Song A Week 2022 - Week Three

As you can probably tell, I have been reading the graphic novel of David Bowie's biography and I've always been into writing spacey sci-fi tripped-out stories.  The Moonglow Dandy continues that trend...

Dancing with Moonglow dandy 
Quasars in his panties
Dreaming of a truck stop
That’s when his heart stopped
Believe me
Defreezer in his veins
Overheated once again
As the moonlight gently faded
space dust incinerated


He loved the planet Saturn
His jet fuel made a pattern
Searched for all the moons with caverns
Full of mystical beads
And tasty exotic Saturn treats
A detour on Titan would remind him
Of cocktails on Hyperion


On the harvest moon
Try to sing this tune
singing an ode to the Moonglow dandy

Moonglow Dandy at the penitentiary
Moonglow Dandy at the aviary
Moonglow Dandy tending his apiary 
Birds and bees birds and bees, through bars and trees
Birds and bees through bars and trees

Moonglow Dandy (Something New)

Standing In The Doorway (#543, 220115)

I never did enjoy vacation
Too much free time freaks me out
Some people seem to strike a balance
I never could quite figure how

The rope I need to climb a mountain
Is plenty long to hang myself
And there's somethin' 'bout just standin'
In the doorway between heaven and hell

Standing in the doorway with one foot either side
Could go either way it's gettin' hard to see the line
Tryin' to see the future but it's still to soon to tell
Standin' in the doorway in between heaven and hell

When it's midnight at the crossroads
There's one train headed south
Another's racin' off the iron
One last chance to turn around

Where the point of no return is
Probably anybody's guess
I keep watchin' from the doorway
But I haven't seen it yet

Week 03 - Standing In The Doorway (220115)

Sliding 22

The Greek Deities' First Spacestation

My Error

Another collaboration with Mark Anderson where I sent him the tune, and he then wrote the lyrics to fit the tune.

To fall in love
(Mark I. Anderson)

Listen to these words
Let them fall upon your soul
Like you’ve never heard before
Like you’ll never let them go
Tonight, let the fire burn us
Tonight, let two hearts learn 
This is how it feels / oh, to fall in love

Hold me close and whisper
The things that love will say
I’ll hold you close to kiss you
At the closing of each day
Tonight, is all we need
Tonight, you can believe
This is how it feels / oh, to fall in love

(Bridge)
The mystery of the ages – hidden in our kiss
Time reveals her secrets – when I’m holding you like this

Listen to our passion
Hear the rhythmic beat
Two hearts pounding faster than
Even time could keep
Tonight, we’ll just let go
Tonight, we’ll let it show us
This is how it feels / oh, to fall in love

This is how it feels / oh, to fall in love

To Fall In Love (demo)

Nashville songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Godin Guitars Official Artist and Founder of www.songaweek.org.

His catalog of 500+ titles includes collaborations with hit writers Mark Narmore, Elliott Park, Steve Dean, and Pete & Pat Luboff, among others internationally from England to Australia.

Redding's music has landed cuts by numerous recording artists including Dan Whitehouse, Emma Gale, and David Easterling.

Week 03 - Standing In The Doorway (220115)

James Tristan Redding