Are We There Yet?

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A sing-along song about life's journey.

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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Beyond the Far Horizon

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A song proposing a mission of exploration, set on a water planet with many islands.

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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Brighter than the Sun

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I got the chorus of the source song stuck in my head, and this was the only way to get it out.

lyrics by Benjamin Newman

ttto: "Brighter than the Sun" (chorus) by Colbie Caillat and Ryan Tedder

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Broken Dreams of Uplift

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The march of civilization celebrated in "Uplift" hasn't been a win for everyone. This song, which can be sung against "Uplift", provides a counterpoint. But mostly, one day I got "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" stuck in my head and realized it had the same chords as "Uplift".

lyrics by Benjamin Newman

ttto: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day

after (and may be sung against) "Uplift" by Andy Eigel

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Buy a Chocobo

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Chocobos are mostly flightless avian steeds from the Final Fantasy multiverse.

lyrics by Benjamin Newman

ttto: "Chocobo Chocobo" from Final Fantasy IV by Nobuo Uematsu

 

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The Living Earth of New Jersey

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The song "The Rolling Mills of New Jersey" is affectionate in tone but basically paints NJ as an industrial wasteland. Which, sure, some of it is, but much of the state is green and growing. This song provides a counterpoint.

lyrics by Benjamin Newman

ttto: "The Rolling Hills of the Border" by Matt McGinn

after "The Rolling Mills of New Jersey" by John Roberts and Tony Barrand

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Put Up a Kite

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Set on an ocean planet with many small islands, a giant kite is a clever but perhaps impractical solution to the problem of building a better lighthouse.

lyrics and chorus tune by Benjamin Newman

verse ttto: "Bested" by Cat Faber

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