Category Archives: Video

almost doesn’t count

I wrote Almost Doesn’t Count in 1978, so this recording marks a 30th anniversary of sorts. After trying a few arrangements with drums, bass, and so on, I decided to just play the song live, using a single mic and acoustic guitar, pretty much as it was originally written. I asked Susan to film the project while I recorded to a single track on GarageBand (you can see my salvaged eMac in the background). She used my new pocket-size Flip video recorder, also in a single take; the result can be seen courtesy of YouTube. Videography: Susan Schwartz.

Christmas rap

Brother Kurt wrote and recorded this Silent Night Christmas rap on New Year’s eve, probably in 1984 (the exact date remains shrouded in mystery). I helped out with some keyboards and vocals on the chorus (“Have yourself a very funky Christmas…”). A new video based on the original recording was made on Christmas day, 2007, by the children of Rollo: see the YouTube description for more information (linked above).