From the recordings With My Camera I Take Pictures and With My Camera I Take Pictures
This song With My Camera was inspired by Ray Davies Of The Kinks who wrote People Pictures Of Each Other and Picture Book .
Of all my songs "With My Camera,"written around 2020 I take pictures probably gives the best insight into how I see songwriting, writing, art, movies, etc. Its a combination of expressing my feelings and observing others.
This
I was mulling over the thought of with my camera one day when i was racing with my wife early in the morning to see a gorgeous sunrise. When we began to see it , we both got our camera out and took about 10 pictures and ; never looked at the pictures.
While thinking about writing the song I saw Jim Gaffigan on a talk show joking about his wife and himself taking amount of pictures and then later after finishing the song I saw Jerry Seinfeld commenting about who ever thought it was a good idea to combine a camera into a portable phone.? I took that as a sign and confirmation.
Steve Doman with Dave Davies type backround harmonies and Greg Coleman Zen Drum.
Lyrics
With my camera I take pictures
solos and strange mixtures
with my camera I take pictures of you
It’s not a Rembrandt more like Warhol
Does a photo become immortal
with my camera I take pictures of you
Theres a picture on my shelf
a thousand miles away from somewhere else.
Maybe I need some help heres another picture of myself
I take pictures Its part of history
Its a hobby Its a mystery
with my camera i take pictures of You
Line up birds and dogs and bees
butterflies and owls and big old trees
If there’s no picture in the forest
does anyone really see ?
I take pictures in the park
I’ve tried to lighten what is dark
With my camera i take pictures of You