Songs from the Muse
My first song came full-blown, and they continue to arrive in that manner in most cases. I was staying alone at a hotel in Los Angeles, something out of a 1940s film noir, when I awoke in the middle of the night with the lyrics and music to "Gassy Woman." When I arrived at California Coast Music Camp that summer, I invited a student guitarist to back me up. The next week teacher Keith Greeninger stepped in. Since then at camp I've been known as Gassy Woman. The first lines of "the" song:
Got dressed one morning, couldn't fit into my suit
Checked on a diet, it said "fiber, beans, and fruit...."
An anthem vegetarians and those middle-aged and over can best appreciate. Needless to say, my university colleagues remain unaware of this part of my personality, which, to be honest, is so unlike my public persona. Once a friend said she plays my songs when she is sad, that my humorous songs cheer her up, I stopped being ashamed.
Gassy Woman: http://youtu.be/cV69XkW6H88
Mellow Cello: http://youtu.be/pukgTJrM78k
When Did You Stop Loving Me? http://youtu.be/N0eB8kMbrac
Since then, other songs have "emerged," including one about Americans' love for capital punishment, a new take on the Adam and Eve story, a lullaby, and a tango love song.
I have signed up for classes at Coursera.org in Digital Audio and Music Production so I can learn to create better versions of my songs with accomplished accompanists.
Got dressed one morning, couldn't fit into my suit
Checked on a diet, it said "fiber, beans, and fruit...."
An anthem vegetarians and those middle-aged and over can best appreciate. Needless to say, my university colleagues remain unaware of this part of my personality, which, to be honest, is so unlike my public persona. Once a friend said she plays my songs when she is sad, that my humorous songs cheer her up, I stopped being ashamed.
Gassy Woman: http://youtu.be/cV69XkW6H88
Mellow Cello: http://youtu.be/pukgTJrM78k
When Did You Stop Loving Me? http://youtu.be/N0eB8kMbrac
Since then, other songs have "emerged," including one about Americans' love for capital punishment, a new take on the Adam and Eve story, a lullaby, and a tango love song.
I have signed up for classes at Coursera.org in Digital Audio and Music Production so I can learn to create better versions of my songs with accomplished accompanists.
