Speaking of music, it is now officially my 36th birthday, and to celebrate, I am going to spend a few minutes recalling the titles of most of the songs I have written since I was a young pup. I am doing this for two reasons. One, I think it will be a helpful exercise, especially since I intend to begin recording new demoes within the month. I have an opportunity to visit my true muses this coming weekend, and while I am in Alabama, I will be retrieving my trusty axe. Two, I just wonder how many songs I have written. It has been a long 20 years. Ok, here goes:
1. Typhoon In C Minor
(only classical composition, won first prize at Wayne County Fair, circa 1990)
2. Tropical Man
3. Rick O'Shay
4. I Love You More Everyday
5. Shake For Me Susan
6. Let's Dance In The Nude
(heavily inspired by Randy Newman's piano stylings)
7. Thinking Of Greta
8. Full Tank Of Gas
9. I Am Rising
( a song written at the onset of puberty, naturally)
10. Welfare Cadillac
11. Goodbye Dixie Queen
(written for my mom, who always dreamed of visiting Mardi Gras)
12. I'll Get By
13. I'll Be Your Friend
14. Too Late
15. Blessings Keep Falling
16. He Came
(previous three were gospel compositions, lyrics by high school mate Jon Easom)
17. When Are You Coming Home?
18. The Ballad Of The Repo Man
19. Where Are You Hiding?
20. Oh! Fatima
21. Black Sea Shag
(written after the infamous Valdez oil spill)
22. Kelly Green
23. Song For Neil Young
24. Tilt-A-Whirl
25. Teach Me To Dance
(Originally a waltz, later a midtempo country shuffle)
26. Every Word You Say
27. Corruption
28. Coupe De Ville
29. Love Arrows
30. James Brown
31. Love Will Make You Crazy
32. I Wish You Would
33. It's A Shame
34. Sugah Beah
35. Mornin'
36. Silverfish
37. Red Clay Rambler
38. Chicken Pot Pie
(previous 6 are instrumental compositions)
39. Cookin' For Two
(Only song written specifically for a female vocalist, written with Alison Krauss in mind)
40. Country Jones
41. Miss Alabama
42. Grenadine
43. Heartache Medicine
44. Waffle House Willie
(written about a Waffle House flashing incident, my first proper collaboration, lyrics co-written by Bobby Joe Beckley and Mike McLaughlin)
45. These Damn Ole Blue Suede Shoes
46. Ducks In A Row
47. Meriweather
48. Three Shades Of Red
49. Welcome To The Great Big World
(written to commemorate my first daughter Josie's birth, lyrics completed after my second daughter Abby's birth)
50. Tripping Over The Moon
51. Nothing's Gonna Change My World
52. He Sings A Song ( aka The Carpenter)
53. Labor Day
54. The Ghost Of Me
55. Christmas Cheer
56. King Of Nothing
57. Central Standard Time
58. Sunshine Sunshine
(A great little tune, the lyrics to which I managed to lose 2 days after writing it...GRRRRR!)
59. Baby's Got A Gun
(no relation to Aerosmith's "Janie's Got A Gun")
60. Smokin' And Drinkin'
61. Abilene
62. Just Another One Of Her Fools
Whew, talk about naked baby photos. This probably represents about a quarter of my total output, counting unfinished compositions. Most of these songs will never be recorded properly and only exist as fragments in my head, but some of them may make their way out into the world at some point in the not-too-distant future. I have notebooks in Alabama, and when I retrieve them I will update this list, mostly for my own edification.
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