The Logical Song

Ok this is really a terrific song from "Breakfast in America."

My only beef is that the instrumental at the end suggests that the singer has escaped from the restricted world he describes. My version suggests he did not. I wanted it mechanical and stripped back for the most part, but there is a tubular bells alert on this track.

I was trying for Gary Numan synths at one point but wound them back to a much smaller part. I'm trying to talk the song which means I probably do a bit of a Shatner.

Click the title to hear the result.

Casual Conversations

Brian at Coverville (http://coverville.com/) has invited contributions for virtual tribute album to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of "Breakfast in America" by Supertramp.


This is no easy task as the hits are so well known that they are hard to approach and the album tracks are either all over the place or seriously pretentious and in some cases very lame. I don't know what I'll submit but I'll have a go at a few in the hope one is at least presentable.

I'm starting with a song that is hard to like. It is wimpy and whingy and Supertramp's version manages to sound like it was recorded in MIDI before MIDI was invented.

Such pomposity begs for a cuzzoo solo and ukelele backing and I couldn't resist. Click on the title above to hear my version which is so much more fun but much less appropriate than Supertramp's.

Play that Funky Music

Since I've run out of BIAB recordings that I'm happy to post - unless I get very drunk - this is something very strange. I must have recorded this in the 1980s and it is basically using various applications on a Commodore 64 multitacked to a 4 track cassette recorder. It is far too long and very silly but am not exactly sure how it was possible.

Monday Monday

Hmm - an unremarkable cover. If you've just come across this blog listen to the first ones I posted - I think they are better. Otherwise, click on the title to hear this one.


The Mamas and the Papas made their very basic song into something wonderful.

I'm a Believer

A fun song to play. I'm clearing a backlog of songs to encourage myself to do some more recording.



The Monkees version is great but Neil Diamond's original still is the best.

April After All

This is a cheat because I don't use Band in a Box at all on it.

My daughter was cajoled into adding cello with no practice to make it less obvious I couldn't hit the low note!

I couldn't find Ron Sexsmith's original but I did find a really good cover.

Mr Tamborine Man

Click on the title to hear layers of guitars real and BIAB literally cover this Dylan track (via the Byrds).





Just for contrast here's the Byrds cover.