"WINDOW SEAT" - Track of the Week

Written to resemble the style of a Burt Bacharach/Hal David song.  All tracks (except guitars) played on my now since replaced Korg Triton Keyboard. All vocals/instruments recorded and mixed on a Korg D1600MKII 16-Track digital recorder.  Originally had a female singer in mind to sing this.  (Check out my other Bacharach/David song, "Yes, Love")

"Window Seat" is the title track to my album "Window Seat" (What's that title again!!....) 

**** Lyrics ****

Hey mister in the clean white shirt
Can you help me with my bags?
They're the ones with the tear-stained leather tags

I know I'm way too early, but I'd like to know
Is my flight gonna be on time?
Looks like my tears have all been cried         

     I'd like to get myself a window seat
     They're saying clear blue skies ahead
     I got a one-way ticket to a brand new life
     Gonna get back on my feet again

Was really hopin' for a window seat
Up there so high
It's not so hard to see the reason why

I tell ya, you don't wanna know
There's so much that I could say
'Bout how it feels when your love gets thrown away

I don't want your pity just a friendly smile
It means more than you could know
Just one more thing before I go

CHORUS

Words and Music © 2007 Steve Probst
steve@steveprobst.net

"WINDOW SEAT" - Track of the Week

Get Your Window Seat! - Album Release Blog Party

Well, if someone actually reads this, that's a party in my mind! lol

Okay, time to make good once again on a promise (or threat!) from an earlier post about putting out into the cyber world my music for sale.  The masterplan was three different musical collections. 

Here's #2!  "Window Seat"

Quote the album notes (I'm actually quoting myself since I wrote the darn things!):

"A retrospective glimpse into the early songwriting and recordings of Steve Probst....After Steve's first re-release EP, "a little unplugged", comes this collection of early self-written and self-produced Pop/Adult Contemporary tunes entitled "Window Seat". It features the Burt Bacharach/Hal David-inspired songs, 'Window Seat' and 'Yes, Love'."

"Window Seat" can be found by clicking on the album cover above or any of these online "record store" links below
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GooglePlay   iTunes   Amazon   Bandcamp

Next up down the road, album #3 of more recent tunes (which if I don't hurry it up, I'll be calling it "Classic Steve" as well!!)  Either way, nice to hear some of you enjoying the music I'm putting out there, no matter where you find it. It's a blessing to share, that's why I write the the stuff, right?! ;)

Get Your Window Seat! - Album Release Blog Party

Saw Burt Bacharach at the Fox Theatre!

I was very thrilled and blessed to see Burt Bacharach live and in person with the Corona Symphony Pops at the Fox Theatre the other night! (4th row behind the small VIP section!)

I was surprised I guess at how frail he seemed. But after all he's turning 83 in May.  I think his seasoned age made him that much more more endearing to the audience though.  You just wanted to go and gave him a big, but gentle, hug of thanks.  Kind of like your grandpa.

Though well advanced in years, man, he still had "it".  It was very passionate performance.  He was very humble and relational, joking about his Ricola cough drops, forgetting words a little, and losing his voice only to get it back some by the time his singing parts came along.

He had a very talented trio of pro singers with him, Josie James, Donna Taylor, and John Pagano.  The orchestra did a great job and it was so cool hearing some of those signature string and horn lines live.  The songs never stopped. Medley after medley.  The "first four hits" medley.  The "songs written for film" medley.  On and on it goes!

Thanks, Burt!

Did you know there are a couple of songs I've written in the past that were purposely both a pastiche (a fancy word I learned in a Stephen Schwartz bioraphy!) of those classic Bacharach/David tunes?  Take a listen below!

Window Seat

free music download from Steve Probst

Yes, Love

free music download from Steve Probst

The concert looked something like this:

Saw Burt Bacharach at the Fox Theatre!