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New Michael Jackson tribute song

blognroll — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:38:00 +0100

For Immediate Release: June 26, 2009
Re: Psychologist Pens "Bittersweet" Tribute to Michael Jackson: Addresses psychological significance of star's life/death
Canadian-born Californian singer/songwriter/psychologist, Dr BLT has penned a song about Michael Jackson called "Goodbye Michael Jackson (Bittersweet Legacy)" that offers a social psychological perspective on Michael Jackson as a pop culture phenomenon. The song brings out Jackson's demons and alleged demons as well as his triumphs.
It can be heard here:

Goodbye Michael Jackson (Bittersweet Legacy)
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
http://www.drblt.net/music/GoodbyeMJDemom.mp3

A full-length version is available here:

http://www.drblt.net

And psychological commentary and discussion on the subject is offered here:

Psychology Comes Alive

http://www.psychologycomesalive.com

For more information:

Contact Dr BLT at:

drblt@drblt.net

Vote: Brad Paisley's Alcohol Vs. Dr BLT's The Bottles Gettin' Bigger

blognroll — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:14:00 +0100

Dr BLT has just released a brand new single from his forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Boulevard to Merle Haggard Drive. It's already in a contest with a song previously released by Brad Paisley.

It's a close cliff-hanger. So far, the self-declared underdog, the Bakersfield-sound-grounded Dr BLT is behind by 20%.

Here the song, and access the topix.net poll here:

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/forrest-city-ar/TLC2RKLVK2MR37HQI

Fan Mail: Kind of freaky to hear a John Denver song done that way, but I liked it."

blognroll — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:10:00 +0100

I'm not sure which version of my John Denver cover this fan was referring to in an email, but I thought I'd throw them out to the rest of you and let you decide which one you like the best, or which one you hate the least:

Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
adapted from John Denver’s original
Dr. BLT
http://www.drblt.net/music/jetp.mp3

Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
Dr. BLT & The Peach Boys
also adapted from John Denver’s original
Dr. BLT
http://www.drblt.net/music/leavingpeach.mp3

new Valentines Day CD by Dr BLT: Shattered Valentine

blognroll — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:12:00 +0000

Well, the CD release party was a big smash, but I'm still scheduled for a CD signing ceremony, to take place at Russo's Books at the Marketplace on Ming Avenue in Bakersfield, California on Friday, February 13, 2009 from 6-7 pm.

Now that might be out of the area for many of you not blessed to be living in the home of the Bakersfield sound, and it's big stars, so here's a little sample for you:

It's good to hear that the folks in Chicago are gearing up for a great Valentines Day.

I used to live near Chicago as a child--Wheaton to be exact. These songs from my brand new Shattered Valentine CD are going out to all of my friends in Chicago and the surrounding region:

Bird of Paradise
Dr BLT and the Blackboard Burdz
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
http://www.drblt.net/music/BirdOfParaDemo2.mp3

Shattered Valentine (Funky Mix)
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
http://www.drblt.net/ShatValFunkDemo2.mp3

new get-well-soon song for Travis Barker, recovering from plane crash

blognroll — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:31:00 +0100

This is as an expression of well-wishing to ex Blink 182 drummer, Travis Barker and his musical companion, DJ am as they recover from the plane crash that killed four others. It's in the form of a brand new song written as a get-well-soon expression for Travis and DJAM:

In the Blink of an Eye

Dr BLT

http://www.drblt.net/music/BlinkPart1M.mp3

it will be released later this week at:

http://www.drblt.net

Widow in the Wake of 9/11: New songs added to 9/11 Retrospective CD

blognroll — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:24:00 +0100

I’ve written and recorded two brand new songs as a way of reminding Americans (and especially hard-core liberals who seem to have a short memory when it comes to that) of the events of 9/11, and the need to keep this country safe from the ongoing threat of terrorism.

The songs have been newly added to the ever-expanding online edition of the CD, One September Mournin’, featured her in the Sacramento Bee, http://www.sacbee.com/static/live/news/anniversary/psychologist.html

Widow in the Wake of 9/11
Words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
http://www.drblt.net/music/Widow4Demo2.mp3

The American Dream
Words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
http://www.drblt.net/music/AmericanDream3Demo2.mp3

For more information on the One September Mournin’ CD, visit the following site and hit the “music” link:
http://www.drblt.net

Melt with You: New Dr BLT cover of Modern English classic

blognroll — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:56:00 +0100

I think the heatwave in California might have been an unconscious motive for me doing a re-make of this classic from the 80s. Visit Art of the Mix to hear it, in its entirety.

This song is really gaining steam. I doubt if it will be named #8 best song of the year like Neil Young (Have you Forgotten), a song of mine was named back in 2006, but I hope it will find its way into a few hearts.

Make comments here, rate it and/or make comments there. Where?

Here:

http://www.artofthemix.org/FindAMix/getcontents.asp?strMixID=119678

It's from my forthcoming CD, 8Tease, and it can also be found on Running for Cover, the CD featured here:

http://www.drblt.net

Without your feedback, I'm totally lost, like a boat without an anchor. Let me know what you think.

From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive: Song connects The Streets of Bakersfield

blognroll — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:36:00 +0000

I'm working on getting Homer Joy (who wrote the Streets of Bakersfield) to sing with me on a new recording of this song. He said he wanted to help out with my forthcoming music/spoken word CD "any way he can." It connects two streets and two legends. From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive Words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 http://www.drblt.net/music/FromBuckDemo2.mp3 from Buck Owens Boulevard to Merle Haggard Drive There are a lot of stories to be told I'd like to round up the few remaining Country pioneers And listen to their stories 'till I'm old From Buck Owens Boulevard to Merle Haggard Drive There has been some heavy miles put in From songs about livin' in these streets And about the day I found out you were gone Chorus: It ain't easy It ain't easy You've got to pay your dues Until the day you die From Buck Owens Boulevard to Merle Haggard Drive You've got to learn to Keep yourself alive From Buck Owens Boulevard to Merle Haggard Drive There are lots of bumps along the way 'cause people will ignore you And they won't say they adore you They'll just turn there heads When you get up to play But from Buck Owens Boulevard To Merle Haggard Drive You will learn the secret of success From Merle, Homer, Ferley, Buck Billy, Bunky too Thank God you will learn from all the best (chorus)

The Day Merle Haggard Stole My Pen: 2/13/08

blognroll — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:58:00 +0000

It seemed like the perfect metaphor to depict my life. I was clearly under the weather, but couldn't miss this for the world. I was attending the official street naming party for Merle Haggard and the ceremony was wrapping up. I had my open pen in hand and my Merle Haggard's 16 Big Hits CD out. I was determined to secure Merle's autograph at the end of the ceremony. I was on a roll, already having secured the signatures of attendees/Bakersfield Sound heroes, Sonny Langley, Billy Mize, Hank Decate, and Naf Nutter. Merle was on his way off the stage and heading towards the Harley Davidson showroom. I handed him the CD and the pen, and he gripped both firmly in his hands. Then, suddenly, much to my dismay, he was thrust forward by his wife and a couple of other members of his entourage. He did manage to reach back and hand me the CD, unsigned by him, but he kept the pen. So I left without that autograph I longed to secure, but with a story that I would put in this song as soon as I got home. The moral of this story is one I often repeat: When handed a lemon, make lemonade. I hope you enjoyed the story, and I hope you enjoy it told in this song. Later that night, I attended his performance at the Fox. He didn't disappoint. It was one hell of a show! The Day Merle Haggard Stole My Pen http://www.drblt.net/music/DayMerleDemo2.mp3 Dr BLT copyright 2008 It was a day like any other except for one thing it was the day they named a street after a man who was a legend in this town Chorus: it was the day Merle Haggard Drive was named for the man and his legend right near my house just 'round the bend it was the day Merle Haggard stole my pen I tried to get his autograph he grabbed my pen and my Merle CD but then his folks pulled him away he walked away with my new pen (chorus)

Good news: You've Got 2 Be Bad 2 Go to Heaven

blognroll — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:02:00 +0000

“And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up unto the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” (Luke 18:9-14)

You've Got to be Bad to Get to Heaven. It's not a bad song, is it? It's not a bad theology, is it? After all, isn't this exactly what the Bible teaches? What about this little story from the New Testament that I've quoted above? Now some would say I'm making a mockery of the grace of God, but the Bible clearly teaches that our "righteousness," amounts to nothing but "filthy rags" in the eyes of the Lord.

The more you try to please God, and the more you try to get to heaven, on the basis of good deeds, and the circumventing of bad deeds, the further you will fall short of the glory of God.

Does this mean that good works should be shunned? Heavens, no! But such good works, should come from the overflowing gratitude in our hearts for the abundance of God's grace. While we were yet sinners, he died for us. He did not die for good people. He died for bad ones. He was not the only man on the cross, and to the one who asked him how he could be saved, Jesus replied, "Today you will be with me in paradise." You will find the song on my forthcoming CD, Altar'd Hymns. The SIngle sample has been uploaded. The lyrics appear below.

STAY TUNED AT:

http://www.drblt.net

You've Gotta be Bad (to Get to Heaven)

http://www.drblt.net/music/BaDemo2.mp3

some say to get to heaven

you gotta be good

you've got to never break the rules

act like you should

but that's not what the good book

tells me

and I've read it more than a tad

No it says,

You've gotta be bad

some try to follow rules

act squeaky clean

are self-righteous fools

know what I mean?

No, I'm not sayin'

you should go out and sin more than you have

but the good book says

you gotta be bad

you've gotta be bad to follow Jesus

or there's nothin' to forgive

you gotta depend upon his goodness

if you want to really live

no, I'm not sayin' to continue

'cause in the end, you'll be so sad

but to enter those gates

you've gotta be bad

Good news: You've Got 2 Be Bad 2 Go to Heaven

blognroll — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:00:00 +0000

The more you try to please God, and the more you try to get to heaven, on the basis of good deeds, and the circumventing of bad deeds, the further you will fall short of the glory of God.

STAY TUNED AT:

http://www.drblt.net

You've Gotta be Bad (to Get to Heaven)

some say to get to heaven

you gotta be good

you've got to never break the rules

act like you should

but that's not what the good book

tells me

and I've read it more than a tad

No it says,

You've gotta be bad

some try to follow rules

act squeaky clean

are self-righteous fools

know what I mean?

No, I'm not sayin'

you should go out and sin more than you have

but the good book says

you gotta be bad

you've gotta be bad to follow Jesus

or there's nothin' to forgive

you gotta depend upon his goodness

if you want to really live

no, I'm not sayin' to continue

'cause in the end, you'll be so sad

but to enter those gates

you've gotta be bad

Squeezebox: Bliss in Bed and, is this Christina Aguilera on my cover of the Who's Squeezebox?

blognroll — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:23:00 +0000

I supply the topics. I supply the tunes. You supply the tips. That's what I call BLOG N ROLL. Today, you will provide tips on how to keep marital bliss in bed, or, how to keep a sex life alive in the context of a monogamous sexual relationship? And you will try to figure out if and how I got Christina Aguilera to join me in the studio to record this cover of the Who's Squeezebox. You know the rules of blog n roll! Ready.....SET......BLOG N ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Squeezebox Dr BLT http://www.drblt.net/music/SqueezeBoxDemo2.mp3

Shattered Valentine

blognroll — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:31:00 +0000

Dr BLT's CDiary

1.31.08

I was in third grade at Woodlawn Elementary School in Steinbach, Manitoba. That's in mid-western Canada and its the town where I was born.

I believe I was nine. Her name was Lori Quaker. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. I was too shy to tell her how she made me feel, so I wrote a note. It was short and to the point. It simply said, "Lori is sweet." I couldn't drum up the courage to give the note to her myself, so I asked Abe, this kid I thought was my friend, to pass it on to her.

He passed it on alright, to nearly everybody in the school. She was the last to receive it, but it eventually got to her. She was flattered. We were an item for a few weeks. Then one day I saw her with another boy. I walked up to the two of them, and she didn't try to hide it. She simply said, "Bruce, I'd like you to meet my other boyfriend."

That was the moment my heart broke. And it was the moment I knew that I was a one-woman man and needed a one-man woman. How did my heart heal? I'm sure I tried various methods of easing the pain, but the only one that seemed to work was the passage of time.

How about you? Tell us about your first broken heart. How did it feel? How did it heal? Or has it?

You know the rules of my blog n roll game. I provide the music, an opening statement and you provide the comments, links etc.

Ready....set.......blog n roll!

PS: I recorded this version of the song on January 31, 2008. It will appear on a forthcoming CD entitled Shattered Valentines.

I wrote it just before Valentines Day, 1993, in an effort to heal a broken heart. I performed it at a place called Java Jazz in Bakersfield. It was a wonderful place but no longer exists. Members of the crowd insisted that I perform it again right after I performed it the first time, so I did.

Stay tuned (literally) at:

http://www.drblt.net

Shattered Valentine (original version)

http://www.drblt.net/music/ShatValACDemo2.mp3

Dr BLT

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008

knees in North Dakota

ankles in LA

I'm a shattered valentine

mouth in Mississippi

nose is in Bombay

I'm a shattered valentine

since you broke my heart

and you messed with my mind

since you broke my heart

I'm a shattered valentine

arms in West Virginia

trunk in Tennessee

I'm a shattered valentine

knuckles in north of Jasper

elbows in D.C.

I'm a shattered valentine

since you broke my heart

and you messed with my mind

since you broke my heart

I'm a shattered valentine

what will I do if I ain't got you

where will I go, oh lord

I just don't know

where will I find myself?

in pieces, lost in time

you'll find that I've been shattered

like a shattered valentine

eyelids in New Brunswick

Lips in Hudson's Bay

I'm a shattered valentine

can't get myself together

since my baby went away

I'm a shattered valentine

since you broke my heart

and you messed with my mind

since you broke my heart

I'm a shattered valentine

Dr BLtv presents: Flashback Friday: Bubblegum never tasted this good!

blognroll — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:57:00 +0000

Welcome to BLTv, I'm your host and blog n roll VJ. It's Flashback Friday, and today, we're flashing back to one-hit wonderland with a hit by The Hood from 1974. No, bubblegum has never tasted this sweet. But my question is this: Is it too sweet for you to stomach? In the game of blog n roll, I let you be the judge.

Ready...set...BLOG N ROLL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYvomSwhZsM

19th and J: My pilgrimage to the Place I Used to Play

blognroll — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:41:00 +0000

Over the long weekend, beginning on Saturday, January 19th, I took a trip with my wife and 2 1/2-year-young daughter to Sacramento. I made a pilgrimage to 19th and J to begin work on my new CD, 19th and J (The Place I Used to Play).

When we arrived in Sacramento, it was cold as hell (oh yeah, I've been told hell is actually rather hot), well you get my drift (or should I say, "draft"?)

We went to one of our favorite restuarants on Saturday night: Bucca de Beppo's. Then we hit the Arden Fair Mall and did some serious shopping. We don't have any decent malls in Bakersfield.

On Sunday morning, I went to Starbucks, and then to Noah's Bagels on 19th and J and met up with my friend Joe, a man I have known for years whom I refer to as a "permanent fixture" at Noah's.

I wrote a song called The Place I Used to Play as I sat in the cold in front of Noah's Bagels. I didn't have a pen to "pen" the song with (pardon the pen pun), so I borrowed one from the manager of Noah's. The song came to me quickly, as most do when I feel inspired (which is most of the time).

After working on my forthcoming CD, I took my wife and daughter out for breakfast at the Tower Cafe, another one of our favorite resturaunts. We hit all of our favorite spots over the weekend and I returned to 19th and J the following morning to write a couple more tunes (I'll share those later).

In the meantime, here's a sample to what will be the title track on:

19th and J: The Place I Used to Play

http://www.drblt.net/music/PlaceDemo2.mp3

Here are the lyrics:

this is the place I used to play

right here on 19th Street and J

whether skies were blue

or whether grey

this is the place I used to play

started back in 2006

ened in 2000 and one

I got rather serious

when I wasn't having fun

and I wrote new songs

and I played new songs

when the governor was old and Gray

on the local news

and MTV with Cake

for goodness sake

this is the place I used to play

but now those days are gone away

Rolling Blackouts and the crazy guy

who threw hot coffee in my eye

and I wrote new songs

and I played new songs

when the governor was old and Gray

on the local news

and MTV with Cake

for goodness sake

this is the place I used to play

Noah's Bagels

and Starbucks

some days I was out of luck

made some friends

every now and then

as I sat in the same old chair

at the place I used to play

and I wrote new songs

and I played new songs

when the governor was old and Gray

on the local news

and MTV with Cake

for goodness sake

this is the place I used to play