"Life In Song" #13: "Mama's Boy" was inspired by a kid named Billy who got on the bus every morning with the most studied attitude of "cool". He was one of the tough kids at school who over the years had made my life miserable. I was a classic bully target for most of my school days. But I started …
Archives for August 2010
Songs Through A Window-Song 012
"Life In Song" #12: Songs Through A Window was written after a new traffic light was put up in my neighborhood. I wondered what it might be like to live in the house right on the corner where the changing light would shine in all night. I created a young woman who took in the world through her eyes …
We All Scream Sometimes-Song 011
"Life In Song" #11 "We All Scream Sometimes" was a response to something that happened to my dad. He'd been dutifully working his heart out at Union Carbide Corporation and they gave him his pink slip. Even though he hated his job, it seemed to take a lot out of him to not have work to go to. He got …