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

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

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