Marshall Stern's Songs

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The Podcasts

This little ditty came to me in the 1990's and wouldn't go away. I could never put words to it but it lived as it was until I was searching for a theme to my radio show "Awakened America" which it fit perfectly.

Direct download: American_Tune.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:36 AM

The archetypal choice that all of us face at one point or another. Ib this case the tragedy of letting oneself become a slave to fear. A choice too may suffer from.

Direct download: Too_Afraid_To_Answer.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:34 AM

This song was written as part of a one woman show entitled Journey To The Center of The Uterus. MOst of the songs were humorous except for this one which speaks of coming to terms and acceptance. 

Direct download: CLOD_Full.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:31 AM

Co-Written with Kenny Davis, a Texas Swing tune with a twist. Being two New York jewish boys, we were sick of hearing Texans boast (and this was before Bush) so we got the idea for the title. The rest came pretty easily except for the bridge which Kenny came up with and it knocked me out. It's pretty funny. This is a real Nashville demo with John Wesely Riles singing. I hope I spelled your name right John.
Direct download: Texas_Isnt_Big_Enough_Nashville_re.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:16 AM

Have you ever heard Lorne Greene doing "Ringo"? This was my homage to that genre. It paints a pretty good picture and it's just fun. Yee Ha! This was written during my Marshall Dillon phase.
Direct download: One_Man_Rides_Awayhot.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:13 AM

I am a big believer in an economy of words. To me the quieter you say something, the more powerful it is. Try looking into a beautiful womans eyes if you don't believe me. This song was built around that second chord in the verse progression. Other than that it's a standard country song.
Direct download: Leave_It_Unspoken.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:10 AM

This one was just true. The image struck me as so true and the rest of the song wrote itself around that idea. This one features my Chet Atkins autographed Gibson that I hocked in a moment of despair and stupidity.  Sorry Chet. I am very proud of the lyric on this one.
Direct download: Her_Heart_Is_Made_Of_Flint.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:07 AM

Another one written with my pal Hodge Cook. See the song opens with a guy actually making a bed! Heh! Heh! Get It? For a Nashville tune it's actually pretty good.
Direct download: You_Made_Your_Bed.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:05 AM

Co-write with Donna Beck Michael, this pretty little ditty is a sweet tale about love that grows up unexpectedly and suddenly. Really love that has had a chance to mature in the soil of friendship is at once the scariest and the best.
Direct download: Between_Friends.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:02 AM

Some things are bad for you but you want them anyway. Some things you want so bad you can't say no when you should. Long story short, I should've resisted but I didn't. I got cavities.
Direct download: Sweet_Temptation_Donna.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:57 AM