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Upbeat country song, patriotic tribute to the country and western lifestyle and working class heroes.
If you support traditional Western values and you like Jason Aldean's song Try That in a Small Town you will like this.
Mark Sepic plays the guitar on this catchy tune and produced it.
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Country pop style song about a guy praising his girlfriend/wife, very upbeat. (Guitar and production by Al Smith. Remixing by Tom Paterson. Violin superbly played by Peter Smith.) |
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The world's new drinking anthem! Fun, catchy, upbeat country pop song
with background babble and tinkling glasses recorded at a Latino night
club, a musicians' party and a blue collar bar. You will want to sing
along after a few beers. It may remind you of Merle Haggard or Johhny
Horton. (Produced and instruments by Mark Sepic.) Watch the Youtube video
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Poignant nostalgic song about all the good times and bad times in our lives, including people who have died or we have lost track of. Watch the music video atMemories of Life video |
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How Much Stress Can a Man Take? subtitle: "Recession Depression" Catchy country song about a dude who gets laid off, creating financial and marital stress. Sad story but not a downer song - has a couple of lines which makes everyone laugh. Stylistically similar to Tennessee Ernie Ford, Johnny Cash or Waylon Jennings. (Instruments and production and backup vocals by Mark Sepic.) |
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1950's style hard rock song with faux Jerry Lee Lewis piano style. (Mark Sepic plays the instruments on this one and produced it.) This song was originally composed by Randy back in 1963 when he was still in High School, but the lyrics have been updated to make it more contemporary. Now its about a pair of exotic pole dancers who drive the audience wild. |
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Stuck in the City with a Country Heart
Rock-a-billy, country-blues with really cool guitar and harmonica by Mark
Sepic about how so many of us feel about having to live in
a big city with its crime, noise and road rage, because of job or relatives,
but longing to live in the country. Watch the music video coming in mid August 2023 at: |
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Catchy, danceable country tune about an attractive cowgirl and square dancing. In the Billy Ray Cyrus "Achey Breaky Heart" style. Another lawyer-musician said it reminded him of Merle Haggard. (Mark Sepic plays the guitar on this catchy tune and produced it.) |
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STREAM ENTIRE SONG HERE for free. |
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(The Pontiac Grand Prix song.) Auto-biographical Country music song about Randy - a guy who has had many different jobs and finally retires to the country, alone. Except in real life Randy is only semi-retired and still works as a lawyer and a musician and spends way too much time keeping his old motorcycles running and looking good. (Production and instrumentation by Tom Paterson.) |
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A 1950's rocker with some modern style rap about the end of the world
(Russian invasion of Ukraine, Iran getting nuclear weapons, North Korea
threatening to use them). A lively dance tune, hence the word "Hop" despite
the lyrics. Kudos to my new online producer and guitarist and keyboard
player Henry Klisowski who did a great job and (coincidentally and ironically for this song)
is Russian. Sadly he has since disappeared, at least he is no longer listed on FIVERR.com.
I fear he may have been conscripted and been killed. |
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A change of pace - not the typical Randy and the Retreads style; more hard rock, Heavy Metal (Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Metallica) or at least "Light Metal" to coin a phrase. The song is about death which is always riding with us. However as with many of Randy's songs there is a humorous thread woven into this one (especially near the end). Steppenwolf style guitar riffs played by Mark Sepic, who produced this song. |
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Funny song about a poor kid who has to wear his older cousins' clothes once they have grown out of them, and gets fed up with the limited menu in the fridge, and having to listen to his parents' old fashioned music. Imagine a hillbilly family sitting in front of their cabin for this one. (Instruments and production by Mark Sepic.) |
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a.k.a. "Irreconcilable Differences". A bouncy, humorous argument between a couple; mixture of Reggae and country guitar for the melody, while an increasingly drunken Mexican mariachi band plays the chorus. Duet with Naomi Tyrrell. Produced by Mark Sepic. |
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STREAM ENTIRE SONG HERE FOR FREE. |
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STREAM ENTIRE SONG HERE FOR FREE. |
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STREAM ENTIRE SONG HERE FOR FREE. |
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Romantic pop music ballad, male female duet with Kim Doolittle. Produced
by Mark Sepic. Superb flute playing by Bryan Vaillancourt. The flute really
takes the song to a higher level. Watch the Youtube video at: |
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An idealistic call to change the world. Produced by Mark Sepic. |
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a.k.a. "Vision for the World". This beautiful, poignant song urges us to either donate money or time and effort to help victims of famines, earthquakes, floods, and other disasters, natural or man-made. Produced by Mark Sepic. |
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Rock ballad about a guy who is so impressed with girlfriend's personality and talents. Great acid jazz style guitar playing by Mark Sepic. |
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A tribute and biography for Leonard Cohen. |
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OLD HARLEY BREAKDOWN BLUES(2015 version) Fast paced country swing style song about an old Hog breakdown and how
the rider gets help from other riders. If you are a real biker of Harley,
Indian, or English brands of the 1950-75 era, and in the mood for a chuckle,
this song will bring a smile to your face. The image you see to the left
is Randy's old 1951 EL, which he often worked on. (Produced by Mark Sepic.)
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Bouncy, upbeat biker song in country-surfer style about a guy who wants
to ride his Harley decker and his chopper. (Production and instruments
played by Mark Sepic.) Watch the Youtube video at: |
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Dedicated to hot rods, racing cars (and boats and motorcycles), dragsters, anything to do with engines and acceleration. (Production by Tom Paterson, guitar and piano by Mark Gillogly, harmonica by Bird Stafford.) |
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This song is a tribute to the American cars of the 1930's thru 1970's, and their importance to our culture and economy. Slightly melancholy medium paced country style music with guitar and harmonica by Mark Sepic. Produced by Mark Sepic. |
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A change of pace from country rock, this is a sort of 1950's jazz, pseudo-documentary based on the major incident in Hollister, California in 1947 where drunken bikers from competing gangs partied hard, entertained the locals with their antics, and fought each other and basically took over the town until state police arrived. Randy envisages this as an imaginary theme to "The Wild One" movie of 1953, the first outlaw biker film, starring Marlon Brando as "Johnny" and Lee Marvin as "Chino". Trumpet and saxophone played superbly by Ron Matthews. Motorcycle and police sound effects and narration by Mark Sepic, who also sings the part of the Sheriff whom the bikers lock up in his own jail. Reminds some people a bit of the Pink Panther movie theme from the sixties and others of music in Fellini films. One musician said it reminded him of Chet Baker, a great trumpet player with a sad life. The sample runs just over a minute; the full version of the song runs about 6.5 minutes. This new shorter version simply called "Hollister" runs 3.3 minutes. |
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This song is a Rock-a-billy tribute to the Mercury car, focussing on 1949 thru 1961. (Production and instruments played by Mark Sepic.) |
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Light rock song dedicated to the Oldsmobile car. Lyrics set out the history of the company and the many famous Oldsmobile models over nearly 100 years, and praises them. Five minutes and 50 seconds long. (Produced by Tom Paterson. Guitar and piano by Mark Gillogly.) |
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Tribute to Dodge cars and trucks. The history from the beginning to now. References to the many models of Dodge cars and engines, racing wins and the Dukes of Hazzard. Rockabilly style. (Production and instruments by Mark Sepic.) |
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Tribute to DeSoto cars. History and models, also references to Chrsyler where they shared the same new technology. Country style, upbeat, toe tappin'. (Production and instruments by Mark Sepic.) |
All songs written by Randy. All songs sung by Randy except where noted.
Randy and his band are all at least 55 years old, hence the name "Retreads" as in tire retreads. Randy idolized Buddy Holly and started composing and singing songs in High School, and he played trombone in the school symphony, but then he got distracted by other things for many years. After a career as a social scientist and then a lawyer, and a couple of divorces, he has returned to his "first love" music. Doing family law (divorce and separation) has inspired some of his country song lyrics. He is now 3/4 retired from his Toronto law practice to focus on the music. was born in Toronto and has lived in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Victoria, B.C., Vancouver B.C., Edmonton, Alberta, Auckland New Zealand, Wellington N.Z., and Western New York (Buffalo/Niagara area). He also spends time with friends in the Hamilton/Burlington area of Ontario. His classic motorcycle riding and restoration hobby has inspired his "Biker Music". He has several old English bikes (Triumph, BSA, Ariel, Matchless, Panther) and two old Harleys (1964 Duo-Glide and 1966 Sportster) and a 2001 Moto-Guzzi, a early 1969 Honda Hellcat, a 1972 CB450, a 1976 CB500T and a Honda 250 dirt bike. He is the webmaster of Indian Chief Motorcycles.com
