Yesterday, I wrote a new song. I called it "Silhouette of Love" at the time. I wrote it after leaving Zilker Park, here in Austin. I spent a good forty-five minutes practicing in the heat of the day and wanted some traveling music. I started playing a melody.

It was simple, beautiful, and touching. And as I walked I had an image in my mind. And it's funny. Just about everyone who heard the tune recognized what I was not verbalizing. When I started playing, the song was to be called "Pottery Girl", but this is what came out. It was not just a "Silhouette of Love", but a "Silhouette of Longing Love." The song was inspired by an ex with whom I split on poor terms.

As I lay in bed time tonight, I thought it was kind of ironic. Part of the reason for breakup was that I was unable to put her first. I thought too much about me. That's what I find ironic. This song is not about "Pottery Girl", it's about me. It's about my own longing for love and the shadows that linger over it. I guess I still haven't learned.

Well, whatever the reason for the song, I think it is a touching reminder that love comes in all shapes and sizes. It's not always happy and blissful. Sometimes you don't get the girl and ride off into the sunset. Sometimes you're left longing and hoping for that Ever After.

"Silhouette of Longing Love"
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Recorded by Marc Gunn
From: A Tribute to Love (coming in August 2007)

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I've been in my apartment way too much recently. So today, I made a break for it. I went down to ZIlker Park, brought my autoharp and played music. It was a beautiful warm, sunny day. Families and kids were out in full force, and how I would've loved to go swimming in the Barton Springs Pool, but it's not until July that I have my follow-up Lasik appointment.

I forgot to bring a bottle of water, so after about 45 minutes, I packed up the autoharp, walked along and played. I came up with a lovely melody or rather soundscape on the way to Flipnotics. So when I finally drove home, I recorded it. Now I'm just trying to figure out what effects to put on it. I was thinking of putting it on my A Tribute to Love CD.

I'm tentatively calling it "Silhoutte of Love". Let me know what you think.

Listen here (LoFi)!

The idea for this CD arose in the Fall of 2006. I wanted to release an album of love songs for Valentine's Day. Alas, through too much procrastination, that goal totally fell through. It was put on the back burner until... Valentine's Day, when I leaped head first into this project with all my heart.

Love. I've been in love. I've felt myself floating on it's wings and sang to the angels in thanks. Once upon a time, I was a hopeless romantic. But I don't like being hopeless. So I became a hopeful romantic. I began looking for love and found myself falling. The challenge I discovered is that just because I'm in love doesn't not mean we are meant to be together. Our differences may segregate us and keep us from achieving whatever holy state of being may exist from a "perfect" romance.

And perhaps THAT is the real challenge. My expectation. There are ups and downs, ins and outs in love. It's not all romantic love songs. That's why when I began to choose the love songs I wanted to record, I decided to keep it real. To cover a wide variety of love that is not all flowers and candy. Some times it's filled with heartbreak. Other times, it's comical. Still other times it's unreal, mystical.

That's what this CD is about. A Tribute to LOVE! is an album of love songs. There are some folk songs about love, and then there are some songs from my own experience. But they are all from my experience. These are the songs I love to sing when I want to feel romance in my life. And I hope others will find them just as romantic.

The album is still in the production, but here are some of the songs I hope to include on the CD:

1. They Call Me Crazy
2. Froggie Went A-Courtin'
3. Star of the County Down
4. Heart and Soul
5. The Gosling Reborn
6. A Faint Heart
7. Another Lonely Night
8. When She Held Me In Her Arms
9. Liquid Sunshine
10. Here's to the Dreamers
11. Wild Mountain Thyme
12. Tiziano Gunn
13. Silhouette of Longing Love
14. The Hobbit Journey Home
    

These may not be the songs that end up on the final. There might be a few changes, but keep reading here and you'll find out the latest on how to pick up a copy of this CD.