First music video released this morning - "Navy Man". Hope you enjoy. I thought December 7 was the perfect day to do this.
youtu.be/Mucw6Mvo7eo

So this is my first song release. It's called "Labeled", about all the silly ways we try to put people into nice, tidy little boxes. Hope you enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch

A little poem for those like me who'd like to sing a bit better:

THE MAN WHO SANG IN THE KEY OF “H”
(By Mike Massey)

I thought I’d take some lessons
To try to learn to sing
Cause it always seemed to me my songs
Were just a bit off-key
So I hired me a voice coach
To show me what to do
You may've heard my wails
As I sang the scales
And gave my coach the blues
Cause she’d never heard the sounds I sing
When I get done her ears would ring
And though she told me have some faith
I was singing my...A little poem for those like me who'd like to sing a bit better:

THE MAN WHO SANG IN THE KEY OF “H”
(By Mike Massey)

I thought I’d take some lessons
To try to learn to sing
Cause it always seemed to me my songs
Were just a bit off-key
So I hired me a voice coach
To show me what to do
You may've heard my wails
As I sang the scales
And gave my coach the blues
Cause she’d never heard the sounds I sing
When I get done her ears would ring
And though she told me have some faith
I was singing my songs in the key of “H”
She told me “use my diaphragm”
She drew me up a diagram
Made me use a straw to breathe
And turning blue I began to see
That singing’s just mind over matter
If you don’t mind then it don’t matter
So sing your lines
And rhyme your rhymes
Take a breath and do your best
Causing singing’s not a test
As surely as the Dawn of day
I now have a bit of range
My kids think me a bit deranged
Cause Dads can be so dadgum strange
But just like life is not a race
Singing in “H” is not a disgrace
There’s no accounting for some folk's taste
So don’t let your sweet voice go to waste
And if you find that you’re like me
And your notes don’t fit in “A” to” G”
But there’s still stars you want to chase
Don’t ever forget the man who sings
In the lovely key of “H”

Dedicated to my voice coach extraordinaire Dawn Urquhart Dixon Show more

20/20 Vision (By Mike Massey)

They took away our baseball
They took away our hoops
They said you ought not scratch your nose
And stay away from groups

It’s a shame when social distancing
Doesn’t change a single thing
Viruses and loneliness
Kill old folks just the same

I remember when Corona
Was a beer best served with lime
But now it’s the Grim Reaper
Saying “you’re running out of time”

Here’s a 20/20 vision
Of how things ought to be
Let’s look out for our neighbors
From sea to shining sea...20/20 Vision (By Mike Massey)

They took away our baseball
They took away our hoops
They said you ought not scratch your nose
And stay away from groups

It’s a shame when social distancing
Doesn’t change a single thing
Viruses and loneliness
Kill old folks just the same

I remember when Corona
Was a beer best served with lime
But now it’s the Grim Reaper
Saying “you’re running out of time”

Here’s a 20/20 vision
Of how things ought to be
Let’s look out for our neighbors
From sea to shining sea

We’re all in this together
Like pillows and feathers
I’ve got you, you’ve got me
And please don’t hoard the TOILETRIES!

Ain’t no need in counting
The retirement funds you’ve lost
There’s sick folks staring down barrels
Who’ll pay a higher cost

I’m pulling for those scientists
That earned those extra letters
Who skipped the parties to study
We need them more than ever

Ain’t it like a joker
To try to make a joke
But we’d better get this straight my friends
Corona’s not a hoax

Whatever you’re doing to help
Please do a little more
Look out for all the different folks
Who live beyond your door

Our team’s not red or blue
A house united stands
So keep your fingers in your pockets
After washing off your hands

When there's nowhere to hide and nowhere to turn
And it feels like there's wisdom that you never learned
Put your faith in your Father and Jesus his son
Cause the race you've been running's already been won.

God bless and be patient … not A patient! Show more