jim & I Worked Out The Music 
Tracy Helped With The Words
At The Time, The Korg Keyboard Computer
Was A Home-Recording Game-Changer  
We Were In Our 30's  
And Learning How To Interact With These
New Recording Devices
We Had Fun Doing This
The Fact That It's Not 'Rubbish' 
And Still Works 40 Years Later
Makes Me Laugh & Cry At The Same Time
Which Makes Me Blow My Nose

OXNARD

Oxnard - Oxnard
We Love Oxnard
Ox – So Clean
Snard – So White
Let’s Take The Children To 
Oxnard Tonight
Ox – So Near
Snard – Not Far
Don’t Let The Children Hang 
Out Of The Car
Oxnard - Oxnard
We Love Oxnard

Oxnard - Oxnard
We Love Oxnard
Ox – So Near
Snard – So White
Let’s Take The Children To 
Oxnard Tonight
Ox – So Near
Snard

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OXNARD

2018
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The Gun Lobby Owns Many Of Our Politicans
But Polls Indicate Americans May Have A Conscience
Some Folks Think We Should
Be Able to Modify How Many Bullets 
The General Public Can Shoot Per Second
We Have Speed Limits For Driving
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WE DON'T TALK ABOUT GUNS AFTER A SHOOTIN' 

We Can Talk About Race 
After A Lootin’
But Not About Guns 
After A Shootin’
You Can Talk About Religion 
& The Flag You’re Salutin’
But We Don’t Talk About Guns 
After A Shootin’
No, We Can’t  
No, We Can’t
No, We Can’t Talk About Guns, Guns, Guns 
No, We Can’t  
No, We Can’t
We’ll Have To Leave It At That  
With A Rat-A-Tat-Tat 

We Hear A Lot About Grains 
& People Talk About Gluten
But We Don’t Talk About Guns
After A Shootin’
We Can Talk About Spies 
With Vladimir Putin
Before Talking About Guns 
After A Shootin’
No, We Can’t  
No, We Can’t
No, We Can’t Talk About Guns, Guns, Guns
No, We Can’t  
No We Can’t
We’ll Have To Leave It At That  
With A Rat-A-Tat-Tat

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WE DON'T TALK ABOUT GUNS AFTER A SHOOTIN'

1987 
This Was From The 'Shaky Ground' Era  
(1987 LA Oct. Earthquake)
A Very White British R&B Thing
Think Elvis Costello... 'Sneaky Feelings'
From 'My Aim Is True' 1977 
With A Touch Of The 'Stalk' To It  
I Played Electric Guitars & 
Added A Keyboard Bass Then
I Tapped Along On A Late-70s Drum Machine 
And Recorded This On My Tascam 4-Track
Special Thanks To Me 
This Is One Of The Best Things I've Ever Done
I Still Love My Minimal & Clumsy Drumming
I'm Not A Drummer, But....
I Eventually Learned How To Create & Program Drums
A Skill That Would Become Useless By The 21st Century 
When Digital Gave Us Loops
But I Was In No Way Ever Good At The Drumming Thing
But... Fun Fact;  If You Play This On 'Repeat'
(And I'm Not Saying You Should) But If You Did
You Might Notice It Starts A Half-Step Lower... 
Than It Ends... Which Means 
The Whole Song Speeds-Up 
Likely Happened During A Transfer
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Thanks To Lowell George - He'd Know What4

I'M GONNA GET YOU, SOMEHOW

Things Don’t Look Too Good Right Now
But i’m Gonna Get You, Somehow
I'm Gonna Take A Solemn Vow
And I'm Gonna Get You, Somehow
I'm Gonna Get You, Somehow
Oh – Woh - Oh – Oh 
Oh – Woh - Oh – Oh
You Don’t Even Know That I Exist Yet
You Don’t Even Know That I’m Alive

Things Don’t Look Too Good Right Now
But I’m Gonna Get You, Somehow
I'm Gonna Take A Solemn Vow
And I’m Gonna Get You, Somehow
I’m Gonna Get You, Somehow
Oh – Woh - Oh – oh  
Oh – Woh - Oh – oh
You Don’t Even Know That I Exist Yet
You Don’t Even Know That I’m Alive - Am I Ever

Things Don’t Look Too Good Right Now
But i’m Gonna Get You, Somehow
I'm Gonna Make A Solemn Vow
And I'm Gonna Get You, Somehow
I'm Gonna Get You, Somehow...

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I'M GONNA GET YOU, SOMEHOW

1967 - Yes, 58 YEARS AGO
My '66 Gibson Hummingbird Was Just One! 
I Was A 17 Y/O HS Senior 
And I'm Pretty Sure The Title Refers To
How Much 'Beatle' Was Contained Here 
When In Fact It Sounds Way More Like
Simon & Garfunkel 
---
Truth Be Told 
It's Just Another Youthful, Humble Brag  
I Was Getting Some... 
Kissing Actual Girls
----
The Fall Of '67 & Spring Of '68 
Were Truly Very Disconnected Times
Surreal Events Were Going On 
A 'Made-Up' War - Assasinations & 'What Have You'
All With Mom & Dad Grinning & Bearing It
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A DASH OF PEPPER

In My Eyes 
Or Rather On A Reef
My Thoughts 
Having Bored My Foot To Sleep
I Could Always Live In Rome
And Pinch The Ladies In The Ass 
And Then Take Them Home
In My Dreams 
Or Rather In My Soup
I Can See Someone 
Hanging From A Noose
I Could Always Be A Plumber
And Aid A Lady In Distress With My Plunger
With My Plunger In My Hand I Would Be Happy
That’s The Only Thing That Matters, Right?
That’s The Only Thing That Matters
That’s The Only Thing 
That’s The Only Thing That Matters…Right?

In Her Arms 
Or Rather Up A Tree
I Can See 
All I Ever Care To See
I Could Always See Brazil
And Be A Coffee Man
And Pick My Beans At Will
With My Pickin’ On My Beans I Will Be Happy
That’s The Only Thing That Matters, Right?
That’s The Only Thing That Matters
That’s The Only Thing 
That’s The Only Thing That Matters… Right?
In My Heart 
Or Rather On Her Lips
I Can Taste Something 
That I’ve Always Missed
I Could Always Be Her Love 
I Could Always Play An A

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A DASH OF PEPPER

I Started This On A Casio 8-Note Keyboard, In 1978
And Finished It On Guitar In 2022 
This Play-Through Felt Kinda Magical
 


GOOD OLD DAVE 

Good Old Dave
My Friend Dave 
We Used To Do An Awful Lot Of Things Together
Good Old Dave
We Used To Think We Would Be Friends Forever
Good Old Dave
My Friend Dave
I Wonder What He’s Doing Now
I Wonder What He’s Done
I Wonder Where He Goes 
When He Goes Out To Have Some Fun
Good Old Dave 
My Friend Dave
People Always Wondered If We Were Brothers   
Good Old Dave
A Few Of Them Always Thought We Were Lovers
Good Old Dave
My Friend Dave
Did I Lose Touch With Davey Or
Did He Lose Touch With Me?
Maybe We Just Need Eachother,
Momentarily?
Good Old Dave  
My Friend Dave  
Good Old Dave

GOOD OLD DAVE

2004  
Family Vacation To Maui
One Day My Wife & I Bought Ourselves 
A Mele 6-String Ukuele
(As Pictured Here)
Mele Was A Ukulele Luthier On Maui
We Drove From 'Tourist Town' 
Through A Dense Rain Forest To A Clearing 
Where The Sweetest Thatched Roof Shop
Sold These Gorgous Sounding Ukes 
I Like 'Jangly' & The 6-String Caught My Ear 
And I Literally Took It Back To Our Friend's Home 
And Bashed Out 'Pukalani' 
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Cheers To Our Fabulous Hosts 
Gail & Piet In Upcountry, Maui
And The Incredibly Swift 
Weather Changes In Kula
And The Half-Filled Film Cannister  
Of Marijuana Seeds 
Used For A 'Shaker' Percussion Sound
And Also This Early Mix ProvidesThe Sound Of 
One-Hand Clapping...
It's The Same "Take" I Used For 'Dreadful Sorrow'
But Its An Earlier Mix  
No Solo'd Vocals 
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Pukalani Was The Sight Of My Last Enjoyable Round Of Golf  
That's Now Close To 20 Years Ago 
I Played With A Friend Of Our Hosts 
I Was Good In My Teens
But I've Always Hated Golf... 
Even As A Teenager It Felt Like An Addiction
----
Golf... Like Caviar, Oysters & Richard Goldman Songs
Is Not For Everyone


PUKALANI

Here Comes A Big Fat Cloud 
Climbing Over The Mountain & It's
White & Wispy & It’s 
Crawling Over The Ridge & It’s
Climbing Over The Mountain 
Faster Than I Can Climb Over The Mountain &
Sometimes Mother Nature’s 
Just A Son-Of-A-Bitch Here In

Pukalani - Uke-a-lani 
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay
Pukalani - Uke-a-lani 
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay
Pukalani - Uke-a-lani 
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay

The Wind’s Picking Up & 
The Air’s Cooling Down 
And I Can Feel The Freaking Moisture That's Just
Dripping In The Air & I Got
No Way Of Stopping That
Big Fat Cloud As It
Rolls Over The Mountain & 
Curls Up My Hair & I Go

Pukalani - Uke-a-lani 
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay
Pukalani - Uke-a-lani 
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay
Pukalani - Uke-a-lani 
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay

Well, The Whole Thing Makes Me Wonder What The Hell 
Happened To The Sun & 
Isn’t It Supposed To Burn Through That
Wispy Little Sucker And
Maybe That Ball Of Fire Just Had 
Somewhere Else To Be Or 
Maybe It Couldn't Give A Damn About The
Curlin' Of My Hair And I Go

Pukalani - Uke-a-lani  
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay
Pukalani - Uke-a-lani  
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay
Pukalani - Uke-a-lani  
Ay-yay-e-yay-ay...

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PUKALANI

1988

It Would Have Been Difficult To Get Naked 
In The Front-Room Closet Recording Studio 
Of Our One-Bedroom WeHo Apartment 
I Used 'Addicted To Love' Sound Samples 
Not Parts - Just The Sound Of...
I Stayed-Up All-Night Recording 
But Mostly Listening Back To 
My Tascam 4-Track Recording 
Thanks To My Wife, Christie Mellor
For The Tascam & 
Thanks To Peter Hasting's For His 'Old' Sampler & Samples
Thanks To Bowie / Lou Reed / Beach Boys / Left Banke 
Pardon For... 
Outliving Patrick Swayze 
& The 80's Techno Thing 
I've Often Imagined A Conga Line 
Snaking Through A Room Thing For This Track
But... As You Could Imagine
The Older I Got The More 'Getting Naked' Seemed... 
Less Appealing?
Moving Swiftly To Completely Embarrassing
By The 'Getting Naked' Bit 
Because It's Totally Part Of The Track
It's Like You Can't Cut The 'Na Na Na' From 'Hey Jude'
But Now At 75 'Naked' Is Not What You're Hoping For
You're Hoping For A "Cover"!!!@
So Yes I'm Urging Youger  & More Attractrive Folks 
To 'Cover' This Track

GIRLS

Girls Can Make You Look Out Your Window
Girls Can Make You Hear The Angels Sing
Girls Can Still Look Good Inside A Pinto
They Get Away With The Strangest Things
Girls
Girls Are Hiding In The Closets
Girls Are Waiting In The Wings
Girls Are Turning Into Doctors
Girls'll Do The Strangest Things
C’mon & Get Naked – Naked With Me
C’mon & Get Naked – Naked With Me 
Girls
Girls Can Really Drive You Crazy
Girls Are Better Than Onion Rings
Girls Go For Patrick Swayze
Girls'll Dig The Strangest Things
C’mon & Get Naked – Naked With Me
C’mon & Get Naked – Naked With Me
Girls Like, Girl's Like The Strangest Things

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GIRLS, GIRLS

2017

So, Yes - Those Pint-Sized Man-Eaters, Do Exist 
And Can Be Plentiful, Say, In August, In North Michigan
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The Chair Pictured
Was Where I Was Seated When 
I First Heard Of Flesh-Eating Flies
And Where My Butt Stayed Located 
For My Pretty Much The Entire Trip 
& Indeed Where This Song Was Conceived
While Staying With Friends
At Torch Lake, In 2017

Flesh-Eating Flies

White Folks Are Pasty
But They’re Very Tasty
Or So Say 
Flesh-Eating Flies From Michigan
If You’re Fat Or You’re Thin
They’ll Get Under Your Skin
Flesh-Eating Flies Of Michigan

We Could Fill-Up A Thermos
With Your Epidermis
Flesh-Eating Flies Of North Michigan
Whether Catholic Or Jew
We’ll Eat You’re Skin Too
Flesh-Eating Flies From North Michigan, Girl

We Mean You No Harm
Just A Piece Of Your Arm
We’re Flesh-Eating Flies From Michigan
We Don’t Make Much Noise
We Like Girls & Boys
Flesh-Eating Flies Of Michigan

We Don’t Read Ann Landers
But We Love Michiganders
We’re Flesh-Eating Flies Of Michigan
Now Our Story’s Been Written
By A Man Who Was Bitten
By Flesh-Eating Flies Of Michigan - Ooh-Girl

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FLESH EATING FLIES

Recorded In 1975  
At Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, Ca
Engineered & Co-Produced By Frederick Ampel 
Using A Moog Synthesizer & Keyboard For The Bass
At That Time I was An "In-House" Project 
At Sound City
Recording Whenever Studio B... 
Wasn't Booked
Recording Was Concluded Abruptly
I Think I Broke-Up With Fred
And Joe Shopped Me To Robert Stigwood
Who Loved Sinatra's Car & Dancer
Robert Stigwood Was The Music Mogul
Turned Movie Producer (uh-oh)
The Guy Who Discovered The Bee Gees 
Producing The 'Sgt Pepper' Movie
I'd Never Met A Real Mogul Before
And He Was Very Complimentary
Not About So Much Dancer Or Sinatra's Car
But This Song... Joe... On His Own... Played Him 'Sleepyhead'
And Of Course He Said It Sounded Like Barry Gibb 
Stigwood Had Produced A Lot Of Barry's 70s Bee Gee Ballads 
And I Adored The Bee Gees - Always My Dirty Little Secret
Because 


This Is An Early-Mix With A 'Rough Vocal' 
That Would Last A Lifetime
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SLEEPYHEAD

Sleepyhead 
Won't You Get Out Of Bed
You Missed Another Morning 
And The Night’s Just Ahead

You Put On Your 'Face'
Brush Your Hair Into Place
It’s Hard To Believe 
That You Need That Much Time
Cause Your Face Is Like Silk
And Your Hair’s Woven-Gold
Your Eyes In The Morning 
Are A Sight To Behold

Sleepyhead  
Won't You Get Out Of Bed
You Missed Another Morning 
And The Night’s Just Ahead
Lonely Soul 
You Have Taken Control
And Given Me The Power 
That The Loneliness Stole

You Put On Your 'Face'
Brush Your Hair Into Place
It’s Hard To Believe 
That You Need That Much Time
I Watch You & Wonder
'Bout The Spell I Been Under
The Mirror Never Looked So Good 
In All Of It’s Life

Sleepyhead 
Won't You Get Out Of Bed
You Missed Another Morning 
And The Night’s Just Ahead
Lonely Soul 
You Have Taken Control
And Given Me The Power 
That The Loneliness Stole

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SLEEPYHEAD

Written in 1966  
Recorded in 2016
I Was 16 - The Bassist
In A Local 'Top-40' Band & Had A Crush 
On The Lead-Guitarist's... Younger Sister 
The Song Is Written In Code
The First Letter Of Each Word In The Title 
Spells Out Her Name
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The Band Generally Rehearsed 
In The Lead-Guitarist's Living Room 
Where The Younger Sister Would Watch 
While Splayed On The Sofa  
It Made Us Wanna Run The Songs Through... 
'A Couple More Times'
There Are Some Things You Don't Forget

DO ALL LOVES END?

Different From The Rest
And By Far The Best You Can See That I’m Blessed With A God
Lends A Helping Hand
Ending All Her Plans
And Will Understand When You're Low
Do All Loves End
When People Die
Or Do They Last Longer
Than You Can See With The Naked Eye

Denting Your Mind
And Others Of Your Kind With A Smile That Could Bind A Deep Wound
Lets You Speak Your Lines
Entering At Times
She’s A Love You Don’t Find Anymore
Do All Loves End
I Ask This Cos I Pray
That When That Fateful Day Will Come
Our Love Will Go On

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DO ALL LOVES END?

1974

This Is The Same Recording As 
The Numero 'Sweethearts Deluxe' Version
But Slowed To The "Proper" Speed 
And With A Stereo Mix!
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My Former Manager & Co-Producer Of The Track
Had Sped-Up The Mix For The Tax Scam 'Sweethearts' Album In 1977
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Musically, This Owes A Lot To Queen 
Kind Of A Straight-Forward Pop Ballad 
That Becomes Dramatic In The Bridge Section
I Believe Bob Claster Plays Piano &
I Think I Play Bass - If I Didn't, It Might Be Bob
But I Definitely Play An Acoustic Rhythm Guitar 
& An Electric Guitar In The Bridge
And The Vocals And...
Did Some Cymbal Smashing Too
Bob May Have Bashed Some Cymbals Too
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MEMORY LANE

No, Not Tonight I Got To Stay Inside
Too Many Things That Are On My Mind
Over & Over I Will Twist On Her Name
Doing The Stroll On Memory Lane
Wo Ooh-Wo, Ooh-Wo Ooh-Whoa-Oh-Oh

And All The Lights In The City 
Would Only Take Their Toll
I Couldn’t Drink Away 
My Heart & Soul

So Run Boy Run - With The Wind In Your Hair
Good Times Are Waiting - No Time To Spare
Tell Her If You See Her That I Can Explain
I’m Doing Time On Memory Lane
Wo Ooh-Wo, Ooh-Wo Ooh-Wo 

And All The Lights In The City 
Would Only Take Their Toll
I Couldn’t Drink Away 
My Heart & Soul

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MEMORY LANE

A 2016 Cover Of Donovan's 'Catch The Wind'
It's Always Been Hard For Me To Sing This 
Without His Scottish Accent
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This Is For RoseMary - Happy Birthday! 8/10/25
 In-Law & Donovan Fan

Donovan Anecdote: 
In The 80s - I Played In A Weekend Pick-Up Softball Game 
At Fairfax High In Hollywood
With Donovan's Son... Dono  
And Yes, It Was Weird Playing Ball 
With The Son Of A Hero
But Dude Was 8 Years Younger Than I 
And Had A Quick Bat
I Pitched A Lot - I Didn't Like Guys With Adjustable Swings
You Could Fool Them & They Could Still Recover
Dono Could Hit My Pitching 
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Below Are The Proper Words...
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CATCH THE WIND

In The Chilly Hours & Minutes
Of Uncertainty, I Want To Be
In The Warm Hold Of Your Loving Mind
To Feel You All Around Me
And To Take Your Hand, 
Along The Sand
Ah, But I May As Well Try & Catch The Wind

When sundown pales the sky
I want to hide a while, behind your smile
And everywhere I'd look, your eyes I'd find
For me to love you now
Would be the sweetest thing
That would make me sing
Ah, but I may as well, try and catch the wind
When rain has hung the leaves with tears
I want you near, to kill my fears
To help me to leave all my blues behind
For standin' in your heart
Is where I want to be, and I long to be
Ah, but I may as well, try and catch the wind
Ah, but I may as well, try and catch the wind

Donovan Leitch

CATCH THE WIND

I Recorded This In 2014 - 50 Years After I Wrote It 
It Was One Of My First Songs & I Was
Hoping To Impress The Young Lady Pictured
The Title Was From A 1959 Movie
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The Girl Pictured & I 
Met-Up Again 45-Years Later 
At A High-School Reunion & I Thanked Her 
For Helping Me Become A Songwriter
Later, We Sang 'If I Fell' Together... 
It All Worked Out
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I’LL CRY TOMORROW

Girl, Can't Be With You 
Can’t See You No More
Girl, It’s The Last Time 
That’s For Sure
Cos I’ll Cry Tomorrow
That’s What I’ll Do
I’ll Cry Tomorrow Just
Thinking About You

I Don’t Expect You
To Wait
Just Show Me You Love Me 
Before It’s Too Late
And I’ll Cry Tomorrow
Yes, You Know I Will
I’ll Cry Tomorrow But
Tonight I’ll Have My Fill

Today, I’ll Remember 
For Years
I Won’t Remember 
Tomorrow’s Tears
Cos I’ll Cry Tomorrow
Yes, You Know I Will
I’ll Cry Tomorrow But
Tonight I’ll Have My Fill

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I'LL CRY TOMORROW

Back In 1989 My Friend
Jim Dean & I Would Get Together & Make-Up Songs
For Our Own Amusement 
On His Korg Keyboard Computer 
We Were Both McCartney Freaks 
The New Era Of Digitized Recording
Was Making Very Accessible To Record At Home
We Had A Plan - "Oh Darlin"  
That Was The Plan
That A Coherrent Song Emerges.. Is Largely Luck
But... Jim's A World Class Improvisor
And What We 'Pull-Off' In The Bridge Section - Twice
Is Just Me Holding my Own With A Talented Improvisor
The Song Has Some Cool Chord Changes... 
And, Oh Yeah - Songwriter Tip #179
Make Sure You Can Sing The WHOLE Song
BEFORE You Record The Whole Song 
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ONE MORE TOMORROW           

YOU USED TO WANT ME
NOW YOU DON'T CARE ANYMORE
YOU USED TO HAUNT ME
NOW YOU’RE NOT YOU'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT LOVE IN YOUR EYE?
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME BREAK DOWN AND CRY
DON'T SAY YOU'RE LEAVING - DON'T SAY WE'RE THROUGH
GIVE ME ONE MORE TOMORROW  WITH YOU

YES, I STILL LOVE YOU
AND YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE FOR A WHILE
I'LL ALWAYS NEED YOU
I'LL NEED YOUR SWEET LITTLE SMILE

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT LOVE IN YOUR EYE?
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME BREAK DOWN AND CRY
DON'T SAY YOU'RE LEAVING - DON'T SAY WE'RE THROUGH
GIVE ME ONE MORE TOMORROW  WITH YOU
GIVE ME ONE MORE TOMORROW  WITH YOU

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ONE MORE TOMORROW

It Was 1991 & My Music Pal & Brilliant Improvisor - Jim Dean 
Had Created Vic Storm - A Fictional Washed-Up Pop-Singer 
Who Plays County Fairs & Such
So Vic Needed A Back-Catalogue Of Songs
So I Wrote & Later Recorded This 
With Jim's Help On His Korg
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JUKEBOX IN HEAVEN

I Took A Left At 'Life'
Now I’m Right Where I Belong
I’ve Done Things 
A Good Man Wouldn’t Mention
Now There’s A Bright Light Up Ahead
But It’s A Burnin’ Shade Of Red
At Least I Hope 
I’m On The Jukebox 
Up In Heaven

If God Was A Woman
I’d Walk Through Those Pearly Gates
You See I’m Blessed
With This Power Over Women
But With My Luck 
God’s A Guy
So You Can Kiss 
My Ass Goodbye
At Least I Hope 
I’m On the Jukebox 
Up In Heaven

If You Ever Get To Kingdom Come
Won’t You Check & See
If My Song Is In - God’s Record Bin
Play It Once For Me

Now I Hear The Final Bell
And I’m Heading Straight To Hell
At Least I Hope 
I’m On The Jukebox Up In Heaven

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JUKEBOX IN HEAVEN

Thinking 2010ish
I'm Singing With Fab Wife & Phil Fanatic, Christie Mellor 
This Isn't The Funniest Birthday Song I've Written For Phil
But The "Phil Phil Phil" Section Is Heartwarming
And Has The Gram & Emmylou Thing That
We All Bonded Over As Friends 
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A Damn Fine 'Live' Vocal Performance From The Spouse
I Was A Bit All Over The Place But...
It Begins With Gusto & Wends Towards Rousing

JUST ANOTHER BIRTHDAY SONG FOR PHIL

It’s Just Another 
Birthday Song For Phil
He’s On His Way 
But Not ‘Over The Hill’
‘Old Geezerdom’ Is Coming
And Every Year I’m Strumming
It's Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

He’s a Writer/Producer 
& He Directs
He’s Better At It 
Than You Might Expect
He’s Like A Bike With 30 Gears 
But He’s Gettin-On In Years
It’s Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

Phil, Phil, Phil
Another Year Has Passed 
And We Love You Still
Phil, Phil, Phil
We Love You &
We Always Will

Some Birthdays Are Really Godforsaken
But This Time Phil Sure Brought Home The Bacon
He’s Got A Heart That’s Really Big
You Can Even Ask The Pig
It’s Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

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JUST ANOTHER BIRTHDAY SONG FOR PHIL

Dylan Cover - 2016
The Kinks "King Kong" Treatment
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I'm Playing Guitars, Bass & Singing Everything 
& I Programmed The Drums
After 46 Years In LA 
I 'Moved Back To New York City' 
So The Last Line Feels Appropriate
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Pinting Out The Lyrics Was A Religious Experience
It's Like A Psalm 
Words & Music Bob Dylan

JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES

When You're Lost In The Rain In Juarez
When It's Easter Time Too
And Your Gravity Fails 
And Negativity Don't Pull You Through
Don't Put On Any Airs 
When You're Down On Rue Morgue Avenue
They Got Some Hungry Women There 
And They'll Really Make A Mess Outta You

Now If You See Saint Annie, 
Please Tell Her Thanks A Lot
I Cannot Move 
My Fingers Are All In A Knot
I Don't Have The Strength 
To Get Up & Take Another Shot
And My Best Friend My Doctor 
Won't Even Say What It Is I've Got

Sweet Melinda, 
The Peasants Call Her The Goddess Of Gloom
She Speaks Good English 
And She Invites You Up Into Her Room
And You're So Kind & Careful 
Not To Go To Her Too Soon
And She Takes Your Voice 
And Leaves You Howling At The Moon

Up On Housing Project Hill
It's Either Fortune Or Fame
You Must Pick One Or The Other
Though Neither Of Them 
Are To Be What They Claim
If You're Lookin' To Get Silly 
You Better Go Back To 
From Where You Came
Because The Cops Don't Need You 
And Man They Expect The Same

Now All The Authorities
They Just Stand Around & Boast
How They Blackmailed The Sergeant-At-Arms 
Into Leaving His Post
And Picking Up Angel
Who Just Arrived Here From The Coast
Who Looked So Fine At First 
But Left Looking Just Like A Ghost

I Started Out On Burgundy 
But Soon Hit The Harder Stuff
Everybody Said They'd Stand Behind Me 
When The Game Got Rough
But The Joke Was On Me 
There Was Nobody Even There To Bluff
I'm Going Back To New York City 
I Do Believe I've Had Enough

JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES (Dylan Cover)

KINKS 'KOVER' 

A Very Heartfelt 'Cheers'  
To Raymond Douglas Davies Of The Kinks
Whose Music & Voice Inspired Me
Throughout The 60s & 70s
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I Recorded This In 2015
I Was 65 & I Actually Thought I'd Written It... yup 
When In Fact...
It Was A Song From A 1965 Kink's Album
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When I Played It For A Musical Friend (My Age) 
And He Said... "Nice Cover"
Not Until That Moment
Had I Any Idea 
I'd Lifted An Early Kink's Track  
Back in'65 - I Was The Only One I Knew 
Who Bought 'Kinda Kinks' - Their Second Album
50 Years On... With Memory Being Somewhat Unreliable
I Had Inadvertantly "Dressed-Up" (Interpreted)
An Early Ray Davies' Song 
And Expanded The Melody & Lyrics In The Verses
So My Track Is "Based On" A Kink's Song
Or It's A 'Nice Cover'
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Previously... The Last 10 Years   
I've Been Embarrassed & Dreading 
Having To Explain It 
But Things Are Different Now
'Covers' Are Allowed - Yay
So - Although A Davies/Goldman Composition
Is Beyond My Wildest Dreams
I'm Happy To Call This A 'Cover' 
Of Ray's 'Nothin' In This World'    
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NOTHING IN THIS WORLD

Met A Girl 
Fell In Love  
On An Escalator
Met A Girl 
Fell In Love  
She Was Gone A Moment Later
Now There's Nothin' In This World
Stop Me Thinkin' 'Bout That Girl
Now There's Nothin' In This World

She Get's By  
With Another Guy
I Think His Name Is Ernie
She Get's By  
With Another Guy
Maybe It Was Bernie?
Still There's Nothin' In This World
Stop Me Thinkin' 'Bout That Girl
No There's Nothin' In This World

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NOTHIN' IN THIS WORLD (Kinks Kover)

1993

A Wedding Song Outtake 
Prolly Cause It Was Too Intimate & Chatty
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This Was Lost & Forgotten For Over 20 Years
So, For Me, Each Listening Is Still A Gift


NOW IT CAN BE TOLD

She’s Drawn To The Guy 
Like A Moth To A Harris Tweed
She Looks So Happy 
it’s Almost Embarrassing
Now It Can Be Told!

He Touches Something That’s 
Buried Down Deep In Her
(If) The Judge Prattles On 
The Groom Might Fall Asleep On Her
Now It Can Be Told!  

Just On The Face Of It 
I’d Have To Say 
That Their Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love
It Goes Far Beyond 
Just A Mere Base Attraction
It’s Almost A Match 
Made In Heaven Above
The Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love

He’s Drawn To The Girl 
Like A Squirrel To An Oldsmobile
He Fell In Love 
And So He Had To Close The Deal
Now It Can Be Told!

They Decided To Marry 
For Poor Or For Rich
Just As Long As It’s East 
Of The Washington Bridge
Now It Can Be Told!

Just On The Face Of It 
I’d Have To Say 
That Their Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love
It Goes Far Beyond 
Just A Mere Base Attraction
It’s Almost A Match 
Made In Heaven Above
The Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love

First Time I Saw Them 
I Said To Myself I Said
"These Two Are Suitably 
Bound To Be Wed" & So
Now It Can Be Told

The Perfect Relation 
Of Music To Word
This One’s A Song 
That Deserves To Be Heard
Now It Can Be Told

Just On The Face Of It 
I’d Have To Say
It’s Almost A Match 
Made In Heaven Above 
It Goes Far Beyond 
Just A Mere Bass Attraction
The Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love

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NOW IT CAN BE TOLD

1988  
This Was A Tascam 4-Track Recording 
I Was 38 & Supposedly A Grown-Up When I Wrote It 
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You Know How When
You Love An 'Old Flame' 
In A 'Dear & Friendly' Way
But You Also Wanna 
Get Back At Them A Little 
In A Dear & Friendly Way
For Having Had The 'Power' In The Relationship
Back In The Day?
Hasn't That Ever Happened To You?

NOT EXACTLY SURE 

Well, It’s Funny You Should Ask
And It’s Really Hard To Say
It Kinda Makes You Wonder 
Why We Bother Anyway
There Are Parts Of You To Cherrish
Worship & Adore
But You Ask Me If I Loved You
Well, I’m Not Exactly Sure

Nightime Always Seems So Peaceful
People Gotta Get Their Rest
You Know Most Folks Make An Effort 
To Go Out & Do Their Best
But You Think I’m Indecisive
You Know I'm Insecure 
And Now You Ask Me If I Love You
Well I’m Not Exactly Sure

The Farmer Watches TV
And The Actor Wants A Farm
We Want What We Ain’t Got 
And So We figure What’s The Harm? 

Well I Broke A Solemn Promise
That I Probably Made At Night
I Told Her She Would Know Me By 
The Songs That I Would Write
I Know It Must Sound Silly
It’s Been 20 Years Or More
But You Asked Me If I Loved You
And Now I’m Not Exactly Sure

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NOT EXACTLY SURE

Writen In 2010 (Age 60)
Recorded In 2012 
With The Help Of Doug Freeman On Bass 
You Can Hear His Fab Guitar Licks 
On The 'Dreadful Sorrow' CD Version On Spotify
This However Is An Early Mix - Pre-Electric
The Focus Is More On The Words
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This Is Very Much The Son-Of "The Goodyears"
I Recall Being Aware Of That - Only 15 Years Ago!
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The Title - Tagline - Came First
And The Melody Also Has Elements Of 'Goodyears'
But 'Goodyears' Tried To Entertain 
'Momma's Boy' Is A Bit Harsh & Paints The Picture Of A Preditor
Which Does Not Mix Well With Comedy
That Said - It's One Of My Best Lyrics
It's 'Endearingly Mean'

MOMMA'S BOY

He’s Sittin’ At 
The Hair & Nail Infirmary
All The Ladies Love Him 
But They’re 83
He Bought Roses For His Momma 
Just To Bring Her Joy
Every Day Is Mother’s Day 
For Momma’s Boy

He’s Dinin’ With The Early Birds 
At Le Cafe
When He Goes Out With Momma 
He Don’t Have To Pay
She’s In Her Second Childhood 
And He’s Her Favorite Toy
Every Day Is Mother’s Day
For Momma’s Boy

Momma’s Boy Does Momma’s Laundry
Momma’s Boy Makes Momma Lunch
He Puts Momma On A Budget
At The End Of Momma’s Month

He’s On His Knees 
At 'Coco’s' Lavatorium
With Food Disorder Issues 
Ad Nauseum
He’s Waiting For The Payoff 
He’ll Be Too Old To Enjoy
Every Day Is Mother’s Day  
For Momma’s Boy

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MOMMA'S BOY

LA '83  
40+ Years Ago
Bronson Canyon - Canyon Cove - Deena
I Was Doing Well - I Was 33
& Had A Comedy Game Show 
On TV In 'Syndication'  
So I Only Wrote A Few Songs That Year
This Was Among Them...
Fast-Forward To The Present 
75 Y/O Me Discovers This Unfinished Wordplay
And While Deciding If This Almost Song Was Worth Posting
I Finally Get That Image Of Where I Was When I Wrote It
And Immediately Remembered Who & What It Was All About 
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I Tend To Avoid Telling People 
What I Need To Tell Them & Instead
Write A Song No One Hears For 40 Years
But I Say Too Much...
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RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

I Wish To Thank-You For The
Things That You Said About Me
Lord Knows I Guess
I Musta Had It Coming
It's A Real Education
Just Listening To You Talk About Me
I Gotta Notion We Should Have It Out - Have It Out
Right Here, Right Now
What's The Matter With?
Right Here, Right Now
What's The Matter With?
Right Here, Right Now Now Now....

I Have To Tell Ya That
The Fact Of The Matter 
Is A Matter Of Opinion
Not A Matter Of Fact
And When You Get Right Down
To The Real Mumbo-Jumbo
We Could Take It To The Cleaners
Or Do It Right - Do It Right
Right Here, Right Now
What's The Matter With?
Right Here, Right Now
What's The Matter With?
Right Here, Right Now Now Now....

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RIGHT HERE/RIGHT NOW

Written, Howled & Bashed In 2013
I'm Bashing At My Unplugged Epiphone Casino
For Most Songwriters 
A 12-Year Old Song 
Would Be An Oldie
But When The Writer's An 'Oldie'
I'm Currently 75 
So A Song Written At Age 63 
Is Kind Of A 'New Song'...
I Think I Had No Idea If It Was Any Good 
(It Sounded Like "Sunny Day D'Artagnan"
A Song Of Mine - From 1968)
But I 
So I Just Sang & Played It  "Live" To My 
20-Year Old "Photo Booth" App On My Computer

LIVING ON THE MOON

Every Time You Look At Me
Every Time You Smile
Makes Me Want To Laugh & Stay Awhile
Some Day’s Are Crazy
Monday’s Coming Soon
Think I Want To Go Live On The Moon

But In The Ways That Matter
Do I Even Care
Do I Even Breathe The Same Air
Can You Ever Forgive Me
Can You Do It Soon 
Can We Both Go Live Up On The Moon

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LIVING ON THE MOON

2011 - Written With The Amazing Dee Archer

Dee & I Had A Blast Writing This 
Very Much Together
We Both Have Recordings - google them 
This Recording However - Is About Performance  
I Hear Myself Trying To Play A Solid Rhythm 
For ZERO Other Instruments?
And Problem Is... There's Serious Dolby Hiss Reduction 
Reducing Both Guitar & Vocal 'Natural Ring'
So, Of Course, I Play & Sing Real Good 
Hi, Mom!

LIKE YESTERDAY

Wake-Up, Wake-Up, You’re Gonna Be Late
Tomorrow Just Turned Into Today
Here Comes Another Chance To Get
Life Right – Just Once
It Doesn't Matter What You Did Wrong
Or If You've Been A Kid All Along
It's Time To Rise & Shine & Get Life Right 
Just Once

It Looks Like Yesterday 
But Its Not - No It's Not
It’s A Brand New Opportunity
It’s Whole New Shot
It’s A Lot Like Yesterday…
But It's Not

Sit-Up, Sit-Up & Get Out Of Bed
It’s Time To Get Outside Of Your Head
Today’s The Day You’re Gonna Get Life Right 
Just Once
Last Night You May Have Been A Jerk
But Who Knows Today You Might Make It Work
You Gotta Figure You Can Get Life Right 
Just Once

It Looks Like Yesterday 
But It’s Not
Don’t Miss This Opportunity
It’s A Whole New Shot
It’s A Lot Like Yesterday

Today, Is What Tomorrow Brings
Today, Can Be A Thousand Things
Today, Doesn’t Look It's Age
Today, You Can Turn The Page
Today, You Get Another Look
Today, Is Like An Open Book
Today, Today, Today, Today, Today

Wake-Up, Wake-Up You’re Gonna Be Late
Tomorrow Just Turned Into Today
Here Comes Another Chance To Get
Life Right – Just Once

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LIKE YESTERDAY

1978  
Home Recording 
On My Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck
I Wrote The Lyrics First
On A Plane From LA To NYC
In An Attempt To Impress A Girl
It Did Not
This Turned Out To Be 
An Excellent 'Live' Song
In 1979, It Was My Nod To 
The 'New Wave' Thing Going On In LA
I Enjoyed Playing & Singing It 
As Fast As I Could 
Here's A Link To That 
https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt/soviet-soviet-79-m
And Hey - I Love Elvis Costello!

SOVIET SOVIET

Airliner Carry Me To Soviet, Soviet
Explain Me As Some Crazy Russian Singer Singing
Nyet Nyet Nyet, Soviet, Soviet
All I Wanna Do Is Get Inside

Wait In Line For The Soviet Soviet
People Never Wanted To 
People Never Wanted To Learn

Sunshine So Communist Communist
People Never Bother To 
People Never Bother To Learn

Selling Out To The Soviet, Soviet
Yes I Wanna Be That Russian Rock & Roller Singing
Nyet Nyet Nyet, Soviet, Soviet
All I Wanna Do Is Be Inside

Serfs Up In The Soviet, Soviet
People Never Bother To 
People Never Bother To Learn

Nureyev So Daddy-O Daddy-O
People Never Needed To
People Never Needed To Learn

So Airliner Carry Me To Soviet Soviet
Exchange Me For Fome Russian Rocker Fella Singing
Nyet Nyet Nyet, Soviet, Soviet
All I Wanna Do Is Get Inside...

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SOVIET SOVIET

'1977 - This one has some Reel-To-Reel Magic    
I Knew It Was A Short Song 
But I Could See I Was Near The End Of The Reel  
But I'd Just Written A Song Called  'Positive Positive'
So I thought... I'd Give It A Shot - But I Pushed My Luck 
And The Tape Ran Out.. But In That Instant You Realize
Wow - Now It's Really Art - Chaos Has Stepped In
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An Interesting Mix Of Paul Simon 
And His Short-Sighted Friend, Randy Newman  

DOUBTER

Here’s a welcome to the world of indecision
Or are you passing through?
When I dreamed you I was under the assumption
It was never coming true
Maybe I’ll be better off
For all the tears I cried 
If I don’t fall in love so hard this time 

God help me I don’t mean to be a Doubter
Doubter ain’t no fun
I just can’t help it when I have to live without her
And our sweet love is on the run
Maybe I’ll be better off
For all the tears I cried 
If I don’t fall in love so hard this time 

God help me I don’t mean to be a Doubter
Doubter ain’t no fun
I just can’t help it when I have to live without her
And our sweet love is on the run
Maybe I’ll be better off
For all the tears I cried 
If I don’t fall in love so hard this time

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DOUBTER

Written in '76 - Recorded in 2014
In 1976
Matt & I Were Buds & Sometimes Script-Writing Partners 
Matt Was Forever "Wlth-Screenplay" 
This Was Set In "The Village" In The '60s  
And Required An Early Dylan 'Type' Song
That Sounded Like A Fun Project...
Dylan Had Both 'Formed & Informed Me'
I Wrote This, The Next Day & 
Then Matt Got Acting Work  
And 'Young Bobby' Got Shelved 
And I Was Left With a Cool But Outdated Folk Song 
In The Disco Era
That Would've Gone Unheard 
Had I Not Added It To  'Almost Famous'  
Here's The 1977 Recording  
https://soundcloud.com/richardgoldman-music/change-it-all 
And This Video Is A 2014 Recording  
From 'The Bad Boy's Room' (My Office) 
In The Tower On Pickford Street  
Displaying A #HarveyReid (Now Shubb) Partial Capo  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeD5D_U7GPk  

And This Gorgeous Cover From Fellow Singer-Songwriter Daniel Weaver
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IEQP7rpNuUM4Y-RnCfJqe2eTKh4esoNK/view

CHANGE IT ALL

Chancey My Darlin'
It's Hard For Me To Say 
My Thoughts Are Getting Crazier 
With Each & Every Day
I'm Thinking That It's Over And
Wishin' It Was Not 
You've Tangled Up My Storyline
Twisted Up My Plot I'm
Blue Like A Lonely Train
Flaggin' Down That Midnight Rain

Tell It To The Ocean
Sing It To The Breeze
That All Of Man's Troubles
Come To Him In Threes
First Of All There's Money
Secondly There's Love
Third Of All Is The One They Call
All Of The Above
I'm Blue Like A Lonely Train
Flaggin Down That Midnight Rain
Change It All - Change It All - Change It All 
I Don't Care For Anything I See
Change It All - Change It All - Change It All 
Then Change It One More Time For Me

They'll Bury Me
Next To Leslie Gore
So She'll Always Be
The Girl Next Door 
And On A Roof In Buffalo
They'll Talk So Sly
Cos They Will Know The Truth About 
Leslie & I
Change It All - Change It All - Change It All 
I Don't Care For Anything I See
Change It All - Change It All - Change It All 
Then Change It One More Time For Me

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CHANGE IT ALL

Thanks For Listening
I've Been Writing & Recording Songs 
Since 1964 - When I Was 14  
I Couldn't Read Or Write Music
So In Order To Remember It 
I Had To Record It 
By The Late '70s, I Realized 
I Had To Be My Own Favorite Artist  
And Keep Track Of The Songs I'd Written 
To Keep Me Company In My Old Age
So - I Did & This SoundCloud Collection 
Is A 'Musical Diary' Of My Life 
For The Last 60 Years
By Clicking "Playlists" 
You Can Follow My 'Progressions'
By The Decades

Richard Goldman

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