Time to release two more songs into the world.

In case you missed the previous post (and by “you,” I mean the lone, anonymous reader from Glenns Falls, New York — thanks for tuning in!), I’ve written hundreds of songs over the course of my life. Some of them found the light of day with a band called Woofing Cookies in the 1980s. Girl Next Door and State of Adventure are two of my favorites. (All four of the Cookies are deservedly credited as songwriters for each of the band’s songs, so I can’t take all the credit for these two…but I can take some.)

After my bandmates and I went our separate ways in 1987, I continued to write music. Much of that music is, thankfully, forgotten to the sea of time. But a handful of songs have stayed with me, in my heart and in my mind. Over the last several months I’ve been trying to record those songs, mostly so my kids will have them some day. I can imagine them reminiscing after I’m gone. “Remember when dad actually thought he had something to say?” Or, “Wow, dad really couldn’t sing.” Kids. Gotta love ’em.

Okay, so maybe I’m doing this for myself, too. The truth is, I like these songs and want them preserved.

I’m sharing two songs today because both are about the same former romantic interest, who shall definitely remain nameless. One is a pretty sweet love song (A Simple Song) and then other is a bit…less nice (Cleopatra). It just goes to show how one person can not only be a muse, but inspire a multitude of feelings, because both songs were written from the heart.

I play all the instruments other than the drums, which are Apple drum loops. I also do a great disservice to vocalists everywhere in my poor attempt at singing. (The vocal on Cleopatra feels especially cringe-worthy to me.) But hey folks, you get what you pay for, right?

Anyway, enjoy. And if you do, share.

A Simple Song

Cleopatra

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