Drive In is a song written circa 1985 by a college band, which I was a part of while attending the Florida State University. The Pilgrims played parties and dive bars during an era when punk rock and hardcore dominated the live music scene in Tallahassee, Florida. We thought it was extra special punk to have a soft ballad on our set list. The song drove the ladies wild, and the guys as well, albeit for wholly different reasons.
- Drive In
About 10 years ago, famed Tallahassee music producer David Murphy rediscovered an old reel-to-reel tape with multitrack recordings of this song that he made in the mid-1980s. He sent me a digitized copy of the multitracks, and that inspired me to produce a modern remake. So here it is, a song that might be from the 1950s, but is really from the 1980s, which was recorded and released in 2025. Good times! A special thanks to Dave Murphy, John Lopilotto, Neil, and Russel.
Drive In is also available for streaming or download at all your favorite music sites. Search for Drive In by Mike McCue and add it to your favorite playlist.
Stardust Melodies is a collection of twelve piano compositions written in twelve keys ranging from A flat though G.
- Étude Op. 2, No. 01 in A flat Hungarian minor
- Étude Op. 2, No. 02 in A Phrygian Dominant
- Étude Op. 2, No. 03 in B flat Major
- Étude Op. 2, No. 04 in B Harmonic Neopolitan minor
- Étude Op. 2, No. 05 in C Dorian
- Étude Op. 2, No. 06 in D flat Ukranian Dorian
- Étude Op. 2, No. 07 in D Natural minor
- Étude Op. 2, No. 08 in E flat Lydian
- Étude Op. 2, No. 09 in E Major
- Étude Op. 2, No. 10 in F Locrian
- Étude Op. 2, No. 11 in G flat Mixolydian flat 9 flat 13
- Étude Op. 2, No. 12 in G Melodic minor
Stardust Melodies is available for streaming or download at all your favorite music sites.
Ephemeral Vibrations is a seventeen song collection of classical compositions inspired by late Baroque chamber music, and Post Modern music written for small ensembles.
- Composition No. 8 in E-Flat Major, Circle of Fifths
- Composition No. 1 in C Major, Meditation
- Composition No. 9 in C Natural Minor, Fantasy
- Composition No. 10 in B Natural Minor, Improvisation
- Composition No. 11 in C Minor, Amber Nocturne
- Composition No. 12 in B Natural Minor, Chorale for Break of Day
- Composition No. 13 in A Natural Minor, Conversation
- Composition No. 2 in C Major, Celebration
- Composition No. 3 in C Major, Reminiscence
- Composition No. 4 in C-Sharp Magen Abot, Arabesque
- Composition No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Meditation
- Composition No. 6 in G-Sharp Melodic Minor, Fantasy
- Composition No. 7 in D Natural Minor, Lamentation
- Composition No. 14 in C Natural Minor, Rondo
- Composition No. 15 in C Major and C Minor, Variations
- Composition No. 17 in E Harmonic Minor and G Major, Reflections
- Composition No. 16 in F Harmonic Minor, Requiem
Ephemeral Vibrations is available for streaming or download at all your favorite music sites
Music for Conversations is a 12-song electric pop instrumental meditation composed of free-flowing improvisations and electro-mantra patterns. It is intended to liven the spirit, foster the imagination, and conjure stimulating conversation.
- Soul Food
- Partial Diagnosis
- New Whirling
- Suite Blonde
- Snap Pop
- Cactus Flower
- Basso Nova
- Studio Cat
- For Those Who Are
- 33 Degrees
- ARP a Moiré
- True Story
Music for Conversations is available for streaming or download at all your favorite music sites
An Indy Rocker that celebrates the tasty green mole. Play it loud!
- I Like Guacamole
I had been struggling to write lyrics for this song, and ended up being inspired while watching, listening, and dancing to funky sound of Bag We Bag when they performed at the Tallahassee VFW lodge. The band finished a fun filled night with an up tempo vamp they call "Dixie". A single word, "Dixie" was sung over and over and over as the music careened towards an epic crescendo. The entire audience rushed onto the dance floor, abandoned all inhibitions, and pulsed with the energy emanating from the stage. I was awe struck by the power of such a simple lyric and the pure expression of celebration. By the next morning, I had written the lyrics to "I Like Guacamole". The song does not seem complicated, but every time I hear it I think about how lucky I was to experience that magic moment when Bag We Bag transformed the room into a hot mess of good loving fun.
Available for streaming or download at all your favorite music sites
- Wild Scallions
- Joy Ride
- Agent 84
Old Shanghai is a song that was included in the musical artist Beck Hansen's Song Reader printed album of sheet music. The book contains 20 songs written in a traditional piano and lyrics style. When this album was released it was said to be incumbent on participants to bring the songs to life by performing the written music and contributing their personal style to the listening experience.
Beck and his publisher encouraged other musicians to record and sitribute the songs. This version of Old Shangjai was performed and recorded by Mike McCue. It was released on September 01, 2013.
I am not licensed to distribute Beck's song from this website. My interpretation of Old Shanghai is available for streaming or download at all your favorite music sites
