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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

My latest version of one of George's more obscure but iconic Indian mysticism influenced songs. Hare Krishna!

The Inner Light (Version 2025)

Wow! Three Plays! 
Kinda Puts ALL My #SoundCloud Numbers In Question
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It's Unclear Why This Is Such A "Difficult" Topic
There Were Only Two Possible Outcomes
Either Epstein Killed Himself
Or Someone Else Killed Him 
And A Lot Of Very Rich People
Wanted Him Dead
Now, I'm 75 - When I Was Growing-Up
I Watched The Soviets Do Really Obvious Stuff
That They Would Really Obviously Lie About...
It Was Often Humorous
Putin Has Kept Up His Nation's Tradition With His
'Come See The View From The Window, Igor' Campaign...
So, Claiming Epstien Took His Own Life
When A Cadre Of The World's Richest People Wanted Him Dead
Is A Walk On The Soviet Side... So I Went With A 50's Thing

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SUICIDE WATCH

Suicide Watch 
You’ll Get The Hang Of It On 
Suicide Watch 
Every Shift's The Swing Shift On
Suicide Watch 
Things Are Looking Up On
Suicide Watch
Oh
You’d Rather They Be In Their Bed
Than Swinging Gently Overhead 
On
Suicide Watch  
Things Are Looking Up On
Suicide Watch 
Getting Sleepy On 
Suicide Watch  
You Keep Me Hanging On
Suicide Watch
 
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SUICIDE WATCH

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 & 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 Happens To Be A Great 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

A Duet With Tracy Newman  From 2010  
We Made A Little YouTube In Her Home Office
This Is The Audio

I Wrote The Song Around '02
From A Musical Suggestion From My Then L.A. Neighbor, 
Larrow Farrow  - Thanks, Larry!

Generally My Wife Sings This With Me 
https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt/jersey-sky-7
Thank's Christie!
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But This Version With Tracy 
Has Both Charm & Tempo To It
And I Get To Sing The 'Melody'
And There's Yet Another 'Dreadful' Version 
From My 2013 'Dreadful Sorrow' CD
Catch Them All!
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I Love This Song
It's A Beautiful Accident...
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My Neighbor Says; 
'My Friend Has A TV Pilot 
Set In New Jersey
Wanna Write A Song Together
To My Chorale Arranger/Director/Composer Neighbor 
I Say 'Sure' 
He Proceeds To Sit At His Piano & Play & Sing 
A Jazzy Phrasing Of 'Hey, Cover Me Tenderly' 
Stops - Turns & Says 'like that'
So - From Four Words & 8 Notes
And A Fortunate Grafting Of Memories & Notes
Came This Little Gift 

JERSEY SKY

Hey Cover Me Tenderly
And Take Me Home
To Listen To Brenda Lee
Naked

Don’t You Ever Wanna Try 
New Things?
Things You Think You’re Never Gonna 
Do Things
Windows Open Up Inside
When You Try The Things
You’ve Never Tried

Hey Cover Me Tenderly
And Take Me Home
Over The Tappan Zee
Naked

It’s Always Better When You Try 
New Things
Things You Think You’re Never Gonna 
Do Things
Say The Words You’ll Never Say
Whisper Them & Walk Away

Hey, Sing Me A Lullaby
And We Can Lay
Under The Jersey Sky
Naked

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JERSEY SKY

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
This Is Not In Any Way Personal Or Auto-Biographical
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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

What If The Late 60's Kinks 
Gave Dylan's 'Tom Thumb's Blues'
The "King Kong" Treatment
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I'm Playing & Singing Everything - "One-Man Pop Army"
Mostly Loud Guitars & Bass
After 46 Years In LA 
I 'Moved Back To New York City' 
So The Last Line Felt 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

There's No-Fi - Like Lo-Fi
Some 'Sound' Advice 
I've Been Writing & Recording Songs 
Since I Was 14 In 1964
When I Began 
I Couldn't Read Or Write Music
So In Order To Remember It 
I Had To Record It... 
In The 60's, It Was On A Reel-To-Reel 
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 - This Is A Musical Diary Of My Life 
For The Last 60 Years
By Clicking "Playlists" 
You Can Follow A Progression
By The Decades

JUST ANOTHER BIRTHDAY SONG FOR PHIL

Richard Goldman

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