The holiday season is almost officially here and what better way to get started then with a zippy version of an old classic Christmas tune.  “Up On The Housetop” is a traditional song now updated with a modern Pop-Punk flavor.  If you like your songs with a bounce to them, this song is for you.

Up On The Housetop

“What Do You Say” is about how I felt when visiting my step-father in the hospital, knowing he didn’t have much time left.  Everything I could think to talk about seemed really shallow, but I didn’t know what else I could say.  In the end, I realized that it didn’t matter if I said anything.  What mattered was being present. 

The song speaks about specific details about his life, (Daytona, the pits at the racetrack), but also to the bigger picture of facing the end of life with someone you love.

I released two versions of the song, one featuring piano, and one featuring acoustic guitar, because I took a vote at my house and we were split down the middle on which one we liked best.  To which I thought, “Why not release both and have the listeners decide which they liked best?”  I also thought it would be an interesting way to market the song by polling the audience in each promotion I create for it.  I’m not aware of anyone else doing this, so I thought it would be a neat angle on it.

What Do You Say -Piano Version

What Do You Say -Guitar Version

“I Thought I Saw You Today” is about when I was waiting at a stoplight, a pickup truck pulled up beside me, and the driver looked just like my older brother, who had died 4 years earlier in a motorcycle accident.  Like most moments in my life, meaningful things hit me at different times.  It’s usually the smallest of things that trigger the thoughts that flood my mind when I least expect it.  This was one of those times.

When we were young, my brother and I would ride motorcycles, play sports, and generally do the things that brothers do.  He taught me how to build things and fix things.   Somehow he always knew how to fix things.

The song speaks about specific details about his life, (Sandy River, Candlestick pines), but also to the bigger picture of the little things that remind you of someone who has passed.  He was only 53 at the time of his passing.  The song will be released on his birthday, June 19th.

I Thought I Saw You Today

A new song for an old holiday know for its partying, “Paddy To The Party” is a fast driving, celebration of the annual green beer party we call St. Patrick’s Day.  As accounted for in the lyrics, there will be dancing at the bar after leaving the pews.  So bring your partying shoes and meet me at the pub for a rousing good time!

Paddy To The Party

Putting a punk spin on a cartoon classic, “Put One Foot In Front Of The Other” revs up the song that originally appeared in “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”. Replacing the orchestra with the more traditional rock instruments of drums, bass, and electric guitar, this version gets the Winter Warlock walking out the door faster than he could ever imagine. If you like holiday tunes with a little more zip than usual, this song is for you.

Put One Foot In Front Of The Other

“Crazy Over You” is a song I wrote in 1986.  In reading some of the original lyrics from that timeframe, it was apparently about a girl I met on a college sponsored harbor cruise in Portland, ME.  However, when I re-found these lyrics in 2021, though I could not recall who the girl was, I decided it could be a catchy tune if I updated it.  After reworking it for about a year, it has become my latest tune in a genre I've never explored.

Crazy Over You.mp3

“Amnesia” is ultimately a love song freed from the neglect of familiarity.  Anyone who has been in a long-term relationship knows how the years dull the senses of love, but can be brought back in the tiniest of moments.  As my memory fades with the cloudiness of age, I am always brought back to the beginning when I see that smile from yesteryear.  This song celebrates those moments.

Amnesia

Nearly everyone can relate to the relaxing feeling of having their toes in the sand and the sun warming their bodies at the beach.  However, the anticipation is half the excitement of getting to that destination.  An inviting breeze and some cold drinks are a universal feeling of freedom and adventure.  This is a song for the drive to escape to that happy place.

Ice Cubes In The Afternoon

“Pina Colada is a Love Song” is my take on “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes.  However, it’s not a cover song.  Instead, it’s my interpretation of that song.  Set to a pop-punk beat, it is definitely NOT a 70’s yacht rock slow burn.  It is a high energy look at the characters from the original song.  I hope you like my spin on it.

Lyrics:
It didn’t start in a great place, but it happened, he was bored
Sick of living Johnny One Note, what he wanted was a chord
And in a self-destructive moment, he took and threw it all away
Though he thought that he was granite, it turned out that he was clay

What he saw seemed kind of perfect, and in a way it kind of was
If he could see beyond the history, if he could see beyond the flaws
She turned out to be just right, not too hot and not too cold
And in the instant that he saw her, he realized that she was gold

I’m thinking Pina Colada is a love song
Can’t be the only one that thinks that way
They both started down a path they shouldn’t have
Only to find out that they wanted to stay

Let’s not forget she made the first move, she had thought the same as him
And though the fire it was bright once, it now was looking quite dim
And so she took her pen to paper, and she was pouring out her heart
It had taken many years now, but she’d known they’d grown apart

I’m thinking Pina Colada is a love song
Can’t be the only one that thinks that way
They both started down a path they shouldn’t have
Only to find out that they wanted to stay

Though he thought escape was going to solve the problems of his life
He really just needed a reset, and he got it staring at his wife

I’m thinking Pina Colada is a love song
Can’t be the only one that thinks that way
They both started down a path they shouldn’t have
Only to find out that they wanted to stay

I’m thinking Pina Colada is a love song
Can’t be the only one that thinks that way
They both started down a path they shouldn’t have
Only to find out that they wanted to stay


Pina Colada is a Love Song

Maker of Maine Music.  College radio / indie radio wannabe.  Audio engineer.

Ronney Clement

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