The Song-a-Week Podcast

Better late than never, we welcome a newcomer to the SAW fold, Michael J. Munn. This one's a slow-burning acoustic pop song with an almost bluesy feel and instantly hummable melody. Enjoy!

Better late than never, we welcome a newcomer to the SAW fold, Michael J. Munn. This one's a slow-burning acoustic pop song with an almost bluesy feel and instantly hummable melody. Enjoy!

Chris pulls out a squeaker, uploading this one just before midnight Monday! Truth be told, it didn't look like he'd finish in time, what with the holidays and the parties and all that rot. This one was inspired by actual events -- waking up in the middle of the night realizing his life was probably close to halfway over, his useful years coming to an end far sooner than that, and so much left to DO! It has a happy ending, though.

Chris pulls out a squeaker, uploading this one just before midnight Monday! Truth be told, it didn't look like he'd finish in time, what with the holidays and the parties and all that rot. This one was inspired by actual events -- waking up in the middle of the night realizing his life was probably close to halfway over, his useful years coming to an end far sooner than that, and so much left to DO! It has a happy ending, though.

Erik went back to a full band production for this number and lyrically, it is more literal than most of EMH's past works. Enjoy this acoustic rocker with a beat James Brown would feel right at home in.

Erik went back to a full band production for this number and lyrically, it is more literal than most of EMH's past works. Enjoy this acoustic rocker with a beat James Brown would feel right at home in.

DNTMD return with a song about the mystery of where old friends go and if they ever really change. Hopefully, you catch up with them at some point, and hopefully they hold on to all the qualities that made them your friend in the first place. So, a toast ... to our old firend, Steve!

Nothing much special about this, in the songwriter's opinion. Still, an interesting counterpoint to the other contributors, Richard delivers a dirty-sounding song about dirt. Not dirty like 'don't tell your parents' dirty but like 'look before you put it in your mouth' dirty. Ahem. Anyway, enjoy! And don't tell your parents!

Nothing much special about this, in the songwriter's opinion. Still, an interesting counterpoint to the other contributors, Richard delivers a dirty-sounding song about dirt. Not dirty like 'don't tell your parents' dirty but like 'look before you put it in your mouth' dirty. Ahem. Anyway, enjoy! And don't tell your parents!

This week's SAW represents a number of firsts for Chris. Inspired by the psuedo-retro sounds of bands like Franz Ferdinand, the song is the first he's ever written about sports ... specifically, soccer. Even more specifically, Sunday's MLS Cup game between the Houston Dynamo and the New England Revolution. Instrumentally, you get some Irish bouzouki, some bass guitar (rare in Chris's songs, it's true), some retro keyboards and a decidedly Franz Ferdinand-like drum loop. As another first, the lyrics and vocals were almost entirely improvised, which goes a long way to excusing lines like 'Taylor Twellman, take me home and do what you will'. Ahem. Anyway, Chris favored the Revs in the game, which is, of course, why they lost.