Sundaze

Pop/rock songs mostly written and recorded from 1982-1993. These are mostly live rehearsals with a few multi-track demos and live performances thrown in.

My Cherie (w/Pam Flynn)

Solo acoustic guitar piece written in honor of my mother's 80th birthday. Written and recorded 2007.

Marty

2 guitars. Recorded in Loopy Pro. Amp sim Nembrini Overdrive Special. Audio Reverb by VirSyn.

Summertime

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Hive Hoppin'

An original song lamenting excessive consumerism. Music and lyrics by me. Put together with the Reaper DAW and a variety of instruments for the music, with the vocals created using the Natalie voice in SynthesizerV Studio Pro.

--LYRICS--
VERSE 1
I’m always always on the go, no I never stop.
I never stop to think what I do it for.
Do, do, do, I always gotta do.
Like a kid in a candy store, I only want some more.
More than I need, I concede.
More than my fair share, but do I care?
So when desire calls, can’t be without.
Who knows what the future’s all about.

CHORUS 1
Two steps forward, one step back, 
Until I have a heart attack, that’s progress.
Two steps forward, one step back, 
See me drive that Cadillac, that’s progress.

VERSE 2
I never learned to stop, when to say when.
I always wanted to be High Society.
Free, free, free, nothing comes for free.
So I pay the price and I don’t think twice.
More than enough. (Too much stuff.)
Way beyond need. (Call it greed.)
So when wanting calls, gotta shut it out.
I need to learn to do without.

CHORUS  2
One step forward, two steps back, 
Until I have a heart attack, that’s progress.
One step forward, two steps back,
Makes me an insomniac, that’s progress?

INTERLUDE
(Too Much Stuff) What’s the point?
(Too Much Stuff) So many things.
(Too Much Stuff) More than I need.
(Too Much Stuff) Call it greed.

(Too Much Stuff) Still I want it.
(Too Much Stuff) Gotta have it all.
(Too Much Stuff) Makes me happy.
(Too Much Stuff) Or so they say.

(Too Much Stuff) It’s time to learn to say no.
(Too Much Stuff) Take my foot off the gas.
(Too Much Stuff) Shouldn’t be about getting there fast.
(Too Much Stuff) Can I make it last?

VERSE 3
So no more shop-'til-I-drop, that’s gotta stop. 
Why buy something new when I’ve already got two?
More, no more, I don’t need more.
Now I ask myself, what do I need it for?
Bigger is not always the way.
You can go faster, sure, but, why the race?
Smaller, slower, softer, words for today.
Go gentle on the Earth, we’re here to stay.

CHORUS  3
Small steps forward, small steps back.
Finding that I’m back on track, that’s progress.
Looking forward, thinking back. 
I still want that Cadillac. 
Oh well, that’s progress.

That's Progress

Odyssey

More experiments in synthesis. This time, an effort to do a simple driving rock song.
The guitars are Native Instruments Electric Mint Session Guitars. Bass is EZ Bass. DAW is Studio One Seven. Some loops, some Melodyne, blah blah.
The voices are Dreamtonics Synth V: NineZero is the main singer, and Kevin provides backup.

Tall Heels & Tiny Feet

I updated the vocals on my first original vocal piece. I was going for a late 60s, Burt Bacharach vibe. Music and lyrics © Keith Parks 2024. Music created in the Reaper DAW, vocals created with Synthesizer V Studio Pro.

LYRICS

Blue skies, sunny days. Put the top down, and drive.
Where we go, I don’t know. Take the open road, and come away with me. 
Wind in our faces. Leave it all behind, spend the day with me.

If you’re waiting, and waiting, for the wheel to spin, for life to begin.
Breath in deep, exhale your fears, there’s a world to see, come away with me.

Don’t hold back, don’t think twice.
It’s time to roll the dice. 
Let’s sing the song, let’s do the dance.
We’ll take a chance on romance.

If small town life is not for you.
And the big city rush just won’t do.
We’ve got places to go, but no place to be,
Say “Goodbye World”, and come away with me.

There’s no use in waiting for the light to turn, for lessons learned.
Leave the past behind on the road ahead. 
Set your spirit free, and come away with me.

Don’t hold back, don’t think twice.
It’s time to roll the dice. 
Let’s sing the song, let’s do the dance.
We’ll take a chance on romance.

Blue skies, sunny days. Put the top down, and drive.
Where we go, I don’t know. Take the open road, and come away with me. 

Tall Heels & Tiny Feet

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