Ted Giffin

Boulevard of Broken Dreams (cover)

June 5, 2016

I was surfing the internet today checking out blog posts. I came across one that made me think of the Green Day Song called ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’, in an entirely new light. The thought was that the lyrics were an accurate expression of the internal experiences of someone who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder. I have had friends who struggle with the affliction. So I tried to sing the song from that vantage point. To see the post, that inspired my […]

Physical (cover)

June 5, 2016

All right, Pop Trivia Fans! Today’s contest begs the question, “Who was the famous 1970’s Artist that originally hit pay-dirt with this tune?” Physical. (lyrics) I’m saying all the things that I know you’ll like Making good conversation I gotta handle you just right You know what I mean I took you to an intimate restaurant Then to a suggestive movie There’s nothing left to talk about Unless it’s horizontally Let’s get physical, physical I wanna get physical Let’s get into physical […]

VISIT TED’S SOUNDCLOUD PAGE!!

June 5, 2016

HEY Y’ALL!! I HAVE UPGRADED MY SOUNDCLOUD PAGE. YOU CAN STREAM AND DOWNLOAD ANY OF MY ORIGINAL SONGS THERE. THIS IS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY LISTENING HERE ON WORDPRESS OR HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A COPY OF MY TUNES. ALL FOR FREE!!! I MIGHT ALSO BE PUTTING COVER TUNES UP THERE, BUT THEY HAVE HASSLED ME FOR THAT. SO CLICK AND BOOKMARK: ( at some point I will also organize the songs into playlists that feature songs that […]

Cat’s in the Cradle (cover)

June 4, 2016

Preface to the recording. In the middle of the 1970’s, when I was around 5 to 7 years old, this tune was on the AM Radio a whole lot. It is natural for a young boy to want to be with his Dad. My father had experienced a romance with my Mom that is the stuff of beautiful fairy tales. She tragically passed away far too young at the age of 38, leaving him with two incredibly young children. I used to […]

Running to Stand Still (live) cover

June 4, 2016

Running to Stand Still (live). (lyrics) And so she woke up Woke up from where she was Lying still Said I gotta do something About where we’re going Step on a steam train Step out of the driving rain, maybe Run from the darkness in the night Singing ha, ah la la la de day Ah da da da de day Ah la la de day Sweet the sin the Better the taste in my mouth I see seven towers But I […]

All I Want is You (live) cover

June 4, 2016

All I Want is You (live). (lyrics) You say you want Diamonds on a ring of gold You say you want Your story to remain untold But all the promises we make From the cradle to the grave When all I want is you You say you’ll give me A highway with no one on it Treasure just to look upon it You say you’ll give me Eyes in a moon of blindness A river in a time of dryness A harbor […]

Desire live, (cover)

June 4, 2016

Desire (live). (lyrics) Lover, I’m off the street Gonna go where the bright lights and the big city meet With a red guitar on fire Desire She’s a candle burning in my room Yeah, I’m like the needle, needle and spoon Over the counter with that shotgun Pretty soon everybody got one And the fever when I’m beside her Desire Desire, right And the fever getting higher Desire Desire Burning, burning She’s the dollars She’s my protection Yeah, she’s the promise In […]

Everybody’s on the Run (cover)

June 3, 2016

Everybody’s on the Run (cover). (lyrics) You can’t fight the feeling And always the same pouring rain You know, you know, It’s coming out of the ceiling, Falling from above Falling in and out of love A broken heart is still beating In and out of time Hold your body next to mine You know, you know, When you can’t stop the bleeding Sing to yourself and hold on, ‘Cause everybody’s on the run Everybody’s on the run Hang in there love […]

Vampire Blues live, (cover)

June 3, 2016

Vampire Blues (live). (lyrics) I’m a vampire, babe, suckin’ blood from the earth I’m a vampire, baby, suckin’ blood from the earth. Well, I’m a vampire, babe, sell you twenty barrels worth. I’m a black bat, babe, bangin’ on your window pane I’m a black bat, baby, bangin’ on your window pane. Well, I’m a black bat, babe, I need my high octane. Good times are comin’, I hear it everywhere I go Good times are comin’, I hear it everywhere I […]

Too Good to Be True (cover)

June 2, 2016

Too Good to Be True (cover). (lyrics) Her imagination ran wild Could this really happen to me? She could barely hold back the tears [Chorus:] It was too good to be true It was too good to be true It was too good to be true Everything that she’d waited for Everything that she’d dared to dream Suddenly was outside her door [Chorus] There was no talk of giving in And just as hope was wearing thin Her eyes were like a […]

Get Rhythm, live (cover)

June 1, 2016

Get Rhythm!(live) (lyrics) Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues Come on, get rhythm when you get the blues Get a rock ‘n’ roll feelin’ in your bones Put taps on your toes and get gone Get rhythm when you get the blues A Little shoeshine boy never gets low down But he’s got the dirtiest job in town Bendin’ low at the peoples’ feet On the windy corner of the dirty street Well, I asked him while he shined my […]

16 Tons live, (cover)

June 1, 2016

Hey, I want to give background on the song before you listen. I was walking up a steep hill yesterday, feeling bad about my music. Sighing to myself, “another day older..” Then boom, the lyric came to me. “and deeper in debt.” The tune was one I heard a lot growing up. Just as frequently as Row, Row, Row Your Boat. It is about working in a coal mine. I feel justified in singing it. My great grandfather, in probably around the […]