Name: A Beach And You by Todd from Vining
Duration: 3 min 48 s
Description: A tropical island song about my 3 favorite things in life, my wife, a beach and tequila

Turn Around, I’ll be there, If you don’t see me, don’t be afraid,  I’ll be there

Turn Around

When your struggles gone too far I’m the one you call
Yes I’m a Renegade 
I’m a hired gun, I’ll steal your soul, I’ll betray you, I”m a Renegade

Renegade

There is way too much violence in our neighborhood streets and it's time that we "TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!!

Take Back The Night

When beer just isn't enough.... bartender give me some Hi-Octane!

Hi-Octane

We are living in a "World Gone Crazy", it's time for us to not let this continue!

World Gone Crazy

In everyone's life there's that one person who for whatever reason feels the need to control everyone else.  If that person is you, well this song is about you!

Big Shot

What Do You Want From Me?

A tropical island song about my 3 favorite things in life, my wife, a beach and tequila 

A Beach And You

HPOZ

"I Think I Need Your Help" EP version

This is a song from my upcoming album.  The song is about believing in a love that you won't give up on.

One More Yesterday

Music has always played an important part of my life.  From when I played a solo Christmas Song on the Organ for our Elementary School Christmas Show in First Grade up to playing in front of over 15,000 fans at the University of Iowa last year, I’ve always enjoyed entertaining.
Although I have enjoyed entertaining since I can remember, my path to where I am today has been interesting to say the least!  In the 1980’s after playing in a few cover bands, I decided to incorporate a few other like minded musicians and start a rock band doing mostly originals.  In the mid 1980’s it was easier to make a name for yourself than it is today.  Back then (thanks to MTV - when it truly was Music Television) the show was more important than the content.  My fellow bandmates and I worked feverishly on putting together a no holds barred, jump off the top of the PA stacks high energy show.  The summer of 1986 was a summer to remember, Cheap Trick was making a resurgence (thanks to MTV) and we were their opening act.  My goal was to learn as much as I could from them and to get signed by a major label.  Well as fate would have it…   near the end of the tour Rick Nielsen pulled me aside one day and said where do you want to be in 10 years?  I told him headlining a stadium tour.  Rick looked me straight in the eyes and (this is the part I’ll never forget and hopefully someday I will get the chance to thank him) Todd, you’re a good songwriter, however.. you still need some work.  So unless you can afford to struggle and learn for a few years, I’m afraid that in ten years you’ll probably be in the back of a smokey music store teaching guitar or piano to some kid who won’t listen to you anyways.  Enjoy this summer and what’s left of the tour and then get a real job…. you’ll be better off in the end.  At first I didn’t want to believe him, but the thought of ending up in some cramped dungy music store for the rest of my life was not very appealing.  
When that summer ended, I took his advice (although not everyone in my band did - more on that later) and decided to enter the corporate world.  Corporate life was good to me, I had a very successful journey which ended with me being able to take an early retirement in 2013.  
I found myself smack deep in the middle of corn field Iowa when retirement came, I started transforming my home into a recording studio and began the second version of my musical career!  That was almost 6 years ago…  I’m now full blown back into doing what I have always wanted to do.  Write music and entertain audiences!
In 2017 I started work on an album that was released in early 2018 and in the summer of 2018 I decided to book my own tour called the 2018 Campfires & Guitars tour.  I played 16 shows in 14 different venues to over 24,000 fans across Iowa and Wisconsin.  Now I’m back in the studio working on album #2 and starting on planning my 2019 tour!  I will admit getting noticed in the music industry today is completely different than the 1980’s.  But I’ll get there………

A Beach And You

Todd from Vining

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