77 love songs across 7 albums. Each of these love songs is based on a true story.
Between 2009 and 2019 I wrote songs based on requests from listeners. Many of these were submitted anonymously, some were commissioned.
To give you a sense of how this worked, here is song request 175 that inspired the song “Bunches of bananas,” along with the recording and final lyric.
| What is your song idea? * | |
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| We were married Aug 5 We met in 1999 doing a play called Christmas Comes to Detroit Louie We were 15 turning 16 we are now 27 his bday is Dec 15 mine Dec 8 1983 he loves tools, building things, and music. He built a photo booth for the wedding. I love to read and nap. He wore a kilt for the wedding. our 1st kiss and proposal were at Penn’s Landing. He knows me better than I know myself and keeps me calm and grounded when everything is going wrong and is happy for me when things go right. I have blue eyes he has green. We both went to catholic single sex high schools. He is an amazing cook. He listens when you speak and thinks out his answers first. He lets me tell him stories over and over. He is wonderful with children and will be an amazing father. He is smart and seeks knowledge in all fields. He is loyal. It took 11years to get married but it was worth the wait. The wedding was the happiest day of my life. We were both crying from joy and laughing the entire ceremony. We did a handfasting ceremony I wrote cause we wanted something special. I want the song to be about our love. We have been through a lot together with ourselves as a couple and with our families but we made it through because we were together. We like to do puzzles together. He likes to take the opposite point just to antagonize me sometimes. He works with his hands so they are callused a strong. He has an infectious laugh and smile. He is the only person to make me feel comfortable enough to be silent. I love him whole bunches of bananas | |
| Describe your song in one word * | LOVE |
Bunches of Bananas – Lyrics
I love you whole bunches of bananas,
The above remains true when we’re grandpa and grandma,
Oh love of my life, won’t you please come step with me inside of this photo booth.
Because I love you whole boxes of puzzles,
When you state the opposing view just to make me befuddled,
But then you keep me calm when everything is going wrong
I confide in you.
1999 we met through a play,
we were just 15,
but it was the wait.
Because I love you whole bunches of bananas,
The above remains true when we’re grandpa and grandma,
Oh love of my life, I have never been the silent type…
But I’m comfortable with you,
I’m so comfortable with,
We’re like a lump of yellow fruits.
Here’s song request number 161 which inspired the song “He Does The Trick:”
| What is your song idea? | |
|---|---|
| On July 15, 2011, I will marry my best friend and the love of my life. We are high school sweethearts and have been together almost 9 years. We have so much fun together and just love to laugh and be goofy. We have never lived together and we just bought a house. We are so excited to embark on our new adventure as newlyweds and finally get to live together. I am a hopeless romantic, and he is a complete gentleman who always opens my car door for me even after 8.5 years! :o) I feel so lucky to have found such amazing love so early on in life. I can’t wait to grow old with him. We will be that old couple who sits next to one another in the same booth at a restaurant. :o) I call him ‘baby’ and he calls me ‘babe’. | |
| describe your song in one word | sweethearts |
He Does The Trick – Lyrics
My sweetheart, my sweetheart doesn’t need to write a poem,
Because the way he treats me lets me know he loves me so,
He’s a perfect gentleman, and I’m a hopeless romantic,
When he opens up the door for me, for me that does the trick.
My sweetheart is goofy and he makes me laugh out-loud,
And when we’re newly married we are moving to a house,
And when we’re old, he’ll take my coat, and then we’ll both sit,
On the same side of the booth to eat and for me that does the trick.
For me he does the trick,
He’s a perfect gentleman and I’m a hopeless romantic,
For me he does the trick,
If you ask me “what is love?”, I simply answer this,
For me he does the trick,
He’s a perfect gentleman and I’m a hopeless romantic.
This is song request 192 that inspired the song “I Fell For You (From 40,000 ft):”
| What is your song idea? * | |
|---|---|
| I want to propose to my girlfriend, she used to frown a lot when i first met her and since we’ve been together she’s definitely stopped doing that. we’ve been dating three years now, i met her on a southwest airline’s flight (im a flight attendant, and she was a passenger on my flight) I absolutely love her smile. she’s stuck by me through the hardest time in my entire life. she means the world to me, I absolutely admire your work, haha i’m actually listening to bunches of bananas as i’m writing this and when i saw that you would make a custom song i got really excited. Her name is Bianka (with a K, thats very important to her) i’d be willing to pay a little more if the song quality would possibly be enhanced in any way. I had called your number before and tried to request a freebie when i didnt have any money, but since then i have saved up enough for this song, an engagement ring, and a custom app to p ropose with 🙂 haha im so excited to do this thanks for your help! you will be forever engraved into my life! | |
| Describe your song in one word * | smile |
I Fell For You (From 40,000 ft) – Lyrics
I was up in the air your flight attendant,
You sitting there looking so splendid,
In final decent, the passengers take their seats,
And i fell for you then and i never landed,
You’re heaven sent, isn’t it romantic,
I fell for you from 40,000ft.
I was down in the dumps feeling so hopeless,
Taking my lumps living moment to moment and in my despair,
I thought that i was beat,
But you lifted me up and i never landed,
You’re heaven sent, isn’t it romantic,
I fell for you from 40,000ft.
And over the years we’ve flown together,
Through laughter and tears and in-climate weather,
I have something to ask you but first let me get on one knee,
Oh i’ve fallen for you and i’ve never landed,
You’re heaven sent, isn’t it romantic,
Marry me dear, be my bride to be,
I fell for you from 40,000ft.
Here is song request 111 that inspired the song “Desert Island Baby:”
| What is your song idea? | A song about how love in the city sucks, but if you are trapped on a small island and there are not many options, you have to make love work for you with what you’ve got. |
|---|---|
| describe your song in one word | Islandia |
Desert Island Baby – Lyrics
I’ll be your desert island baby,
You be my desert island beau,
And I know you’ll never leave me,
Because there’s nowhere else to go,
I’ll be your desert island baby,
You be my desert island beau,
And i know that you’re the one for me,
Because there’s no one else to know,
And we’ll look with pity on those in the city,
They’ll never know the happiness we know.
I’ll be your desert island baby,
You be my desert island beau,
And I know you’ll never leave me,
Because there’s nowhere else to go.
This is song request 109 which inspired “Belated Birthday Wishes from Peter to Emily on December 26th:”
| What is your song idea? | A birthday song for my best friend Emily. Any style will do, i just want it to show that she is very cool and that i hope she has a wonderful day. Actually, it was yesterday, but she would still love a belated birthday song! and shes really excited about her new tambourine that she got for christmas. also, shes gonna be in california for a while, and im just hoping she doesnt move there. |
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| describe your song in one word | Happy |
Here is request 164 that inspired the song “Puppy Love:”
| What is your song idea? | My Yellow Labrador, Chopper, is the source of love and joy in my life. I adore your songs and would LOVE it if you could create a song about puppy love 🙂 I have an adorable photo of him if you need it for inspiration 😉 By the way…I refer to him as a puppy but he turns 13 years old this August. I feel that I need to make the most out of the time we have together. Thanks for taking the time to create something awesome. I you guys! |
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| describe your song in one word | Chopper |
Puppy Love – Lyrics
It’s puppy love chopper dear,
Each time you wag your tail each time you scratch your ear,
It’s puppy love my Labrador,
I adore you i’m so grateful you are here,
13 years you’ve grown a little older,
But I’m still only thinking of
Your golden scruff, the way you ruff,
Thank you for telling me I’m always good enough
for your puppy love.
I don’t write songs by request anymore, but it was a delightful project to take on for a decade or so. It helped me grow as a songwriter tremendously. I’m very grateful to everyone that shared their stories with me.
Here’s the full collection of True Love Songs, a massive collection of love stories in miniature. I hope you enjoy them!
True Love Songs – Volume 1
True Love Songs – Volume 2
True Love Songs – Volume 3
True Love Songs – Volume 4
True Love Songs – Volume 5
True Love Songs – Volume 6
True Love Songs – Volume 7