Versa Vice Music is an entertainment company featuring the original folk-rock sound of singer/songwriter John Bossmann, available for licensing.
John Bossmann is a singer/songwriter inspired by the 60s Folk Rock scene, with international credits that include three songs recorded by The Knack on their last album, “Normal as the Next Guy”. Recently, Bossmann has collaborated with musician/producer Don Falk to create a catalog of original contemporary yet timeless folk-rock.
Original Music by John Bossmann
GROUP 1
“In My Blood” (3:58) - A powerful minor key rock ballad about separation and hope.
“A World of My Own” (4:28) - A driving melodic beat with a strong hard-hitting chorus
“Strawberry Blue” (3:08) - A dynamic mysterious seductive song.
“Nowhere” (3:09) - A simple honest love song from the heart.
“When You’re Good to Me” (2:52) - A minor key double-edged love song that rocks.
“The Meaning of Love” (3:00) - An up tempo ¾ time folk-rock song, with a simple melodic 12-string musical break.
“Maybe I Will” (3:26) - A slow distinct mellow “time free” guitar intro, with a sleepy melody and a dreamy bridge.
“Stricken” (2:50) - A mid-tempo major key song about an encounter with love.
“Where Did It Go” (3:20) - A slow constant minor key beat, with a melody lyric that longs for days gone by.
“Music Box” (3:58) - A reflective folk song featuring acoustic guitar, banjo, and a hard-hitting chorus with a celestial ending, that drifts into space.
“Meet Me at the Gate” (4:36) - A blue-grass up-tempo foot tapper with, banjo, pedal steel, mandolin, and a memorable sing-along chorus. (Special thanks to Keith McCabe on mandolin)
“It’s Not Me” (3:33) - An up-tempo folk-rock anthem.
GROUP 2
“Enjoy the Ride” (2:25) - A positive melodic upbeat song with a bright 12-string instrumental break.
“Take Good Care of the Sunshine” (3:50) - A mellow dreamy groove with an “island” feel and a hint of melancholy.
Hollywood Scenes (3:43) - A dark driving beat gives a glittering glimpse of “Tinsel town’s” underbelly, with a Byrds-like 12-string solo and all the hooks required for any song with “Hollywood” in the title.
“Out of My Mind” (3:19) - A fun shuffle with a unique melody and a John Lennon-like whistling break.
“Coco Bean” (4:04) - A rhythmic dance through a treacherous cartoon jungle, with a catchy chorus that makes you sing along to groovy percussion and jungle sounds.
“Natural Resource” (3:25) - Environmental anthem with a hard-hitting chorus, cutting Rickenbacker 12-string, steel guitar, and a banjo that rocks.
“It’s Gonna Catch Up to You” (2:22) - A simple distinct offbeat melody with an upbeat reggae-like groove.
“Where am I Going Blues” (4:17) - A standard blues progression from a non-standard humorous perspective.
“It’s So Good to Be Here” (3:20) - A simple, fun, upbeat melody, and a mellow festive feel-good celebration of the here and now.
“When I Get Famous” (3:32) - A frivolous nonsensical straight-ahead rocker for the selfie-crowd.
Words & Music © John Bossmann/Versa Vice Music. ASCAP -
Produced by Don Falk
Don Falk – bass/drums/percussion/key boards/pedal steel guitar/banjo
John Bossman - vocals/guitars
Words & Music for “A World of My Own” and” It’s Not Me” © John Bossmann/Versa Vice Music ASCAP and Doug Fieger/Knackrophilia ASCAP - All rights reserved.