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

2010
This Was Music Therapy For Me 
I Had Had An Odd Traffic Accident
With A Minor-Celeb On The Way Home...
And Couldn't Wait To Smoke Some Sativa 
And Overdub Guitars & Voices 
I Then Promptly Forgot About It 
For About A Decade...
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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

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OH, LET HER GO

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

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 (Doozy)
The "Phil Phil Phil" Section 
Has The Gram & Emmylou Thing That
We All Bonded Over As Friends 
----
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
I Remember The Rehearsal Sounded So Good
I Knew I Should Tape It - Because
It Would Only Get Sloppier - As The Night Wore On

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' 
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Pinting Out The Lyrics Was A Religious Experience
'Goddess Of Gloom'...
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 Pickin' 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
----
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 Is A Tascam 4-Track Recording 
I Was 38 & You Would Think A Grown-Up 
When I Wrote It - But No
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This Is A Pretty Good Goldman Song
But It's Wisdom Is A Bit Over-Powered
By The Snide Attitude

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
---- 
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 'Em 
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 The Guitar & The Vocal's 'Natural Ring'
So, Of Course - If It Sounds Like Crap  
I Will Turn In The Perfect Performance
Because That's How I Roll 
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

1980

Not Every Song Feels Like A Cosmic Gift 
But This Did
At The Time
I Was Working On A Few Songs
And Felt Like An Open-Faucet Of Songs
'Mary' Was Birthed In The Time It Took To Sing It
And Came So Easily 
That I Didn't Take It's Simple Elegance Seriously 
My Bad - I Do Now
And I Love The Phil Spektor Wall Of Crickets
Outside My Edinburgh Avenue  
Courtyard Apartment
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This Originated As A 'Live' Piano/Vocal 
Condenser Mic Cassette Recording
That I Added A Harmony Vocal To 
When Transferring The Track To 1/4 Inch Tape 
Big Hugs To The Muse - Mary Bergin
And Finally - As A Kid - I Was A Fan Of
The James Cagney Film, 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'
There's A 'Mary' Song That I Always Loved... and maybe borrowed from
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MARY

Yellow Moon 
So Broken-Hearted
Shining Up Above
Can You Finish 
What You Started
And Help Her Fall In Love
Mary, Oh Mary
I Wait For Your Touch
I Want You So Much
Mary, Oh Mary
I’ve Given It All

I Could Want 
The Seven Seas
With Waves Of Perfect Love
But If I Knew 
You Wanted Me, Then
That Would Be Enough
Mary, Oh Mary
I Wait For Your Touch
I Want You So Much
Mary, Oh Mary
I’ve Given It All

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MARY

Recorded In 1975 At 'Sound City' 
In Van Nuys, California
With The Help Of Legendary, Dan Dugmore i
Piano & Pedal Steel Guitar
Kenny Edwards - Bass
They Were Amazing 

Previously, I've Been Unable To Post This Remix 
Due To Complications With Numero 
But Now That Outlaws Run The Country
I Figured It's 'Anything Goes 'Time 
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DANCER

Dancer, Dancer 
With Your Eyes Of Blue
Listen To the Patter Of 
A Lazy Tune
The Kind You Heard
When Your Dad Was Here
He Used To Make Your Little Frowns
Disappear
It's Feather Soft 
Like Your Father's Kiss
Your Life Is Mine 
But Your Eyes Are His
Your Tiny Hands 
Wrap Around My Thumb
We'll Live Without A Man 
And Let Those Changes Come
I'll Listen To You
I'm Gonna Listen With My Heart 
You're Gonna See It In My Eyes
Listen To You
Talk About The Lovers &
Laugh About The Lies
Listen To You

Dancer, Dancer
With Your Eyes Of Blue
It Cannot Mean 
That Much To You
But Hearts Are Broken 
Needlessly
And Jesus Ain't The Savior
He Used To Be
Everybody's Gotta 
Hold Their Own
You Go Outside & 
Leave Your Trust At Home
Your Mama Hasn't Lived
Her Life That Way
And Baby Won't Be Makin'
The Same Mistake
I'll Listen To You
I'm Gonna Listen With My Heart 
You're Gonna See It In My Eyes
Listen To You
Talk About The Lovers &
Laugh About The Lies
Listen To You

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DANCER

1972 – Home Demo 
Recorded On Reel-To-Reel Tape
I Taught Myself Piano By Writing Songs 
And Learning How To Play Them
This Seems Like Many Lifetimes Ago
But 'Dancer' Was Only A Couple Of Years Later

THE NEXT DANCE WITH YOU

There’s Method To My Madness
No Sorrow To My Sadness
Babe I Know I’m Just As Sane As You
Sweet Songs Say I’ve Loved You 
But They’re Not Worth Their Rhymes
I Could Sing ‘Em Till I Saw You
And Babe I’d Still Be Blind
I Want The Loving 
That You Got Down In Your Heart
I Want The Next Dance With You  
Oh Lord, The Next Dance With You 

There’s Trouble In My Pocket
And Liquor On My Breath
The Women I’ve Been Seeing Ain’t Been Saints
And If My Thoughts Don’t Met Me 
My Loneliness Will Try
It’s Just That Hard 
To Keep Ya Off My Mind
I Want The Loving 
That You Got Down In Your Heart
I Want The Next Dance With You  
Oh Lord...

Twenty-Two The Hard Way
I’ll Stay For One More Roll
I Think My Luck Is Turning For The Good
Take Me To Your 'Change Of Heart'
She’s A Friend Of Mine
Old Friends Make New Ones 
All The Time
I Want The Loving 
That You Got Down In Your Heart
I Want The Next Dance With You - Oh Lord
The Next Dance With You 

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THE NEXT DANCE WITH YOU

Photo  1971

241  - Two-For-One
Is Me 22 Years Ago - Age 53
Learning How To Turn 
My Office Desktop Computer 
Into A Recording Studio
I Was A Bit Late To The 21st Century
Home-Recording Explosion That Was "Pro-Tools"
'Pro-Tools' Turned Music From Something In Your Head
Into A Visual Sound Wave 
You Could Learn How to Move Around
So This Is Me  - Learning To Use #garageband (pro-tools for dummies)
Using #garageband 'Loops' Together 
With My Neil Young Chops ES-330  
What I Remember Most About Creating It 
Was Feeling 'Iffy' About Writing Another Verse
Realizing... I Made A Pun & Gave A Piece Of Advice
'Do I Really Have To Do That A Few More Times?' 
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Thanks 4 Listening!

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I Woke Up Early 
And It Dawned On Me
If I Buy One Now 
I Get One Free
I Headed Out West 
With The Cavalry
Ya Don’t Mess Around 
With Destiny
Don’t Look Back 
When You’re On The Run
Ya Might Just Miss 
A Two For One

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YOU’LL NEVER KNOW

This Was Recorded At Sound City Studios
In Van Nuys, Ca - Late 1974 - Early '75
With Frederick Ampel Producing & Engineering
We Were Using The Second Moog Synthesizer 
West Of The Mississippi
Moog's Were Rare Because
It Took An On-Site Moog-Representative
Who Was Both Keyboard Player & Recording Engineer
Wish I Could Recall The Dude's Name 
Who Managed A Million Patch Cords
And Played Some Lovely Keyboard Parts
I Play The Acoustic & Electric Guitar Stuff
But Cheers & Thank-You To Both Mr Moog & Fred Ampel
For All The Hard Work
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I Like Earlier Mixes Of This With Less Moog
I Think We Got Carried Away Some
Because The Folk-Singer Thing Was Kinda Done...
But This Is As Close To A Final Mix As We Currently Have
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This Was An Oddly Wistful One...
Mostly Blaming The Girl For Leaving
A Romance... That Never Happened
It Would Seem Like; 
Since This Relationship Was Not Real
She Had Every Right To Step Away From It
But Sure - It's Easy To Play Monday-Morning Quarterback 
With 50 Years Of Hindsight & Say 
'Rich, Wow, You Got That All Wrong!'
 
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

Go & Make Me Lonely
It Won't Mean A Thing
Go & Take It Slowly 
It Won't Mean A Thing
And Don’t You Worry None
Don’t Worry About Me
I Won’t Let You Down
I’ll Only Let You Be
And You’ll Never Kknow
How Good It Feels To Love You
I Love You

And Hey I’m Sorry If I 
Complicated Things
I Never Meant To Feel That Way
You Know How It Is
And Who’ll Catch The Next Plane?
I’m Not Really Clear
You Mentioned Something But I
Didn’t Really Hear
And You’ll Never Know
How Good It Feels To Love You
To Love You

So Can You Kindly Give Back
All That I Gave
You Took The Calendar
I Just Want The Days
No They Don’t Amount To Much
It’s Just My Keeping Sake
I’m A Little Funny When There 
Ain’t Too Much At Stake
And You’ll Never Know
How Good It Feels To Love You
To Love You

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YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

2003
Learning @garageband
A Few 'Loops' 
(Previously Played Licks) Were Used 
Hip-Hop House Drums 
A Couple Of Vocals

Something Cool Happened Here Musically
Because I Just Wanted to Learn How To Use 
A Well-Played Four Bars Of Notes
And I Wasn't Held Back By The Fear That
'I Had To Be Genuine'
I Was Genuine... I'm 70 Fucking 5
That Was Never An Issue 
But Around 2003 - I Was 53
And My Then 20-Somethng Neice Monashee 
Liked This Which I Felt Was A Good Sign
Matt The Keyboard Player From My First Band 
The Humby's
6O Years Ago
He Told Me He Loved This Song   
It Was The Only Song Of Mine
He Ever Complimented
He Wrote Songs Too
Just Not With Words
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Try New Things - Don't Be Purist

I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE

I’m Not The Only One
To Break Your Heart
And Make You Cry
I’m Not The Only One
To Say Hello
And Then Goodbye
Jack Broke Your Heart In-Two
Before You Even Knew
That You Did Not Know Jack
Lloyd Left A Mark Or Two
Before He Was Through
I Wouldn’t Call Him Back
I’m Not The Only One
To Break Your Heart
And Make You Cry
I’m Not The Only One
To Say Hello
And Then Goodbye

I’m Not The Only One
To Break Your Heart
And Make You Cry
I’m Not The Only One
To Say Hello
And Then Goodbye
Jack Broke Your Heart In-Two
Before You Even Knew
That You Did Not Know Jack
Lloyd Left A Mark Or Two
Before He Was Through
I Wouldn’t Call Him Back
If I Were You
I’m Not The Only One
To Break Your Heart
And Make You Cry
I’m Not The Only One
To Say Hello
And Then Goodbye

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I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE

1970
I Was 20 & Somewhere Between 
Paul Simon & Gram Parsons
I'm Doing  Guitar - Bass - Singing - Harmonizing
Overdubbing All The Bad Hand-Claps Are Me Too...
With My Teac Reel-To-Reel
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And Be Clear...
The Words 'Sure & Shore' 
Sound The Same On The East Coast Of The US


WHINED & DINED

We Whined & Dined By The Shore
Though We’d Never Tried It Before
We Were Fine & Just-A-Bit-Of-Alright
Hit-It-Off Well Into The Night
You Whined About The Foul Weather
And I Dined Upon A Bed Of Roses Near The Shore
And I’m Sure Glad You’re Here
Sure Glad You’re Here
Sure Glad You’re Here
Honey, I’m Sure Glad

We Whined & Dined By The Shore
Though We’d Never Tried It Before
We Were Fine & Just A Bit Of Alright
Hit-It-Off Well Into The Night
You Whined About The Foul Weather
I Dined Upon A Bed Of Roses Near The Shore
And I’m Sure Glad You’re Here
Sure Glad You’re Here
Sure Glad You’re Here
Honey, I’m Sure Glad

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WHINED & DINED

1965 - In 8th Grade
I Was A Fool For A Girl Named Toni
And Had Been Since 7th Grade
By '65 I'd Already Written Many Songs
To Win Toni's Heart
I Met-Up With Toni 40+Years Later
Turns Out She Was Also Broken-Hearted 
Her Secret-Crush - My Best Pal
Didn't Like Her Like "That"
Life Was Complicated & Internal 13 - 16
This Was Recorded In 2016


HERE’S TO YOU

Here’s To You
And Your New Love Too
May You Live Together In Peace
Here’s To You
And Your New Life Too
May Your Love Never Cease
Here’s To You
I’ll Always Love You
For First Loves Never End
Here’s To You
I’ll Always Care, Dear
But Remain Just As A Friend

You Say Hi
And My Sigh
I Try Hard Not To Show
You Say Hi
And I Cry
Oh I Still Love You So
Here’s To You
I Wanted So Much
I Guess I Tried Too Hard
Here’s To You
I Reached Out To Touch
But We Were Just Too Far Apart

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HERE'S TO YOU

Please Enjoy This Acoustic String-Snapper
From 1977 Was One Of The First
And A Hooky-Pop 1-4-5 Chorus
In 1977 The 'New Wave' Thing Meant To Me
Play It As Fast As You Can Sing it
So I Did...
Problem Was I Couldn't Play It 'Out'
Or Really Let Anyone Close To Me Hear It
It Said Too Much 
And Shared The Secrets Of Others
So I Had To Bury It
And I Did
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It Never Occurred To Me 
To Change The Lyrics
So I Could Sing The Song Publicly
Without Getting Beaten-Up
But I Think I Was Lazy 
And Changing The Words Was Hard Work
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And Honestly, 
Sometimes Words Just Come To Me
And When They Do... I Kinda Treat Them As Sacred...
Because They Really Do Feel Like Gifts
And Something To Honor
So - This & 'Prettiest Girl @The Funeral'
Were Among The Best Of The Buried Songs
Prettiest Girl Was Dug-Up In 1997 
This Was Unearthed A Couple Years Ago -


JADED ANGEL

Could It Be There’s 
Nothing I’d Rather Try
Than Taking You Away 
And Making Love All Night
All I Ever Think About 
Is Your Sweet Kiss
There’s Only One Trouble Baby 
You’re Still His
Jaded Angel

Could It Be 
I Don't Care About You Anymore
Just Because
I'm Not Knockin' Down Your Door
All I Ever Hear About 
Is What You Miss
There's Nothing I Can Do For You
As Long As Your His
Jaded Angel

I Saw You Together
And I Wanted To Cry
I Get The Feelin'
You'll Never Be My
Jaded Angel

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JADED ANGEL

The Falsetto Is Strong Here
This Was Written & Recorded In 1969
On A Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck
In The Bedroom I Grew-Up In  
I Was 19 & Driving A Pharmacy Delivery Truck 
Drugstore Truck-Driving Man
Making $ To Move to LA
The Bakery Babe Was A High-School Senior  
Who Worked At A Bakery After School
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The Lyrics Reference The Unwritten 
Teenager Dating Rules  Back In 1969
You Could Sit On A Bed Together
But Your Feet Had To Be Touching The Floor
No Laying On The Bed With Your Feet-Up
I Believe My Mother Checked On Us... Maybe Once?
She Definitely Knocked Before Opening The Door
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Big Hugs To The Actual Bakery Babe
We Had Quite The Wild Ride Back In 1969
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BAKERY BABE

Bakery Babe  
Keeps My Legs Off The Road
Bakery Babe 
Keeps My Mind Off My Load
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey  
All The Truckin’ Drivers Rave
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey 
She’s My Bakery Babe

She’s So Healthy  
She’s A Regular Bonfire
When I’m Drivin’  
She’s On Top Me 
In The Car 
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey 
All The Workin’ People Rave
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey  
She’s My Bakery Babe

Yay  Hey, Hey, Hey  
All The Singin’ People Rave
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey  
She’s My Bakery Babe

Bakery Babe  
Keeps My Feet 
On The Floor
Bakery Babe  
Steals My Shoes 
To Make Sure
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey 
All The Singin’ People Rave
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey 
She’s My Bakery Babe

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BAKERY BABE

1977 - Recorded At Home 
On A Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck
Sometimes I Just Wanna Say... I Did That!!
This Is As Good As I Get
It Began With A 'Live' Piano/Vocal Track
And Then Three Overdubs - Which Included
Two More Vocals & A Second Piano
FAQ - Why Did You Whisper The Vocal?
So - In 1977, We Lived In Primitive Times
When It Came To Home Sound-On-Sound Recordings
With Each Addition Of A New Track
The Original Track - In This Case - The Vocal 
Would Diminish - Both In Volume & Quality
The More I Added - The More The Vocal
Would Get Buried Further In The Mix
There's Also 30 Years Of Tape 'Drop-Outs'
And With All That... 
On This 'Pass' At 'Kay Lynn'
The Emotion Seems Audible 
The Piano Is Relatively In Tune
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I Didn't Want To Use Kay Lynn's Real Name
Nor Did I Want To Use My "Place-Holder' Name
Kay Lenz - An Actress We Both Had A Crush On
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So, Finally...
I Sing The Bridge An Octave Too High
Which Is A Clear "Tell"
That This Is The 'First Pass' 
At Recording This Song
It's Become A Heartwarming Quirk 
----
This Magical Recording
Is Better In Headphones
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The Way The Three-Part Harmony 
Swells In The Chorus
Much Like The Beatles 'Because'
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And The D-Chord With An 'A' Bass
Very Brian Wilson
And Finally... A Five-Note Cello Line!
Played On Piano 
The Younger Of My Sons Is A Cello Wizzard
I'm Hoping He Hears This One...
The Older Son Majored In 'Bass' At College 
I'm Pretty Sure He'll Like This One
Because When We (Kay Lynn & I) 
All Grew-Up
My Son Was A Math Tutor 
For Kay Lynn's Daughter
And Apparently A Good One...
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And Finally,
Some Goldman Fans Will Hear Echoes Of 1974's 'Sleepyhead' 
And Others... May Hear Harbingers Of 
1978's 'Desdemona's 'Alright' Chorus
Lineage Is Important - It Adds Context
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Finally - In The Early 70s 
I Listened To A Lot Of Ry Cooder
And He Kind Of Introduced Me To 
What Would Become Called 'Americana'
And Specifally Stephen Foster Type Songs
And There Was Always Something 
Charmingly Awkward & With Simple & Direct Phrasings
Which Sounds Like I'm Describing 'Kay Lynn'
So It's My Stephen Foster Song!
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Stay Strong - Living With A Madman, Is Maddening






KAY LYNN

I Took You In 
When I Was Lonely  
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
Now I Have To Let You Go 
Your Own Way
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn 
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights
Lowlights – Highlights 
And All Those Good Nights

And When I Call You 
Will We Cry? 
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
All The Tears We Thought 
That We Had Passed By 
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights

And Like The Falling Snow
It’s Down To Earth We Go

Love Never Worries 
It Just Comes & Goes  
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
Leaving Us To Deal With 
All Our Sorrows 
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights 
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights

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KAY LYNN

Jan '69 - I'd Returned To My Small Mid-Western College
Only To Gather My Belongings & Say Goodbyes  
I Was Seriously Lucky To Be College Pals
With A Kid Who'd Grow-Up To Become 
A Great American Fiddle Player Named, Evan Stover
During My Brief Stay At Beloit College
When I'd Write A New Song 
I'd Play It For Evan & Tape His 'Goosebump' Fiddle Parts  
That's What Happened Here
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The Song's "Relationship" Was Mostly In My Head 
And Consisted Of A Couple Of Awkard Overnights   
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(Alright - After The First Hit Of Sour Gum)
From The Opening On... 
I'm Noticing How The Guitar Figure Drives The Song
A La Paul Simon - I Never Give Him Much Love
But He Was A Huge Influence
His Casual Confessional Lyric & Vocal Style
Um, Influenced Mine
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Also - This Has It's Own Gentleness
And Reads Like The Poetry 
Of An Almost 19 Year-Old 

THE SOONER, THE LATER

Me & All My Hair 
I Ache Tonight
She & All Her Hair 
Kinda Sleeping
Aching I Suppose 
Though I Don’t 
Really Know
She Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

Walk Along The Leaves 
They Wept Once Too
Yes & They Believe 
What They’re Told
I Left Her 
I Suppose
And A Letter 
For The Clothes
I Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

Take It With A Walk 
Or Take It Straight
Leave It In The Woods 
By The Pump
I Can’t Hear 
Her Laugh 
And The Only Thing 
I Have Is
We Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

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THE SOONER, THE LATER

This From The Media-Closet On Sweetzer Ave
West Hollywood In 1989
Recorded On A 4-Track Cassette 
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This Is The Type Of Song 
That Makes Me Realize...
Unbeknownst To Me
I Kept A Diary 
My Whole Life 
Beginning At Age 14 &
Trailing-Off Now In My Mid-70s
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This Song Really Feels Like An Odd Diary Entry
Each Verse Finishes 
With An Unexpected Admission
I Can't Cry About Sad Things  
*However* I Can Cry At The Drop Of A Jeter
About Things I Love

LONELY

And Once Upon A Moon-Lit Night 
The Perverts Were Parading
Though She Loved His Overbite
They Were Only Dating
And I Never Know Why
I Never Can Cry
When I Get 
Lonely

"Stop you Fool
You've Gone Too Far"
She Said To The Boyfriend
Then He Started-Up The Car
Annoying Her To No End
Ah - Lonely
Ah - Lonely
And I Never Know Why
I Never Can Cry
When I Get 
Lonely

It's Just The Kind 
Of Ugliness
That Makes You Want 
More Of It
The Neighbor's Wife
Is Getting Dressed
And You Begin
To Covet
I Never Know Why
I Never Can Cry 
When I Get 
Lonely

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LONELY

2016

Lonely Boy
Alone On A Monday Night
Lonely Boy
Alone On A Monday Night
Shadows Breaking 
The Stars Are Taken 
Moonbeams Coming Down
Time To Bring That Bottle Down
Lonely Boy
Alone On A Monday Night
Lonely Boy
Alone On A Monday Night

Lonely Boy
Alone On A Monday Night
Lonely Boy
Alone On A Monday Night
Shadows Breaking 
The Stars Are Taken 
Moonbeams Coming Down
Time To Bring That Bottle Down

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LONELY BOY

1967

Cheers To;
Paul Simon's Mad Finger-Picking In 'Anji' & Later, "The Boxer" 
Were Both Informative & Inspirational
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This Was The Fall Of My Senior Year In High School
I Was Only Concerned With Passing English 
And My Teacher Was A Troubled Old-Bird Named Annie Koff
Who Loved The Sound Of Her Own Voice
And Had A Mean Streak
I Bring-Up My HS English Teacher Because
I Handed This In To MIss Koff For Extra-Credit
And A Few Days Later 
She Handed It Back To Me 
Graded! - 78! Needs Work  
But Even That 78 Helped Some
I Just To Beat 64
I'd Kept Both Hand-Written Song-Submissions 
(This One & A Song About Myles Standish 
'What To Do About John?')
Because They Had Annie's Personal Comments
And She Was A 'Character' On Her Good Days
And Mean As Fuck 
All The The Rest Of The Time
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I Think '67 Was Tom Seaver's Rookie Season With The Mets
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Rob Seidman Is A Fabulous Part Of This One
He Sings  A Very Art Garfunkle-Type Back-Uo Part
Which Is To Say 'Early 60s Bleeker St. Sound'
Earnest - Robbie Really Commits
And Goes Along With My Bronx British Accent
I Hear Rob Clear His Voice On Mic
During My Opening Lines  
Cheers To The Late-Great 
#robbieseidman
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THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF MADAME SEIVERS

(A) Seaman Wished 'Good-Sailing' 
Upon His Madame’s Ship
Fair-Winds Were Prevailing 
For His Madame’s Trip
And The Vessel Flew A Sanguine Sail
And The Air Was Drenched With Bismarck Thoughts
Of Silver Sins In Foreign Ports

Relentless Winds Were Blowing 
Despite An Undertow
A Dream That Kept Her Going
But Never On The Go
She Faltered Only For A Moment
As We All Do Sometimes
But The Loss Was Gained In Madame’s Mind

Hoping Groping Waters 
Unchained The Madame’s Ship
And Love Had Come To Mean The End
Of Madame’s Maiden Trip
Come, Come Dark World & Praise This Trip
A Run Is But A Hastened Skip
Leave Us Go To Build A Ship

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THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF MADAME SEIVERS

1989

My Good Friend & 
Often Musical Collaborator... Jim Dean
Produced The Original Recording Here;
https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt/not-supposed-to-die-92-m
And In Doing So 
Helped A Lot On The Music End 
Of This One
Thanks, Bub...
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This Performance Is Odd - 
And Was Recorded During Lockdown 2020
But I Love The Jewish-Russian Folk Song
And How Ukranian My Ukulele Sounds
I Was Going For The Third Man Theme
The Vocal Harmony Richard 
Sounds Like A Drunk Ray Davies
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In 1989, My Wife & I Lived In West Hollywood
Across The Street From Rebecca Schaeffer
An Actress Who Was Stalked & Murdered
I Was Among The First On The Scene 
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This Song Happened Out Of Nowhere
Several Months Later  
The Experience Was Not Something 
That Felt Helpful To Share Publicly 
And To Me - Writing A Song About It 
Felt Like I Was Capitalizing 
On My Accidental Proximity
To A Dark Moment 
In The History Of Hollywood

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Anyway - The Lyrics - The First Verse Is Cinematic
But Completely Untrue - However - Her Stalker/Killer
Did See Her In Our Local Laundramat
And Was Apparently Laying Low 
In A West Hollywood Hardware Store 
Before Heading Back To Arizona Where He Was Caught
So This Song Is "Based-On" A True Story
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NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE

Through The Window 
We See Sky Of Blue
In The Bedroom 
There’s A Knife In View
On The Floor 
Beside A Woman Who 
Was Not Supposed To Die

As He Passes People 
In The Street
He Wonders If It All 
Was Meant To Be
He’s The Only One 
Who Knows That She 
Was Not Supposed To Die

She Smiled At Him 
In The Laundramat
Then She Acted 
Like A Spoiled Brat
Now She’s Just  
Another Woman That 
Was Not Supposed To Die 

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NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE

1967
This Was Recorded On 
A Realistic (Radio Shack) 
Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder
In My Bedroom - Even The Hiss Has Charm 
I Double-Tracked Both My Vocal & Guitar
I Was 17 - A High-School Senior 
I Originally Wrote This 
For The High-School Poetry Journal 
And For The Girls Who Might Read It 
Plus - It Looked Good On College Applications
And Eventually, Handed It In As A Poem 
To My English Teacher For Extra-Credit
The Meanest Of The Mean - Annie Koff
Actually Liked This One - B+
One Comment She Made In Red Pen Was...
 "Swim Lessons?"

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'Glass Island' Song Recipe:

1 Bit Of Donovan 
2/3 Bit Paul Simon 
A Drizzle Of McCartney
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UPON SIGHTING GLASS ISLAND

Here I Float
Glass Bottom Boat
Careful Not To Tip It
Can’t Swim
Eyes Of Wool
Got Pockets Full 
Fish Don’t Pull 
Or Tug My Line
Sighting Glass Island 
On The Port Bow
Shading My Eyes 
With All My Know-How

Island Grows
I Suppose
Nestle Closer 
To Her Shore
Want To Fly
Glass Bottom Sky
Friendly Face 
On Glass I.
Sighting Glass Island 
From Up Close Now
Feeling Sand Settle 
Into My Brow

Ride The Waves
See Her Wave
And I Know
 It Wont Be Long Now
Sighting Glass Island 
From Upon It
The Best Time To See It's
When You're On It

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UPON SIGHTING GLASS ISLAND

"Live" 1988 - I Was 38 - Married 2 Years
Living & Working In Hollywood
As A Television Game-Show Producer
When I Wasn't Looking For TV Game-Show Work
I Was Booking Gigs At Clubs Like 'Cafe Largo'  
Across From Canter's On Fairfax
In West Hollywood, Ca
On This Night
I Believe I Opened For A Band
Called "Show Of Hands" 
I Played Well & Had Fun
Performed Beyond Expectations 
But...The 'Show Of Hands' Crowd
Started To Pile-In - Around 9-ish  
Just As I Got This Encore Request 
From A Friend - Which Of Course I Played   
But As You Can Hear...
I Play It Quickly 
Because I Can Feel The Room 
Turning Into A Train Station
So I'm Singing Arguably My Best Song 
As Fast As I Can 
Because I Know I'm Losing The Room... 
I'm Playing It Fast Because 
I Want It To Be Over As Soon As Possible... 
I Have Many Recordings Of This Song
But For Some Reason This One Gives Me Goosebumps
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A Longtime Friend & Occassional Song Collaborator
The Remarkable Tracy Newman 
Has a Beautiful Cover Recording Of This 
You Can Find It Here:
https://soundcloud.com/tracy-newman/thats-what-love-can-do-to-your-heart?in=tracy-newman/sets/thats-what-love-can-do
And It's Either She Or Her Sister 
Who Can Be Heard Singing Along During The Chorus'
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How I Am Sure Of That?  
Because The Device That Recorded This
Was A Hand-Held Condenser-Mic Cassette 
That Tracy's Husband Jim Had Brought
It Was On The Table That Tracy & Larraine Are Seated
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Hugs To All - Thanks, Jimmy - For Preserving Me
And My 'Rick Nelson Adjustment'

THAT’S WHAT LOVE CAN DO TO YOUR HEART

It Ain’t Everyday 
You Cry Like A Baby
It Ain’t Everyday 
You Feel Like You’re A Clown
It Ain’t Everyday You Lose 
Everything That You Live For
And Watch As Your Whole World 
Comes Tumblin’ Down

It’s As Simple As A Bird 
Outside Your Window
It’s As Simple As a Teardrop 
In Your Eye
It’s As Simple As The Sweet Kiss 
You’re Never Gonna Give Her
The Door Is Closed & 
She Just Said Goodbye
That’s What Love Can Do 
To Your Heart
Doesn’t Matter If You’re Tall 
Or If You’re Smart
That’s What Love Can Do 
To Your Heart
Tear You Up & 
Break Your Little World Apart

You Got Friends To Help You Through 
All The Hurting
You Got Friends To Tell Ya 
That She Was So Bad
You Got Friends To Take You Places 
You Don’t Really Wanna Go To &
Forget The Sweetest Thing You Ever Had

All The Bright Lights & The Booze 
Won’t Make You Happy
All The Good Times That You Looked For
Won’t Be There
All The Yesterdays You Loved Her 
Won’t Mean Anything Tomorrow
There Just Memories That 
No One Else Can Share
That’s What Love Can Do 
To Your Heart
Doesn’t Matter If You’re Tall 
Or If You’re Smart
That’s What Love Can Do 
To Your Heart
Tear You Up & 
Break Your Little World Apart

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THAT'S WHAT LOVE CAN DO TO YOUR HEART

'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 Age 14 In 1964   
In Order To Remember Them
I Had To Record Them 
By The Late '70s, I Realized 
I Had To Be My Own Favorite Artist  
And Keep Track Of The Songs I'd Written 
Who Knew They'd Keep Me Company In My Old Age?
This 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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