Yay! I finished it. Just under the wire too.

Today, I finished recording my newest song called, "She Said Her Name Was Saffron". If you missed the entry, the song was written about Saffron, the beautiful and dangerous woman from Firefly's "Our Mrs. Reynolds". Awesome episode! SerenityStuff.com was holding a contest for a song about Saffron and so I wrote the song while in Ireland and fortunately, sang it enough to remember it after I lost my notebook.

The song is now done. You can listen to the MP3 on SoundClick now.

As I was recording the song last night, I thought that maybe since Firefly is a Space Western, maybe I should sing the song with a country accent. Ultimately, I decided I preferred the more ethereal version with my own voice. But for comparison...

She Said Her Name Was Saffron
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She Said Her Name Was Saffron
words Marc Gunn, music traditional (tune "May Morning Dew")

I met her on the Outer Rim.
She was a beauty. There's no denial.
We danced around the fire that night.
In the morning, I awoke all smiles.
But when my boat hit atmo,
And she said that we were married.
Twas then I vowed I'd never again
Leave quick when I should tarry.

She said her name was Saffron,
A prize for work done well.
I know we'd done some good works,
But this time we must've excelled.
For her smile it made my legs week
And her breasts they made me weeze
Oh if I was a different man,
Then I'd show her the Real me.

That night I found her in my bunk
Lying naked in my bed.
She gave me the Goodnight Kiss
And I thought that I was dead.
We'd all be but for Inyara...
Oh, I wonder how she knew?
But what I really wish is I could've seen
The kiss between those two.

But that's not the point of this song, right now,
From this lesson I learned too well.
If you take strange women into your bed
You may end up in the Special Hell.
Either pin her down or set her free
Just don't let your plan go South.
If that doesn't work, then follow Jayne's advice,
"Never kiss them on the mouth."

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)!

I was digging through a bunch of recordings I made while I was in Virginia over Christmas. I listened to one that I called "The Hobbit Journey Home" and WOW! It is breath-taking! My mom started talking right when the song ended, but I think I was able to edit that out.

The song definitely seems to capture that journey quality of tragic heroes. I'm really pleased with the final recording.

"The Hobbit Journey Home"
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Recorded by Marc Gunn
From: A Tribute to Love (coming in August 2007)

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I decided this song would make a nice addition to my CD A Tribute to LOVE!--love of home. Especially since at present, we have no plans of recording another Lord of the Rings CD. I mean, yes, I still would love to do a Hobbit Drinking Songs album. But I haven't made any more plans than that. And I still need to my hobbit birthday song on a CD. I mean I already have a website saying celebrating Bilbo's birthday and song! So why not add it to a CD. Hmm...