What's Babu Music?  Well, the name came from our granddaughter Charley Rose Regan.  She calls me Babu & calls my wife Barb, BeBe.  We call her Charley, among other things --all good.  I also call Barb by many others names --again, all good.

     I've been playing music for something like 58 years (as of 2021), which is rather an ambigous statement, depending on how much time during that time was spent actually playing.   Nevertheless, the most frequent instrument, and the one I play with others, is the electric bass guitar.  Singing was never a part of my credentials primarily because I don't like singing while playing bass.  To me they seem to be two drastically different mental functions, but I've always been amazed when other bassists have no problem with it.  It seems I use my vocal cords when playing bass, and my fingers when I sing. 

      In the past, I only put voice to song when making a demo for others.  These, too, were essentially with that in mind.  Initially I wanted to surprise Barb (Moudge) with a bunch of songs I recorded for our 41st Wedding Anniversary (2019).  They were recorded with the intention of providing some of my favorite local musicians with demos, so we could record them in two of my favorite studios, Saturation Acres and Eight Days A week, operated by Brett Alexander and Brett Alexander & Paul Smith, respectively (and respectfully).  Then, I was hoping to take some money from the sale of our house to pay for all of it, but we came up quite a bit short on that score.  The only thing we downsized was space, not cost.  Perhaps one day...

      This list has grown considerably since that initial intention, and will likely continue until I can't because I can't stop.

       All of the tunes below were arranged in Band-in-a-Box, and then uploaded and processed through Cakewalk by BandLab and/or Reaper.  Click on the name of a song and be taken to a page with some yadda yadda, links to WAV & Video files (with lyrics) that you can listen to and/or download.  Or not.  I understand that this page is just a place to keep everything organized, and I will be pretty much the only visitor.  Still, there is an aesthetic façade that covers my organizing.

12 Bars Blue*	I Knew What It's Like*	Show Me The Magic (pop)*
12 Bars' Booze*	I Know Blues*	Show Me The Magic (reggae)*
A Biting Chill*	I Know It's Wrong*	Sing A Song For Sick Spense*
A Sense O' Mia*	I'm In It For The Minute*	Sitting In Limbo
Always Look On The Bright Side...	I'm Talkin' 'Bout*	Small Wonders*
Baby, Baby Love*	It's Me*	Sojourn Soldier*
Backroads*	Its' Gonna Fall*	Someone Said Whiskey*
Back To The River*	I Wouldn't But I Want To*	Some Songs*
Back To The Rhythm*	Just Downstream On That River*	Somewhere In The Loss*
Bad Advice*	Knowing What We Know We Know*	Somewhere In The World*
Bailey's Blue*	Lean It On The Dreaming Tree*	Soulshine
Better Then Never*	Learn To Rub Yer Soul**	Stand By Me**
Born Today*	Leon, Rustle Up Some Grub*	Start At The Stars*
Blue Monger*	Let's Try Some Blues*	Stuck In The Middle
Bump Me To The Top*	Lifting Doldrums*	Such A Heavenly Woman*
Bumpkin Patch*	Li'l Lies O' Jayne*	Sultry Sway*
Bring It On Home	Long For The Season*	Sweet Devilish Style*
Cabin Rooftop Dance*	Look Like That*	Take It Or Leave Me*
California Stars**	Loose & Lovely*	That Night*
Celtic Kiss*	Midnight Special**	That Sadder Day Dance*
Can't Afford Your Love*	Midnight Train*	The Devil's Debutante*
Choo Choo Ch Boogie	Mixed Signals*	The Girl That Never Was**B
Come On Down To...*	Mug-Slingin' Brawl*	The Long Way Home*
Complicated*	My Babe**	The Main Street Moan
Dark Days Are Numbered*	My Baby Don't*	The Nature Of Desire*
Dazy Days*	My Girl**	There's No Time*
Delicate*	My Girl Renewed**	There's Something In My Eye*
Devil May Find Me*	My Last Goodbye*	There's So Much More*
Did He Ditty Do?*	My, My*	The River's Gonna Rise*
Dinner Time In New Orleans*	My Old Country*	The Police Of Mind*
Don't Know What It Is*	Mystery Vibes*	The Price*
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	Nasty Bump*	They're Coming*
Don't Tell The Judge I Lied*	Never Knowing Love*	The Windows Of Your Worries*
Don't Worry None*	Nobody Knows You	This One's For The Ride*
Down Down Down*	Nothin' Never Happens*	Time Will Tell (but who will listen?)*
Down The Drain*	Now And Then*	To Know You Is To Love You
Down The Road Of Life*	One Night Away*	Truth In The Proof*
Drowning In The Hurt*	One Night Away TWO*	Use Me*
Early Ages*	One Night*	Walking In The Garden*
Everybody Knows Your...*	Once I Had A Wife*	Watch Out Children*
Every Conversation*	On The Chop	We Already Said Goodbye*
Everything Is Turning Blue*	On The Ferris Wheel*	We Are The World
Everything You Do Is Wrong*	P, B & J*	We'll Never Know Why*
Every Time I Do*	Pieces Of Me*	We Were Alive*
Every Woman	Poncho & Lefty	What A Wonderful World
Falling In Love Is Easy*	Rainin'*	What A Wonderful World (other)
Fat Lady's Swan Song*	Rock Me, Baby**	What Shift Happens*
Fly Me To The Moon**	Sad Clown Blues!*	When You Walk In The Room**
Frida Gough*	Sailing Through The Breeze*	When You Walk In The Room**
Get Unbored With Me*	Sails*	Wiggle Room*
Give Me Something*	Save It!*	Wild World
Good Night*	Save These Changes*	Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow**
Go On Teasin'*	Save The Last Dance For Me	With Him By My Side*
Groove Dat Pie*	Sea Are Mist***	Wonderful Tonight**
Hang Me	Sea Of Blues*	Won't Go There With You*
Heaven Only Knows Your Name*	See You Down The Road*	Wrong To Write*
Hold My Hand*	See You In The Morning Tonight*	You Are Not Alone**
How Can I Begin*	Shanty**	You Can Always Say Baby*
How Can I Say Goodbye*	She Could Walk With Me*	You Can Never*
How Many Blues*	She's Got A Kid*	You Coulda Fooled Me*
I Didn't Do It*	She's The One*	You're Driving Me O-O-Y Mind**
I Got It*	Show Me The Magic*	Your Mind Is On Vacation**

* Original   **I added some lyrics   ***Origianl Instrumentals  **Bwritten with Bill Davis

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