To help performers and producers looking for songs, here is a partial list of Paul's songs, with brief descriptions. Studio recordings of songs marked with an asterisk * are available on the Make Like a Prince CD.
- And Fate *
An uptempo jazz ditty about insecurity and taking the first steps in a new relationship.
- At the Pearly Gate *
A relaxed, bluesy swing number sung by a sinner planning to
schmooze his way past Saint Peter into heaven.
- Come On, Santa *
A Christmas song in the spirit of "Santa Baby." The song swings gently as the
singer cajoles Santa into filling her stocking.
- Come On In
A vampy song, filled with innuendo and double entendre.
The singer tells her prospective lover, "The door is open - Come On In!"
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- Dancing With The Angels
From the new musical, "Lord Arthur's Crime", this is a darkly funny novelty number for Herr Winkelkopf, the bomb-maker.
- The First Time Never Gets the Job Done *
A funny, rollicking boogie-woogie song about how history shows us that it always takes
a couple of tries to get things right.
- I Say "I Know" *
A quiet, pensive ballad about a relationship where one partner is much more deeply in love
than the other.
- I Want to Sit Where Sartre Sat *
A gentle jazz shuffle with a Parisian feel, where the singer anticipates the delights of an
upcoming trip to Paris.
- The Ice In My Mojito
A satirical rumba about global warming and general cluelessness.
- If People Like Me Marry *
Originally titled, "Think of What Could Happen,"
the song ridicules the prejudice against same-sex marriage. The
style goes back and forth between a sweet, lyrical waltz and low-down
dirty blues.
- If Wisdom Comes With Age
A medium-swing rumination on whether the benefits of getting older are worth the price.
- It's Goin' Haywire
A song of outrage against the senseless gang violence in San Francisco. Latin beat.
- Make Like a Prince *
The tag line, "Make Like a Prince or jump back in the pond," says it all.
The style is jazzy, uptempo and swinging. The song's point of view comes
across as gay when it's sung by a man, or straight when sung by a woman.
- One Has Fleas
A country swing in the tradition of "my dog died, my wife left and my truck won't start."
- Poles Apart *
An uptempo song that really swings.
The singer laments that he and his lover are polar opposites in every way.
- Slidin' Scale *
A low-down bluesy visit to a strip joint.
The first part of the song is sung by the stripper, the next part by the customer and the
final part is a duet. On the "Make Like a Prince" CD,
both parts are sung by men. It also works as a male/female duet.
- Taking Charge of My Dream *
A big, loud declaration of independence, inspired by the movie, Dreamgirls.
Opening with a gospel feel, the song builds to a driving R&B beat.
- Teacher's Packin' Heat
Arming teachers to protect our students - what could possibly go wrong?
- Trolley to Nowhere
A gently swinging jazz song about the daydreaming adventures of a man trapped in corporate America.
- Vermin
Mr Pestle's song about poisons from the musical, Lord Arthur's Crime
- We're Fighting
A satirical swan song for the George W. Bush Administration, written
in the style of a college fight song.
- Where's Mister Sandman? *
A slow jazz ballad with a classic torch song feel.
- You Don't Know Nothin' About It *
A slow, sad and haunting song inspired by the movie, Brokeback Mountain.
- Your Call's Important To Us
A Texas roadhouse rock number about the tribulations of calling in for tech. support.
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