What else can be said of the last 12 months? Everybody wants a piece of my time. Get in line. The riff came first and I walked around for days just banging it out non-stop. Hammer-ons for fun and pleasure...

Originally I had a Motown idea in mind, and I kept my stomping and clapping, but the song seemed to lend itself to a more spacey-synthey feel, so I ran with it. I also am hinting a tiny (very tiny) bit at Joe Jackson's band's backing vocal styles…

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TRUCK ...for a movie titled DARK BLOOD. The movie takes place in an area poisoned by nuclear testing. There is a flash back to the cataclysm... (C) 2012 Royal T Music

A song of pending spring

I'd been following the Euro horsemeat scandal since it broke in the UK some time ago. But the songwriter in me didn't react until Ikea found pony in their Swedish meatballs the other day. Alonetoners - you're hearing it first! ** THE PONY…

A song about a few characters I remember growing up in Portsmouth, UK. Sadly they all had Mental health problems, but 50 plus years ago no one really cared.

A simple song in Open D. It's a cold, and frosty night, Stars are shining, Shining bright. A wintry breeze, through the trees, Stoke the fire, Beat the freeze, It's a winter's tale. Mull the wine, and cook the fare, The larder…