At the end of 1979 when we were winding down, we did some of our best cover songs. By reaching out past the Beatles and learning tunes by The Cars, Tom Petty, The Ramones, Fleetwood Mac and even Kiss, we… Read More ›
Mike Orton
More Silver Laughter Music – “Take My Money”
“Take My Money” This song was a collaboration between Jon and me. He had the idea for the verses and I suggested the middle 8. For some reason, I ended up singing it. Ken developed the guitar lead. After a… Read More ›
“Lover”, Another Song From “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Lover” As I said elsewhere on this site, the song was conceived by me while driving late at night from one job to another. If memory serves, we left Iowa going north, most likely on highway I35 to another venue… Read More ›
“Getaway Woman” by Silver Laughter from “Handle With Care”
“Getaway Woman” I don’t recall whether this was a song Silver Laughter did before I got there or whether Jon and I crafted it together. I think it was the latter, but it was definitely Jon’s original idea. I believe… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s “Rainbow” from “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Rainbow” This song was a collaboration between Jon and me. If memory serves, I had the verse and Jon had the chorus. We wrote the lyrics together. The photo is from the 1978 Des Moines set which shows the… Read More ›
“Grey, Cloudy Skies” from Silver Laughter’s “Handle With Care”
“Grey, Cloudy Skies” This is another tune that came over with me from The Contents Are:. When I wrote it, I envisioned Louis Armstrong singing it! It’s still a good song, but the vocal seems somewhat lifeless. Though Jon and… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s “Bad News” From “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Bad News” I have recounted the work Jon and I did on the lyrics of this song in other places on our website. Jon, Kim and I had a telephone conversation last night and agreed that lyrically it is one… Read More ›
Almost Forgot “Any Words You Can Say” from Silver Laughter’s “Handle With Care”!
“Any Words You Can Say” In my haste to re-post songs from our two albums for the new readers, I forgot to put up the first song on the A side of “Handle With Care”. In my mind this is… Read More ›
Original Silver Laughter Song “Don’t Want To Lose” By Ken Wiles
“Don’t Want To Lose” This song has also been posted elsewhere on the site… several versions, in fact. We have the studio version which what this is taken from the “Sailing On Fantasies” album. We have an outtake version which… Read More ›
Studio Version of “Goin’ To Be Mine” From “Handle With Care”
“Goin’ To Be Mine” As I have stated elsewhere on this site, this song came over with me from The Contents Are: days. Jon and I added a middle 8 to make it ours. It’s a pretty peppy tune which… Read More ›