I had the privilege of writing and playing music for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon in the 1970s and ’80s. Bless This Situation was written in 1979 and is on my album Love Seeds. This is a prayer for any occasion when you want things to improve. Each situation involves you, […]
Creations
Song to Nature / About Life
Song to Nature was written in the ’70s by L. Allan Gunter, originally recorded live on Jim Graziano’s 2-track recorder, in his living room, with Rick Galarneu. Just two guitars and 2 voices. Allan and I were working on The Rock and Roll Wedding project, and we wrote it into the story line which included […]
Dimensions
“Dimension” essentially means “Two thoughts”. Anything which is measurable or has countable aspects can be considered a dimension. Thus each of our lives has multiple dimensions. I’ve been privileged to wear quite a few hats and explore many dimensions. Some will be covered in detail and others lightly touched on, but the overall intention is […]
The Movie
The Movie was written in the early ’80s as part of The Rock and Roll Wedding project. It’s now on my album, Love Seeds. The song suggests that Life is a movie. You write the script and play the part. Here’s the 2022 version: And here’s a Latin version produced by Denny Randall: © 2021 […]
Dreams That Things Are Made Of
Dreams That Things Are Made Of was written in the early ’80s as part of The Rock and Roll Wedding project. In fact, the full title of the project was Dreams That Things Are Made Of: The Rock And Roll Wedding. The song title is a play on words based upon the well-known phrase “the […]
Happiness Blues
Happiness Blues was written in the early ’80s as part of The Rock and Roll Wedding project. Here’s the 2003 version recorded by Seymour the Band on the Many Faces album. Credits:1983 version:Originally recorded in ’83, tracking at High Tech Recorders, PortlandEngineer: Jack BarrComposer: Seymour LovejoyGuitar and Vocals: Seymour LovejoyPublisher: AyaRTee Music (BMI)Bass: Allan GunterDrums: […]
A New Age Lord’s Prayer
My uncle, a Catholic priest, wrote liturgical music for choirs, one of which I was a member in grade school. He gave me some tips on singing and writing inspirational music, which resulted in my first vocal composition, a version of the Our Father in about 1964. Our Father in heaven, may your name be […]
Rolled Into One
I had the privilege of writing and playing music for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon in the 1970s and ’80s. Rolled Into One was written in 1977 and is on my album Love Seeds. This song is rather cryptic. First of all, it could appear to talk from a perspective of […]
Tightrope
This song was written for Seymour’s 2003 album Many Faces and recommends taking risks in life and proceeding forward with confidence. Credits: Recorded at Seymour Labs using Pro Tools. Engineering and Mixing: John Dalrymple Drums: Jim Badenoch Bass: Jerry Noyes Lead Guitar: Seymour Lovejoy Keys: John Dalrymple Tenor sax: David Chris Lyrics: I used to […]