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 
Immediately After The Murder 
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

Written & Recorded In 1994 
I Was 44 - 3 Years Into Being A Dad 
And A Way-Close Friend Of Almost 20 Years
Was Getting Married & I Was Known For 
Giving Wedding Songs As Gifts 
This However, Was A Brilliant Mistake
I Knew It Was Good 
But I Also Knew It Was Outtake
'The Birth Of A Nation' Bit ?
And They Were Not Everly Bros People 
So I Wrote Another...
Which Again Was More Up Mine, Than Theirs 
Alley-Wise
But Over The Years 
I've Fallen In Love With This Recording 
"Walk Right Back" Was A Big Deal 
My 1966 Gibson Electric ES-330  
Recorded Unplugged & Mic'ed Like An Acoustic
Half-Guitar/Half-Badminton Racket
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Serious Hugs To Frankie & Shante
 
THEY’RE GETTING MARRIED TODAY

The Day Arrives 
And The Date’s Been Set
I’ll Be Surprised If
They Don’t Get 
A Little Carried Away
They’re Getting Married Today

It Still Seems Strange That
Once They Were Strangers
Now They’re Joined For
All Of The Ages  
Man What Can You Say
They’re Getting Married Today

Marching To The Tune Of
Something Known As True Love

For Some It’s Such A
Common Occasion
For These Two It’s The
Birth Of A Nation
If They Cry It’s Okay
They’re Getting Married Today

Skip The Vows 
Hey iI’s Just A Suggestion
I Don’t Know Why 
They Even Ask Them The Question
You Know What They’ll Say
They’re Getting Married Today

Marching To The Tune Of
Something Known As True Love
If They Cry It’s Okay
They’re Getting Married Today

The Day Arrives 
And The Date’s Been Set
I’d Be Surprised If
They Don’t Get 
A Little Carried Away
They’re Getting Married Today

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THEY'RE GETTIN' MARRIED TODAY

Written & Recorded On Reel To Reel In 1977 
The Home Demo - This Was The First Pass
This Catchy Song, Was Buried
So The Songwriter Would Not Be
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No Rhymes Even Attempted In The Verse
This Was Kinda Punk & Edgy For Me
----
But Hey - Why Not Be Edgy 
If No One's Gonna Hear It?

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THE ONLY THING I COULD DO

Can't Imagine Anything As Crazy 
As Falling In Love With You
But I Would've Been Crazy
If I Stayed Away
There Was No Decision 
I Loved Beyond Reason
I'm A Slave To My Heart
No Matter Where It Takes Me To
It's True  
It Was The Only Thing I Could Do
It Was The Only Thing I Could Do
The Only Thing I Could Do

Can't Believe I Never Picked-Up On 
Your Love For Me
I Can't Believe How Long
I Waited To Hear That
The First Was A Killer
The Next One Was Better
Now I'm Lost In Your Eyes
No Matter Where It Takes Me To
It's True  
It Was The Only Thing I Could Do
It Was The Only Thing I Could Do
The Only Thing I Could Do

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ONLY THING I COULD DO

1978  

This Recording Was Originally 
A 'Live' Piano/Vocal From A Show 
I Added A Harmony Vocal Later At Home
Just So I Could Hear It - Without Singing... Anyway...
This Turns Out To Be The Only 
Existing Recording Of This Song 
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So - A Woman Picked Me-Up After A Gig  
She Seemed Like She Was From A Smarter Planet Than I Was 
I Was Impressed With Her & At Some Point Bragged 
I Could Write A Song-A-Day
Due To Her Work, Our Next Meet-Up
Would Be In A Week 
So She Expected 7 New Songs...
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It Was A Dare 
But I Felt It Was A 'Fair-Cop'
And Maybe The Price I Pay For A Fling
With A Gal From Another Planet
'No Baby That's Alright'
Was Part Of That Batch Of 7 Songs
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Indeed - When We Re-Connected A Week Later
She Was Surprisingly Less-Interested 
In Both Me & My Musical Output
---
Even Back Then - At Age 28
The Signs Were Everywhere
I Was My Own Biggest Fan
Because I Had to Be
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NO BABY THAT'S ALRIGHT

Half-A-Million Tears In A Moment 
Maybe It Was Something You Said
Now You Think You Really Hurt Me 
Basically That's Just What I Said
I Got You Looking Out Someone's Window
I'll Give You Moonlight
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Give You Anything
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Make Your Dreams Come
No Baby That's Alright
I Got You Looking Out Someone's Window

Half-A-Million Tears In A Moment 
Maybe It Was Something You Said
Now You Think You Really Hurt Me Baby
Basically That's Just What I Said
I Got You Looking Out Someone's Window
I'll Give You Moonlight
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Make Your Dreams Cum
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Give You Anything
No Baby That's Alright
I Got You Looking Out Someone's Window

I'll Bring You Flowers
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Take Your Showers
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Fake A Passport
No Baby That's Alright
Cos Now I'm Looking-Out Someone's Window
I'll Give You Moonlight
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Do You Anything
No Baby That's Alright
That's Alright

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NO BABY, THAT'S ALRIGHT

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

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