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I remember reading about a new artist in a national magazine, and she said she liked the music of George Gershwin. I had loved "Rhapsody in Blue" since I was a kid and I figured if those chord changes spoke to her, then I might like the music she made. I was intriqued enough to buy her CD. Turns out, I was right. (The artist was Sam Phillips, the CD "Cruel Inventions", one of my favorites to this day.) I'm still always attracted first to the song itself...not the lyrics, but the chord changes and how the melody fits over them. Think "Pulling Mussels from a Shell" by Squeeze, or "Bus Stop" by the Hollies, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day, "More Like You" by Nickel Creek. I keep trying to write songs that have that place in them, that chord change that turns the emotional curve. If I'm very lucky I get goose bumps. I don't know if I succeed, but I try.

"Soul of a Spy" is my second CD, songs that I promise aren't boring, and that ask questions, tell some truths, most all with a good beat, lots of guitars, and plenty of angst.

So check out the songs on the "MUSIC" page, and if you are so moved, then click on over to the "BUY" page to...you know...it's really hard for us sensitive-artist-types to actually ask you to buy something, but it really would just make my day....! (And if you listen to the songs, you'll agree I REALLY need some cheering up!)

I hope you'll like it. Thanks SO much for stopping by! (Oh, yeah...If you're feeling chatty, it would be extra-cool if you left a comment on my "GUESTBOOK".)

Melanie