Battle Hymn of the Republic is an appropriate song for today as we remember our fallen. Battle Hymn of the Republic seemed to be a “common sense” song for this Memorial Day. I can’t even begin to show my appreciation for the men and women, past and present, who put […]
Monthly Archives: May 2016
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Carry On My Wayward Son,..I seem to be in a Kansas mood as of late, but this song had to be done. Carry On My Wayward Son is a song that is just plain ol’ fashioned Rock. Singing this, I am once again grateful for all those voice lessons over […]
“In the Name of Love” is a song coming on a day where I learn about “Busking”. I think I’ve been doing this all along. In the Name of Love. by U2, is one of those songs that never loses it’s appeal and will always be around. I wanted to […]
Can’t Help Falling In Love, a song forever associated with Elvis Presley, had a nice vibe under the overpass with all the rain. Can’t Help Falling In Love was my choice tonight. For some reason, I don’t know what, I had this tune floating through my head all day. It’s […]
La donna e mobile, I’ve done it before, I think, but I was in such good voice and the song has been on my mind lately, I decided to do it again. La donna e mobile, one of the most famous Tenor Arias around, was one of the first songs […]
“Hold On”, a song by Kansas on day 282 has shown me how I want to do things and how this site / blog will change after this under the overpass thing is done. “Hold On” is a song I’ve done a few times in church. I knew the tune […]
I Got A Woman, a Ray Charles song, has it’s roots in an old Gospel tune. Funny how that works. I Got A Woman is a song that I heard first on the movie “Mr. Holland’s Opus”. I thought that it was Ray Charles singing the song when I heard […]
Lasciatemi morire, a song by Claudio Monteverdi, could be considered, by some, to be the very first emo song as the title translates “Let me die”. Lasciatemi morire was one of the first Italian songs I ever learned in college. Jeff Nolte, my second voice teacher, taught me that when […]
We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder, or “Jacob’s Ladder” is a slave spiritual that saw a birth around 1825. Only 85 days left… Lyrics: We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, Soldiers of the cross. Every round goes higher, higher, Every round goes […]
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat, a tune from “Guys and Dolls” was first heard by me in college by my choir by a Tenor named Joe. Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat, a song with a lot of fond memories. When I first heard this, the MWSC (a University […]
Trust and Obey, a hymn that, for the longest time, I didn’t like because of a small mis-understanding. Trust and Obey was a hymn that I first heard at the height of my doubts with God. To me, the hymn sounded like you didn’t have a choice; “trust and obey, […]
I’ve Been Working On the Railroad, a performance inspired by a hologram aboard a starship in the delta quadrant. I’ve Been Working On the Railroad, sure, it’s a nursery rhyme put to music, but it was also the song the holographic (photonic) doctor (now named “Joe”) sang to the rather […]
A Horse with No Name, a bit of AM gold from my childhood, and I bet, from yours, for those of you near my age or older. A Horse with No Name, a song by the 70s group “America” was originally slated to have a different name, “Desert Song”. People […]
Unchained Melody is a song best remembered by my generation from a little known movie called “Ghost” Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers version) is a song that has stood the test of time and has seen many variations & performers taking on the song. When The Righteous Brothers version was […]
Bridge Over Troubled Water is just a beautiful song by Simon & Garfunkel. I can remember hearing this when I was a little boy. Bridge Over Troubled Water is an obvious song about giving comfort to a person in need. Paul Simon said that this was “considerable better than what […]
Surely the Presence of the Lord is a hymn that I remember singing on the last Sunday at the Methodist Church. A nice little memory for me. Only 92 days left… Lyrics: Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. I can feel God’s mighty power and God’s […]
“Is My Team Ploughing”, a haunting poem by Alfred Edward Housman was set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, the version I did under the overpass. Is My Team Ploughing is the third song in the cycle “On Wenlock Edge” created by Vaughan Williams and is my favorite version of […]
King of Pain, a song performed by Sting is one of those tunes that seems to just have some staying power, at least for me. King of Pain, man, I’ve felt like that at times. While staying in the house where Ian Flemming wrote the James Bond books, Sting created […]
“Unforgettable”, a song performed by Nat King Cole so many years ago will, for me, always be associated with one person, my father. Unforgettable was a song introduced to me a long time ago, in passing, by my dad. He commented on how much he loved Nat King Cole’s voice, […]
The Trumpet Shall Sound, the triumphant Aria for Bass is my favorite song from my most favorite Oratorio, “The Messiah”. The Trumpet Shall Sound is not only triumphant because of the Bass, but because of the prophetic promise found in the Bible (1 Corinthians 15:51-52). Handel’s libretto (or text) was […]
Radiohead’s “Creep” is just awesome. I will say that I did the “clean” version, so,..sorry traditionalists. Creep is a song I can relate to and it’s pretty obvious why, for those who knew me back in my single days. How I felt about myself and how I put women that […]