There is no such thing as “original” in music. Nothing is new under the sun. But I “wrote” these songs – as opposed to the traditional songs presented elsewhere on this blog.
I ain’t much of a songwriter, I don’t suppose. I never sold anything or made any money from it. Once or twice, years ago, I recorded a cassette tape and sent it to a music publisher. A couple of times I tried to audition as a folksinger. To no success. Still, over the years I think I wrote a couple of good ones. Nowadays, I … Continue reading Another Blues “Original”
This one is about a girl named Suzie This one is just about coffee Continue reading More of Bumba’s Original Songs/Ditties
I ain’t much of a songwriter. I admit it. Many moons ago I wrote a couple of good ones. Once or twice I made a cassette tape and sent it to a music publisher. This was in the days they had cassette tapes. I believe I received a polite rejection letter. Nowadays, I barely write songs anymore. All the same, sometimes, when I’m playing guitar … Continue reading Another Blues “Original”
This is my own little blues song titled Low Down Blues. It’s the only song I’ve written of late and I just love to play it on piano. I’ve played it several times on the blog already, so apologies. But I think I’m getting it better! We’ve talked about this before. Anyhoo, I’ve been playing it regularly for a few years already! I’m just stuck … Continue reading Low Down Blues
We played this one last week and I thought it came out nice. It’s a song I wrote three or four years ago that starts out “we sailed the copper sea”. In my distant past, I used to write a lot of songs. Several of them were pretty good; most of them I’ve forgotten about and don’t play anymore. Anyhow I still like playing this … Continue reading Sailing the Copper Sea
Maybe it wasn’t the most clever idea, but I self-recorded soundtrack albums to accompany my novels. I noticed that my first novel, Up in the Bronx mentioned several Ellington numbers, so I recorded my own modest attempts. Following a passage where the protagonist (a thinly veiled version of myself?) is writing a song called Sweet Dreams and Happiness, I recorded that one too. Eventually, I recorded … Continue reading One Life
To new beginnings To the open road To the fall semester upcoming To a full course load My mind is eager Jason Mustardseed was set to begin the fall semester. He had sharpened all his pencils. A 19 year old sophomore, Jason remained undecided about his major. He had thought about it a lot, though. Still, he hadn’t decided. At least not yet. Maybe psychology, … Continue reading To New Beginnings
Welcome to the Bumbastories Valentine’s Day Card Special Edition! Roses are red/violets are blue/and here’s a Valentine’s Day Song for you! Everybody Needs Love Everybody Needs a Heart to Share Everybody Needs Love, Everybody Everywhere This is a song that I’m still working on, but it’s definitely a Valentine’s Day message. And definitely a sing-along. More about the heart. It is astounding how many times … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Special
Here’s the latest version of that song Going Down to New Orleans, which I started writing a year or two ago and which, of course, is dedicated to that great city in the Rockies, Denver Colorado…NO…it’s about New Orleans, home of the blues. It has fast part and a slow part, a sad part and a happy part – which isn’t done very often in … Continue reading New Orleans Song
You Came Along is a song I wrote this past year – not a folk song but a stab at an old-time, Broadway number. It blatantly steals a chord change from Duke Ellington’s A Train (the augmented fifth on the ninth before it melts into the minor – one of Ellington’s favorite tricks. Playing in C, it’s the D aug 5th into the dminor 7th) … Continue reading You Came Along
