Play All Coises’ Recorded Songs (m3u playlist)
| Recorded Songs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
| California (Dance for Free) | mp3 | Written in July of 1992. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | Written in June of 2008. | |
| Heartbeat | mp3 | Written 10 July 2008 and recorded in April, 2009. | |
| Debbie’s Tune | mp3 | 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. | |
| 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 | Written and recorded 10-14 July 2010. | |
| Cinema | mp3 | Written September 1st, 2010 and recorded September 2nd and 3rd, 2010. | |
| Old Man Rock | mp3 | Written September 6th and 7th, 2010 and recorded September 7th, 2010; this remix December 31st, 2011. | |
| Miss Me for a While | mp3 | Written September 11th, 2010 and recorded September 12th and 13th, 2010. This is really meant for a female voice, with a bit of a Celtic lilt, so... take my recording with a grain of salt. | |
| Chicken Little Blues | mp3 | A song dedicated to pessimists everywhere, written September 14-16, 2010. I started recording just after writing it, but didn’t finish the mix until May, 2011. | |
| Lightning in Your Hand | mp3 | Written and recorded in late September, 2010. | |
| Rising Up to Shut You Down | mp3 | This is a “protest song” written and recorded in April, 2011. | |
| We’re Number One | mp3 | On the elimination of Osama bin Laden; written May 3rd, 2011, recorded and mixed May 5-7. | |
| Mourning Comes the Dawn | mp3 | A “contemporary folk” tune from Spring of 2010 with lyrics written in May, 2011; recorded May 23-27, 2011. | |
| Love in 4/4 Time | mp3 | A country-style song about squeezing, pushing, songwriting and 4/4 time, written and recorded in May, 2011. | |
| The Kind Side | mp3 | Written and recorded June 13-16, 2011. The reference in the opening lines happened to someone Carol and I knew in Venice, California around 1989 (though his name was Danny, not Jack); the rest means... whatever it means to you... but I can give you a hint: whatever “the kind side” is, it’s not really a good thing. | |
| Carry the Weight of Love | mp3 | This was written mostly in October, 2010; I finished the recording and the video on June 25th, 2011. It’s my first attempt at Reggae. The title phrase is partly inspired by Allen Ginsberg’s poem Song, but there is a second meaning: Speak not by the authority of law, or of power, or of any tradition or institution of man; but let it be seen by all that your words and your deeds carry the weight of Love. | |
| Whirlwind | mp3 | Gregg Boethin wrote the music for this; I wrote the lyrics and made the recording. | |
| Wishes and Fishes | mp3 | A cappella doo-wop, written and recorded 18-24 July 2011. | |
| Make Me a River | mp3 | This is a simple love song, almost a lullaby, written and recorded 10-16 November 2011. | |
| Pretty Mary | mp3 | I started writing this in June 2011 and finished recording and mixing on 18 December 2011. The instruments are from Garritan Jazz & Big Band 3 (flute, clarinet) and Personal Orchestra 4 (oboe, bassoon, harpsichord). The web page background is an adaptation of “floral wallpaper” by insurrectionx. | |
| A Friend Request | mp3 | Written and recorded 23-25 December, 2011. | |
| Flood Plain | mp3 | Recorded and mixed 5-7 January, 2012. The lyrics were written 4-5 January 2012; the tune is about a week older. The web page background is an adaptation of Mississippi River flooding in Iowa by kevin dooley, on Flickr. | |
| Julie, Julie, Julie | mp3 | Andy Furlong wrote the lyrics for this; I wrote the music and made the recording. | |
| Songs Not Recorded | |||
| Why? | Written 16 June 1992. Think of this as a letter from one generation to another. | ||
| 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... | ||
| Fifteen Minutes of Fame | Written 8 June 1996. 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Just Bring Me Home | Written in August of 2010. This is the first song I’ve written that’s really intended for a female voice. | ||
| Come Away, Linda | A duet for alto and tenor, written in September, 2010. | ||
