http://chrisfalson.com/CF Singer, Songwriter, Author, Composer Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:12:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvvnqyzbAh0 http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=104 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMSIe178Wxg http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=103 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB7ekt5mvXg http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=102 [MEDIA=117] I am not very PC. In fact my father used to say of me that I only opened my mouth to change feet. He once suggested that I make a card that read "Have Foot in mouth: Will Travel" I do believe however that the best kind of humor is self ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=101 [MEDIA=102] The Apple Don't Fall Over the years I have been a sucker for the slick sales pitch. I guess I am habitually  looking for the good in people and often don't notice the 'evil' until it's too late and... by then I have bought the faulty product or signed the dodgy ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=100 [MEDIA=24] I Want to Be Like Jesus Linda McCrary introduced me to this song about 15 years ago. She and her family would often sing it, along with many other traditional gospel songs during their Church services, usually held in a storefront building in a tough neighborhood, somewhere deep in the San ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=99 [MEDIA=95] When I moved to America I saw myself as a singer-songwriter/bluesy guitar player. My songs were about life.... some were about brokenness, others had my slant on the gospel and some were inspirational (hymns). I came here to play clubs and theaters etc to share my blend of “peace and ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=79 What Would Love Do? [MEDIA=6] Have you ever seen those bracelets WWJD? I hate those things. It's a bit like having a fish sticker on your car (which seems to give you a license to drive badly and abuse people on the road.... I could be generalizing here.) WWJD, if you didn't ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=78 [MEDIA=92] "I get no satisfaction when I see a good man fall, one who was so tall." This week, in the US we all witnessed a very public fall from grace of another leader.... and though it has been painful to watch.... (even more painful for he and his family...... especially his ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=72 True Champions[MEDIA=91] Walking with You (c) 2007 Chris Falson I wrote and produced this song for the Avon Foundation to help promote the Breast Cancer Walk campaign. To see a higher resolution video, Or to find out more about the Walk for Breast Cancer campaign, visit the Avon Foundation website. http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=68 [MEDIA=81] It's funny how sayings or proverbs get lost in translation..... or intentionally misconstrued to win an argument.Like..... "for money is the root of all evil". This has often been the rallying cry of the poor against the wealthy, affluent, moneyed, well-to-do, prosperous, opulent, silk-stockinged, loaded, flush, stinking-filthy rich. But the ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=67 [MEDIA=80]There are some things.... incidences..... accidents..... circumstances over which we have no control or say. There are words we wish we could take back and there things we would prefer not to have on our CV. Worse still are the opportunities we did not seize or potential fortunes we left ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=66 [MEDIA=79] (c) 2007 This Amazing Grace, Chris Falson Early 2007 a writer/producer with whom I often work called to see whether or not I had my own (vocal) version of Amazing Grace. He was in the final edit of a documentary about a Prison and was at odds with the score ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=65 Purple Moon on Clouds (c) 2007 Chris Falson [MEDIA=78] One night, laying in bed, my wife and I looked out through the frame of our window to a purple moon resting on a canopy of opaque clouds. Perhaps the clouds were purple and the moon was opaque. I am color blind and it ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=64 [MEDIA=77] How Long (c) 2007 Chris Falson Being a writer, whether it's music or other could seem like a glamorous way to make a living. It's not really. It's a job like any other. Don't get me wrong, I love writing and recording music, and that's about all I know how to ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=63 Use Words if You Have To (c) 2007 Chris Falson [MEDIA=76]Saint Francis in Prayer, by El Greco 1580 C/O Joslyn Art Museum Saint Francis of Assisi is one of my heroes. He didn't just talk about his convictions.....he lived them. Though the son of a wealthy merchant and nobleman the young Francis forfeited all ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=62 Faith (c) 1997 Chris Falson [MEDIA=74] I am of no faith..... no faith in particular that is. I remember the first day at school (aged 5 or 6). After we gave our names we had to tell the teacher what our father did for a living and then say what faith we belonged to. ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=60 Season for Goodbye (c) 2003 Chris Falson During the fall of 2003 I was writing one piece of music after another (songs, themes, stings etc) for a music publisher who had a deal with the networks. I was churning them out, often writing one or two a day.... I am not saying ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=57 The Climb There is an old saying that goes something like this..... "Consider it a gift when tests and challenges come at you from all sides because under this kind of pressure the real you is forced out into the open.... and your faith, your real faith, (not what you say ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=55 [MEDIA=33] It is said that "love covers a multitude of sins"... or wrongs..... or mistakes..... or errors in judgment..... or words ill spoken (my favorite)..... the list goes on. I recognize this kind of love in others but rarely in myself. I am too quick to judge, or 'right people ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=54 A Brief History I was born and bred in Sydney, Australia and after an unsuccessful tertiary education I was 'apprenticed' by my father into the music business. This was 1977. Over the next 14 years, playing guitar, bass (and some trumpet and keys) in clubs, theaters, orchestras pits, recording and ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=34 Several years ago Disney produced a remake of Freaky Friday starring Jaimie Lee Curtis. The music supervisor was having trouble obtaining the rights to a John Mayer song and so the call went around to songwriters and artists (like me) who had a JM vibe. The premise of the movie ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=33 Chris Falson is an Australian born singer-songwriter living and working in LA. He is, in his own words "a jack of many trades, master of none".....making a living as a songwriter, studio musician, touring artist, published author and teacher, father of two and husband of one. These past few years ... http://chrisfalson.com/CF/?p=1