Earl Vickers
Demos for some of the following songs are also available from iTunes and other online song vendors.(And yes, I'm keeping my day job, thanks.)
Sad and/or Serious Songs
Lyrics Music Notes Based on a story a friend told me about her grandmother Based on a story a friend told me about his ex-girlfriend's father Love is stronger than your fears Hatred of unknown origin When all of your sorrows come knocking, you don't have to let 'em in Your contempt is not subliminal Garcia
Love Songs, Wedding Songs
Lyrics Music Notesmp3
Written for my wedding Written for Ed & Kim's wedding Not as crazy as young love
Novelty Songs
Lyrics Music Notes Some dude must have taken everything I ever wantedI Think You Should Dump Her (and Introduce Her to Me) mp3 Reply to a guy who complained about his girlfriend being too noisy Special Effects mp3 Attempt at a pop song, needs a girl singer Do Me All Day mp3 Cheery little ragtime ditty Stuff I'd Do for You mp3 Written for a wildlife biologist, hence the army ants, fer-de-lance, etc. Then I Met a Man mp3 Based on a Chinese proverb, via a Steven Wright joke That's Gotta Hurt mp3 The book of Job in song form Stupid for You mp3 So many tears, my glasses need a windshield wiper
A Better Life mp3 My attempt at writing a John Prine song Spend the Night with Me mp3 Your basic "we're all gonna die so let's do it" song Erection mp3 A song about love at first sight — my attempt at writing a Motown song like "Second That Emotion" Trade Her in for You mp3 Pop song about friends with benefits Who's the Asshole Now, Asshole? mp3 Based on a parking lot incident Bag City mp3 Available for use as a commercial jingle if your company happens to be named "Bag City" Don't Piss in the WELL mp3 A song about virtual community; inevitably, it ignited a big flame war A Flask of Spanish Perfume mp3 Faux British folk ballad Sweet Tropical Love mp3 Island music
Kid's Songs, Lullabies
Lyrics Music NotesThree Lullabies mp3 Written for a friend's daughter Nocturne in E-flat Major
(melody by Chopin,
lyrics by Earl Vickers)mp3 Written for another friend's daughters The Kid in the Mirror mp3 Might as well treat the kid like somebody you love Flaky the Bee mp3 Based on a dream in which a co-worker liked Flaky the Bee better than me
Video Game Music
Lyrics Music NotesMusic from Atari's 1986 skateboarding video game, 720° Music by Earl Vickers and Hal Canon, performed by the New Orleans band, Metronome the City. Awesome Possum theme song Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt
Misc.
Lyrics Music NotesLong Black Veil
(Additional lyrics by Earl Vickers)Something always seemed incomplete about the original song