Loose Bruce Kerr's Parody/Original Song Podcast

"PUTIN'S ON A BLITZ" - AUDIO ONLY .mp3 file is Loose Bruce Kerr's latest parody of Irving Berlin's  "Puttin' On the Ritz." The tune is about Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent drives into the Crimea and threats in eastern Ukraine. Bruce sings the vocals & plays the instruments (some via synth) 1 at a time in his garage studio. Here, it's tuba, 2 ukeleles, drums, saxes, 4 part vocals, & effects.

Loose Bruce Kerr is an irregular feature on the Dr. Demento Show with over 100 plays in 27 years & Jim Bohannon radio show on Westwood One national syndication. After a 20 year career perfoming music & comedy, Bruce resumed his legal career and is a lawyer at Oracle in northern California's Silicon Valley.

Email Bruce at: [email protected]

loosebrucekerr.com has many videos & mp3 audios for listening & download for free. 5 of Bruce's most recent originals are only on iTunes & CDBaby.com by searching "loose bruce kerr" ...all his videos are also on youtube.com, but at less res than loosebrucekerr.com versions.

"WHO'S IT ALL ABOUT, SELFIE?" is Loose Bruce Kerr's latest parody song video, about...oh the heck with it! To the tune of "What's If All About, Alfie" from the 1960's movie.

Loose Bruce Kerr's songs can be heard irregularly on the Dr. Demento Show, Jim Bohannon Show, and his videos are available on youtube.com. His mp3 audios & videos are also available for playing or download on loosebrucekerr.com.

His 4 most recent original songs are available on iTunes (search on "loose bruce kerr"). Or on cdbaby.com.

Bruce gave up his legal career to perform & write music for 20 years. Following that phase, he restarted his legal career to become Assistant General Counsel of Sun Microsystems. After Oracle bought Sun, Bruce now works for Oracle in northern California's Silicon Valley.

email: [email protected]

"SEXUALLY ACTIVE MAN (S.A.M.)" is a video of "Loose Bruce" Kerr performing his original tune, his answer to "I'm a Woman (W.O.M.A.N.)" by Leiber & Stoller and performed by countless female singers. The song was first performed by Bruce in the New England band "Spud City" with Steve Hoeft in 1977, this video is from Bruce's solo act in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, winter of 1981.

"SEXUALLY ACTIVE MAN (S.A.M.)" [the AUDIO] is "Loose Bruce" Kerr performing his original tune, his answer to "I'm a Woman (W.O.M.A.N.)" by Leiber & Stoller and performed by countless female singers. The song was first performed by Bruce in the New England band "Spud City" with Steve Hoeft in 1977, this AUDIO of the video is from Bruce's solo act in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, winter of 1981. (see, also, the VIDEO here on loosebrucekerr.com)

"THE HOUSEHUSBAND BLUES" is one of "Loose Bruce" Kerr's early solo compositions from 1972-74. In about the summer of either '74 or '75, while returning to his hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin during his living on the road, he bumped into fellow Waukeshan, guitarist whiz, Bruce Riddeough. The result was both Bruces playing on this tune (Bruce R. on bottleneck guitar). Les Paul's multitrack recording invention had just, and finally, reached consumer level with the TEAC 4 track reel-to-reel recorder, allowing Bruce K. to harmonize with himself, and add drums & bass.

The song deals with the then-current loosening of parents playing traditional, defined roles...at a time when fathers were starting to take on some of the traditional wife's roles in raising kids, including inheriting some of the same downsides that can accompany those duties.

"Woke Up in Love" (AUDIO) is a Loose Bruce Kerr original about falling in love with a girl you grew up with as a friend. The lyrics appear below.

Bruce records his vocals and instruments one at a time, using a multitrack TEAC 32 track recorder, multitrack recording having been invented by his co-townie from Waukesha, Wisconsin, Les Paul.

Loose Bruce Kerr is a songwriter, parodist who interrupted his early law career out of law school to perform, write & travel his solo music & comedy show (also, duo, band) for 20 years, then back to law. He became Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems.

He's been played on the Dr. Demento Show over 140 times since 1987, most recently in 2022. Back in the day, Bruce opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Bruce retired from his law career but continues to write, record, and upload his video and audio tracks to youtube and his podcast: loosebrucekerr.com. He lives in northern California with his wife and their cat.

email: [email protected]

URL: loosebrucekerr.com

LYRICS:

"Woke Up In Love"
by Waukesha's "Loose Bruce" Kerr

1
I used to chase her round the playground
Back when we were small
Later on in high school
I'd meet her in the hall

She used to tell me 'bout her boyfriends
I'd ask about girls
We grew up close together
In our small town world

CHORUS I
We were the best of friends
We knew each other from way back when
In all that time
We never crossed that line

But it changed all right
It happened overnight
We went to bed as friends and
Woke Up In Love

2
It started out so slowly
I wondered if she knew
But she came right up to me
And said, "Could this be true

I see a new look in your eyes
I hope you see in mine"
I said, "This sure is crazy
Love was just a matter of time"

CHORUS II
We were the best of friends
We knew each other from way back when
In all that time
We never crossed that line

But it changed all right
It happened just last night
We went to bed as friends and
Woke Up In Love

BRIDGE
I've waited for so long
For someone just beyond the rise
All that time the love of my life
Was right before my eyes

CHORUS III
We are the best of friends
We know each other from way back when
And all this time
We never crossed that line

But it changed all right
In the full moonlight
We went to bed as friends and
Woke Up In Love

I used to chase her round the playground...

Copyright 2002 Marjorie Music Co (BMI)

"SHARIA MARIA" is "Loose Bruce" Kerr's latest AUDIO parody (video to come) of the West Side Story song of similar name. Just vocal & guitar this time, like Bruce started out doing at the start of his solo career in 1973.

Loose Bruce" Kerr is an abnormal feature on the Dr. Demento Show on the internet (over 100 plays) and Jim Bohannon nationally syndicated radio show. After a 20 year career in music & comedy performing & recording, Bruce resumed his law career and is now a lawyer working for Oracle in Northern California's Silicon Valley.

All of Bruce's videos and mp3 audios can be streamed and/or downloaded for free from his podcast at loosebrucekerr.com

email: [email protected]

JUST THE SAME" is the latest original song by "Loose Bruce" Kerr. The video shows pictures of laying down the pedal steel track by Richard Swiger in March of 2013.

The song is about returning veterans from the Mideast Wars, attempting to adjust to being back to their normal lives. Bruce dedicates the song to his father-in-law, Gordon Tingle who fought as a Marine on Iwo Jima and returned to Waukesha, Wisconsin to raise a family and run his own business.

"Loose Bruce" Kerr is an abnormal feature on the Dr. Demento Show on the internet and Jim Bohannon nationally syndicated radio show. After a career in music & comedy, Bruce resumed his law career and is now a lawyer working for Oracle in Northern California's Silicon Valley.

Bruce's videos and mp3 audios can be listened to and/or downloaded for free from his podcast at loosebrucekerr.com

also on youtube, search on "loose bruce kerr"

email: [email protected]

"JUST THE SAME" by "Loose Bruce" Kerr.

Bruce's latest original song about returning Mideast War Veterans. Richard Swiger on pedal steel, Bruce on the rest.

Bruce's day job these days, after a 20 year career of performing music & comedy, is as a lawyer in Oracle's contracts dept. in Silicon Valley in Northern California.

For his free songs & videos, visit loosebrucekerr.com (or search on "Loose Bruce Kerr" on youtube for over 50 of his parody/comedy videos).

He's an irregular feature on the Dr. Demento Show 

email: [email protected]

picture is from 1977, University of Lowell concert, Lowell, MA, Bruce in "Spud City" band in New England with Waukesha's Steve Hoeft & 2 others (Mickey on bass, Tyke on drums).

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