NUMBER 7 is the character, determination and will of Alan Kulwicki – a NASCAR owner/operator from Wisconsin who won the 1993 Winston Cup. It is the title track of the 2005 independent movie DARE TO DREAM: THE ALAN KULWICKI STORY.
STRONGER is about overcoming odds. It was recorded for a national songwriting contest sponsored by Esquire magazine and singer/songwriter John Mayer. Basically we re-wrote John Mayer’s lyrics, added our own chorus and built it around a riff. 2,213 entries were received worldwide. STRONGER didn’t make the top 5.
SNAKES ON A PLANE is about fighting and overcoming fear. It was written and recorded for a national songwriting contest for the movie of the same name. We blew it and finished the song too late for submission.
GET HAMMERED TIME is whatever you love to do on your free time outside of work. Our original band name was HAMMERED….so jamming was our GHT. Fun and energetic…we wrote GHT vacationing on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. John’s son Joey kept screaming “cowabunga” jumping into the pool.
THE NEWS is a folksy acoustic-driven radio and television jingle about a group of popular community newspapers in the Las Vegas valley.
ROCK AND A HARD PLACE is the struggle between a man answering his calling to the road and his woman at home. One of our first songs…the lyrics and melody were written in our bedroom at our parent’s house in 1981.
THE COLOR OF RAIN is a father tormented with the pain of losing his young daughter.
THE BITTER END is a 3 acoustic guitar song about the bitterness of divorce. I…you…we…is truth. We recorded the song in 2 takes.
GO is an attitude. Whatever you want to do in life…with no regrets despite the odds…go for it. We got the idea for GO while at a Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field. We cut the song and sent it to the Packers. It was played at Lambeau Field during Packers games of the 2008 season.
YES GOD BLESS is God describing His almighty power and judgment. Taking years to write…this song started with a different guitar riff, different drum beat, different bass roll, different lyrics, different melody and different chorus.
LAS VEGAS WEEKLY is an aggressive radio and television jingle about a popular entertainment/nightlife magazine in the Las Vegas valley.
FREEDOM RED is a tribute to our incredible American military forces. RED is the blood paid price for FREEDOM. Originally an acoustic song…it exploded when Lopp was late for practice and TR got it first.
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS GOAL is the theme song for this American Hockey League franchise. A contest winner…we took the music from GO and personalized the lyrics. MAG is played during home games and on radio and television commercials and shows.
UP is uplifting fun. Originally recorded with full lyrics and vocal harmonies…we dumped it all except for UP and let TR go nuts.
RAY LEATHER is a physically and mentally challenged man that we regretfully made fun of as kids. He worked at the grocery store and was simply a man doing his best. We were stupid kids doing our worst.
I’M GOIN’ WEMBLEY is 2 great historical events…the birth and death of Jesus…and 1 great future event…the return of Jesus. Wembley Stadium in England hosts energized fans who demonstrate the euphoria we should feel about these 3 events.
GO PACK GO is a 10 second rousing anthem. It was played on the Green Bay Packers Radio Network during the Packers 2007 run to the NFC Championship Game.
MAYDAY is a man with sinful human nature running the edge of self-destruction in an out-of-control life.
RAISE is uplifting and overcoming the challenges of life. A positive attitude is a choice.
RADIO COMMANDO is the Anti-Christ and a warning of the end times.
THE FROZEN LINE is the imaginary line dividing 2 people in bed after an unresolved argument. Extending healing takes crossing the line.
THE TREE is the Cross. Plow through obstacles and overcome. Achieve greatness. God’s plan for your life can far exceed your hopes, dreams and expectations. You are only limited by what you say you can’t do.
GUNGA is Caddyshack movie fun from Orion Pictures 1980.
NO SURRENDER is a positive choice when life negatives exist.
