A podcast featuring songs I wrote for people I know...and for people I don't know. It's hard to say why certain people or situations inspire a song, but I've learned to be receptive and listen for it. The desire to write a song for someone feels totally spontaneous to me. I guess that's what inspiration is - I'm just inspired to write songs for people.
I Wrote this Song for You
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A podcast featuring songs I wrote for people I know...and for people I don't know. It's hard to say why certain people or situations inspire a song, but I've learned to be receptive and listen for it. The desire to write a song for someone feels totally spontaneous to me. I guess that's what inspiration is - I'm just inspired to write songs for people.
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September 9, 2022
Episode 8 - Before I Go (for Tookie)
<p>My Aunt Tookie has always been the black sheep of the family. Sharp as a tack, comically irreverent toward convention, and unafraid to speak her mind, she has forged her own unique path in life. She's recently been moved into hospice care, but before she dies she has one very unusual wish...</p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>BE A PATRON HERE:</strong></span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou</strong></span></a></p> <p> </p> <div> <p><strong>Thank You to my current Patreon supporters for helping me produce this episode!</strong></p> <p><strong>Patreon Gold (Passionate):</strong><br /> Paula Atwood, Royce and Rosalie Blowe, Moira Danis, Kristin Dimento, Thomasina LaGuardia, Molly Perkinson, Elizabeth Rice, Linda Wells, Sharon Wyse, William Zybach.<br /> <br /> <strong>Patreon Silver (Inspired):</strong><br /> Ariela Bonucci, Tanara Bowie, Alison Deadman, Mark Goodwin, Hayes Hanley, Karen Hanley, Joseph Lee, Linda DiPaolo Love, Stephanie Mastri, Randall Pharr, Sallie Thalhimer, Robert Williamson.</p> <p><strong>Before I Go</strong> is written and performed by Wells Hanley on piano and vocals. Mixed and mastered by Curtis Fye. ©2022</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Before I Go</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music and Lyrics by Wells Hanley ©2022</span></p> </div> <div> <div> <p>Someone once said</p> <p>Don’t waste your time on the dead</p> <p>There are things you can’t control</p> <p>Just don’t let them weigh on your soul</p> <p>It’s while we’re here, we can let it show</p> <p>Say what we need to say before they go</p> <p> </p> <p>Before I go,</p> <p>What I want you to know</p> <p>is that as awful as it may seem</p> <p>there’s no need to cry and scream</p> <p>Just take a chill - give up your straining</p> <p>It could be worse, it could be raining</p> <p> </p> <p>Better off, do something for someone still around</p> <p>Lighten someone’s load, wouldn’t that be cool?</p> <p>Help them to approach the unknown, the frightening and mysterious</p> <p>with a joke or a laugh - it doesn’t have to be so serious.</p> <p> </p> <p>So before I’m dead</p> <p>Please get it into your head</p> <p>that the sky is not falling down</p> <p>and the king has got no clothes</p> <p>And while there are those who'll try explaining,</p> <p>it’s best to see it all as entertaining</p> <p>So shed your worry, it was only draining</p> <p>It could be worse, it could be raining</p> <p> </p> <p>Before I go, I hope you’ll know that dying’s not so bad</p> <p>Everyone must go - one day, even you</p> <p>And while we hope for heaven and fret about hell, which is just such a pile,</p> <p>you know the measure of a life well lived is if you made somebody smile.</p> <p>The hellfire and damnation, it’s such an awful crock you know</p> <p>I may never have been “saved”, but think of what I’ve saved:</p> <p>At the cut rate crematorium for just 800 bucks</p> <p>I’ll be relieved of all but seven pounds and I’ll remain with zero…</p> <p>fear and regret</p> <p> </p> <p>Before I go</p> <p>What I want you to know</p> <p>is that I love you in a place</p> <p>where there’s no time or space</p> <p>And I don’t know how, but I think it’s true</p> <p>that when I’m there, I’m everywhere too</p> <p>Which means that I’ll be here with you…</p> <p>So don’t be sad, don’t start complaining</p> <p>It could be worse, it could be raining</p> </div> <div> </div> <div> <p><strong>Join the Mailing List at <a href= "https://www.iwrotethissongforyou.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">iwrotethissongforyou.com</a><br /></strong>Sign up for Wells' mailing list to be sure you never miss an episode! You'll also be notified of special collaborations, upcoming live streams, or events near you.</p> <p><strong>Find I Wrote this Song for You on Social Media</strong><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/wellshanley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a><br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wells.hanley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/I-Wrote-this-Song-for-You-with-Wells-Hanley-73570263625" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a><br /> </p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Thank you</strong> to family and friends for your support in the long journey that created this podcast. Your hearts are woven into every episode.</p> <p><strong>A special thanks</strong> to Jude Treder-Wolff for introducing me to the NYC storytelling community and for our many adventures together pairing story and song.</p> <p><strong>A very special thanks</strong> to Courtney Page Ferrell for bolstering my confidence before I believed in this idea, for realizing "it's a podcast!", and for continuing to cheer me on tirelessly.</p> <p><strong>The deepest and most cathartic thank you</strong> to Elizabeth Smartt for partnering with me to birth this creative vision. For spending countless hours sculpting my idea into something clear and concise down to the logo, website, and even the format of each episode. You are a godsend of a creative collaborator and I am eternally grateful to you for bringing this podcast into the world with me.</p> </div> </div>
June 16, 2022
Episode 7 - Sleepy Time (for Sasha)
<p>Father's Day Special Episode - When my son was born, I wrote a bunch of songs for him. He's in sixth grade now, and in this tangent-filled conversation, we discuss some of them. We also reminisce about "Dinosaur Crocodile", a song we wrote together when he was four.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou">BE A PATRON HERE:</a></strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou">https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou</a></p> <p> </p> <div> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFelNb6ChOQ"><strong>WATCH DINOSAUR CROCODILE HERE:</strong></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFelNb6ChOQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFelNb6ChOQ</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Thank You Patreon supporters for helping me produce this episode!</strong></p> <p><strong>Patreon Gold (Passionate):</strong><br /> Paula Atwood, Royce and Rosalie Blowe, Moira Danis, Kristin Dimento, Thomasina LaGuardia, Molly Perkinson, Elizabeth Rice, Linda Wells, Sharon Wyse, William Zybach.<br /> <br /> <strong>Patreon Silver (Inspired):</strong><br /> Ariela Bonucci, Tanara Bowie, Alison Deadman, Mark Goodwin, Hayes Hanley, Karen Hanley, Joseph Lee, Linda DiPaolo Love, Stephanie Mastri, Randall Pharr, Sallie Thalhimer, Robert Williamson.</p> <p><strong>Sleepy Time</strong> is written and performed by Wells Hanley on guitar and vocals. Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Curtis Fye. ©2010</p> <p><strong>Boy Came Down From the Sky</strong> is written and performed by Wells Hanley on piano and vocals. ©2009</p> <p><strong>Dinosaur Crocodile</strong> is written and performed by Wells Hanley and Sasha Hanley. Wells Hanley, vocals and keyboard; Sasha Hanley, vocals, drums, keyboard, harmonica. ©2014</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Sleepy Time</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music and Lyrics by Wells Hanley ©2010</span></p> <p> </p> Sleepy time is in your eyes</div> <div> </div> <div>Sleepy time is in your eyes</div> <div> </div> <div>Sleepy time is in your eyes</div> <div> </div> <div>but you won't let go</div> <div> </div> <div>No you won't let go.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Now the sun is nearly gone</div> <div> </div> <div>and we've sung so many songs</div> <div> </div> <div>it seems we've been awake so long</div> <div> </div> <div>now it's time to let go</div> <div> </div> <div>it's time to let go</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Dinosaur Crocodile</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music and Lyrics by Wells Hanley and Sasha Hanley ©2014</span></p> <p> </p> The dinosaur eats the crocodile</div> <div> </div> <div>The crocodile eats the dinosaur</div> <div> </div> <div>Everybody's trying to eat each other</div> <div> </div> <div>Now does that make sense?</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Dinosaur tastes like crocodile</div> <div> </div> <div>Crocodile tastes like dinosaur</div> <div> </div> <div>Everybody tastes just like each other</div> <div> </div> <div>Now does that make sense?</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Dinosaur is fond of crocodile</div> <div> </div> <div>Crocodile is fond of dinosaur</div> <div> </div> <div>Now they're starting to eat each other</div> <div> </div> <div>Now does that make.......</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Boy Came Down from the Sky</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music and Lyrics by Wells Hanley ©2009</span></p> <p> </p> Boy came down from the sky today</div> <div> </div> <div>He landed in my arms, now he's here to stay</div> <div> </div> <div>It's a happy happy day, it's a happy day</div> <div> </div> <div>It's a happy happy day, it's a happy day</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <p><strong>Join the Mailing List at <a href= "https://www.iwrotethissongforyou.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">iwrotethissongforyou.com</a><br /></strong>Sign up for Wells' mailing list to be sure you never miss an episode! You'll also be notified of special collaborations, upcoming live streams, or events near you.</p> <p><strong>Find I Wrote this Song for You on Social Media</strong><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/wellshanley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a><br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wells.hanley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/I-Wrote-this-Song-for-You-with-Wells-Hanley-73570263625" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a><br /> </p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Thank you</strong> to family and friends for your support in the long journey that created this podcast. Your hearts are woven into every episode.</p> <p><strong>A special thanks</strong> to Jude Treder-Wolff for introducing me to the NYC storytelling community and for our many adventures together pairing story and song.</p> <p><strong>A very special thanks</strong> to Courtney Page Ferrell for bolstering my confidence before I believed in this idea, for realizing "it's a podcast!", and for continuing to cheer me on tirelessly.</p> <p><strong>The deepest and most cathartic thank you</strong> to Elizabeth Smartt for partnering with me to birth this creative vision. For spending countless hours sculpting my idea into something clear and concise down to the logo, website, and even the format of each episode. You are a godsend of a creative collaborator and I am eternally grateful to you for bringing this podcast into the world with me.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div>
April 28, 2022
Episode 6 - Second Chance (for Elizabeth Johnson Rice)
<p>Where do we go when we die? And what if we could go there and then come back to tell about it? For Elizabeth Johnson Rice, a prominent 1960's social activist, her brush with death left her forever changed and set her on a mission which she is still pursuing today at the age of 80.</p> <p><strong>Second Chance</strong> is written by Wells Hanley and is sung by <a href="https://renemarie.com/">René Marie</a>. Wells Hanley, piano; Randall Pharr, bass; Billy Williams, drums. Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Curtis Fye.</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Support I Wrote this Song for You</strong></a><br /> A heartfelt thanks to those of you supporting this podcast on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a>! It's because of you that I'm able to keep the songs coming. <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/iwrotethissongforyou" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Help out for as little as $5 a month.</a></p> <p><strong>Join the Mailing List at <a href= "https://www.iwrotethissongforyou.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">iwrotethissongforyou.com</a><br /></strong>Sign up for Wells' mailing list to be sure you never miss an episode! You'll also be notified of special collaborations, upcoming live streams, or events near you.</p> <p><strong>Find I Wrote this Song for You on Social Media</strong><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/wellshanley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a><br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wells.hanley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/I-Wrote-this-Song-for-You-with-Wells-Hanley-73570263625" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a></p> <p><strong>Thank you</strong> to family and friends for your support in the long journey that created this podcast. Your hearts are woven into every episode.</p> <p><strong>A special thanks</strong> to Jude Treder-Wolff for introducing me to the NYC storytelling community and for our many adventures together pairing story and song.</p> <p><strong>A very special thanks</strong> to Courtney Page Ferrell for bolstering my confidence before I believed in this idea, for realizing "it's a podcast!", and for continuing to cheer me on tirelessly.</p> <p><strong>The deepest and most cathartic thank you</strong> to Elizabeth Smartt for partnering with me to birth this creative vision. For spending countless hours sculpting my idea into something clear and concise down to the logo, website, and even the format of each episode. You are a godsend of a creative collaborator and I am eternally grateful to you for bringing this podcast into the world with me.</p> <p><strong>Thank You Patreon supporters for helping me produce this episode!</strong></p> <p><strong>Patreon Gold (Passionate):</strong><br /> Paula Atwood,<br /> Royce and Rosalie Blowe,<br /> Moira Danis,<br /> Kristin Dimento,<br /> Thomasina LaGuardia,<br /> Molly Perkinson,<br /> Elizabeth Rice,<br /> Linda Wells,<br /> Gordon Winn,<br /> Sharon Wyse,<br /> William Zybach.<br /> <br /> <strong>Patreon Silver (Inspired):</strong><br /> Ariela Bonucci,<br /> Tanara Bowie,<br /> Alison Deadman,<br /> Mark Goodwin,<br /> Hayes Hanley,<br /> Karen Hanley,<br /> Joseph Lee,<br /> Linda DiPaolo Love,<br /> Stephanie Mastri,<br /> Randall Pharr,<br /> Sallie Thalhimer,<br /> Robert Williamson.<br /> </p> <p><br /> <span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Second Chance</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music and Lyrics by Wells Hanley ©2022</span></p> <p> </p> <p>Look who's got a second chance,</p> <p>I'm back on the ground from the great expanse.</p> <p>I took a dive, but I've got a second chance.</p> <p>I just landed my lucky break,</p> <p>got the band back together for another take.</p> <p>I was "ciao", but now I'm wide awake.</p> <p> </p> <p>I let my life go completely</p> <p>receding to a far away shore.</p> <p>Now I've returned so sweetly,</p> <p>back in the flesh, and ready for more.</p> <p> </p> <p>I can feel my feet, I can sing and dance,</p> <p>I've returned to wearin' my shirt and pants,</p> <p>I've got a second chance.</p> <p>And I'm carrying a jewel,</p> <p>and I don't wanna drop it,</p> <p>I would be such a foo-el</p> <p>if I should ever stop making the most of this second chance!</p> <p> </p> <p>My days were numbered, I lumbered,</p> <p>feeling so encumbered by fate,</p> <p>but having dozed and slumbered,</p> <p>I'm back in the race, and I'm feeling great...</p> <p>There's a tear somewhere in the grand design</p> <p>that I should have crossed that finish line</p> <p>and kept on running, Lord how I feel so fine!</p> <p> </p> <p>Now I have got another shot,</p> <p>I've entered a bonus round, and I would never have thought</p> <p>there could exist this delicious twist in the plot...</p> <p>The curtain was closed, and the show was done,</p> <p>but the producer introduced an extended run.</p> <p>We made a pact, and now another act has begun.</p> <p> </p> <p>The show keeps going and going,</p> <p>I know it's gonna grow and thrive.</p> <p>I'm overflowing just owing</p> <p>to being alive!</p> <p>I am gonna survive...</p> <p> </p> <p>I'm living up my second chance,</p> <p>I'm gonna work this perk in my circumstance.</p> <p>I was revived, and I survived,</p> <p>my day has arrived, I'm gonna thrive,</p> <p>and I'm still alive cause I've got a second chance...</p> <p>...and I know I never want to lose my second chance!</p>
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