RODNEY MOORE MUSIC UPDATES
I've been a musician singer/songwriter producer/arranger all my life. On this page
you will find some of my music, from the past, present and the future, for your listening pleasure.
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March 17, 2022 "Peace Love and Hope"
Wrote this song in the late 60's after I heard John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance." Been through a few different versions, but this one is the final and features a real gospel choir.
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January 16, 2022 "One Look At You Makes Me Wanna..."
Wrote this song in the mid 80's and recorded it on a Foster 4 track. Always like the ending so I decided to rerecord it and this is the result.
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Dec 16, 2021 "Sunny Skies "
Another song from my prolific early 20's, pretty much same arrangement as I did back then, early 70's style, no desire to "make it sound contemporary." I did write the new slow ending though when I recorded this version last week. I did all the instruments and vocals, and no synthesizers on this one. Just basic piano, guitars, drums, bass and percussion.
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Nov 14, 2021 "I'll Always Remember "
"I'll Always Remember". Funny thing is that I actually DON'T remember writing this song. I only know it exists because I found a rough demo of it on an old cassette. I probably wrote it sometime around the mid 80's and I can guess what the inspiration was, but if not for that cassette, it would be forgotten forever. So having found it, I decided it was worth recording and putting a little polish on it
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August 8, 2021 "We Won't Be Back Tommorrow "
Wrote this many years ago, won an award in the American Song Festival, and at one point was considered by the Carpenters to be their next single.
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Jume 10, 2021 "Driving While White (Daytime) "
Wrote this after seeing a magazine cover with the headline, "Driving While Black." This version is more organic, with more emphasis on the acoustic guitar and organ in the chorus.
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Jume 10, 2021 "Driving While White (NIghttime) "
Wrote this after seeing a magazine cover with the headline, "Driving While Black." This version is more " produced" with more synth sounds.
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May 21, 2021 "You Can't Do That "
John Lennon said he thought the Beatles did a lot of his songs to fast, "Help" in particular. I think he would agree this song of his sounds much better slowed down. Definitely has as funkier feel and it's always been one of my fave Beatles songs.
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May 14, 2021 "There Was A Time "
Wrote this in 1970 or 1971, on the same piano that you see in the video.
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March 26, 2021 "Kicks "
Great Anti-Drug song, written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and offered to the Animals, but turned down by Eric Burden so given to Paul Revere and the Raiders who took it to the top 5.
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March 21, 2020 "Blossom Time"
I wrote this back in 1972, with the same arrangement I did then.
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February 17, 2021 135 13 SHARE SAVE "Down Home Girl"
Great old blues song, this version modeled after the Stones' rendition.
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February 11, 2021 "The Making of Memphis Blues Again"
Watch how I put together the "Memphis Blues Again" video, from recording the music to editng the video and putting 6 of me on the same stage.
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January 11, 2021 "Memphis Blues Again"
My all time favorite Bob Dylan song, "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again." I'm doing my one man band on stage thing.
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December 21, 2020 "My Mistletoe"
I wrote a Christmas song. Originally it was a sad song, but I was told sad Christmas songs are rare, so I gave it a happy ending. I did all the parts and the painting. Teddie and Ellie, the Katt twins join me and the mistletoe.
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November 14, 2020 "Good Times"
One of my all time favorite disco songs. I always loved the middle break down and I recreated it here. |
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October 25, 2020 "Trouble Coming"
A song I wrote when I was 20, but I recently added a new chorus. |
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October 18, 2020 "Nothing Else I Want But You"
A song I wrote many many years ago. |
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June 8, 2020 "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"
My version of the 1962 Bobby Vee Hit |
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April 28, 2020 "Have You Ever Loved a Woman"
My version of the Blues Classic as originally performed by Derek (Eric Clapton) and the Dominoes. |
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March 20, 2020 "Swinging Jazzy Guineviere"
My swing time version of David Crosby's classic song from the first CSN album. |
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October 13, 2019 "Mississippi Queen (with More Cowbell)"
My recreation of the Classic Rock staple, "Mississippi Queen," with "More Cowbell!" |
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August 11, 2019 "Flat Tire"
My original song, Flat Tire, from my album, "It's About Time. " |
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July 31, 2019 "Piano Man"
My recreation of the Billy Joel Classic, Piano Man. Lot of help from the Woofie Katt. |
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May 12, 2019 "White Room"
My recreation of the Classic Rock standard, White Room by Cream. Nothing like playing a Gibson Firebird through an original Cry Baby Wah Wah pedal. |
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December 14, 2018 "Rocky Mountain High"My rocking' version of Rocky Mountain High. John Denver should have been invited to sing on "We are the World," but they snubbed him. He had been helping the hungry for years before anyone thought of doing that project. Did John Denver see into the future and know that Colorado would be one of the first states to legalize Marijuana (Cannibis)? No, he told congress eloquently at the PMRC hearings that his song was about a natural high. Be sure to play the last minute, the best part!! Visit DavidPerryTunes.com @davidperrytunes |
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Updated May 1, 2018 "Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder"My take on the Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention 50's Do Wop Parody. |
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Updated May 13, 2017 "I Saw the Light"My favorite Todd Rundgren song. Just like Todd on the original, I played and sang all the parts myself. |
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Updated November 27, 2016 "Witchita Lineman"I was listening to the audiobook, "The Wrecking Crew" about how Glen Campbell came to record this Jimmy Webb song and how Rolling Stone named it one of the top 200 songs of all time. I learned it on piano and realized it is truly a great song, so I decided to cover it, and did all the instruments and vocals. |
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Updated September 20, 2016 "What Kind of Fool"An original song I wrote back in 1990 in my head while I was walking towards Venice Beach. I did an original demo with an SP-12 drum machine and a 4 track cassette deck back then, but I just redid it in Pro Tools. |
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Updated August 7, 2016 "Freedom Isn't Free"An ANTHEM for Sex Workers. VIdeo features a montage of porn stars, prostitutes, strippers, pro dommes. etc. I wrote the song and played all the instruments and produced the track. HOW MANY FACES CAN YOU IDENTIFY. |
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Updated April 24, 2016 "Brandy"My acoustic version of Brandy (You're a Find Girl). This was the song that got me into finger picking. I imagined how James Taylor might do it. |
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Updated March 26, 2016 "Goodbye Hello"I wrote this song a few years back and refined the lyrics over time. Someone described it as " A Guide to Life.". I like that description. As usual. I did everything on it, vocals, instruments, etc. all of course with the help of the Woofie Katt. |
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Updated February 14, 2016 "Next Door to An Angel"What a happy song. My favorite Neil Sedaka song by far. Not his biggest hit, too similar to "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" musically and "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" lyrically which came before. I used a vocoder for some of the back up vocals, played and sang everything else. Panasonic Lumix GH4 for video, FCP X for editing, Pro Tools for recording. Neil Sedaka should be in the R&R Hall of Fame. What's up with that? |
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Updated December 20, 2015 "You Tear Me Up"Another "recreation," this one the first song I every loved as a child by Ricky Nelson, "You Tear Me Up." It took a bit, but I think I nailed the amazing James Burton guitar solo. After playing with Ricky, he went on to play with Elvis. The song also featured the Jordanaires, which I did my best to mimic. If you look closely, Woofie rips at my shirt just as the vocal starts. "Hey, who cares about the song, I need more petting." |
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Updated December 12, 2015 "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better"A recreation of one of my all time favorite songs. Getting the guitar sounds was made easy by having the same instruments that McGuinn and Crosby played, the Rick 12 and the Gretch. I also think the original guitar solo is one of the all time greats. I tried to match it exactly. I tried to duplicate all the parts, bass and drums as well. |
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Updated December 5, 2015 "Waiting on a Woman"I played all the instruments and did all the characters for this satire/parody/spoof/tribute of one of my favorite music videos, Brad Paisley's Waiting on a Woman, which features Andy Griffith as the old man. I ordered the James Burton Paisley Telecaster just for the guitar solo. I did all the characters, the vocal and played all the instruments except for the Woofie Katt's impromptu avant grade keyboard jam at the end. Bad Woofie! |
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Updated November 10, 2015 "Venus"Always loved this song. Hope you like this stripped down version, just acoustic guitar, bass and drums. |
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Updated November 5, 2015 "Dear Prudence"A labour of love, I tried to recreate every sound of my favorite Beatles production, Dear Prudence, right down to the opening jet plane. I used ADT (Automatic Double Tracking, a Beatles effect) on the J-160E acoustic guitar and vocal, and the RS127 EQ (also a popular Beatles tool) on just about everything. I did change the melody to something in my range. The finger picking style was taught to John Lennon by Donovan in India. I think I got as close as possible to the original. |
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Updated October 18, 2015 "Use Me"Check out my version of the Bill Withers Classic, "Use Me," on which I played all the instruments and did the lead vocal. |
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Updated October 9, 2015 "Everly Brothers Medley Part Two"I perform Crying in the Rain & Cathy's Clown utilizing the TC Helicon Acoustic Play Harmony Generator pedal. |
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Updated October 3, 2015 "Everly Brothers Medley Part One"I perform Wake Up Little Susie and Bye Bye Love utilizing the TC Helicon Acoustic Play Harmony Generator pedal. |
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Updated April 9, 2014 "Fabulous Flasher Kari" Video
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Updated February 15, 2014 "1-2-3" "Let's Hang on" MedleyCheck out this rough video from 1980 of Salazar performing a medley of the 2 disco hits that I produced and arranged, "1-2-3" and "Let's Hang On." That's me in the back playing guitar. |