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This song is another do over. I recorded nearly all of these videos around the time I was learning...

The bass line for this bouncy little 80s europop song is literally only 4 different notes...

This 1998 pop song surfaced on a one-hit wonder playlist I was listening to this weekend. The original arrangement has...

One of my cover bands added this song for our New Years Eve and Early January ...

Highlights from our gig at O'Reillys/San Francisco January 25, 2025....

Looking forward to playing this song with Copy/Paste this Saturday night...

Here's some of what you missed, if you weren't in Livermore, CA on New Years Eve 2024...

Here's the highlight reel from our recent gig (1/11/2025) at Meenar...

If you're going to play one, you might as well play the other....

This one is a do-over. Our band, Retroflection, is seriously reconsidering this. That was...

Our band pitches songs for considerations over a group text. Today, this one came up as a possibility. ...

Seems like cover bands are more likely to play "What I Like About You", a song...

This was one of those songs which just started playing on the streaming service after...

This song made the cut for our cover band, so I've been spending...

I stumbled into a video of the lead singer of Londonbeat performing this song last year. He's 82 years old...

Another song that was suggested by our CopyPaste band's singer. The first time I...

Our CopyPaste singer suggested this one. I had never heard it before...

I can see this song working really well in a night club. High energy, danceable...

One of my colleagues at work brought this song to my attention...

Our band "CopyPaste" is currently working on building out our...

This is one of those songs where the bass plays the same progression...

This song came up as a suggestion in one of my cover bands and our...

This is one of those infectious pop songs that I'm almost ashamed to say...

Last song of the night. Great crowd...

I know, this song is played with a pick. But, there's one little problem...

If you are just learning to play bass guitar, this is a good one...

I heard this song while waiting in the lift line at Mount Snow, VT...

The original version of this song features the bass on just the chorus...

This song came up during a recent rehearsal as a possibility. I'm really curious...

This is one of the easiest songs to learn -- 2 sections that repeat...

This song is easily confused with "Show Me Love" by Robin S...

First time working on my own arrangement for a cover song....

This is a timeless song released in 1992. Easy to learn, fun to play....

Not a lot of bands cover this Grammy winning song...

Nathan East, who was the bassist for Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, and others...

Because of course! It's sassy. It's funny. It's self-deprecating. And it's all about that...

Learned this one for a sub gig last weekend. Released in 1982, this song...

This song made it to #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart...

When people think of the New Wave/Pop band "Berlin", the songs...

This 1990 hit from Go West made it to #8 in the US and was part of...

Another iconic 80’s smash from the Thompson Twins...

Great song by R.E.M. from 1989. Made it to #1...

Wanted to find a fun little song to try out my new toy...

Certainly one of the biggest songs of the 80's...

This new wave band from London had several...

This song has a groovy and relentless bass line from the first...

What a great song! This melodic groove made...

This one hit wonder from 1991 was inspired by the...

This is a huge pop song from the mid 90's that has received...

Several members of “Retroflection” expressed enthusiasm...

Although the new Miley Cyrus song, “Flowers”, is many years...

This 80’s smash hit song was rated as the #1 song...

While driving my younger daughter, Gemma, to the airport...

It’s a new year and our band is always looking to add...

R.E.M. put out some high energy tunes in the 80’s...

A classic 80’s smash from The Human League! It sounds...

This time of year, everyone thinks of “Last Christmas”...

The Professor Of Rock called this one of the greatest hidden gems...

Our band has recently added another Billy Idol song...

This one popped on my streaming feed recently and...

This is an 80’s classic that our band will likely be adding...

I think I’m about to hop onto an R.E.M. kick...

At one of our recent “Retroflection” rehearsals, our guitarists...

Last month, temps in Northern California hit record...

Great song! Very fun to play. We hacked our way...

For years, I thought this song was about meeting a waitress...

Repetitive 4 measure bass line, but fun song to play...

Working on this one as a potential new song for my local...

Love this song! I was delightfully surprised when...