All songs by John Walradt except where noted. Chart positions are from the Broadjam site.
Stay Here Now
#1 Earth
- This is about the year I spent in many conversations with Lora on the phone. She was in Portland and I was in Phoenix before we got married.
- Raindrop Soul
#6 Pop
- A tribute to our beautiful affectionate cat. I consider this the most beautiful song I ever wrote.
- Ride the Wave #1 Rock
- An energetic Democrat call to action theme song.
- If the World Ends
- A lovely, pensive song that warns about the threat of global warming.
- Equal! #2 Earth
- My personal theme song based on my life with autism and my desire to be treated as an equal.
- We Didn't Have Time Enough #1 Earth
- When I wrote it, I didn't expect that it would be so well received.
- Just Another Weekend #1 Earth
- While I lived in Denver in my 30s, I spent weekends unsuccessfully trying to find a girlfriend. The band I was in was too embrarrassed to play the song. It sat on the shelf for a couple of decades until I finished writing it and released it on Broadjam.
- Far From Home #10 Pop-Rock; orig. ver. #9 Earth
- An energetic, catchy song about a young woman who runs away.
- You Can Feel It By John Walradt and Robert Quigley #10 Earth
- By John Walradt and Robert Quigley. I wrote this Bee Gees influenced dance song and I asked Robert to finish the lyrics, which he did a masterful job of.
- Rainflakes By John and Lora Walradt #2 Earth
- A song about the grey cloudy days between autumn and winter.
- Lazy Summer #7 Pop
- When I was 17, I'd ride my bicycle in the countryside and dream of having a girlfriend.
- The Most of Nothing #5 Folk-Rock; orig. ver. #9 Earth
- I had a tune that sounded like something Graham Nash would write, so I wrote some philosophical words to it.
- She Has a Way #5 Earth
- An upbeat good time song about finding love and working together to make the world a better place.
- He Doesn't Know #6 Jazz-Modern
- In Denver, I nearly met up with a former boyfriend of my ex-girlfriend. That was awkward and I didn't want to get into a conversation with him.
- You're the Hole in my Doughnut if You Leave By John and Lora Walradt #5 Folk-Alt
- It started with a fortune cookie. Then it turned out like this.
- Sunny Sunday #6 Pop; orig. ver. #9 Earth
- A lilting, catchy melody about spending a Sunday afternoon in a park.
- Comes and Goes #5 Country
- A heartbreaker with a lovely melody.
- Down East in a Harbor Town #5 Folk-Rock
- The story is about two lovers who miss each other's path, one going back east, the other going west. The
harbor town and island are on the coast of Maine.
- If the World Ends #3 Rock-Easy Listening
- I am honored to have Scott Jordan (Ravensong) do his blues-rock version of this song about global warming.
- If the World Ends
- The very talented William Cronin from Ireland offers a pensive and beautiful folk version with some of his personal lyrics added.
- Studly Do–Right
- A crowd pleaser song about a young guy who likes to be the center of attention in a night club scene—and, of course,
he buys all the beer.
- Greyhound Bus
- A story from my teenage years.
- Town to Town
- The story of how our group The Rising Tide formed.
- I'm Going to Trade my Brains for a Bible
- This is for those who like to "prey" on other people.
- When the Wildflowers Bloom By John Walradt and Anna Kim Sievers
- I had this melody, so when I played it for Anna Kim she said, "I know the title and I know what I want to write about!" After we recorded it, it got airplay in Boise, Idaho for about a month.
- Summer Day
- This song is for my brother, Tom, who's favorite season is the summer and spending time on the beach.
- I'm Not Coming Back
- A rocker about a friend of mine in Denver who told me about how she had broken up with her girlfriend.
- The Dark Shore
- Tom wanted some eerie, film noir kind of music for a movie he wanted to make. It was fun because it gave me something new
to try.
- Soft City Lights
- A story song of a woman who has someone too much on her mind.
- At the End of the Road
- A short song with somber words.
- All the Reasons Why
- I started writing this song as a movie theme.
- Kitty with the Hundred Dollar Balls
- This is just a short little song about our cat, Boris, after we got him neutered.
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