Category Archives: Quirky

It Was Very Good! (live at the De Young dinner table)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Greg Scheer

When Faith Alive rejected my kids’ song, “It Was Very Good!“, they claimed that it was too difficult for the target age group. Oh yeah? Well take THIS, Faith Alive. Here’s a recording of John De Young singing the song … Continue reading →

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Everybody Get Diakonian!

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Greg Scheer

At some point last week, reality hit me and I cursed myself for agreeing to compose an infectious dance/pop song about the changing role of the deacon in the CRC. But nothing inspires like a deadline, and here I am … Continue reading →

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A Musical Riddle

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Today’s recording is a musical riddle created by me and my boys. Sophisticated sense of humor for young lads? You betcha. The first person to solve the riddle gets a signed copy of the Greg Scheer Songbook CD–a $10 value. … Continue reading →

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Up, Up, Up, Guitar

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Here’s an outtake from the previous post, Doghouse. I had originally planned to include a big mess of rising guitar lines at the end, creating sort of a punk Shepard Tone. In the end I decided that it added volume … Continue reading →

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CD Baby and Me

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Greg Scheer

A few days ago Simon and I sang for you our new song, “Clouds So Fluffy and Free.” The next day I saw an ad for a CD Baby jingle writing contest. Suddenly, “clouds so fluffy and free” became “CD … Continue reading →

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Clouds, So Fluffy and Free

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Greg Scheer

They don’t get much fresher than this. This little ditty was written about 12 minutes ago. I was sitting on the back porch working on a soon to be completed Evanescence-esque song for a singer in New Zealand, when my … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Swimming

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Greg Scheer

When I was an undergrad at URI I had access to a small recording studio with an 8 track reel-to-reel machine. On reflection, it was probably some seriously sweet equipment, but at the time I had no idea what was … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Who Can Know What Will Be?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Greg Scheer

No one said this was going to be pretty… In this demo of “Who Can Know What Will Be,” you will find Greg at his most navel-gazing of musical moments. And “pitchy,” as Randy Jackson would say. I doubt I’ll … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Dancing in the Sand

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Greg Scheer

I’m a little reluctant to even include this song in my Spring Cleaning series. On the other hand, if you’ve stayed with me so far, you won’t be too surprised that some of this music is, indeed, dirty laundry. So … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Warning

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Greg Scheer

If you know the infamous PDQ Bach, then you know the geeky delight of classical music insider jokes. I decided to try my hand at creating a fictional composer, as Peter Schickele did with PDQ Bach. My composer’s name was … Continue reading →

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