1)
buzzy and jimmy -
for a note on this song, click
here.
2)
funky song -
for a note on this song, click
here.
3)
greyhound depot -
for a note on this song, click
here.
4)
gypsy dance -
for a note on this song, click
here.
5)
hesitation -
among the
songs i wrote for Varda Perry, several of which appear on this group's
page, [gypsy, little sparrow] were a few that expressed serious
misgivings, if not naked terror. somethimes the disparity between
our ways of seeing the world seemed truly frightening, as if someone
had slipped me a dose of acid on the sly and left the room.
sometimes Varda asked questions which made me feel as though she
regarded me as some kind of clever wind-up toy she had stumbled upon by
chance. anyway, this is one of 'em.
6)
little sparrow -
for a note on
this song, click
here.
7)
marylou -
for a note on this song,
click
here.
8)
oh, my friend -
if
you've taken the trouble to discover my memoir on this site, you'll
eventually come across a detailed account of my friendship with the
singer, Van Morrison. i use the word friendship loosely because i
don't believe that Van really had any friends. he just sort of
generically mistrusted everyone equally. which made it rather
difficult if you genuinely got to like him. i'm almost
embarrassed to admit that i wrote this song for him. because,
first of all, just liking him felt 'embarrassing'. sort of
like feeling affection for a rock or something. you didn't want
to let on, certainly not to him. so, naturally, he never heard
this.
9)
silver engine -
for a note on this song, click
here.
10)
you let me down -
for a note on this song, click
here.
11) you let me down , alt. performance - for a note on this song, click
here.