All songs Copyright © 2003 Michael Baer
"Hide Yourself" [ CBR 128 kbps MP3 4.9 MB ] (Lyrics) (lyrics, vocal, engineering, and production by Michael Baer, based upon "Lose Yourself" by Marshall Mathers [Eminem], Jeff Bass, and Luis Resto)
Eminem won an Oscar® the week the 2003 Iraq War began. This song is a satire of both the song and the war, each of which have their detractors.
"The Real Bill Gates"
[ CBR 128 kbps MP3 3.9 MB ] (Lyrics)
(lyrics, vocal, engineering, and production by Michael
Baer, based upon "The Real Slim Shady" by Melvin Bradford [Mel-Man], Marshall
Mathers [Eminem], and Andre Young [Dr. Dre])
I don't have much of a grudge against either Gates or Eminem. They just seemed like a natural match, thus this song.
"Ghost of You" [ CBR 128 kbps
MP3 ] (Lyrics of
newer version)
(music, lyrics,
vocal, production, engineering, and production by Michael Baer, piano
arrangement and accompaniment by Joshua Sweetkind-Singer)
Almost based in fact, about how hard it can be to get over someone and how bittersweet memories can come flooding back at any moment. This piano ballad is as about as far from the above rap parodies you can get, though I recorded my first takes of both "Ghost" and "Gates" in the same studio session. Depending on your mood, my voice is either painful poignant or just plain painful. I've got another version that I sing better and with better piano, but I like this warts-and-all version better.