67 stories by "Tom Andersen"
I've been a big Bee Gees fan for a long time. This 1972 classic has always been a favorite of mine. I thought I'd record "my take" - which I hope you enjoy. Sadly, as of this recording, only…
Though I've been singing for decades, I've always been intrigued by instrumental music and the writers and arrangers who produce them. This is a melody that I've been working on. I've set it…
This is a new original song of mine. Maybe it's a sign of the times, but this song is a little darker than most I put out. Personal too. The video is the lyrics. May we all find inner peace.
Originally written for the musical, "Simply Sinclair" with my pal, James Followell. I've always loved country music and James is from Oklahoma, so it was a fun song to work on. A throwback t…
This Jerry Herman song has long been a favorite of mine ever since I saw the musical "La Cage aux Folles" when it toured in San Francisco back "in the day". I had some time on my hands (wond…
This silly song is from a silly, small original musical I wrote with my fabulously talented pal, James Followell. The show is called "Simply Sinclair". This song is sung by the the leading l…
I am not a jazz singer. However, I've always been intrigued, love and learned from great artists of the world of jazz. This original song is probably the closest I've come to writing in that…
Ok...As I was quarantined upstate these past few months, I had nothing but a phone to work out my creative juices- hence this extremely short, admittedly ridiculous "movie" set to a piece of…
In honor of PRIDE 2020, I put together this video of an instrumental (with some vocals) of a piece I've been working on. There is no message- just handsome cowboys. It's been a weird 2020, s…
A new arrangement of an original love song. I had a melody in my head- but no lyrics. What to do? Well, they say write what you know- so I did. Hence, this song "Words".
I've always been a big country music fan. This is a new song that reflects my love for country music and my belief that we're more "the same" than we are different. It's all cyclical...Dolly…
A new original tune written with my pal (and fabulous musician), James Followell. Written for a small musical, "Simply Sinclair", I've always been fond of this song. It's very retro. This is…
Hi Everyone- this is a recent recording of one of my original tunes. Through the year 2020, I hope to post recordings of all my original tunes as an archive of sorts. If you're a singer, pl…
This song, from from Lerner and Loewe's musical,"Camelot", is one of my favorites. It's one of their "lesser" known tunes, but I've always loved it (and Julie Andrews sings it majestically-…
Recorded this for the fun of it. The old novelty chestnut, "Tonight you Belong To Me". I've always liked the song and thought I'd give it a go. The video includes some facts about the histor…
This song was in a small musical called "Simply Sinclair". It had a score by myself and my buddy James Followell (an amazing musician/arranger). It was fun writing a bunch of tunes. This was…
