"ALL THE SINGLE MATEYS!" by "Kidd Beyonce" (a k a Loose Bruce Kerr) for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Tuesday Sept 19, 2023   Tuesday, Sept 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Here’s “Kidd Beyonce” (a k a Loose Bruce Kerr) short bit parodying the Beyonce megahit, this time entitled, “ALL THE SINGLE MATEYS!”    Loose Bruce inserted a 20-year performing and recording career into his 2 periods as an attorney. He's retired now from his latest 23 year term practicing law, most recently at Oracle. Before that, he was Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems before Oracle acquired it.   He continues to record his songs and videos in his garage studio. Back in the day, he opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic. He's an irregular feature of the Dr. Demento Show on the internet (140 songplays since 1987) and on the Jim Bohannon syndicated radio show where his songs have been played many times over the years.    His mp3 audio songs and mp4 videos can be streamed or downloaded for free at loosebrucekerr.com. email Bruce at BKerrLaw@aol.com

Loose Bruce Kerr's poem/lyric about his hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin “YOU CAME FROM WAUKESHA”                   by Loose Bruce Kerr 1. If you wanted water pure Or a grand resort to tour YOU CAME TO WAUKESHA For a motor running true Or a generator new YOU CAME TO WAUKESHA Want a hazy, lazy river Or somebody to deliver all your dairy and a paper to your door? You could do worse by far Than turning ‘round your car and instead, YOU CAME TO WAUKESHA 2. For the yellows, reds and greens Of the Kettle Morraine scenes YOU CAME TO WAUKESHA Best in sports and all the schools The best neighborhoods and pools YOU CAME TO WAUKESHA Ask any stranger on the street ‘twas the path to surely beat If you just follow your feet you end up there For a job or Carroll College If you had or needed knowledge then at last, YOU CAME TO WAUKESHA 3. If you had your head on straight Had the finest girls to date YOU CAME FROM WAUKESHA If your parents loved you so And were sad to let you go YOU LEFT FROM WAUKESHA Need some help from helping hands Or some kickass local bands or some Jimmy’s, Scrima’s, Rode’s, Schley’s and more Take a mudbath or decline Know...the...name...of..."Rheiney Hein”* Then it’s your hometown and mine YOU CAME FROM WAUKESHA (*R.G. Hein, Waukesha Superintendent of Schools, circa 1950’s-60’s, with apologies to our CMH compatriots)

"I AM BROKE AGAIN" (Willy Nelson parody by Loose Bruce Kerr) is AUDIO to: "On The Road Again" re Willy's 1990's tax problems. Loose Bruce Kerr released the parody in the 1991 where it was featured on the Dr. Demento Show on nationally syndicated radio (Bruce has had over 140 songplays on Dr. D) and the Jim Bohannon Show on Westwood One radio stations.  Back in the day, Bruce opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic. After 20 years of performing, writing & producing songs, Bruce returned to his original career as a lawyer, becoming Assistant General Counsel of Sun Microsystems in Silicon Valley, then finishing at Oracle and is now retired. He lives with his wife & cat in northern California where he continues to write, record & video his parodies & originals. all his songs & videos are available to stream and/or download for free at loosebrucekerr.com email: BKerrLaw@aol.com

May 3, 2023 next week marks the 36th anniversary of the Miami Herald picture of Gary Hart, presidential candidate, seated on "Monkey Business," a sailboat with Donna Rice on his lap. By May 8th, he was out of the race. Before he bailed, for a few nights, I was singing this parody to a Frank Sinatra song in my club act, here it is, late at night, live in the Bay Area. Pour yourself a drink and... Loose Bruce inserted a 20-year performing and recording career into his 2 periods as an attorney. He's retired now from his latest 23 year term practicing law, most recently at Oracle. Before that, he was Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems before Oracle acquired it. He continues to record his songs and videos in his garage studio. Back in the day, he opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic. He's an irregular feature of the Dr. Demento Show on the internet (140 song plays since 1987) and on the Jim Bohannon syndicated radio show where his songs have been played many times over the years. -His mp3 audio songs and mp4 videos can be streamed or downloaded for free at loosebrucekerr.com. -email Bruce at BKerrLaw@aol.com

“CHRISTMAS IS YOU” is Loose Bruce Kerr’s 5-part a cappella harmony, romantic holiday song as arranged by Zach Yaholkovsky. It was recently contracted for release by world-wide music publisher Fred Bock Music through its BMI subsidiary, distributed by the Hal Leonard organization. Bruce Kerr, a k a "Loose Bruce Kerr," is a songwiter, music & video producer, and retired attorney in northern California. He returned to law following an earlier 20-year career as a performer, solo, duo, band in the 1970's & '80's, becoming Assistant General Counsel for Sun Microsystems, acquired in 2010 by Oracle. His originals and parodies have been played over 140 times on the Dr. Demento Show from 1987-to-present. He opened for “Weird Al” Yankovic back in the day. "CHRISTMAS IS YOU" is one of his more recent songs. This 5-part a capella recording was produced by the publisher to help promote the song & sheet music arrangement (SSATB) to high schools, colleges, and community vocal groups. email Bruce at BKerrLaw@aol.com podcast (free audios & videos): www.loosebrucekerr.com

"I AM HE/HIM" is Loose Bruce Kerr's newest live AUDIO song parody about pronouns. Do you want to be referred to as he/she, her/him, they/them/whoever? And if you're in a couple and people call you "them" is it just you or both of you? Here, Helen Reddy's hit song, "I Am Woman" takes a new, current turn for these times, just for fun.   Loose Bruce inserted a 20-year performing and recording career into his 2 periods as an attorney. He's retired now from his latest 23 year term practicing law, most recently at Oracle. Before that, he was Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems before Oracle acquired it.   He continues to record his songs and videos in his garage studio. Back in the day, he opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic. He's an irregular feature of the Dr. Demento Show on the internet (140 song plays since 1987) and on the Jim Bohannon syndicated radio show where his songs have been played many times over the years.   His mp3 audio songs and mp4 videos can be streamed or downloaded for free at loosebrucekerr.com. Email Bruce at BKerrLaw@aol.com

"I AM HE/HIM" is Loose Bruce Kerr's newest live VIDEO song parody about pronouns. Do you want to be referred to as he/she, her/him, they/them/whoever? And if you're in a couple and people call you "them" is it just you or both of you? Here, Helen Reddy's hit song, "I Am Woman" takes a new, current turn for these times, just for fun.   Loose Bruce inserted a 20-year performing and recording career into his 2 periods as an attorney. He's retired now from his latest 23 year term practicing law, most recently at Oracle. Before that, he was Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems before Oracle acquired it.   He continues to record his songs and videos in his garage studio. Back in the day, he opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic. He's an irregular feature of the Dr. Demento Show on the internet (140 song plays since 1987) and on the Jim Bohannon syndicated radio show where his songs have been played many times over the years.   His mp3 audio songs and mp4 videos can be streamed or downloaded for free at loosebrucekerr.com. Email Bruce at BKerrLaw@aol.com

After a lull of 7 years since meeting up last, the Coachmen, Waukesha, Wisconsin's folk song quartet from 1959 to 1965 (junior high through senior year of high school) all of 'em (Rich Reaves, Walt Galloway, Steve Hoeft, Bruce Kerr), flew back from Georgia, Rhode Island, Idaho, and California to their hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin, to perform at their high school maestro's Memorial Service, for James Machan on a Saturday in June of 2022. The day before the Memorial, the boys regrouped to perform as former jocks (Waukesha's legendary high school swim champions dynasty, 1958-75) and "Blackshirts" at their hometown's "Blackshirts Breakfast Group," hosted by backstroker & hometown legend, Bill Schley. Frivolity ensued as this videoclip evidences. Following breakfast, the quartet donned some of their remaining instruments to perform "M.T.A," originally by the Kingston Trio, one of their mentor groups as the learned to sing & play together as pre-Beatles young "lads." From Mrs. Kamradt's 7th grade music classroom to the present, the group has had a 63 year run. After graduating high school in 1965, Steve went on to graphic arts, Walt as a scientist at the EPA, and Rich and Bruce became lawyers. In the late 70's, 2 Coachmen, Steve & Bruce quit their jobs and went on the road as a duo ("Winterwood"), adding bass & drums to become a rock band in their 30's, "Spud City," which played New England & Virgin Islands' resorts, bars, nightclubs and college pubs until 1980. Following that, Steve went back to work and Bruce played clubs until 1992 after which he got a real job for 23 years. All the "lads" are now retired, but find ways to link up every once in a while. Were you there? ;)

"MICKEY MOUSE" (audio parody-mp3) is Loose Bruce Kerr's latest song about Florida's Gov. DeSantis and the state of Florida vs. the Disney Corporation pitting the governor against Mickey Mouse (and his millions of minions,  lifetime members of the Mickey Mouse Club of the 1950's & 60's).   Loose Bruce Kerr is a song parodist and retired attorney in northern California who has had over 140 song plays on the Dr. Demento Show, and opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic back in the day.   loosebrucekerr.com email: BKerrLaw@aol.com

"DOUBLE SHOT" is a Loose Bruce Kerr song from 1975, recorded with his duo (then band) partner, Waukesha, Wisconsin's Steve Hoeft, a long-time buddy of Bruce's who joined him on the road in 1976. They traveled the country in a light blue 1951 Chevy Schoolbus conversion. Landing in Vermont for a period, they recorded "DOUBLE SHOT" with a band at the U of VT whose house they were parked next to in Burlington, at an amazing studio out in the sticks. The flip side was "FREEDOM CALL," also available for download from this podcast. Soon after, Steve and Bruce added drums & bass to the show for a couple years' run in New England. Loose Bruce Kerr interrupted his legal career for 20 years to hit the road to write, perform and produce his songs and parodies (over 140 song plays on Dr. Demento since 1987). Resuming his legal career in 1993, Bruce became Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems, then finished up at Oracle, retiring in 2021. www.loosebrucekerr.com email: BKerrLaw@aol.com

"FREEDOM CALL" is a Loose Bruce Kerr song from 1974 about the 2 young American women who were hitchhiking on a truck in Turkey which turned out to have hash hidden in it. Turkish authorities threw them in jail with no process for release, and the US government, then with Richard Nixon at the helm, could have cared less. Bruce was living in L.A. at the time and read a People Magazine story on it and wrote the tune. About 4 years later Steve Hoeft, an old Waukesha, Wisconsin buddy of Bruce's had joined him on the road, traveling the country in a light blue 1951 Chevy Schoolbus conversion, adding his vocal, banjo, and guitars to the show. Landing in Vermont for a period, they recorded "Freedom Call" with a band at the U of VT whose house they were parked next to in Burlington, at an amazing studio out in the sticks. The flip side was "Double Shot," also available for download from this podcast. Soon after, Steve and Bruce added drums & bass to the band for a couple years' run in New England. Loose Bruce Kerr interrupted his legal career for 20 years to hit the road to write, perform and produce his songs and parodies (over 140 song plays on Dr. Demento since 1987). Resuming his legal career in 1993, Bruce became Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems, then finished up at Oracle, retiring in 2021. www.loosebrucekerr.com email: BKerrLaw@aol.com

"FRIENDS WILL BE THERE FOR YOU" - Audio MP3 is Loose Bruce Kerr's latest original song, orchestrated and sung by Bruce, one track at a time (thank you, Les Paul, also of Waukesha, WI).

"MAY I?" is a modern-traditional love song by songwriter-parodist Loose Bruce Kerr with the feel of a 1930's style. The song has both 4/4 time signature sections and a 3/4 (waltz) section. Loose Bruce Kerr lives in northern California with his wife and 2 cats. He is from Waukesha, Wisconsin (home to Les Paul who invented the electric guitar and multi-track recording). Bruce uses multi-track (32 tracks, these days) to record his vocals and instruments (many synthesized, e.g., french horns, cellos) one at a time. He interrupted his legal career in 1973 to take 20 years off to write, record, and perform his songs, including on the road as a solo, duo (with Waukesha's Steve Hoeft) and full rock band ("Spud City" with Steve, Tyke Van Eyke and Mickey Marien) in New England in the late 1970's. As a solo, Bruce opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic and his parodies have been heard on the Dr. Demento Show over 140 times. In 1993, Bruce resumed his legal career, ending up Assistant General Counsel at Sun Microsystems and later working for Oracle. Retired, now, he continues to write & record his songs in his garage studio and uploads video performances to youtube and his podcast loosebrucekerr.com. His 5-part a cappella Christmas love song, "Christmas Is You" is being published, and distributed by Hal Leonard, starting holidays 2022 for college and high school choral groups. email Bruce at: BKerrLaw@aol.com

This is Waukesha High School's "Loyalty Song" from at least the 1940's-on. Sung by thousands over the years before pep rallies and athletic events. Author unknown (in research presently). Dedicated to the lost and injured in the Christmas Parade tragedy in Waukesha in November, 2021.

Oct 3rd is the 26th anniversary of O.J. Simpson’s acquittal of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole. This song and photo of the 1995 PC diskette of “O.J.-oh!” (to the Harry Belafonte tune of “Day-O”) by song parodist, Loose Bruce Kerr, was the first & only song release of its kind on that medium, including stereo audio with dynamic graphics long before the popularity of the computer video revolution a decade later. It was a collaboration between engineer, Lee Baxter of Campbell, CA and Kerr of Mountain View, CA, both cities in Silicon Valley. The song’s audio track is a live performance by Loose Bruce but includes his multitrack recorded background instruments and vocals, a feature of his live solo act in the 1980’s and ‘90’s. He opened for “Weird Al” Yankovic and his song parodies and originals have played on the Dr. Demento Show over 140 times over the decades. “O.J.-oh!” reached #1 on that program’s “Funny 5” in May & June of 1995 as the O.J. criminal trial progressed toward acquital in October. The diskette for sale at Tower Records locations in Silicon Valley was packaged in a clear plastic glove evoking Simpson’s lawyer, Johnnie Cochran’s courtroom statement to the jury, “If it doesn’t fit (Simpson)/You must acquit!” Kerr went on to become Assistant General Counsel of Sun Microsystems in Silicon Valley in the 2000’s after retiring from his 20 year performing career. After 11 years at Oracle, Kerr then became a contract attorney at Seattle law firm, Davis Wright Tremaine where he works today. He lives with his wife, Linda and their 2 cats in northern California and works remotely. email: BKerrLaw@aol.com

Oct 3rd is the 26th anniversary of O.J. Simpson’s acquittal of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole.   This song and photo of the 1995 PC diskette of “O.J.-oh!” (to the Harry Belafonte tune of “Day-O”) by song parodist, Loose Bruce Kerr, was the first & only song release of its kind on that medium, including stereo audio with dynamic graphics long before the popularity of the computer video revolution a decade later. It was a collaboration between engineer, Lee Baxter of Campbell, CA and Kerr of Mountain View, CA, both cities in Silicon Valley.   The song’s audio track is a live performance by Loose Bruce but includes his multitrack recorded background instruments and vocals, a feature of his live solo act in the 1980’s and ‘90’s. He opened for “Weird Al” Yankovic and his song parodies and originals have played on the Dr. Demento Show over 140 times over the decades. “O.J.-oh!” reached #1 on that program’s “Funny 5” in May & June of 1995 as the O.J. criminal trial progressed toward acquital in October.   The diskette for sale at Tower Records locations in Silicon Valley was packaged in a clear plastic glove evoking Simpson’s lawyer, Johnnie Cochran’s courtroom statement to the jury, “If it doesn’t fit (Simpson)/You must acquit!”   Kerr went on to become Assistant General Counsel of Sun Microsystems in Silicon Valley in the 2000’s after retiring from his 20 year performing career. After 11 years at Oracle, Kerr then became a contract attorney at Seattle law firm, Davis Wright Tremaine where he works today. He lives with his wife, Linda and their 2 cats in northern California and works remotely.   P.S. the song's the same but the dynamic graphics on the PC Diskette are not visible here, I haven't found a way to convert the old, stale file format! This photo's just of the diskette and glove packaging. email: BKerrLaw@aol.com loosebrucekerr.com

"NO GOLD IN CALIFORNIA" is a Loose Bruce Kerr original from 1992 and a nod to Brian Wilson & the Beach Boys, a group Bruce grew up on and whose harmonies he learned on. In 1992 the U.S. was mired in a recession in the economy and dealing with the disaster in Bosnia, ethnic cleansing, immigrants, homelessness, etc. The California of Bruce's youth and idylic songs of the 1960's seemed to be fading. With the fires raging across northern California today (Bruce lives there), the same might be said about now, nearly 30 years later. Recording on a TEAC 4-track cassette deck, Bruce played the instruments and sang the vocal parts 1 at a time, mixing down as he went. Earbuds encouraged. Loose Bruce Kerr is an irregular feature on the Dr. Demento Show and opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic back in the day. email: BKerrLaw@aol.com loosebrucekerr.com

Sounds dirty but isn't, it's an ode to the strongest muscle of the body, the sphincter, our most reliable friend. By nationally known song parodist, Loose Bruce Kerr. Bruce is regularly featured on the Dr. Demento and Jim Bohannon nationally syndicated radio shows.  Visit:  www.loosebrucekerr.com to hear other songs, parodies, and videos of "Loose Bruce" Kerr. email:  BKerrLaw@aol.com

"HEAD FOR THE HILLS" (a post-pandemic song) VIDEO is now a full jazz band arrangement in April, 2021 of a song Loose Bruce Kerr composed in April, 2020. Who knew it would take a year before the vaccines started to help us toward an end to the pandemic? To celebrate that, here's the full arrangement and performance video. The song gives a bow to the earlier pandemic in 1920-21 through its 1920's style song and arrangement. Bruce's parents grew up in the 1920's and his dad taught him songs from that era on ukelele while his mom sang the melodies. In this video, Loose Bruce Kerr performs his song live on vocals, accompanied by his new jazz band background tracks just completed. Bruce records his instruments one at a time, multi-tracking (invented by his hometown hero, Les Paul of Waukesha, Wisconsin). Some are real (ukes, etc.), some are synth'd (trombones, tubas, saxes, etc.). Bruce inserted a 20-year performing and recording career into his day job as an attorney. He's been back practicing law for the last 20 years and continues to record his songs in his garage studio. Back in the day, he opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic. He's an irregular feature of the Dr. Demento Show where his songs have been played over 100 times through the years. His mp3 audio songs and videos can be streamed or downloaded at loosebrucekerr.com. Email Bruce at BKerrLaw@aol.com

"HEAD FOR THE HILLS" (a post-pandemic song) AUDIO is now a full jazz band arrangement in April, 2021 of a song Loose Bruce Kerr composed in April, 2020. Who knew it would take a year before the vaccines started to help us toward an end to the pandemic? To celebrate that, here's the full arrangement. The song gives a bow to the earlier pandemic in 1920-21 through its 1920's style song and arrangement. Bruce's parents grew up in the 1920's and his dad taught him songs from that era on ukelele while his mom sang the melodies. In this song, Loose Bruce Kerr performs his song live on vocals, accompanied by his new jazz band background tracks just completed. Bruce records his instruments one at a time, multi-tracking (invented by his hometown hero, Les Paul of Waukesha, Wisconsin). Some are real (ukes, etc.), some are synth'd (trombones, tubas, saxes, etc.). Bruce inserted a 20-year performing and recording career into his day job as an attorney. He's been back practicing law for the last 20 years and continues to record his songs in his garage studio. Back in the day, he opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic. He's an irregular feature of the Dr. Demento Show where his songs have been played over 100 times through the years. His mp3 audio songs and videos can be streamed or downloaded at loosebrucekerr.com. Email Bruce at BKerrLaw@aol.com