|
Song for Carol
| mp3 | |
Written 20 March 1992, during an extended period of time when Carol and I were unable to be together. This was the first of my own songs that I recorded.
|
|
Thru Those Eyes
| mp3 | |
Written 28 March 1992 (and finally recorded 13 August 1997).
|
|
Why?
| | |
Written 16 June 1992; not yet recorded. Think of this as a letter from one generation to another.
|
|
California (Dance for Free)
| mp3 | |
Written in July of 1992.
|
|
Lovin’ Hand
| | |
Written in August of 1992. This is a country tune: it’s good for getting drunk and feeling sorry for yourself, and not much else.
|
|
Late
| | |
27 August 1994... this is what happens when you stay up too late trying to be profound...
|
|
8/9/95
| mp3 | |
Written 9 August 1995, in about 15 minutes, after I heard some sad news on The Late Show with David Letterman. Not just for Jerry, but for all those whose passing has left our world a little bit colder.
|
|
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
| | |
Written 8 June 1996 (not yet recorded). The title comes from Andy Warhol’s remark that “in the future, everyone will be famous... for fifteen minutes.” This song is about the fine line between thinking for oneself and being a sociopath.
|
|
Winter Hymn
| mp3 | |
Written 2 December 1996. This recording is a 2005 remix of a 1996 tracking session.
|
|
Don’t Get Your Hopes Up
| mp3 | pdf |
Written in June of 2008.
|
|
Heartbeat
| mp3 | |
Written 10 July 2008 and recorded in April, 2009.
|
|
Debbie’s Tune
| mp3 | pdf |
I composed this piano invention in 2001 or 2002 but only got around to writing it down and making a quick recording in August of 2008.
|
|
Searchlight
| mp3 | |
I wrote this just after Thanksgiving in 2008, and finished recording it just before Easter, 2009.
|
|
Sing Me a Song about Old Chicago
| | |
Written 13 June 2010. I worked out the tune for this, and the repeating lines in the chorus, in May of 2009; but it took me over a year to get the verses lined up. It’s not yet been recorded.
|
|
Sunday Clown
| mp3 | |
Written 9 July 2010. The basic idea for this came to me in bed one night, awake at three in the morning, after watching an episode of Dexter involving a man who was estranged from his wife and children.
|
|
Meet Me in the Sunset
| mp3 | pdf |
Written and recorded 10-14 July 2010.
|
|
Just Bring Me Home
| | pdf |
Written in August of 2010. This is the first song I’ve written that’s really intended for a female voice.
|
|
Cinema
| mp3 | |
Written September 1st 2010 and recorded September 2nd and 3rd, 2010.
|
|
Play all the mp3s of Coises’ songs
|