March 10, 2016 Into The Mystic by Van Morrison March 10, 2016/ john besmer “Hark, now hear the sailors crySmell the sea and feel the skyLet your soul and spirit flyInto the mystic”
March 09, 2016 Summertime by Girls March 09, 2016/ john besmer “Out of my crate dust off my nameGet out a good pair of shoesSummertime, soak up the sunshine with youLay in the park, smoke in the darkGet high like I used to doSummertime, soak up the sunshine with youFeelin’ the breeze, take it with easeShake out the big city bluesSummertime, soak up the sunshine with youGrow out my hair, go anywhereSleepin’ until afternoonSummertime, soak up the sunshine with you”
March 04, 2016 Wave(s) by Lewis Del Mar March 04, 2016/ john besmer “The night we broke outNeighborhood penitentiaryWe drove to the coast andLaughed for a centuryYou sunk your feetIn the empty beachAnd took off all your clothesSaid “I’m never going home nowWho’s gonna tell me no”Freedom ain’t it frighteningLike swimming in the lightningDeadly but delightingLips against the sky nowSo bold”
March 02, 2016 The Keys by Matt Duncan March 02, 2016/ john besmer “Everybody’s leaving soon I can hear that rambling tune From the pool hall or any shopping mall We’re going crazy as a loon Tell me where we’re gonna go Where there’s no sorrow, there’s no snow Pack your suitcase light, we’re gonna leave tonight ’Cause I think I might just know Oh if I lose it I’m gonna move it Down to the Keys”
March 02, 2016 Motion Animal by crash March 02, 2016/ john besmer “i feel you, motion animali’m tired, you’re taking all controlyou got me losin’, groovin’, and movin’ what i won’tdamn you, it’s unbelievableno more crying, not wasting anymorego on and yell something, be walking out the dooryou got me movin’, i’m changing my addressto shake something stinky, you’ll never get the restgo tell it on the mountain that i’m moving, ‘cause i’m on fire”
February 26, 2016 Either Way by Wilco February 26, 2016/ john besmer “Maybe the sun will shine todayThe clouds will blow awayMaybe I won’t feel so afraidI will try to understandEither way”
February 25, 2016 Mas Tequila by Sammy Effin' Hagar February 25, 2016/ john besmer “I’m goin’ way down south where the big blue agave growTakin’ a weekend trip down to Baja, MexicoWhere you can drink the water, but don’t ya eat the iceTake your vitamin “T” with salt ‘n lemon slice”
February 21, 2016 Breakdown by Jack Johnson February 21, 2016/ john besmer “I hope this old train breaks downThen I could take a walk aroundAnd see what there is to seeAnd time is just a melodyAll the people in the streetWalk as fast as their feet can take ‘emI just roll through townAnd though my windows got a viewThe frame I’m looking throughSeems to have no concern for nowSo for nowI need thisOld train to breakdownOh please justLet me please breakdown”
February 14, 2016 The Ghost In You by Psychedelic Furs February 14, 2016/ john besmer “A race is on I’m on your sideAnd hearing you my engines dieI’m in a mood for youFor running away”
February 13, 2016 Waves by Bahamas February 13, 2016/ john besmer “And I held the breath inside my lungs for daysAnd I saw myself as one of many wavesAnd when I knew I’d become the ocean’s slaveI just stayed”
February 11, 2016 Make You Feel That Way by Blackalicious February 11, 2016/ john besmer “Up and early for the hope of a brand new daySee a homie you ain’t seen since back in the dayFresh haircut fitted with a fat-ass fadeEnd of work, we chilling on a SaturdayHow you felt when you first heard the Daddy KaneRakim, KRS - hey I had that tapeCooling out with ol’ girl on a fat-ass dateFind a hundred dollar bill wow man that’s greatGet promoted at your job up to managementPlot a long time finally a plan has made itSometimes I feel I wanna shout, man it’s real that wayWhen I think of things that make you feel that way”
February 06, 2016 Back In The High Life Again February 06, 2016/ john besmer “And we’ll drink and dance with one hand freeAnd have the world so easilyAnd oh we’ll be a sight to seeBack in the high life again”
February 05, 2016 Drive South by John Hiatt February 05, 2016/ john besmer “I’m not talkin’ ‘bout retreatin’ little girlGonna take our stand, in this Chevy vanWindows open on the rest of the worldHoldin’ hands, all the way to DixielandWe’ve been tryin’ to turn our lives aroundSince we were little kids, it’s been wearin’ us downDon’t turn away now Darlin’ lets fire it up and wind it outCome on Baby drive south, with the one you loveCome on Baby drive south, with the one you love”
February 01, 2016 Guy With A Guitar by Mishka February 01, 2016/ john besmer “Well I’m not a preacherI’m not a politicianIf I reach yaIt’s cause ya happen to listenI’m just a guy with a guitarsinging a song for youI’m just a man with a musical vibration flowing through”
February 01, 2016 Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin February 01, 2016/ john besmer “Somewhere beyond the seaSomewhere waiting for meMy lover stands on golden sandsAnd watches the ships that go sailin’Somewhere beyond the seaShe’s there watching for meIf I could fly like birds on highThen straight to her armsI’d go sailing”
January 23, 2016 Honky Cat by Elton John January 23, 2016/ john besmer “But how can you stay, when your heart says noHow can you stop when your feet say go”
January 21, 2016 Celebrate by Anderson Paak January 21, 2016/ john besmer “Time never cares, if you’re there or not thereAll you ever needed was a simple planBut you’re doing well, I mean you’re not deadSo let’s celebrate while we still canI know what they say, I could give a careThey talk so much on me, I must be doing something rightI saw my son today, in the likeness of a full grown manSo I’ll celebrate while I still can”
January 20, 2016 Hannah Hunt by Vampire Weekend January 20, 2016/ john besmer “In Santa Barbara, Hannah cried”I miss those freezing beaches,”I walked into townTo buy some kindling for the fire,Hannah tore the New York Times up into pieces”
January 14, 2016 Closing Time by Semisonic January 14, 2016/ john besmer “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
January 11, 2016 Kings of Summer by ayokay + Quinn XCII January 11, 2016/ john besmer “Jumpin’ off the porch like mom’s not homeTell me why the best things feel so wrongSummer nights,Love ‘em how they take so longRun with the feelingof being alive while we’re still young”