mad as hell

Undone

Way Back Inn

Cover of Chesney Hawkes' song.
Written by: C.Hawkes & A.Schlessinger

Stay Away, Baby Jane

FIA - Scando - EN

Fun jam at Keith's studio with Steve Barrett on harp, Bob Strome on guitar, Glen Barna on drums and Peter Collins on bass. Very chill reggae version of an oldie I wrote in Santa Barbara.

Put Away That Gun

PRESIDENTS DAY (REDUX) March 2018
Cast your minds back fourteen years to a now seemingly and somewhat normal time, when  George W. Bush was campaigning for his 2nd term as U.S. president. His opponent in November would be John Kerry.   A lot of us didn’t believe Bush could possibly be elected again, but nonetheless were nervous at such a prospect. That’s because in America not only can anything happen, it usually does. When I wrote “Presidents Day” in 2004 the 2nd chorus ended with the line “Cause there’s been more than one George I’m sorry to say.” Now (calendar pages flipping, autumn leaves swirling)  in the updated, rewritten 2018 version of the song , that line is “There’s a nut job in the White House I’m sorry to say.” There’s not much new under the sun, but the weird does seem to be getting weirder. Below is the original blurb I wrote for “Presidents Day” back in 2004. I’m sorry to say (yet, again) the adjectives “dreadful” and “reckless” still apply today. -LW3

April 2004 
Good People-Kindly lend an ear or even 2 to this recording of my song “Presidents Day.” It is my sincere hope that, because of  it’s particularly timeliness with regard to our nation’s impending electoral decision in November ,those of you who like the song will assist me in spreading the word about it in order to inform and /or inflame any swing voters out there who remain at all ambivalent or apathetic about the current administration and it’s reckless, dreadful policies .I also look forward to performing “Presidents Day” in the coming seven or so months anywhere within reason, to anyone willing to listen .It is not the least I can do and therefore seems to me worth doing . Thanks for listening - Loudon Wainwright 3rd

“Presidents Day” (Loudon Wainwright III)
Produced by Loudon Wainwright III and Dick Connette
Recorded 3/1/18 at 2nd Story Sound, NYC
Engineered by Alex Venguer
Mixed by Alex Venguer at ootermind Studios, Brooklyn
Mastered by Oscar Zambrano at Zampol Productions, NYC
Released 3/30/18 by StorySound Records 
Published by Snowden Music (ASCAP)

Loudon Wainwright III - vocals, guitar
Chaim Tannenbaum - backing vocals, banjo, harmonica
David Mansfield - lap steel, violin

Presidents Day

Presidents Day - Loudon Wainwright III

Consider this song an abstract painting - use your imagination to interpret. Big thanks to Bob Strome and Chad Murphy  (guitars), Andrew Boulos (bass) and Glenn Barna (drums). Recorded and mixed by Keith Rudyk.

Million Bitches In The Universe

Cover of Joni Mitchell's famous song, River.  With all we've got going on this holiday season this song captures the moment of a melancholy time with a hopeful healing feel. I live in the Northwest corner of Washington State so I listen to Canadian radio quite often, and within a few hours I heard two covers of this very song by two divergent artists. (Go, Canada!) By the time I got home I was totally inspired to create my own version. I play a Roland FP30 and used an ONYX interface to record to my computer and layer in vocals and harmonies.

River (LPD version)

Lyrics by Sunday. Music, Recording, Producing and Mixing by Mitch Maanao.

With You

I recorded this in 2005 for my mom before she died; it was playing for her when she took her last breath.

Angel cover - Sunday

James Morrison is an actor, playwright, and singer/songwriter based in Ojai, California. He is probably best known as having played Bill Buchanan on the Emmy winning television drama, 24.

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