ABOUT THE SONGS:

All songs © Stephanie Lee /ASCAP /except Gershwin's “Summertime,” permission Harry Fox.

Songs described by:
Genre • Instrumentation • Content (story) • “Feels Like” • Song Time
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"Bliss Is The Aftermath":

1. “Bliss is the Aftermath” - Singer / Songwriter / Ambient guitars, sweeping song about letting go. FEELS LIKE / intimate, folk. 4:10

2. “The Color of Losin’ You” - Jazz, blues / piano vocals / sax. Song about loss of lover. FEELS LIKE / Moody, Blue Jazz ballad. 4:43

3. & 4: Demented single mother party intro to “White Picket Fence” - Jazz / Spoken Word / Vocals, Piano, Sax, Drums, Bass, Animal Sounds, Crazy Urban Satire Song. Pissed off response to Newt Gingrich’s scapegoating of single mothers. FEELS LIKE / upbeat jazzy/ spoken word /urban. 3:29

5. “He Holds Power” - Singer/Songwriter, Piano, Vocals, Cello, Drums. Strong but sad song about an alcoholic man and being in relationship with him. Waltz timing. FEELS LIKE/ folk storytelling / taking a stand. 4:08

6. ”Time is the Victor” - Singer/Songwriter, Piano / Vocals, Cello / Song about changing seasons, change and how “Time is the Victor.” FEELS LIKE/ realization energy / melodic / folksy vocals. 3:38

7. ”Mary” - Singer/Songwriter, Piano / Vocals / Cello / Synth. A heretical song about Goddess Mary, Mother Mary. A musical argument about religious history. FEELS LIKE / chanting / cloisters / echoes / whispers. 4:15

8. ”Be Grateful for Your Chains” - Jazz / Singer / Songwriter, Piano / Vocals / Sax. A song about poverty and classism. FEELS LIKE / Thematic / up front vocals / powerful. 3:58

9. ”Heyokah Crone" - Odd timing rock n roll. Piano / Vocals / Drums / Guitars / Mandolin song about women in ageist media culture. FEELS LIKE / revolutionary / big energy / anvil hits. 4:58

10. “Waiting for the Snow to Fall” - Piano / Vocals 38 String Lever Harp / Song about a woman waiting for her lover to return in the winter. FEELS LIKE / bells, romantic, yearning. 4:36

11. ”A Woman's Body is a Battleground” - Piano, Vocals / Drums / Guitars / Anvil / a feminist political song, about the body politics. FEELS LIKE / Strong rhythm, big energy. 4:34

12. ”How it Happens” - Singer/Songwriter / Celtic feel / Piano / Vocals / Cello. Soft song about the strange, sad magic of love. FEELS LIKE / Folk / Celtic 3:27

13. “The Harbour” - Singer/Songwriter Piano / Vocals / synth / ambient, slow, ocean moody song about love. FEELS LIKE / Mystical / foggy air, harbor. 5:29

1. ”What Did He Know” - Rock n roll, piano / Vocals / Bass / Drums / synth / Song about a Vietnam Vet, trying to get right with himself. FEELS LIKE / travelling / moving / intense. 4:12

2. “The Old Man's Stories” Singer/Songwriter/Rock n roll/ Piano/Vocals/Drums/Bass/Synth. a song about a homeless man telling his story on a bus to a young woman on his way to be hopefully reunited with his only Daughter.FEELS LIKE/travelling/urgent/driven/sad/real life. 4.59

3. ”Perfect Broken Man” - Singer/Songwriter/Celtic feel/ a song where a man is telling his story to the woman that he’s courting. FEELS LIKE/Celtic feel/bard/travelling. 4:14

4. ”Widow to an Explanation” - Jazz / Piano / Vocals / Fretless Bass / Synth / Drums / A song about a relationship ending. / FEELS LIKE / cool / smooth with an edge. 4:23

5. ”My Baby Cried Like a Woman” - Singer / Songwriter / R&B / Piano / Vocals / Guitars / Bass / Harmonica / Hammond Organ. A realization song about the state of the world that her baby daughter has just been born into. FEELS LIKE / energy / feminine. 3:35

6. ”There Ain't No Perfect Woman” - Singer / Songwriter / R&B / Piano / Vocals /Bass Drums. FEELS LIKE / A ”tellin’ it" song. / Melodic / swingy. 3:52

7. ”There's a Moon Over There” - Singer / Songwriter / R&B / Piano / Vocals / Bass / Synth / Drums / Yearning love song / FEELS LIKE/ melodic / harmonies / up beat. 3:56

8. ”Yesterday” - Singer / Songwriter / R&B / Horns / Piano / Vocals / Bass / Synth / Horns / Drums / Song about betrayal, hurt. / FEELS LIKE / upbeat / earthy. 4:11

9. ”Maybe Your Daddy” - Singer / Songwriter / Folk / Country / Piano / Vocals / Bass / Guitar / Harmonica / Drums. This song is where a mom is explaining to her child that the child's ramblin,’ troubled Daddy still loves his little one .FEELS LIKE / forgiving sweet love / tenderness for the child. 3:33

10. ”Hello, Uh Oh” - Singer/songwriter / Beat / Piano / Vocals / Guitars / Drums / Bass / Comedy song about sexuality. FEELS LIKE / Making fun of one's hormonal desperation. / Funny / silly. 3:55

11. ”Forgiveness is my Deepest Friend” - Piano / Vocals / Bass / Synth / Folk / Gospel flavor /song about forgiveness. /FEELS LIKE / Folksy vocals. 4:00

1. ”Can't Sanctify It” - Rock / Gospel / Singer / Songwriter / Piano / Hammond Organ / Anti war song / FEELS LIKE / Strong / blue / gospel / energy. 4:25

2. ”Come Home” - Piano / Vocals / Singer / Songwriter / Soft / Folk / Pop / Missing you yearning song / FEELS LIKE / distances / yearning. 3:55

3. ”One Little Seed” - Singer / Songwriter / Piano / Vocals / Sax / Cello / A Song about how magical and miraculous kindness & love can save you. FEELS LIKE / folksy vocals / earthy. 4:36

4. ”Just Another Killing” - Cabaret Style, Piano / Vocals / Tuba / sound efx / a wacky energy satire song about the violence & violence in the media. FEELS LIKE / Someone went over the edge/ 4:42

5. ”Mister, Sometimes Your Kindness...” - Singer / Songwriter / Piano / Vocals / Cello / About complicated love. FEELS LIKE / gentle / honest / sad / hopeful. 4:13

6. ”When I Become Mrs. President” Piano / Vocals / Organ / Kazoo / Crowd / Cabaret Style / Socio Political Comedy song. FEELS LIKE / Zany, crazy, fun, energy. 4:48

7. ”Rubato Boogie”- Instrumental piano, different movements. /FEELS LIKE / exciting.

8. ”Rachel Corrie” - This song won an NMMA award. ”Best Vocal Performance” Piano / Vocals / Sax / Cello. Song about a young woman, a budding Journalist, Rachel Corrie, murdered in Palestine by Israeli soldiers .A very sad and true story. She is a martyr and hero to the Palestinians and to the Anti War Israelis. FEELS LIKE / Mournfull storytelling / Beautiful Cello. 4:05

9. ”Your Time’s a Comin' " - Singer / Songwriter / R&B / Piano / Vocals / Organ / A song about what happens when love hits, despite you. FEELS LIKE / A woman with her hand on her hip telling it. 4:22

10. ”Why Should I Care?” - Jazz / Piano / Vocals / Upright Acoustic Bass / Tongue in cheek Socio Political Comedy / Anti War / Political assessment / FEELS LIKE / bitter / sarcastic / zany. 2:57

11. ”Whose Boys Died” - Piano / Vocals / Surdo / Snare Drum / Singer / Songwriter / Anti–War Song. FEELS LIKE haunted / etheric / intense. 4:28

1. ”Killed a Man For Forty Dollars” - Piano / Vocals / Cello / Flute / Mouth Percussion / True story of a man just released from prison who tells a little girl on the train his story. Innovative / wild timing with mouth percussion / beautiful vocal harmonies FEELS LIKE / urban / spiritual / emotional. 4:28

2. “Love is my Soul's Home” - Piano / Vocals / drums / Oboe / Cello / Percussion / FEELS LIKE / sweet upbeat song about going home to Love. 2:48

3. ”At the Edge of the Rez” - Singer / Songwriter Piano / Vocals / Drums / Percussion / Cello. Song about living next to the Reservation. The culture, the friend who passed on. FEELS LIKE / Upbeat about real life. 4:11

4. “The Power of your Nothin’” - Singer / Songwriter / Jazz Piano / Vocals / bare song about hurt in love. FEELS LIKE / earthy / gutsy / passionate. 5:14

5. ”Element of Suprise” - Instrumental / Piano / Sax / FEELS LIKE exitement and respite/ a little adventure. 3:12

6. ”Waited out my reasons running” Singer/Songwriter / Jazz / Piano / Vocals / Bare Song. FEELS LIKE / Delicate moments / Sad / Solitary / Tender. 5:09

7. ”Because the Child Wants to Know” - Piano / Vocals / Singer / Songwriter / New folk piano style. Song about a boy who was on the shoulders of his Dad at the murder of President JFK in Dallas, and his unanswered questions – into manhood. FEELS LIKE / folksy vocals / a quest. 4:36

8. “Yeah Baby I’m Cold” - Jazz / Singer / Songwriter / Piano / Vocals / Cello / FEELS LIKE / lonely and honest. 3:21

9. ”Mel & Me" - Piano / Vocals / Oboe / Cello / Song about single mother culture in rural northern New Mexico, and belonging ./ FEELS LIKE / earthy and real-life. 5:13

10. ”Cry My Soul” Piano / Vocals / Cello / Singer/Songwriter / Contemplating life and love song / FEELS LIKE / melodic and gentle. 3:57

11. Jazz / Piano & Vocals / Oboe / Stephanie Lee’s arrangement of Gershwin's “Summertime” - FEELS LKE/ distances/mournful, tender. 5:38 (Permission Harry Fox Agency)

1. ”Sometimes the Darkness Rules” - Jazz Ballad Style / Piano Vocals / Sax / FEELS LIKE / Jazzy / smooth / up front vocals / lights at night urban feel. 5:12

2. “Hot Flash” - Jazzy / spoken word comedy tune / Piano / Vocals Theatrical Cabaret style / fast talking / verbal harmonies about being a middle aged woman. FEELS LIKE funny zany crazy bitchy. 1:51

3. ”Get Out The Bushes, Get Out The Thieves” - Piano / Vocals / Horns / Guitars / Bass / drums / rock n roll / Gopsel Choir-like chorus / FEELS LIKE / socio political commentary tune / uprising / crowd singing / fast moving. 3:36

4. ”My Dark Lullabye” - Jazz Ballad Style / Piano Vocals / Bare Song / FEELS LIKE / Deep, low voice vocals / FEELS LIKE / moody, sad, edgy, intimate.

5. ”Bye Bye Papa Bear” - Jazz Ballad, Piano Vocals, Bass. Story about Jazz Singer Richard Allen who died of Aids and Emphysema. FEELS LIKE / Moody, Uplifting, Nostalgic.

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