SONGs

Ain’t Nobody’s Business – Enjoying a whisky at your favorite saloon is no ones business but your own, even if it’s every night. This modern country track blends classic outlaw attitude with contemporary storytelling. It’s a whiskey-worn reflection on freedom, resilience, and the simple truth that some choices don’t need permission or approval! The concept comes from an old blues song ‘Ain’t Nobody’s Business (if I do)’. AI assisted, produced in Ableton Studio.

“Hotel Rooms and Quiet Mornings” is a reflective modern country song about trading a fast, high-pressure life for something quieter and more meaningful. It contrasts years of success, travel, and late nights with the peace of slowing down, finding stillness, and learning what really feels like winning. It will ring a bell with close friends!

The idea for the song came from an assignment in a Creative Writing class where we were asked to describe a peaceful day. I t made me think hard about my life. The longs trips overseas. Spending over 300 days in a single year in hotels. The long waits in airports, on runways, at customs, checking in. The grind at it’s most intense!

Grounded in honest storytelling and warm imagery, the song celebrates calm mornings, self-awareness, and the kind of peace that only comes with time.

“Silverado” is a modern country song about growing older alongside something you love. Framed as a story about an aging truck, the song slowly reveals a deeper bond built on loyalty, shared miles, and the quiet ache of time passing. It’s a warm, reflective look at holding on when the world says let go, and choosing love over replacement.

Dogs lovers will understand. One of the hardest days of your life will be the day you take your best friend to the vet to say goodbye.

Three Angels – What is left when an old grinder can’t handle the grind? This song is a slow-burn ballad written from the space between survival and surrender. Born out of my years of physical pain and mental battles no one sees, it tells the story of a broken body and a spirit that almost follows.

At its center is a gratitude deeper than words. A tribute to my three sisters who walked beside the darkness, set their own lives aside, and became my strength when there was none left to find. It is not a song about being saved. It is a song about being carried.

‘Mott Street’- many of my songs come directly from my past life. Mott Street is an exception. I few years ago I started writing a song and I’m not really sure at this point where the motivation came from. I would write, leave it, come back to it and write again. Today, I think it’s my best story.

The story takes place in a walk up apartment on Mott Street in Lolita. A young woman can’t sleep at night so she wanders her apartment and sings. A young man in the apartment below, listens to her sad melodies and has feelings for her despite never having met her.

I always envisioned Mott Street as a duet but released it initially as a solo. In 2026 I remixed Mott Street as a duet.

“Winter’s Ashes” – The story is an adaptation of a poem called “Alms” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. It is a powerful, melancholy song about generosity, exhaustion, and the emptiness that can follow endlessly giving yourself to someone else with nothing in return.

‘Trophy Number 11′ – The story is about a beautiful, young trophy wife has had enough of her narcissist husband and takes her revenge (and his money) !

“All About Me” is more than a breakup song — it’s a declaration of independence. Written by Cristina Lizzul, I picked this up years ago but was never able to do it justice until now.

Through intimate lyrics and powerful vocals, the track captures the ache of betrayal, the exhaustion of endless games, and the moment you finally reclaim your worth. Emotional, cinematic, and deeply human, this song speaks to anyone who’s ever asked, “What’s wrong with me?” — and discovered the answer lies in self-love and strength.

Blending elements of pop, R&B, and emotional storytelling, it’s a late-night anthem for healing hearts and new beginnings.

“Worth it for her” – My first attempt at country music is a story about a man that works hard each day digging pools in the hot sun. His motivation is the woman he loves!

‘The Prince’ – The Prince is a rewrite of ‘Trophy Number 11″ from the husbands perspective. Once again I decided to go with a Country theme.

“Autumn 75” – Released for my 75th birthday in September 2025, Autumn 75 is soulful reflection on change, memory, and gratitude — inspired by the timeless words of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s 1896 poem “Merry Autumn.”

This version blends Dunbar’s imagery with moments from my own life: crisp afternoons playing football with my brothers and friends, my dog running around the yard chasing leaves, long drives through gold and crimson hills, and the warmth of love that lingers like sunlight on the horizon.

“Christmas in Heaven” – I released this song in Dec 2025 on the 40th anniversary of my mom’s death. This song is an original interpretation of a poem known as “My First Christmas in Heaven” or “I’m Spending Christmas with Jesus This Year.” You have probably seen it in a few different forms at your church or online. Some versions credit Wanda Bencke, whose 13-year-old daughter Lysandra died at Christmas in 1997; Wanda has written that she composed a poem called “Christmas in Heaven” during her daughter’s coma, and that it was later shared and altered widely, while other sites credit Lois E. Gaddy for a related poem titled “Christmas With Jesus.”

“Christmas at the Brick Palace” – My dad’s friends nicknamed him ‘commander of the brick palace’ a reference to the brick house we owned in Franklin Square, NY. For more than 60 years ‘the brick palace’ was a special place for friends and family to get together and celebrate Christmas.

“Zazzle and Dazzle Christmas Song” – As Christmas 2025 approached, I thought I was done with Christmas songs for the year but we had a gathering of the family and were told a story about the Christmas Elves, Zazzle and Dazzle, our niece had for her children. Her husband would plan and execute all sorts of different scenes for these elves every night.
So I said let’s create a story about the zazzle and dazzle and I’ll try to write a song about how my nieces, Molly and Maeve, made us feel at Christmas. Soon we had additional people on the phone all excited about the project. The outcome of our brainstorming session was the Zazzle and Dazzle Christmas song.