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List of Songs

A rather inelegant and not-quite-complete list of my songs.

This list is not updated as often as the other.

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Title	Type	Obscure Comments	Audio

All the Girls	Charm	Novelty song that sighs: "I like all the girls / And all their moms like me..."
America's Sweetheart	Comedy*	A team of soap opera writers lament their boring, saccharine lead character. (From the one-act musical of the same name.)
April Kissed Me	Pop	A silly love song about a stolen kiss...and she's the thief.
A-to-Z Blues	Blues/Kids	A fun song about the alphabet in which each letter stands for a misfortune du jour.
Away, Away	Folk	Kind of "Ray Bradbury meets The Andy Griffith Show."
Between the Moon and a Longing Heart	Ballad	The tyrrany of distance; the tragedy of romance from afar.
Big Spender	Country	A song along the lines of "The Great Pretender." The similarity is unintentional.
Big Tree	Folk/Rock	Environmental lament built from the words of Chief Seattle.
Colorado Song	Folk	Ballad about someone who can't seem to stay in one place.
Cottonheads!	Folk/Comedy	Very politically incorrect song about slow drivers.
Dogs in my Dreams	Blues/Novelty	It's hot, and I'm singin' the blues.
Don't Thank Me	Folk/Rock	Silly love song about the best way to get thanked.
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Empty Chair	Folk/Rock	The space that once held love cannot easily be refilled.
Empty for So Long	Folk/Rock	A discovery-of-love song.
Everything is Chemical	Folk/Rock	Love is a special kind of reaction.
Expatriate	Folk/Pop	True story of a friend who wanted to be anywhere but here.
Exquisite Waste of Time	Blues	An invitation to a dalliance.
Flower in the Desert	Pop	Love song from the full-length musical, "The Dance of Salome"
Get Me Out of Rockford	Country/Folk/ Novelty	Surreal story of a failed escape.
Giving Her Away	Folk/Rock	"Regret is the spirit's currency." A ballad about letting go.
Goodbye, Lucille	Comedy*	I am really proud of this song, and its odd structure. (Written for "Crimes of the Heart.")
Hanging Around My Heart	Country	"Go away...darling."
Hearth of Stone	Folk/Pop	For one who collects postcard stamps instead of passport stamps.
Heaven is in Your Arms	Folk/Rock w/ Gospel tinge	Just what it sounds like.
Here You Are	Folk/Rock	Song about a special love and friendship.
Hunger Song	Rock?	From the one-act musical, "Strong Branches."
Album	Folk/Rock	Capturing the fleeting moments in life.
In Other Words	Folk	Unrequited and oh, so bittersweet.
Jen-Jenny	Folk	A song to someone long ago.
Just What It Means	Folk/Rock	Learn to love what you have.
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Kings of Old	Folk	Written upon the demolition of the Granada Theater in Chicago about the movie palaces.
Lament	Folk/Rock	A cry against the pace of modern life.
The Last to Notice	Charm*	Love occurs to a young actor.
The Leaving Song	rock/novelty	Best played last.
Let the Buyer Beware	Charm?*	Scam artist takes the stand.
Litterbug Song	Folk/Kids	Something for kids for Earth Day.
Love May Spring Up	Folk	On the nature of enduring love.
Member of the Crowd	Folk/Rock	About anonymity, the city, and those who are overlooked.
Minor Variation	Folk/Rock	Explores of the anguish of the parent of a kidnapping victim.
My Dream Girl	Folk/Novelty	Silly little tune about a day dream.
My Eyes on You	Folk/Novelty	Hey, Good Lookin'.
Nameless	Folk/Rock	Religion can make us blind.
Never Get Tired	Folk	A love song I wrote during a business meeting.
October's Wind	Ballad	An aging man reflects on the maintenance of old grudges.
Take My Heart (Organ Donor)	Folk/Comedy	A song you'll take to heart.
Picture of You	Folk/Novelty	Now please say cheese, already!
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Same and Different Song	Children's	Written for an animated TV pilot for preschoolers+
2nd Hand Love	Folk/Rock	An oldie about bring on the rebound.
Sensible Shoes	Folk/Pop	An unlikely love affair...or is it?
Sex As a Weapon	Rock	Written in the Spinal Tap tradition: idiocy sung with a straight face.
Short Story	Instrum./Folk	Whatever.
Skin	Rock	An obsession with sexual possession. (Demo vocalist: Andrew Trap)
Still Not Satisfied	Folk/Rock	Been there; done that: a song about Humanity.
Storms of April	Folk/Rock	Written about the L.A. riots: Is anyone innocent?
Susie's Gone	Folk/Rock	No more Susie.
Sweat of My Brow	Poem/Song	Something to think about at the office.
Too Much Trouble	Rock	An unborn child declares an ultimatum.
Until I Have You	Rock	Sexual obsession. What else is there?
Very Small Steps	Folk	Life and death -- and family.
Voyager	Folk/Rock	Six billion miles; three billion hearts.
Wait Another Day	Folk/Rock	Ballad about finding the way out from despair.
The Water at Home	Ballad	An old farmer celebrates the hearth. (From the one-act musical, "Farmer Eli's Vacation.")
Wedding Bells	Folk	Ain't nothin' sweeter.
What Carly Said	Folk/Kids	Vowel troubles lead to sillyness.
What if Things Turned?	Folk/Rock	Where will you be when fortune calls your number?
Whole New Ball Game Now	Charm*	Neil Simon's Eugene (Brighton Beach Memoirs) thinks he's seen it all (at once).
Who's That Bear?	Theme song	Theme song for animated television pilot, "Bear #13," in which a pompous bear gets his due.
The Words	Folk	An ode to storytellers
Yesler Way	Folk/Comedy	A story about the modern Skid Row, set to a Beatles tune.
You Oughta Get That Looked At	Comedy	What's that growing on your....eeeew!
Zion	Folk/Rock	Anti-nuclear power song from my days of green.
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* Songs conceived and developed in the New Tuners Workshop, Chicago, Illinois.

** Songs written for assignments in the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop in New York City.

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This list does not include all songs for musical theatre written since 1999. At present. it also does not include piano music written prior to 1987, nor incomplete songs.