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Id sing like a male Camila Cabello
Play guitar like Misha Mansoor
Be a big ole famous movie star
Drive a brand new Rolls Royce car
Hit the lottery on a billion or so
Not blow it on hookers and coke like some do
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Racing thoughts at midnight
Dog barks outside
Girl snores at 2am
I should take up Buddha Zen
I should count my blessings
On things half right
Could it be
Could it be I need a different life
V2
I'd be some killer hockey player
Like Carrie’s husband baby and slay it
I'd be important like Elon Musk
Get myself a Hilton lucky trust fund
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Bridge
If I had a magic wand with one tap
What would you change
Swap your life out
Or take as is stay the same
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No racing thoughts at midnight
I let the dog inside.. good boy
Girls not snoring at 2am
Good whiskey did the trick
Morning count my blessings
On things half right
Could it be
Could it be I don't want a different life
Be a Bobby McFerrin song,
Don't worry be happy ya'll
Don't worry at all
That's right
Don't worry at all
Man that's life
That's life

Hi Ben,

The more songs of yours I hear, the more I love your artistry. A "preponderence of evidence" as they say, in court. Ha!

This would also work, as would your other songs, in the way that some of Townes Van Zandt's would when he'd do one of his talking blues. You could be openers for lots of touring folk singers/acts and be playing at places like "The Great American Music Hall" in Frisco!

The presentation here, as on others, gives it a bit of a "novelty" feel---which is not necessarily a bad thing, but I hope you are happy with it, cuz taking them "on the road" this way seems impossible.

Yet, at their core, these are quite wonderful songs full of heart-tugs and humor, and I bet your live presentation, if not already so, could be very entertaining.

Mike

Yep', "Over the Rainbow" may be right in your back yard

Well I just used "The Great American Music Hall" as an example cuz it's a well known spot that every folk act hits when they tour the West Coast. My old neighborhood had "The Palms Playhouse" but that's pretty obscure to most outside of the Sacramento/Davis area.

Ben, if you don't know Townes, this was typical of about a fifth of his songs. I guess it's a Woody Guthrie kinda style/thing. This style reminds me of what you are doing, at root, in your songs, take away all the orchestration. Just sayin'...you might be missing out on more of a "folk" audience, which is what your style, when it's all boiled down to essence, feels like, to me.

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Lol... I was just commenting on the song

whoops...my bad, I obviously, in hindsight, overthought "rainbow" and tied it to San Fransisco.

Telling me I'm like Towens is praise enough Mike. lol. I read about the guy, he had a tuff life.
Pancho and lefty for Willie and Merle. That was a great song.
Drug problems , and all that garbage

Well we all wish sometimes we had a better life , But who knows on Brad Pitt , if its perfect . doubt it
its novelty , right on the border of corny lol. Its alright . You don't know till you get done with them . Ya listen .. HMMM . Be enough for FB fans
Well I like humor Mike , I ditch the sensitive quiet often , If I sang like you , I might get away with it

One day over the Rainbow ? If I wrote that . I could have bought Nashville.
What did Judy Garland make it to 47 years old ?
So a different life is not a good idea.
James does a few funny ones

Yeah, it's an unusual blend of Dylan and old folk music, with modern ideas and references, very interesting. It's enough to make people pay attention, I think a lot of people would stop and say, what the hell is that?? But in a good way.

Usually when an old guy makes music, everything that goes with it is old too.

This is like an old guy who hangs out with younger guys and goes to the go go bar with them.

Very cool stuff, more than any song of yours, I like the overall style and approach.

I've been writing alot about this kind of topic, and heard a great indie who slayed a song with a similar vibe...



But keep em coming

its hard being old , you have stay hip on what's going on .
Who the hell is Camila Cabello ? No Idea.
Quiet honest the bridge don't hit quiet like I wanted it . Thought it might have more impact.
This borders on corny really . Next song .
what the hell is that ? Yeah probably lol
Them lottery winners, blow thru 100 mil in 5 years , amazing. They end up working at Jack In the box.
I always ask people , What would you do with it ? Kids always have the same reaction . Party !!

Thanks man

Sacramento used to be a nice one horse town . Its looks like every homeless person in the world in there. Its crowded traffic is horrendous.
I was shocked driving thru there , maybe moving there , No way

I moved out of Sac town about 9 years ago. Everything you mention was already happening, plus bad allergens.

Still a rabid Kings basketball fan, though, and they finally have a good team. Best in nearly 20 years.

Another great one, Elvis! Love it for the same reasons I love your other stuff. No point in repeating myself

Yeah that whole 80 corridor from Fairfield up to Sac is a mess . Used to be a place that had a small landing strip with a cafe , Picture of a cow I think
That's gone I see. replaced with fast food galore . My dad had a plane , We'd land there have lunch . Fly off to Nevada, land in deserts for kicks.
All sac was orchards back then , pretty place. If you drove to Tahoe . On bad corners , they had cardboard cop cars . Get cha every time . Better slow down .
I miss my dad from time to time .Sunday calls , "Benny my boy how ya doing"?
I used to ride bulls in rodeos in all them dusty towns . Galt , Lodi , Modesto, ect.

Thanks Gavin