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A Life In Song: 4 Decades of Original Music

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1980-1989

For me, the 1980’s were all about starting a family, exploring my spiritual beliefs, dealing with death of loved ones and close friends, and questioning my purpose. After my son Andrew was born in 1985, (followed by Tia and Myles in 1987 and 1991) I started writing children’s songs which would definitely make a huge difference in how I earned a living… You will find quite a few political songs, protest songs, peace songs, love songs etc. Some of these are little gems that I kind of forgot that I wrote… Others I kind of want to forget! LOL…

1980 – Songs #38-52

Song #38   |  Short Song | January 1980 |

Song #39   |   Time to Ride  | January 1980  |

Song #40   |   Sweet William  |  March 1980  |

Song #41   |   Scarecrow Boy  |  March 1980  | CD: Eyes On The Horizon

Song #42   |   Raised and Called    |  Spring 1980  |

Song #43   |   Rolling Home   | Spring 1980  |

Song #44   |   Tears At A Moment’s Notice  |  Spring 1980  | Live Performance

Song #45   |   Penny In A Jar   |  July 1980   |

Song #46   |   Time Will Show   |  August 1980 |

Song #47   |   Me, Myself & I (The Endless Highway)   |  August-September 1980  | CD: Feather On The Wind

Song #48   |   Love, Guilt & The Possibility of Having Fun   |  Fall 1980  |

Song #49   |   Sidewalk Shuffle  |  November 1980  |

Song #50   |  America Has The Blues   |  November 1980  |

Song #51   |   Suburu   |  December 1980   |

Song #52   |   Black Rose   |  December 1980

1981 – Songs #53-55

Song #53  |  Raise Me Up   |  February 1981   |

Song #54   | Questions and Silent Benedictions   |  June 1981   |

Song #55   | A Love Survives The Night   |  July 1981

1982 – Songs #56-66

Song #56   | He Is Alive   |  February-March 1982  |

Song #57   | It Slips Away  |  March 1982   |

Song #58   | Visions of You   | April 1982  |

Song #59   | Entropy   |  May-June 1982   |

Song #60   | Summertime   |  July-August 1982   |

Song #61   |  The Story of My Life   |  July August 1982

Song #62   | Life Is Good With You   |  August 1982   |

Song #63   | Seasons of Change  |  August 1982   |

Song #64   | Lord of Time  |  September 1982   |

Song #65   | A Little Bit Bolder  | October 1982  |

Song #66   |  Rachael   |  Fall 1982   | Song #66

1983 – Songs #67

Song #67   |  Yours For Free   |  March 1983   |

1984 – Songs #68-71

Song #68   | Sing Me A Song   |  Summer 1984  |

Song #69   | Rise Away  |  October 1984   |

 Song #70   | Man From The Valley   | Fall 1984   |

Song #71    |  Colors   |  Fall 1984   |

1985 – Songs #72-83

Song #72   |  If Roses Are For Everyone   |  January 1985   |

Song #73   |  I Feel Good   |  January 1985   |

Song #74   |  A Long Road   | March 1985   |

Song #75   |  In The Distance   |  March 1985   |

Song #76   |  On My Way   |  March 1985   |

Song #77   |  My, My, My  | April 1985   |

Song #78   |  A Child Is Born   |  May 30, 1985   |

Song #79   |  Looking Out My Window   |  Summer 1985  |

Song #80   |  Shadow Dancing   |  Fall 1985   |

 Song #81   |  Gabriel’s Song of Delight   |  Fall 1985  |

Song #82   |  Arise, Arise   |  Fall 1985   |

Song #83   |  Here and There   |  Fall 1985   |

1986 – Songs #84-93

Song #84   |  A Song That They Sing   |  Winter 1986   |

Song #85   |  Fire In The Eyes   |  May 1986   |

Song #86   |  Hallelujah   |  July-August 1986  |

Song #87   |  Let Me Out Of Here   |  August 1986   |

Song #88   |  Yesterday Roll Me Down   |  September 1986   |

Song # 89   |  Out of the Shadows ( Come In From The Cold)   |  September 1986   |

Song #90   |  Late In The Evening   |  September 1986   |

Song #91   |  Goodbye TJ I’m A Leavin’ Lakeland   |  September 30, 1986  |

Song #92   |  Radio Tells Us “Rain Today”  |  October 1986   |

Song #93   |  Can You Hear Me?   |  December 1986   |

1987 – Songs #94-97

Song #94   |  Brand New Polka   |  September 1987   |

Song #95   |  Lookout Towers   |  October 1987  |

Song #96   |  David’s Star   |  November 28, 1987   |

Song #97   |  Everybody Goes Home   |  December 4, 1987   |

1988 – Songs #98-119

Song #98   |  Babe, You Gotta Tell Me   |  February 1988  |

Song #99   |  Time   |  March 1988   |

Song #100   |  I know   |  March 1988   |

Song #101   |  Rain On A Tin Roof   |  April 1988  |

Song #102   |  Candy Forest   |  Spring 1988   |

Song #103   |  Things I Love To Hate   |  Spring 1988   |

Song #104   |  Minstrel Fires   |  June 1988   |

Song #105   |  Gone With The Wind   |  July 1988   |

Song #106   |  Lullaby   |  August 1988   |

Song # 107   |  Mommy’s On A Bicycle  |  September 1988   |

Song #108   |  Birds   |  October 1988   |

Song #109   |  You Will Be Found   |

Song #110   |  Renaissance of A River Town   |  November 1988   |

Song #111   |  Ride, Ride, Ride   |  November 1988   |

Song #112   |  When You Get There   |  November 1988   |

Song #113   |  Someone   |  November 1988   |

Song #114   |  Early In The Morning   |  November 1988   |

Song #115   |  Shawnee River Girl   |  November 1988   |

Song # 116   |  The Scooter Song   | December 1988   |

Song #117   |  Snoggies   |  December 1988   |

Song #118   |  The Pajama Song   | Decemer 1988   |

Song #119   |  Hold On Tight To Your Balloon   |  December 1988   |

1989 – Songs #120-137

Song #120   |  Let My People Go   | January 1989   |

Song #121   |  Don’t Be A Goof! Be A Slug!   |  February  1989   |

Song #122   |  Andrea   |  February 1989   |

Song #123   |  Jack And The Beanstalk   |  March 1989   |

Song #124   |   Living In The Suburbs   |  March 1989   |

Song # 125   |   Kite  |  April 1989   |

Song #126   |   Stuffy The Dragon  | April 1989   |

Song #127   |   Waiting For A Sign   |  May 1989   |

Song #128   |  In The Gentle Falling of The Rain   |  May 1989   |

Song #129   |   Wanderer   |  May 1989   |

Song #130   |   The Detective   |  June 1989   |

Song #131   |   I’m Not Afraid Of The Dark   |  June 1989   |

Song #132   |  All The Money’s Gone   |  June 1989   |

Song #133   |  I Am Such A Fool   |  June 1989   |

Song #134   |   Juliette   |  July 1989   |

Song #135   |  Rise And Fall   |  July 1989   |  CD: Feather On The Wind

Song # 136   |   Just Another Day In The Jungle   |  August 1989   |

Song #137   |   Nobody Else But You   |  September 1989   |

Song # 138   |   The Moon On The River   |  September 1989   |

Song #139   |   My Tree House   |  September 1989   |

Song #140   |   It Must Be Great To Be A Dog!   |  October 1989   |

Song #141   |   It’s A Holy Day (or, What I did On my Summer Vacation)   |  October 1989   |

Song #142   |   Feather On The Wind   |  October 1989   |

Song #143   |   Walls   |  November 22, 1989   |

Song # 137   |   Dragons Live Forever   |  December 1989   |

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Just awesome…

Your music is taking over my life and it’s awesome!

Eric

Never fails to move me…

Your incredible music never fails to move me. Thank you, Mark.

Paula

You write some great songs!

Hi Mark, You write some great songs! I really enjoyed listening to all of them on Spark and Flame. Thank you for all that you do. Keep up the good work! All the best.

Susan

Enjoying your songs so much…

Hello Mark. I am enjoying your songs so much! I’d love to see you play live somewhere.

Marianne

For me these songs are transformational lessons in self-love…

Dear Mark, THANK YOU for sending *Spark & Flame*!!!! This CD certainly is a compilation of Conscious Love Songs! As I listen I am transported to memory after memory past, present and future, fulfilled and unfulfilled. I was flooded with many different emotions. I cried, laughed, held my breath and also breathed deep heart-centered breaths of connection to the Divine. I feel joy, grief, sadness, compassion, love, awe, freedom, kindness, gratitude and appreciation. For me these songs are transformational lessons in self-love, releasing, acceptance for what was, what is and who I am. Knowing that I am enough and that I am Divinely Loved.

J

I loved the song and listened to it 3 times….

Hi Mark, I just had to tell you this. I emailed my 3 granddaughters the song you wrote who are sisters with the youngest being 11 years old, has cerebral palsy and is very smart, is able to talk, very funny, uses a computer, is able to write, now is learning to play drums, emails me ‘Thanks. I do.’ I loved the song and listened to it 3 times.

Gail Russ

Love your lyrics!

Love your music! Love your lyrics!

Robin Bridgeford

Brilliant!

Brilliant! I LOVE seeing the words to all these beloved songs, thanks!

Mary F.

They love (your song) and ask to listen to it, ALWAYS.

My name is Cecile. I teach kindergarten at OMSD. I had the pleasure of using your song Together We Can Change The World to help my students make a difference in this wonderful world! They love it and ask to listen to it, ALWAYS.

Cecile Arvizo

Your lyrics embody everything we hold sacred…

Your lyrics embody everything we hold sacred and dear as a faith community.

Gina Sullivan, Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph

Been singing the chorus since the first day I heard it…

I sh*t you not when I say I’ve been singing the chorus to Honest Rock since the first day I heard it. I sing this every single day. Many times a day. Seriously. It’s like a mantra to me. It soothes me:-)

Gene Moore

You have put a grown man in tears…

Mark, this song and message really hit home for me today. You have put a grown man in tears. Thank You for what you do. Sometimes I think you sound kind of cheesy, and then others, I think you are a genius, and I’m beginning to realize that you actually care about helping people. So hard to “get out of your own way” sometimes…thanks for the reminder.

Jeremy

Total awesomeness!!!

‘Let’s Run’ is MY FAVORITE so far.. I LOVE THIS ONE.. great job.. total awesomeness!!! I thank Jana Stanfield for introducing me to your gifts. I am grateful.

Merril

Love the “Key To Your Cage” album…

Love the “Key To Your Cage” album. I hear so many different influences and styles woven throughout the songs, really keeps it interesting from start to finish!

Dan Z

Your song was just perfect to start my day…

Mark, your song ‘Freedom (It’s Been  Long Road)’ was just perfect to start my day. I LOVE IT!  Thank you, Thank you.  Blessings to you and much gratitude for your musical gift.

Judy

I Love listening to all your songs…

Mark, you really are an amazing songwriter! I Love listening to all your songs and sitting in the creative aura they create!

Cheri

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