Children’s Songs Should Be Clean…not explicit… Because Kids Should Just Be Kids I read a part of a study in an issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs that kids who watch R-rated movies are more likely to smoke, have sex earlier, and even experience “teen aggression.” And my guess is”that ain’t all that’s likely to happen. And another guess of … Read the rest…
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I’ve always enjoyed kiddin around with kids. And they seem to get a kick out of it, too. That’s why I wrote a whole CD of zany funtime music for kids and called it “Kiddin Around“. It starts out with a song called “Don’t”. How many times have you heard one kid telling another one that? Or how many times did YOU have … Read the rest…
In Your Dreams
You’ve probably heard someone say “in your dreams” when they think someone else has exaggerated something. Well, when I started writing the first song in my jazzy collection of lullaby songs “Lullabye Bye”, I wasn’t thinking of that expression at all…at least not for that reason. I’ve never had any kids, and some people might think that it would be odd for a childless … Read the rest…
Singer Songwriter And Kids’ Imagination
Singer Songwriter + Kids’ Imagination = All Kinds Of Music For Kids What do you think of when I use phrases like “painting green skies and orange crushes”…or…”yellow donkeys, purple poodles, or even a blue hippo“? Kids, right? Well, as a singer songwriter, I do anyway. I’ve always enjoyed the looks on kids’ faces when I challenge their perception of reality. You start talking about green skies, and their heads … Read the rest…
Singer Songwriter Carries A Dream
The Starry-Eyed-Singer-Songwriter And His Dream One day there was this young singer songwriter who fell awake. He noticed a leftover dream in his head. He shook his head… Nope…still there. He thought to himself, “If I get this dream out of my head, I’ll put it somewhere safe and keep it for later.” Then, he jumped up and down. The dream started to come … Read the rest…
Don’t Dis Dis Singer Songwriter For His Dissonance So… …I’m workin’ on some new music, and it occurs to me…I really like dissonance in a chord. There’s just something full and rich about 3 notes very close together in a chord. They fill it up. They give it depth. They take it up a notch. Scratch that…they take it up 2 notches. Yeah, that’s … Read the rest…
Angel Cafe
Singer Songwriters Like Metaphors… …or at least this songwriter does. Pardon my metaphor and I hope you enjoy an old homemade recording of my song: Angel Cafe Stay tuned, P.S. Here’s a hint…if you’d like to get songs delivered to you without even logging in to the blog, just subscribe to my podcast. Click here If you’d like to support a simple singer songwriter … Read the rest…