Lately, since there’s not much else to do, I’ve been writing up a storm, fleshing out ideas that have been sitting on my voice recorder app for years. By last count, I’ve got about 30 songs ready to record. I’d like to do things differently in the coming year. So, dear reader, you can expect a new song for your ears every week or so. To pique your interest, here’s one. It’s called “Irish Goodbye In Reverse“. This is a song about the time Lorne Michaels of SNL offered a comedic amount of money to reunite The Beatles, which John and Paul happened to be watching together that very night.
Irish Goodbye In Reverse
Two of them sitting in the TV room Lighting up a smoke or two With nothing to prove The producer Talking from across the screen Offering a bundle of green To empty out the woodwork Wouldn’t it be a laugh If we stole a yellow cab From the park to the 30 To the rock all the people Tonight? Wouldn’t it be a scream If we showed up on the screen With our finest Irish goodbye in reverse Two of them sitting the TV room Lighting up a smoke or two With nothing to prove The picture After the saxophone Waving to the folks at home canvas of color and a dial tone There is no bridge To take us to what could have been