I had the privilege of writing and playing music for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon in the 1970s and ’80s. On October 4th, 2015, Feast of St. Francis, the current “folk group” was joined by musicians and singers from the folk group who had performed at the church’s 100th Anniversary in […]
Category: Music
Mom and Dad
In 1987, my siblings and I put together a party for my parent’s 40th anniversary. I wrote this song and my brothers and I recorded it, then performed it at the party. Credits: Composer: Seymour Lovejoy All Instruments: Seymour Lovejoy Vocals: Seymour Lovejoy, Miles and Tom Stanton Recording: Recorded on a Teac 1/4-inch 4 track […]
Momma Knows What Poppa Likes Best
This has the form of a song, but no melody was ever written, to my recollection. It’s more of a philosophical statement about love and communication. Lyrics: Momma knows what Poppa likes best Poppa knows what Momma likes best Momma knows what Poppa likes best Poppa know what Momma likes best Kids? This is a […]
Bless This Situation
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]