Song 3 of RPM 2022. For the many tortured artists I've met with a bit of a dance spin to it. Most of my songs are unintentional and unplanned....they just happen. Thanks to anyone who's listening!! :)
**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022**
Song number 1
Written Sunday 6th February 2022
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OK, this is a bit of a departure for me - posting songwriting demos.
This is a one mic recording made this morning in the living room, touch of reverbs…
Sunshine fill my soul
Let the blues be the first to go
Sunshine can’t complain
If life shows us a little rain
Chorus
Sunshine through the window
At first morning’s light
All the stars fade away
When sunshine gets so bright
When sunshine…
Brace yourself! This is my latest Song Challenge entry for Carl Unbehaun’s Minnesota Homebrew Radio Show: Write a song about Groundhog’s Day, a Ground Hog or Woodchuck.
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Nothing better…
The Minnesota Association of Songwriters issued a writing challenge this January to "borrow" conceptually from a writer that has influenced our writing to create a new original work of our own. Once you hear this, I think you'll get the idea…
Here is my contribution to the January 2022 Solo Songwriting Challenge offered by the Minnesota Association of Songwriters. The goal was to take an idea from another song without plagiarizing and incorporate it in a new way.
I chose a Public…
There is a story behind this song. I'll leave it at that for now.
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Moonlight shined through the trees in the woods
A barred owl called and I understood
Nocturnal presence flew silently by
I tried…
The coffee table gang helped me round out this one that I shared earlier. I love this version with Mark Lofgren and Greg Connor's wonderful talents on the backup vocals and guitars. I like how my ukulele blended in on this version.
Sometimes…
Here's a new one that I did
All instruments and vocals by me
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When I was young I dreamed of big things
I was flying so high on eternity's wings
Refr: Live every moment as if it were your last…
A song I wrote over the last few days. Did a one-take-wonder on the recording, so it's pretty simple. Hope you like it!
Sometimes You Don't
Verse 1
Sometimes in the early morning hours
As the sun lights up the sky
I look back and think…
It's been a long absence from a regular daily practice of song writing. Covid and a major change in the family has distracted me for well over a year. Recently I've been lucky enough to drift back into old familiar things like wine soaked evenings…
Lemonade is an instrumental. It started as an early version of a co-written song with Mary Kealy Falk. We eventually settled on the 4th version of the project.
I just couldn't let this version go without doing something with it. It's the…
I found this Tangelwood guitar locally in a repair barn
its a parlor with 12 frets to the body
the top wood is cedar, this guitar can sing
I am sharing its beauty with you for free
I wrote this one yesterday. A little something to bring hope for the future.... there's always time to begin anew.
Thanks to Greg Connor and Mark Lofgren for their wonderful guitars and vocals on this one - recorded yet again around my kitchen…
Comments on oldfolks2's stuff
That a nice new ditty Merry Christmas
It's the kind of stuff that draws me in. I wanna do drums, bass, keys, etc. CrAzY good man.
gotta listen again. lovin' your vox man. good track.
Really beautiful! Your voice is so rich. Merry Christmas time to you dear Roger!!!
Beautiful lilting melody. Happy Holiday Roger.
lovin' the vox man.
I need a little of all of that! Beautiful.
You paint a vivid picture right from the start. “Irish Coffee and a good Cigar”. Brilliant.
what a lovely scene you've set.....
Beautiful Roger!
You got me laughing. Let's hope this isn't an autobiography. Sometimes it's hard to stay on the straight and narrow.
real nice vox man.
Sweet, You are blessed
You old softy …. This is beautiful.
Now here’s a wonderful ear worm for the rest of the day! Love this!!
The silence echos a thousand thoughts excellent track
Great motto to live by.
great songwriting young fella!
“Raise a glass so you live life to the full” good advice!
Ghosts in our veins indeed! Maybe we need more wine instead. Good song Roger!!
Comments made by oldfolks2
Oh yeah ...
Great Blues track ...
Well it does it for me, and I find myself agreeing with all that you say ...
ooh , a little bit of the Beatles in there to my ear , love it ......
Good stuff ....
Excellent ......
So clever Greg, a peach of a song ...... maybe a Giant Peach .....
Good one ....
Put a smile on my face ....
Top notch as always Greg, keep warm mate, happy new year.
Wunderbar .....
Good stuff ....
Stunning .... Simple as that ..... a real song, real music ...... what this site needs more of ...... Encore !!!! Encore !!!!!!!!
A Philosophical song ... I like that ....
Oh my, that's a fine, fine song, Top notch Greg ....
Ha ..... Strange, but all I can think of is ........ The Odd Couple .......
That's really good Greg ..... hope you had a kilt on when you did it ....... and was there anything on under it ...... ; ) ; )
Oh yeah ....
You ole swinger .....
Lovely song