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Songs I Like


As you may have read in the “bio” page, waf didn’t start out to be a “serious” composer, having been enamored in his youth to acts such as The Byrds, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, and especially James Taylor.


A few years back, I set myself a project: to learn about recording and production of different “pop” styles, as a way to help my students realize their ambitions. I play all the instruments, sing all the parts, did all the programing for these tunes. Some are pretty much like the recordings, but most are my own arrangements.

I'm Tore Down (Sonny Thompson)


Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young)




Gravity (John Mayer)


Four (Miles Davis)

Help (Lennon/McCartney)


Here, There and Everywhere (Lennon/McCartney)



Precious Time (Van Morrison)


Waters of March (Antônio Carlos Jobim)


Everyday I Write the Book (Elvis Costello)


Across the Universe (Lennon/McCartney)


Valentine's Day (James Taylor)