Songs

Songs that shaped chapters of my life — from the boardroom to the back porch. Heart, soul, and a little groove.

Life is Good Album Cover
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Life is Good

Livingston Taylor
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What's Goin On?

Marvin Gaye
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The Things I Wish I'd Done

Keywest
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Glad You Came

Dalton Day
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Slip Slidin' Away

Paul Simon
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Downhearted; How Blue Can You Get

B.B. King
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Strange Brew

Eric Clapton and Felix Pappalardi
Fast Car Album Cover
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Fast Car

Tracy Chapman
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Money, Love and Change

Trey Anastasio Band
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Breakup With Everything

Michael Franti & Spearhead

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Fix You
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Fix You

By Coldplay

October 15, 2019

Essence of the music/lyrics: My daughter gave me this song a couple years ago. I teased her that it could be called the codependant song. But last Saturday, the song...
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Christmas Song
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Christmas Song

By Dave Matthews Band

October 15, 2019

Essence of the music/lyrics: This seeming song of faith from modern secular symbol Dave Matthews surprised me until I listened more closely. His point is what so many - faithful...
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The Wood Song
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The Wood Song

By Indigo Girls

October 15, 2019

Essence of the music/lyrics: Using the metaphor of a ship, the song suggests that our work is never done and in that truth, we find life. Excerpt: The wood is...
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Somewhere over the Rainbow
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Somewhere over the Rainbow

By Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

October 15, 2019

Note: This medley version of Judy Garland and Louis Armstrong's most famous hits are done by a Hawaiian artist who died very young in 1997. The artist became famous by...
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Everybody's Had the Blues
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Everybody's Had the Blues

By B.B. King, Joe Louis Walker

October 15, 2019

Essence of the music/lyrics: Blues became interesting to me when friend John Zingg turned me onto BB King in college thirty-some years ago. This song is written by one of...
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Liberte Frites
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Liberte Frites

By Kevin McCarthy, A Beautiful Loser

October 15, 2019

Essence of the music/lyrics: My own son reminds me in this song about the elusiveness of freedom. Kevin's been writing and performing for half his life, like most singer/songwriters with...
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Cannonball
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Cannonball

By Damien Rice

October 15, 2019

Essence of the music/lyrics: Brilliant melody and a nice soft guitar. Rice's voice is a haunting and peaceful to me. The song asks us to learn from humility, particularly in...
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The Weight of Lies
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The Weight of Lies

By The Avett Brothers

October 15, 2019

Essence of the music/lyrics: Thanks to good friend Craig Niess for turning me on to this indescribable band. They fit in no traditional music genre I know of. They seem...
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The Living Years
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The Living Years

By Mike + The Mechanics

October 15, 2019

Essence of the music/lyrics: This is my favorite song ever about communication, particularly among family. It was published about the time my Dad died and my children were just starting...
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Balancing the World
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Balancing the World

By Eliot Morris

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: This song was given to me by my daughter, Caitlin, who represents the point of the song – balance. The music and rhythm also bring me upbeat, just...
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Me and Bobby McGee
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Me and Bobby McGee

By Kris Kristofferson

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: This is just a great throw-back song for me. A lot of memories come to me from this hitchhiker’s ballad of missing their mate, some of the best...
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Here Comes the Sun
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Here Comes the Sun

By The Beatles

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: An oldie for this month since I’ve had some grey clouds the last few months. Then we spent last week celebrating my son Kevin’s love for his new...
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Right Between the Eyes
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Right Between the Eyes

By Graham Nash

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: After a difficult day with a delusional friend I took a run and this song came on my iPhone. As I listened to the words, I came to...
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Gone
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Gone

By Jack Johnson

March 27, 2019

Editor’s Comment: Heard this (as usual) while shuffling through my ITunes library on a run recently. Seems a perfect complement to my son, Timmy’s poem last month titled “Enough”. Favorite...
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Lost In My Mind
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Lost In My Mind

By The Head And The Heart

December 31, 2018

Editor’s Comment:  Editor’s comment: This Christmas, I reviewed over 100 songs my daughter Caitlin has given me over time (she started creating Daddy Mixes when she was 14) and picked...
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I'm Only Sleeping
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I'm Only Sleeping

By The Beatles

November 29, 2018

Editor’s Comment: My son and I finally saw the Cirque du Soleil  performance of “LOVE” last month.  Since then, I’ve spent some time going through my collection of Beatles music...
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Anthem
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Anthem

By Leonard Cohen

September 29, 2018

Editor’s Comment:   My friend, Marty Grothe, reminded me of this wonderful song.  Really it’s a poem.  Then my son, Kevin, sent me all the verses.  Then while looking it...
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps

By George Harrison

July 27, 2018

Editor’s Comment:   The Beatles covered such a broad array of styles that my “fandom” is highly selective.  This, along with a half dozen others, is epic in my view;...
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What Was It Like
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What Was It Like

By Joan As Police Woman

June 28, 2018

Editor’s comment:  I was driving my 34 year old daughter to the airport to go home to Chicago.  She downloaded this song to my I-Tunes and said, “this makes me...
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Birthplace
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Birthplace

By Flock of Dimes

April 30, 2018

Editor’s comment:   This month’s favorite is courtesy (again) of my daughter, Caitlin.  It gives me (and her) chills. Favorite lyric:  " You are a suitcase I never unpacked; I am...
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Egypt Road
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Egypt Road

By Migos

December 29, 2017

John Zingg and I played music together in college and were close friends during tumultuous times.  Since retiring a year ago, John works on his music with daily discipline.  His...
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