despite the peppy keyboard, this one is one of the bleaker monday songs. and that’s saying something! essentially a song about depression, though with the customary romanticism removed, and the mundanity cranked up.
monday song #75: stargazing
i’ve had this one laying around unfinished for a few months. my son, cormac, told me if i wrote more songs like this, he might actually like my music.
monday song #74: pass the salt
i went into this one thinking “the white album,” and as with most of my tunes, ended up somewhere else.
the old timey feel of the tune suggested the first appearance of a mandolin on a monday song.
monday song #73: wake
this is the first monday song i’ve posted that wasn’t written entirely by me. this song was composed by my band walrus, where i’m lucky enough to play with two outstanding musicians, christian riley and joaquin spengemann, who cowrote the tune.
monday song #72: inside
here’s something of a love song. i don’t think i’ve done much in this style. i think watching “bobby vinton” last night in goodfellas may have had some impact, though the chords were already in place. it was fun trying to sing old-fashioned.
monday song #71: quiet
this one started as an experiment. bass chords on my new rickenbacker. added piano and a beat from reason. that’s the core.
strings, mellotron and chamberlain saxes to flesh out the sound. improvised melody on a scribbled lyric. harmony. that’s pretty much it.
monday songs video #1: being with you
i’ve just completed a new album composed of songs on this site.the album is fittingly called “monday songs.”
monday song #70: 18 years
this one is for my wife, kristin. sunday was our wedding anniversary, and since she was away with the kids, i had the day to write a song. this is one of the few that was conceived, composed and recorded all in a day. it’s a little loose around the edges, but the structure is sound, and if you put enough love in a song, it tends to win the day, no matter the flaws.
since it’s a monday song, i should share the relevant dark facts:
monday song #69: sad song
note: it’s been over a year since i’ve posted any music. during that time i’ve recorded and mixed a new album, ‘monday songs,’ which will be out on the lazy bones label, aug 1. i’ll put a link up at that time. between now and then i hope to add a few more songs: i’ve missed doing this.
monday song #68: debbi wallace
here’s the flipside of chump’s first single.
it was the world’s first double b-side. gallow’s humor to the end.