September 27, 2016 Moon Song by Bob Schneider September 27, 2016/ john besmer I like the sunWhen it shinesOn the moonAt nightI like the wayThe way that you smileWhen you feelJust rightLa la la la
September 21, 2016 Feeling Good by Nina Simone September 21, 2016/ john besmer Fish in the sea, you know how I feelRiver runnin’ free, you know how I feelBlossom on the tree, you know how I feelIt’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me,And I’m feelin’ good
September 13, 2016 If It's The Beaches by The Avett Brothers September 13, 2016/ john besmer If it’s the beachesIf it’s the beaches’ sands you wantThen you will have themIf it’s the mountains’ bending riversThen you will have themIf it’s the wish to run awayThen I will grant itTake whatever what you think ofWhile I go gas up the truckPack the old love letters upWe will read them when we forget why we left here
August 31, 2016 Closer To The Heart by Rush August 31, 2016/ john besmer You can be the captainI will draw the chartSailing into destinyCloser to the heart
August 17, 2016 Big Brother by Kanye West August 17, 2016/ john besmer If you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell ‘emPeople never get the flowers, while they could still smell ‘em
August 10, 2016 Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae August 10, 2016/ john besmer Three little birds sat on my windowAnd they told me I don’t need to worrySummer came like cinnamon, so sweetLittle girls, double-dutch on the concreteMaybe sometimes we got it wrong, but it’s all rightThe more things seems to change, the more they stay the sameOoo, don’t you hesitateGirl, put your records on, tell me your favorite songYou go ahead, let your hair downSapphire and faded jeansI hope you get your dreamsJust go ahead, let your hair downYou’re gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
July 25, 2016 The Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog (and Willie) July 25, 2016/ john besmer Have you been half asleep?And have you heard voices?I’ve heard them calling my nameIs this the sweet soundThat called the young sailors?The voice might be one in the sameI’ve heard it too many times to ignore itIt’s something that I’m supposed to beSomeday we’ll find itThe rainbow connectionThe lovers, the dreamers and me
July 19, 2016 The Outsiders by Kweku Collins July 19, 2016/ john besmer Can you see the sun set real good on the West Side?You can see it on the East Side tooCan you see the sun set real good on the North Side?You can see it on the South Side tooAnd stay gold for me, yeahAnd stay golden for me, yeah, yeah
July 13, 2016 Shine On You Crazy Diamond July 13, 2016/ john besmer Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!
June 19, 2016 Summer Song by Matt Duncan June 19, 2016/ john besmer Back when I was still in high school Hopping clouds, not coming down Melodies were rolling down my windows The beats were driving me around Used to be I had a heart so big There was room for anything I found I’d like to think that I’m not full up just yet I’d like to lift back off the ground Could use a summer song Could use a summer song When the days are long You need a summer song
June 11, 2016 Automobile by Kaleo June 11, 2016/ john besmer I guess I could make room for one, a bottle of rumYou and me together, riding into the sunLive without care, with the wind in my hairDriving through the desert, yeah I’ll go anywhere
May 25, 2016 Going Mobile by The Who May 25, 2016/ john besmer Out in the woodsOr in the cityIt’s all the same to meWhen I’m drivin’ free, the world’s my homeWhen I’m mobileHee, hoo!Beep beep!
May 22, 2016 You & Me by Dave Matthews Band May 22, 2016/ john besmer Wanna pack your bag, something smallTake what you need and we disappearWithout a trace we’ll be gone, goneThe moon and the stars can follow the carAnd then when we get to the oceanWe gonna take a boat to the end of the worldAll the way to the end of the worldOh, and when the kids are old enoughWe’re gonna teach them to flyYou and me together, we could do anything, baby
May 22, 2016 Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) by Tom T. Hall May 22, 2016/ john besmer I told him I was a poetI was lookin’ for the truthI do not care for horsesWhiskey women or the lootI said I was a writerMy soul was all on fireHe looked at meAnd he said you are a liar”Son, it’s faster horses...Younger women...Older whiskey...More money...”
May 03, 2016 Badlands by Bruce Springsteen May 03, 2016/ john besmer It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive.
April 19, 2016 I Hear The Bells by Mike Doughty April 19, 2016/ john besmer You snooze, you lose, well I have snost and lostI’m pushing through, I’ll disregard the costI hear the bells, so fascinating andI’ll slug it out, I’m sick of waitingAnd I canHear the bells areRinging joyfulAnd triumphant
April 12, 2016 The Swimming Song by Vetiver April 12, 2016/ john besmer This summer I swam in a public placeAnd a reservoir to bootAt the latter I was informalAt the former I wore my suitI wore my swimming suitThis summer I did swan divesAnd jack-knives for you allAnd once when you weren’t lookingI did a cannon ballI did a cannon ballThis summer I went swimmingThis summer I might have drownedBut I held my breath, I kicked my feetAnd moved my arms aroundI moved my arms around
April 04, 2016 Give It All by Foals April 04, 2016/ john besmer Give me something I haven’t seenGive me the red light turning greenGive me the words but not the pageGive me it allGive me the time but not an ageGive me a look but not the rageGive me the feel for where I’ll goGive me it all
April 01, 2016 Do You Realize by The Flaming Lips April 01, 2016/ john besmer Do you realize? That you have the most beautiful faceDo you realize? We’re floating in space,Do you realize? That happiness makes you cryDo you realize? That everyone you know someday will dieAnd instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them knowYou realize that life goes fastIt’s hard to make the good things lastYou realize the sun doesn’t go downIt’s just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
April 01, 2016 Spirits by The Strumbellas April 01, 2016/ john besmer Been lookin’ at the stars tonightAnd I think “Ohh how I miss the bright sun”I’ll be a dreamer ‘til the day I die.And they say “Ohhh, how the good die young”But we’re all strange, and maybe we don’t want to change