New Music: "Dear John"

Check out the latest original music from Mark and Larry Benigno!
"Dear John"

http://youtu.be/lWust8JKmqw

Mark's Notes: I remember distinctly the night John Lennon was shot. At the time, I had some pretty self-righteous opinions about the ex-Beatle's life, and I actually wrote a song about it. I performed it for several years before I started to question my thinking. This is my open letter to John Lennon, some 35 years later, letting him know: "I think I get it now."

The Songwriting Process: Mark wrote a first draft of these lyrics and emailed them to Larry. Then both of them wrote music for it. The project sat for about a year until Mark wrote a new piece with elements from both originals.

The Stages of Your Miserables Career

As an interesting exercise this morning, I mapped out the characters in the musical Les Miserables as if they were stages in life. I think this is particularly pertinent to theater people, but it could apply to all of us. What do you think? (Right click on the graphic and open it in a new tab or window for a better view.)