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IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN-PART 1

I am able to share more background on “It Might Have Been.” The three verses speak to my relationship with Michael. The first verse was our romance. The second verse was when I left him, because he was far too serious for me. Then there was the last verse. I wrote: “It might have been, when I called to you in my pain . . .” In 1980, I was in a car accident about a block from my home. It was a painful experience for me at that time in my life. However, it was not a huge trauma compared to later events in my life! Continue reading

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WHAT WE HAD IS STILL SPECIAL TO ME

Here is a window into how it feels to flash forward so many years and memories later. On this post I am sharing some of our correspondence. I’ve edited out personal information about his family, so that might explain why it might seem one-sided. The post title is from my song’s lyrics, “You’re Not the One,” which was written for Sam. Continue reading

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SONG OF JOY-PART 1

Today I recorded the song from my wedding. It is now a new song with a new title. I assumed it would be called “Song of Joy,” and named it as such up until today. However, as I was singing it a more poignant title came to me – “Together.” Continue reading

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AUTUMN RECOLLECTIONS & ALONE

It turns out that the songs I’ve decided to record last are musically the most unusual and interesting. When I went into George Reich’s studio, I decided to arrange two songs together: Autumn Recollections and Alone. Both songs are among my earliest compositions; I was seventeen years old when I wrote them. I decided to exercise creative freedom by connecting the songs; they are short and similar in style. Each has dissonant chords, as well as three stanzas without a chorus. Three strings of the last chord on Autumn Recollections carries over into Alone, even though they are in different keys. Continue reading

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