***Flip phone horizontally to view on mobile*** LINKS Lyric Sheet The Security Sessions (my book’s soundtrack) Love Songs and Suicide – Amazon Link ADDITIONAL MATERIAL R. Ross Horton IIR. Ross Horton is a writer, editor, and musician based in Palm Coast, FL. Last year he published his first book, Love Songs and […]
No, of course “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” is the best insurance jingle ever. But this one pretty good. It generated some interest from a company that shall remain nameless for now (that company name rhymes with…regressive). We’ll see. I’m shopping it around as I type. Title: “Come Bundle with Us” Runtime: […]
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs once said, “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.” That’s a brilliant quote. And now I have a friendly “You’re going to die soon” reminder for you as well—and that reminder comes in the form […]
July 4, 2018. The last day I ever spoke to my grandma. Her last trip around the sun. I completed the rough demo for “I Can’t Make You Stay,” a song I wrote shortly after learning of her terminal diagnosis (recording below). It’s about death as much as it is about love, to me anyway, […]
I’m a strange combination of cynic and romantic. And I remember being in a good mood when I wrote “Because You Love Me.” I wasn’t in love or happy at the time, but I was feeling generally okay and sort of playful I guess, for whatever reason. A Productive Week I wrote “Because You Love […]
After an extended sabbatical from songwriting, I began composing new music again in the winter of 2019. “The Two of Deceit” was my first new song in at least five years, maybe more. I originally composed the track in a major key. It featured bizarre references to missions and politicians. President Obama received a shout […]
Of all the songs I’ve written, this is one people seem to like the most. I’m not sure why.It’s fun. And most of my material isn’t necessarily “fun,” just as I am not necessarily fun.But yeah…I’m just gonna post it…No edits. Original post title below. Now or Never, a Post-Corona Party Anthem – The Top […]