Crooked people empty stairs The windows rattle and the daylight's scarce The breeze blows the doors to days Long since passed away Raise the sky up high on your shoulders Let the days go and …
As Tears Go By – Song Notes
This is one of the less obscure songs Paul Mahern and I chose for the ECHOES record. I knew the song from the Rolling Stones version. Paul played me the Marianne Faithfull version, which I'm sure I …
Annie You Save Me – Song Notes
I discovered this song by UK pop duo Graffiti6 during a random walk through iTunes a few years ago. The original version of the song is kind of a four-on-the-floor techno dance club track. I loved …
Oh You Pretty Things – Song Notes
I've loved David Bowie's music ever since I discovered the Changesonebowie 8-track in my sisters music collection when I was 9 or 10. But I never really dug into the catalog much beyond the hits. So …
The Game – Song Notes
Having been a teenager in the 1980's, I have a special place in my heart and psyche for that music. Unfortunately, a lot of the production techniques and sounds that were used back then didn't age …
Paradise – Song Notes
I've been playing lead guitar in John Prine's band since 1996. That's 20 years as of this writing. (Yes, I was 3 years old when John hired me. OK, I was 26, but who's counting.) A year or two ago, I …