me, myself, and I
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1. You Are the One
Combo organ cheerfully kicks off a straightforward rock love
song.
2. She Won’t Let Go
Mandolins, kick drum and snare, vocals and whistling provide a
catchy pop tune like they used to make.
3. All I Know
Somehow a down-home backwoods affair with acoustic guitars,
vocals, and harmonica, concerning the fact that a man cannot
necessarily read the mind of a woman, much as they feel we ought
to be able to.
4. Sea Girl
A seaside ballad on soft swirling guitars about an imaginary
love. This song features the accompaniment of the real
ocean (Pacific), which I recorded in stereo one afternoon.
5. Some Tea Leaves
Harpsichord (synth), bass, percussion and vocals sing an
amazingly childlike song about reality. Really, who cares what
they think to be reality?
6. Do You Know
A song that has a folk feel, Do You Know features vocals,
acoustic guitars and double-tracked violin, to ask the question,
“Do you know I love you?”
7. Starsong
Soft electric guitars in gentle echo accompany soft acoustic
vocals—in yet another love song, the music of which I actually
wrote first as a piano piece when I was 12 or 14!
8. I’ll Do It
Whatever you want, that is. It seems we have another love song
here, this time energetic and positive in outlook, with happy
vocals, pulsing synth, bass, and electric guitar. Not
recommended for the tragically hip.
9. Nothing
A little Nothing that I threw together one day when I was in a
mood to see how much I could accomplish using just my voice. (I
did this before anyone ever heard of “Don't Worry, Be Happy,”
believe it or not.) There is vocal percussion, vocal “guitar”
parts, vocal background vocals (well, of course), and vocal
vocals. The song is shorter than this description.
10. Song
As a counterpart to the above, this Song was done entirely with
a Roland Juno-60 synthesizer. The main melody of this short tune
was played in a sound meant to imitate the classic French
electronic instrument, the Ondes Martenot, which was invented in
1928. See an Ondes Martenot demo HERE.
11. Where Are We Going
A sort of Talking Heads-influenced ditty, with electric guitars,
bass, drums, vocals, and an imitation (sincere flattery variety)
Hammond organ sound.
12. Cerisa
Acoustic guitars are featured in this song about the cycle of
birth and death of a love affair. Add vocals, bass, and a fuzzy
electric solo, and you have the complete mix.
13. Man Hunt
I met a girl once whose license plate said MAN HUNT, so I wrote
this cruising rocker. Vocals with electric guitars, bass and
drums. (The rock essentials.)
14. She’s Gone
Soft acoustic guitars are joined by a poignant vocal, then on
top of those are added a bass, synth harpsichord and non-synth
shaker. (Musicians should notice how many different divisions of
six are happening simultaneously.)
15. Love and Joy
A spaced-out song for a new-born child, mostly created on
Juno-60.
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