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Song title/ lyrics	score	score	MIDI	style	description
Aaba	page1			jazz	hardbop instrumental
Aeolica	page1	page2		pop	based on a poem by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, a dutch poet
All because of you	page1	page2		jazz	mid fifties style, one of my favourites
Asal	page1		MIDI	jazz	aka 'Another song about love', lyrics were dropped
Bad mood	page1	page2		blues	when you're feeling miserable and don't want to take it out on someone you care for
Brand-new day	page1	page2		pop	the original 'pop' version
Brand-new day II	page1	page2		jazz	a bluesier version, in a different key
Cleaning the piano			MIDI		(don't worry, it's only a joke!do
Disco Baby			MP3	disco funk	Loosely based on the standard 'Blue Moon' , it's actually me singing at the age of five... (629 kB)
En dat komt allemaal door jou	page1			jazz	dutch translation of 'All because of you'
Fairy-tale Fairy-tale (fem.)	page1	page2		bossa	lyrics come in both a neutral and a female version
For a friend	page1		MIDI	ballad	written for my friend CK, who suffers from cfs
G flat	page1			pop	as a guitar player you just don't bother writing in keys like G flat...
Good-bye	page1			ballad	saying good-bye, for whatever reason
Heaven on earth	page1		MP3	ballad	well, I guess still haven't found what I've been looking for ..(1.64 MB)
High-wire of love	page1	page2	MP3	ballad	when love goes wrong (1.92 MB)
Hitch-hiking girl	page1	page2		jazz	her name was Diana, she hitch-hiked to college every day!
I can't forget you	page1	page2	MIDI	ballad	love affairs can be sad and painful, but very inspiring, some songwriters seem to thrive on pain
I fell in love instead	page1	page2	MP3	ballad	I'm only human... (2.39 MB)
I shall not live in vain	page1			jazz	based on a poem by Emily Dickinson, it's what life is all about
I would like to come back as a dog!	page1	page2		pop	I always wanted to write something funny, it's starts with the US national anthem..
I'll be havin' fun!	page1	page2		pop	after a jazz gig the audience begged for … rock & roll!!
It's only love	page1	page2		pop	really didn't know there were 2/4 time changes in there…
I've almost lost my mind over you	page1	page2		pop	the first song I recorded in a studio
Life is an illness	page1	page2		pop	my life was in a rut and I really hit rock bottom, what more can I say?
Like a winter's day	page1	page2		ballad	lacrymose, one of my finest
Living on borrowed time	page1	page2	MIDI MP3	rock	I used to live near a red light district, and still do… Classic rock, late 70's early 80's style (2.41 MB)
Love at first sight	page1	page2		samba	is it just another myth invented by poets?
Love is a silly game	page1	page2		pop	juvenalia, but still, the first time I wrote a middle eight
Love's lament	page1		MP3	ballad	life gets a bit lonely sometimes (1.97 MB)
Monique	page1		MP3	jazz	we made a demo as a birthday present, especially for her. (Live recording with 'Djam Karet' 2.38 MB)
My foolish heart	page1	page2	MIDI	jazz	it is clearly one of my best, a no good base player once said it sucks, well, up yours Bultje!
Permanent playground	page1	page2	MP3	pop	a bluesy song, about taking chances in life (2.89 MB)
Quelque chose de nouveau	page1			pop	Leo, a drummer, said he'd write lyrics, no, they're not included!
Samples (			MP3		Try if you can recognize all of them. Duh! I also used the final chord of Vivaldi's RV 269 in there...
Seikilos	page1		MIDI	trad	based on an ancient greek 'skolion', a drinking song, approx. 100 B.C.
Solitude	page1	page2		ballad	Lyrics will be added soon, I hope so anyway...
7/8	page1		MIDI	jazz	has a carribean feel to it
1701	page1		MIDI	pop	sorry, couldn't find a proper name for the darn thing..
She doesn't care for me	page1		MP3	ballad	mournful, but with a little tongue in cheek (1.75 MB)
She's my baby	page1	page2	MP3	ballad	writing it really made me happy (2.34 MB)
Sixties Children	page1		MIDI	samba	I still dream of writing the opening tune to a tv serial some day..
Somebody loves me	page1	page2	MIDI MP3	jazz	she never heard that song, until recently, she liked it....(1.83 MB)
Spring	page1	page2		jazz	we used to do it as a soundcheck
Stabat mater dolorosa	page1	page2		ballad	lyrics in church latin, think whatever you want
Stillborn love	page1			ballad	you can't be lovers and you can't be friends
Time is running out	page1			jazz	song about battered spouse
Train of thoughts	page1	page2		pop	when life was at it's lowest, but I've survived
12/8	page1			waltz	it has a latin feel, but I call it a waltz anyway, it chances to 3/4 and back again
We're no good for each other	page1	page2		pop	when love goes wrong, everyone get's his share of that, I guess
Winter of my life, The	page1	page2		ballad	I hope life will be like that, fourty years from now, it's for my dad, who never lived his life to the full..
You can go to hell!	page1	page2		blues	you may guess, but I'm not telling you who the song is about, mommy...