“Sunny Day” This concludes the re-posting of all the songs from both albums. Sometimes there is magic in the studio; like there is fairy in the mixing board. You can hear it in this song when Jon sings the line,… Read More ›
Sailing On Fantasies
“Dreams Still Live On” from “Sailing On Fantasies” By Silver Laughter
“Dreams Still Live On” This is a short segue songs into “Sunny Day”. As I mentioned before in another post, we were emulating the “Dear Prudence” guitar by having two guitars create the finger picking style used in that song…. Read More ›
“Rock And Roll Game” From Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Rock And Roll Game” Another one of Ken’s original songs which was recorded early in our sessions that lasted over many months. It was a beautifully simple song that was easy to do live. It really rocked! The photo comes… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Paul Staack Song for Sadie Called “Hand In Hand”
“Hand In Hand” I think Paul will agree that he is not a lead singer, but this soulful rendition of a song he wrote for his oldest daughter, Sadie, has a very good tune and arrangement and can be found… Read More ›
Another Classic from Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies” Album, “I Can’t Believe In You”
“I Can’t Believe In You” This is still one of the band favorites. I’ve been told it could have come right from the Beatles “Rubber Soul” album. I don’t know about that, but I do know that Jon and I… Read More ›
From Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies” Album – “Don’t Feel Bad”
“Don’t Feel Bad” This song has been analyzed in several other posts by me. I talked about being reminded it started as a TODD Beat Group song before Jon and I revived it for our second album. Bob Parker… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›