The EVER-EXPANDING SONG LIST
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Here’s an incomplete list of songs I’ve written.
Plus a lot of CONVER SONGS I’ve learned (and possibly forgotten) over the years.
Original Songs
From the upcoming album NOT EVERYTHING THE FUTURE NEEDS TO KNOW:
- Our Turn Now 
- Everybody Thinks They’re a Romanov 
- The Lost 9th Legion of Rome 
- Lonely Little Lighthouse 
- Nothing Works 
- An Empty Net 
- Anger (Like a Virus) 
Songs released (so far) only as singles:
- Truer Than Them All 
- Go Ask Lazarus 
- Big Blue Sky 
- Firefly Will 
- Morning Edition 
From the album A FILAMENT IN THE WILDERNESS OF WHAT COMES NEXT:
- American Dreams 
- There’s a Bird 
- Lotus Eaters 
- Sandra 
- Love is a Four-Letter Word 
- Love in a Time of Sharp Decline 
- Filament 
From the album PROPER NOUNS:
- Straight White Male 
- Margarette 
- Paper Angels 
- Crow in the Snow 
- Louise, Louise, Louise, Louise 
From the album SECRET SOCIETY SESSIONS:
- Let You Go 
- Irretrievable Beauty 
- 1+1+1=3 
- This, This, This 
- The Holy Go-Between 
- Collapsing Star 
- The Long Laugh of Serious Time 
From the album THE GREAT MAKE BELIEVER:
- Eden 
- Anonymous 
- 1973 
- Evangeline 
- Lonely People 
- Mission Bells 
- Fisher King 
- Veteran’s Day 
- Stained Glass Windows 
- Silently 
From the album GHOSTS’ MENAGERIE:
- The Charango Song 
- Nostalgia 
- Andalucian Pines 
- Half Awake, Half Asleep 
- Raymond Carver Couple 
- Ghosts 
- Heaven is Too High 
- House Warming 
- Hold Me in Your Hopeless Arms 
From the album MOVIE THEATRE HAIKU:
- A Memory Lost at Sea 
- User-Friendly Guide to Change 
- My Life in Film Festivals 
- Solipsist in Love 
- Atheist’s Prayer 
- Premiere 
- The Late, Great Age of Paper 
- Concrete & Nails 
- Glass Reich 
- Baltimore Fugitives Buried in Brownsville, TX 
- Permanent Fixture of Regret 
- Waltz for Angelika Dittrich 
From the album THE DRUNKEN DANCE OF MODERN MAN IN LOVE:
- Prelude/Primer 
- Culture Jammer 
- A Vague Notion of Nothing Much 
- Little Love Affairs 
- Gaslight Girl 
- Centaurea 
- N.E. Brazee 
- Faulkner’s South 
- 388 Hate House 
- The Love I Fake 
- Aubade 
- Archipelago No. 12 
From the album THIS IS THE:
- Little Miss Masochist 
- Devil’s Playground 
- Swimming Lessons 
- Preamble 
- All Roads 
- Wondrous Withering of Days 
- Isabelle 
- Mantra of a Melting American 
- Stalin Looks Back 
- Rainy Day Amputee 
From the album ANXIETY ON PARADE by The Sort OFs:
- Anxiety 
- The Soldier’s Bride 
- XMAS Card from NYC to Anyone Who’ll Read It, 1946 
- Terror-ism 
- Sitting Inside a Sinking Submarine 
- Youth in Vogue 
- Our Bed’s an Angry Ocean 
- War, Thank You 
- Head to Head with the Smarts of Our Leisure, Part 2 
- Fascist Freedom 
Songs that haven’t found a home yet:
- There’s a Hole in Heaven’s Ballroom Floor 
- Not a Boomerang 
- All of Egypt Slipped Away 
- Dumpster Fire (That’s the Good Ole’ USA) 
- Hail the King 
- All the World is Wild 
- What Becomes of the Horses 
- The Cage Agrees 
- Some Jerichos Won’t Fall 
- Plain as Day (Blindsided) 
- Common Room 
- Napoleon’s Exile is Over 
- Sweeping Up (Jesus, Man, I Miss You) 
- First Snows of the Autumn 
- How Deep is the Sea 
- Amazing Grace 
- The 50,000 Watts 
- Let Me Go Easy 
- Does Anybody Ever Think They’re Wrong? 
- Oh, Pitiful You (Only Half Vanish) 
- What Good are All the Hearts of Rome? 
- The Night Before Laika 
- Weird Ways 
- Normandee-dee-dee 
- Hey Ho, Dosey Doe 
- The Lightship 318 
- Middle of the Desert in the Middle of the Day 
- Sunday is a Sunday 
- Till the End of the End of the World 
- Canyon 
- No Sad Songs 
- Streetlight for the Moon 
- To the Moon and Back Again 
- Fighting in a Photograph 
(There’s many more I need to add, so check back often!)
Cover Songs
Fleetwood Mac:
- Gold Dust Woman 
- Big Love 
- Never Going Back Again 
- Dreams 
Radiohead:
- Paranoid Android 
- Street Spirit 
- Nude 
- Everything in Its Right Place 
- Exit Music 
Paul Simon:
- Gumboots 
- Me & Julio 
- Graceland 
- The Werewolf 
Queen:
- Bohemian Rhapsody 
- Don’t Stop Me Now 
- We Are the Champions 
- Under Pressure 
David Bowie:
- Under Pressure 
- Space Oddity 
- Ashes to Ashes 
- Oh, You Pretty Things 
Jason Isbell:
- If We Were Vampires 
- Cumberland Gap 
- Last of My Kind 
Stevie Wonder:
- Sir Duke 
- Superstition 
Elton John:
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 
- I’m Still Standing 
- Bennie & the Jets 
- Rocket Man 
Phil Collins & Genesis:
- In the Air Tonight 
- That’s All 
- Take a Look at Me Now 
Billie Eilish:
- Bad Guy 
- When the Party’s Over 
- Birds of a Feather 
Dua Lipa:
- Houdini 
- New Rules 
Bruce Springsteen:
- Dancing in the Dark 
- I’m on Fire 
- Youngstown 
- The Ghost of Tom Joad 
Warren Zevon:
- Werewolves of London 
AC/DC:
- Hells Bells 
Hits from the Great American Songbook:
- When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (Ink Spots) 
- Tonight You Belong to Me 
- Blue Skies 
- We’ll Meet Again 
- Has Anybody Seen My Gal (Five Foot Two) 
- Side by Side 
- Home on the Range 
- I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles 
- My Funny Valentine 
- I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire 
- Summertime 
Harry Nilsson:
- Everybody’s Talkin’ 
- Without Her 
- Without You 
- (Put the Lime in the) Coconut 
- Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song 
- One (is the loneliest number) 
- 1941 
- Jump into the Fire 
- Cuddly Toy 
- Gotta Get Up 
- Don’t Forget Me 
- The Beehive State (Randy Newman) 
Ed Sheeran:
- Shape of You 
Shawn Mendes:
- Nothing Holding Me Back 
Arcade Fire:
- The Sprawl (II) 
Talking Heads:
- Crosseyed & Painless 
- Burning Down the House 
- Psycho Killer 
Holiday and Christmas songs:
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 
- Silent Night 
- Sleigh Ride 
- Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland 
- Jingle Bells 
Taylor Swift:
- Shake It Off 
Miley Cyrus:
- Flowers 
Chappell Roan:
- Good Luck, Babe 
George Michael:
- Faith 
Songs from Hamilton:
- You’ll be Back 
- Wait for It 
Steely Dan:
- Dirty Work 
- Reelin’ in the Years 
- Peg 
MGMT:
- Kids 
Tom Petty:
- Breakdown 
- American Girl 
- Into the Great Wide Open 
- Free Fallin’ 
- Listen to Her Heart 
- Don’t Come Around Here No More 
- Mary Jane’s Last Dance 
Bob Dylan:
- It Ain’t Me, Baby 
- With God on Our Side 
- Make You Feel My Love 
- Don’t Think Twice 
The Beatles:
- Martha, My Dear 
- Dear Prudence 
- Rocky Racoon 
- Blackbird 
- Julia 
- Penny Lane 
- Eleanor Rigby 
- Day in the Life 
- I’ve Just Seen a Face 
Katy Perry:
- Teenage Dream 
Pink Floyd:
- Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 
- Time 
- Bike 
- Comfortably Numb 
- Wish You Were Here 
- Lucifer Sam 
Jethro Tull:
- Thick as a Brick 
Peter Gabriel:
- Solsbury Hill 
Lizzo:
- About Damn Time 
Squeeze:
- Tempted 
ACE:
- How Long 
Scissor Sisters:
- Take Your Mama 
Annie Lennox:
- Why 
Gnarles Barkley:
- Crazy 
Depeche Mode:
- Enjoy the Silence 
Nirvana:
- Smells like Teen Spirit 
Alanis Morrisette:
- You Oughta Know 
Billy Joel:
- Vienna 
Randy Newman:
- Political Science 
- Sail Away 
- Short People 
Paul McCartney:
- Say, Say, Say 
- Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five 
- Let Me Roll It 
- Junk 
Elvis Costello:
- Allison 
- Accidents Will Happen 
- Green Shirt 
Prince:
- When Doves Cry 
- Let’s Go Crazy 
The Police:
- Message in a Bottle 
- Every Breath You Take 
Jim Henson:
- I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon 
- Muppet Show Theme Song 
Robyn:
- Call Your Girlfriend 
The Weeknd:
- Can’t Feel My Face 
Sia:
- Cheap Thrills 
George Harrison:
- Beware of Darkness 
The Kinks:
- Sunny Afternoon 
- Waterloo Sunset 
- You Really Got Me 
Gilbert O’Sullivan:
- Alone Again (Naturally) 
Love / Calexico:
- Alone Again Or 
Chris Issak:
- Wicked Game 
Joe Pug:
- The Letdown 
Anaïs Mitchell / Hadestown:
- Why Do We Build the Wall? 
Elbow:
- New York Morning 
Vulfpeck / Theo Katzman:
- Mayor of Lonely Town 
M. Ward:
- Dead Man 
Blue Oyster Cult:
- Don’t Fear the Reaper 
Bill Morrissey:
- Ice Fishing 
Rolling Stones:
- Sympathy for the Devil 
Tony Rice / Norman Blake:
- Church Street Blues 
Bill Withers:
- Lovely Day 
Hozier:
- From Eden 

