JonB.'s Songs

A song about going back to a secret world in the past. A little too fast to be a tango, but has that tension and seriousness, I think. I'd been listening to a lot of international music, wanted something not-American sounding, but with a few traditional chords. Because of the content, and the tango-like style, I wanted to give it a very insistent cadence at the end. "I saw you cross the street / You said you’d never go... "
http://jonburrowessongwriter.com/2020/02/01/secrets-song-for-a-somber-day/

Secrets – Song for a somber day A song about going back to a secret world in the past. A little too fast to be a tango, but has that tension and seriousness, I think. I’d been listening to a lot of international music, want…

"I'd Have Done Anything." Coffee and the sun / Perfect morning light / Now I can remember / All the pleasures of that night Soon as we met, right then I knew / Moments like that are far and few I never thought I'd feel so blue / I'd have done anything for you Here it is on YouTube: I'd Have Done Anything
http://jonburrowessongwriter.com/2020/01/19/1-more-song-for-january/

1 More Song for January “I’d Have Done Anything.” Coffee and the sun / Perfect morning light /Now I can remember / All the pleasures of that nightSoon as we met, right then I knew / Moments like that are…

January 2020 - Six more tunes. The response hasn't been very big yet, but I know they're good tunes. Hard to concentrate sometimes, hard to put the feelings out there, when recording.Life goes on, getting established in a new city, letting the time pass without trying to push the river. People. Relationships. Family. Plenty to think about. Here they are: [ 52 more words ]
http://jonburrowessongwriter.com/2020/01/11/6-new-tunes/

6 New Tunes January 2020 – Six more tunes. The response hasn’t been very big yet, but I know they’re good tunes. Hard to concentrate sometimes, hard to put the feelings out there, when record…

I just put up "A Break In The Clouds", a jazz tune, instrumental DEMO, and "You Hold The Bus", a real vocal, thing I started in 1967 when I lived in Montreal. The bus in the picture is about what they looked like back then. I have great affection for this old tune. My friends watched me start writing it, and were highly entertained I think; but it took a while to finish. [ 37 more words ]
http://jonburrowessongwriter.com/2019/12/15/2-new-tunes/

2 New Tunes I just put up “A Break In The Clouds”, a jazz tune, instrumental DEMO, and “You Hold The Bus”, a real vocal, thing I started in 1967 when I lived in Montreal. The bus in the…

Not new, actually - I started writing it in 1977. We used to do it in the band then - great three-part vocal harmony with Bob Reitz and Nick Thorkelson. I don't know what got me in the mood to write the lyrics this way: When we look up and wish on a star We don't thank God for being what we are… [ 80 more words ]
http://jonburrowessongwriter.com/2019/11/22/new-tune-when-we-look-up/

New Tune: When We Look Up Not new, actually – I started writing it in 1977. We used to do it in the band then – great three-part vocal harmony with Bob Reitz and Nick Thorkelson. I don’t know what got me i…