So, what do you think... could it use more wah-wah? This was written for the 2014 RPM Challenge. The chromatic thing at the beginning had been rattling around in my head for years and years but had never found a home. The lyrics here…

Piano & Vocal Thanks for listening …. The owl and the Pussy cat If I was a pussy cat I’d sail of to sea I’d try and find that place where I really want to be I’d find a little island out there in the sea I’d sit on my rock and watch…

I wrote this one in response to a song writing challenge from the Minnesota Association of Songwriters. The title had to be Mississippi Moon and it had to have a I V VI I II chord progression somewhere in the song. Over 20 writers have signed…

Some blues/boogie fun. Ain’t no fun It's a well known fact When you’re with the wrong woman And caught in the act Sworn to secrecy We even made a pact But didn’t matter We were caught in the act Been watched and followed Traced…

So I had this song, not quite finished, I sort of insisted Greg Connor sing it, he also wrote the last verse. Steve Krell added the solo break. I think they helped to bring the song alive. Oh yeah, I'm in the Chorus ...... hiding Somewhere. :) :)

Another old song that got a little country twang when it became obvious that the horn section wouldn't be showing up on my doorstep any time soon. "You fools don't know what's going on inside her head"

The first time I played over this song, maybe about 10 years ago - I remember jumping up and down with joy, because it was the first time for me to add some violin tracks, where I felt like they didn't get in the way of what was there. I made…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) And here's another song from 1994, with a sparkling new "Andrew Russe Band" arrangement fresh from the broom-cupboard. Like most of my songs, it was written with an acoustic guitar, a pen, and an A4 pad. The ones…

A song about my wife. Recorded 2005. I'd just taught myself how to play piano (badly). I'd always wanted to be Freddie Mercury when I was younger... still got a bit of a ways to go. **** **Now It's Done - A A J Russe** I said it…