The Christmas Song | Robert Wells & Mel Torme | Nat King Cole

Robert Wells and Mel Torme wrote this song. This is my favorite. Hands down. Nat King Cole smashed my face with it. Damn! I love these people. I love this song. I love you! Thanks fur listening.

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, songwriter, singer, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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My Acoustic Album EMPTY CIRCLE comes to all streaming services on Friday December 13th 2024

Empty Circle by Mike Vitale

My acoustic album EMPTY CIRCLE is coming to streaming services soon. It should be up by next Friday December 13th. It is currently exclusively available on Bandcamp for purchase. It just so happens to be bandcamp Friday today and all proceeds go to us artists if you’d like to support us.

Also, my next single I HAD A DREAM WITH SHARP TEETH, comes out on Friday January 3rd of 2025. Pre-saves through Spotify are always welcome if you fancy doing such. Click the album cover below to Pre-Save. I’ll make a separate post about this soon.

I had a Dream with Sharp Teeth by Mike Vitale

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, songwriter, singer, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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The Nerve

There is a very clear picture of a time in my life where new horizons and opportunities and friends adorn a furnished and well-loved room in my heart.

Many years ago, in another chapter of my life, a friend of mine said the words “parallel lives” which is true. He had made many friends over the years, in many places. I hadn’t seen him in quite a long time, and I apologized for my absence from his life, to which he replied those words.

Parallel lives.

I am much older now, than I was when he first said those words to me. I was a pup. I was in my early twenties.

This song, like my memories, are a strange and imperfect time capsule. I can still feel this empty space in my chest, something I felt a lot in that time of my life, as I listen to this song.

Late night dive bars with cheap drinks. Hangovers. Playing music crisscross apple sauce on the floor. Open mics. House parties. Helping a friend move their piano upstairs. Writing music. Going to shows. Trying to make new friends.

I made new friends. It was good. It is good.

Parallel lives but it still occupies this room in my heart.

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, songwriter, singer, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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Have I Ever Told You About the Time I Ran Away From Home in Second Grade Because I Wanted to be a Werewolf??

Have I ever told you about the time I ran away from home in second grade because I wanted to be a werewolf?

It's true.

And maybe regrettably, this wasn't a cute I'll-run-away-to-my-backyard-sort-of affair.

No—this was a we-got-picked-up-by-the-cops-sort-of evening. That's right. A lot of my extended family were at the house when the cop brought me home.

I took my best friend Brandon Kite along with me, and by the power invested in his mom and dad: we were never allowed to hang out together again.

Brandon and I got picked up on one of the last major thoroughfares, Lovers Lane, close to dusk. We left around 4am or 5am, in the wee hours of the morning.

Also, werewolf? Yeah. I was going through a Michael J. Fox renaissance.

I had been doing deep research on how to become a werewolf after watching Teen Wolf, upwards of hundreds of times. This was typical fashion for me at that age I think.

I even remember being sent to a child psychologist at school in the weeks following this event. As far as I was concerned, at the time, it was no bother. We would leave the normal class in exchange for a room full of toys, and a person who would ask me a question every once in a while.

I never bothered explaining any of this to my parents—why I tried to leave at 4am in the morning, when I was younger.

I had this realization one day while I was sitting in my living room. So, I made this song as a Christmas gift to my mom and dad.

I love you both, and I'm sorry. I'm just a whimsical kid.

I had a lot of fun making this yesterday and this morning.

How are you doing today? Feel free to comment below and to let me know. My desire is that this finds you in good spirits. Thank you for being here.

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, songwriter, singer, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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Lay Lady Lay

I got lost in making this yesterday. It’s a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay.”

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, songwriter, singer, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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As It Was by Harry Styles

Hey Friends. I'm back home from touring and doing my best to make stuff. As of late, I've been having fun creating my own arrangements of pop songs and traditional music.

I've been spending the past couple of days messing around with an arrangement of this song—and I think I landed on something that made me feel good today, so I thought I would share.

This is a solo acoustic take on the beautiful song by Harry Styles, As It Was. Link above and below:

https://youtu.be/mRDWKLjZGQM

Thanks for listening and may this find you in high and positive spirits.

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, songwriter, singer, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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Dandelion Seeds is Now Live on All Streaming Services

Artists. Lovers. Humans. We are all dandelion seeds in the wind. This is my latest single. It is now available to stream everywhere music is streamed.

Here is a link to find it on your preferred streaming service:

https://songwhip.com/mikevitale/dandelion-seeds

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, singer, songwriter, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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A Chair—and a Tour

“If a chair were a pedometer, it might be lousy at its job—or maybe it wouldn’t have one—and if it were just a chair, it can be fun to sit in.”

I’m working on my aspirational quotes. I was figuring the internet needs more of those.

The internet also needs to know me touring using bad grammar, with pictures courtesy of the sorceress supreme Mushka @lightstonpix

June 5 - Songwriters at Play at Humdinger Brewing - San Luis Obispo, CA

June 8 - Santa Cruz House Concert w/ Echoes and Artifacts - Santa Cruz, CA

June 9th - Secret Song Club - Sebastopol, CA

June 12 - La Baguette Music Cafe - Ashland, OR

June 14 - Levy & Stone House Concert - Portland, OR

June 15 - Backyard at the Barage - Vancouver, WA

June 16 - Spinellas Off the Wall - Gresham, OR

June 18 - Artichoke Music - Portland, OR

June 21 -  Quarterdeck at the De Moines Marina - Des Moines, WA

June 29th - Teton’s Shadow and Sound - Victor, ID

June 30th - Fresh Folk Festival at Clydesdale Outpost

I’m under the influence of my ventriloquist’s wishes.

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, singer, songwriter, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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Two Shows in Southern California Before I Hit the Road Again

What up party people. I’ve got two shows in Southern California before I hit the road again for the month of June on my Spring Tour on the United States, through California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.

The first show is this Sunday June 2nd in my home away from home, Long Beach, California playing at Vine on 4th Street with my buddies Brenda Carsey and Manuel the Band. That is from 4pm to 7pm, followed swiftly by more friends, Alyssandra Nighswonger and R. Scott performing from 7pm to 10pm. All of this goodness is free and 21 plus

The second show is in Hollywood, California playing at The Hotel Cafe with Aaron Bowen and Jesus Gonzalez coming up from San Diego, California as Marc Erickson, my fellow Angeleno.

Tickets are available in advance and are ten bucks:

https://new.hotelcafe.com/event/mike-vitale-aaron-bowen-jesus-gonzalez-and-marc-erickson/

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WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, singer, songwriter, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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The Kickstarter Campaign is 22% closer towards Success!

We are at 29 backers on Kickstarter as I write this.

22% of the project is funded, with a goal of $25,000.

The current amount raised is $5,394, which I am so thankful for. The campaign ends in seven days on Sunday May 26th at 9:15PM PST . If we do not meet the goal of $25,000, I get nothing.

My friend Matt is stellar, and signed up for the $2,000 tier to host a house concert at his place in Michigan. I met him just a few months ago while playing in Nashville, Tennessee at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge. You are such a blessing my brother. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Speaking of thank you’s…

Thank you to Rudolph Finamore for joining the $750 songwriting tier along with Derek Horne! What a blessing. I met both of these Gentlemen when I was living in Fullerton, CA playing a weekly Wednesday night show at Plush Cafe. I built my first fanbase there. I am fortunate to have you both in my life. My gratitude.

My cousin Mia Whiting Thompson is extraordinary, along with my cousins Bob Whiting and Helen Terrell Whiting, all three of which signed up for the Autographed Vinyl and T-Shirt tier at $100.

My friend Nicole signed up for a $25 pledge, along with my friend Jeanine who pledged $50 for the Desert Dog T-Shirt and digital download.

Here is a link to pledge if you are interested in doing such:

http://kck.st/44seqP8

Please know, your pledges do not need to be so large. Anything and everything helps to get to such a large goal. It all amounts to success. I believe in this. I want you too as well. It is amazing what can be accomplished, together.

I am leaving for the Kerrville Folk Festival to perform on Thursday May 23rd and will be there in Texas when the campaign ends, next Sunday May 26th. Fingers crossed.

This is a video I made, discussing the Kickstarter campaign in more detail, including what it is going towards and the reason why I am asking for such a substantial sum of capital to invest in my business:

A special thank you to everyone who has pledged:

Devon, Nicolassa, Dustin, Ruth, Dane, Geoff, Taylor, Don, Jonny, Michael, David, Bob & Helen, Derek, Laura, Jeff, Heather, John, Jeremy, Vince, Devan, Sigi, Susan, Matt, Tesh, and Christine.

I am a very lucky person. Thank you for being in my constellation and for allowing me to be in yours.

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The Puzzle Now Available to Stream Everywhere

My new single “The Puzzle” 🧩 is now live on all Streaming Services.

Link to listen: https://www.songwhip.com/mikevitale/the-puzzle

I wrote, recorded, and produced this song right as the pandemic was starting—the lockdowns had just begun.

I had just completed reading the book “Galapagos” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and this song spilled out of me in the matter of an hour. All of it. The Drums, Bass, Synthesizers, Electric Guitar parts, the lyrics, and the melody.

It’s a song about Science and Biology and Evolution and Math and Religion and Faith and the mystery of being a Conscious Creature, alive. Are all these things something we as a species made up, or are they something we found?

I wrote and performed everything on here, but I wanted to thank my friend Paul Jones for playing the bass part because his touch is incredible. I also wanted to thank Ryan Lipman for the stellar mix and Mark Alan Miller for the mastering work.

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Opus 60 No. 2 | Matteo Carcassi

25 Melodious Studies Opus 60. No. 2 by Matteo Caracassi (1792-1853)

I managed to complete my work on Opus 60 No. 2 by Matteo Carcassi, today. The sheet music is right over yonder if you enjoy the tune and would like to play it yourself. It's a beautiful and regal piece of music and it brought me a lot of joy working on it, the past several weeks.

I looked forward to it every morning.

Now, I will look forward to a new song to read.

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THE PUZZLE is Now Available to Purchase on BANDCAMP & Arrives To Streaming Services on Friday May 17th 2024

The world is odd and isn’t obliged to make any sense.

What are mathematics, science, and religion? Eternal discoveries, or human inventions? THE PUZZLE comes to all streaming services on Friday May 17th 2024 but is available for purchase and human consumption right this very second on BANDCAMP:

https://mikevitalemusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-puzzle

If you prefer streaming, no worries! Pre-Save the new single here on Spotify: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mikevitale/the-puzzle

Here is a sample of the tune and a lyric video I have been making for it, as time allows. I filmed it with my buddy Josh in Upland, California.

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Kerrville Folk Festival 2024 | New Folk Song Competition

Wow, what an exciting morning! I have the privilege of being one of 24 finalists in the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Song Competition. There were 1,341 extremely talented entrants this year, a record number of folks who have the ability to make this world a better place, one song at a time: it is a blessing to share this lifetime with such beautiful creators.

I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to widen my constellation of new friends at this Festival. What a lovely opportunity this is to fill the love battery with the company of such good hearts and minds and spirits.

I was taking a look at all the incredible creatives who have played this festival in the past, and feel gratitude to be in such stellar star stuff company: Nanci Griffith, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen… there are too many to name. Headlining performers have included Willie Nelson; Peter, Paul, and Mary; Lyle Lovett; Mary Chapin Carpenter.

I sent in six songs this year, and the two that were selected are called “Infinite Jest” and “Want”.

Infinite Jest

https://youtu.be/Rm0y-DDh7NY?si=WSaaLUosdx12ucCF

Want

https://youtu.be/071Ik0FA0fo?si=RwQZ3CFno_fno8dm

Thanks again to Kerrville Folk Festival for what they do, and for listening to all of us share our hearts, minds, and souls.

“Life is a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.” - Bill Hicks

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, singer, songwriter, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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No Vacancy | Mike Vitale (Original)

This is a song I wrote when I was living in Long Beach, CA several years ago—what feels like a lifetime away from me, now. It was another life.

I was exercising the deep hurt that I felt after the end of a relationship—transitory. A Dixie cup? It's not my place to say. Feelings. Truth. Facts. Gossip. What do any of those things really mean, when you are hurting. I think you just want the pain to stop—and it always does eventually.

What I do know, is that I sobbed as I wrote these words, and that they were cathartic. Hopefully, they will be to someone else, now.

No Vacancy

words and music by Michael Patrick Vitale

Dancing with a lover on a dead-end street

Stepping on toes with my two left feet

I fell asleep under a vacancy sign

The NO was burned out, but then she changed the lights

A foggy walk alone on a new moon night

She disappeared all together when I closed my eyes

The street lights flicker on and off, on and off, on and off, like her emotion

Until I find I'm off the deep end of an abstract notion

I forgot the melody a caged bird sings

The door's wide open but I've got clipped wings

The seed went sour in the dying light

So I'll sing for my supper 'til the water runs dry

The quick hide hid under a broken nail

The Essex split in two over an angry whale

There were rumors of cannibals living on the island nearby

So the survivors took the opposite course and ate each other when the truth was in short supply

I forgot the melody a caged bird sings

The door's wide open but I've got clipped wings

The seed went sour in the dying light

So I'll sing for my supper 'til the water runs dry

Parallel lines in the wilderness

Train tracks broken by a small recess

As the casualties are listed by a talking head

She limits her emotion behind words she read

I forgot the melody a caged bird sings

The door's wide open but I've got clipped wings

The seed went sour in the dying light

So I'll sing for my supper 'til the water runs dry

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Infinite Jest | Mike Vitale (Original)

In Buddhism, our nature within The Universe is described as self-excitatory intelligence, or in other words, The Universe creates itself, which in turn, creates us, to perceive itself as a Universe. We are all a small piece of some larger cosmic entity, when one stops to think about it.

In Taoism, Verse 1: “The Tao (or way) that can be told, is not the Universal Tao (way). The name that can be named is not the Universal name. In the Infancy of the Universe, there were no names (there was no one to perceive it). Naming fragments the mysteries of life into ten thousand things and their manifestations.”

This is to say, as smart as we might think we are, we do know the Universe. It is a mystery to us. One that we feel, rather than try to rationalize by giving it a name, or giving God a name.

Bill Hicks, a young stand-up comedian, would end his sets with this short sentiment written below. This was a man who had cancer, and knew he was going to die. He started experimenting with hallucinogens to try and help make peace with his own ultimate and rapidly approaching demise:

“Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here’s Tom with the Weather.”

Think about that for a second. It is powerful. You are capable of so much. You are capable of expressing yourself, and bringing joy to others, to create jokes that bring people together in laughter, or to write a song that unites folks under a common thread.

Have you ever thought about how art is the medium in which truth is universally accepted by the masses? That is how comedy works. We laugh, because it’s true. We sing, because it’s true. Truth is subjective. We are all experiencing the Universe subjectively.

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The Puzzle is Now Live on Patreon for Purchase and Streaming

The world is odd, and isn’t obliged to make any sense. Mathematics and science, the religious and pious, eternal discoveries or human invention?

These are the lyrics that occur later in this song. It’s called The Puzzle, and that’s how I see life.

Today, as I was walking to Target to get a 9V battery for my acoustic guitar pickup, I was listening to an audio book discussing time on the quantum level, within the realm of Quantum Mechanics.

What is time, really?

According to John Archibald Wheeler, a theoretical physicist, “Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.”

The reason he said this is because the past and the present don’t exist as separate entities in the micro; the fabric of our reality. “There is no such thing as spacetime in the realm of quantum physics.” There is no linear time in the original quantum formalism. There is no explanation as to how one moment becomes the next, because in Quantum Physics, there is only one moment: the moment of observation, or what we as human beings call, The Present.

As Einstein put it: “People like us who believe in Physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future, is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”

We are always at the moment of observation. That is what the present is, and that is a gift. It is the moment of creation, for each and every one of us.

This is the first 45 seconds of the song. It is available to stream and purchase on my Patreon page, under the SHOP tab, through the Patreon App, which apparently, has always been there, even though I just created it.

https://www.patreon.com/mikevitalemusic/shop

Patreon is a way to directly support creators and observers, such as myself. I like making things, and it is lovely to make a living and pay my car payment and my rent, doing what I love. Patreon is a way to help make that happen. If you are a $5 backer or higher, you get the song included for free for being a monthly subscriber.

I like being a creator, now, in the present. I also like being the reason to shake some ass.

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You're Gonna Live Forever in Me | John Mayer

I love the sentiment of this song. It’s beautiful. It made me cry the first time I heard it. John has grown into such a wonderful songwriter. He’s always been special, but he only grows to new boundaries with every album he releases. May this trend continue as we grow old, together, in the same lifetime.

He starts with the Macro, and as the song progresses, into the Micro of Human Relationships.

It’s a stunning piece of work. If you are unfamiliar with the song, I highly recommend listening to it. He performed it on piano, but I have a deep fascination with adapting piano songs to guitar, so I did that with it.

Most importantly: we are animal, living symbiotically on a planet in orbit around a sun, which is one of a billion solar systems, orbiting around a super massive black hole, which is one of a trillion of other galaxies, in a rapidly expanding Universe. We are all part of that—and perhaps that is what so many religions describe in their sacred texts—simply asking or maybe urging: treat others the way you would want to be treated yourself, because we are all a small piece of the same thing, and we live eternally inside that. Forever and ever. Amen.

YOU’RE GONNA LIVE FOREVER IN ME

words and music by John Mayer

A great big bang and dinosaurs
Fiery raining meteors
It all ends unfortunately
But you're gonna live forever in me
I guarantee, just wait and see

Parts of me were made by you
And planets keep their distance too
The moon's got a grip on the sea
And you're gonna live forever in me
I guarantee, it's your destiny

Life is full of sweet mistakes
And love's an honest one to make
Time leaves no fruit on the tree
But you're gonna live forever in me
I guarantee, it's just meant to be

And when the pastor asks the pews
For reasons he can't marry you
I'll keep my word and my seat
But you're gonna live forever in me
I guarantee, just wait and see

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, singer, songwriter, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

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NEW TOUR DATES FOR MARCH 2024 | SOUTHERN UNITED STATES

Good morning! I got my car all packed up yesterday and left in the morning for my next tour of the Southern United States throughout March. I’m in Apache Junction, AZ at the moment, spending some time with friends Darice and Lance, and will probably head into New Mexico and Texas later today after I go out for a hike. I need to be Austin, Texas by this Friday, for a show I’m playing at the University of Texas in the hallowed halls of Cactus Cafe. Here is my complete schedule for this run of dates:

March 1 - Cactus Cafe at The University of Texas | Austin, Texas

March 2 - Houston Heights House Concert | Houston, TX

March 3 - Cafe Sydnie Mae | Breaux Bridge, LA

March 4 - Sandy Roots Songwriter Round at the Perdido Keys Breakfast Club | Pensacola, FL

March 5 - Blue Tavern | Tallahassee, FL

March 8 - Bold City Circuit House Concert | Jacksonville, FL

March 9 - Harper Hill House Concerts | Chattanooga, TN

March 10 - State Street Wine Company | Greensboro, NC

March 14 - Kook’s Studio House Concert | Myrtle Beach, SC

March 15 -  101 Steak | Atlanta, GA

March 16 - Douglasville House Concert | Douglasville, GA

March 17 - Madlife Sound and Stage | Woodstock, GA

March 17 - Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge | Nashville, TN

March 18 -  Eddie’s Attic | Decatur, GA

Most of these house concerts are open to the public to attend so please reach out to me for details!

My deep gratitude to Guddy’s World for spending some time with me and snapping some shots, and for being my friend.

Performance times can be found on my website or by following me on Bandsintown or SongKick—or, for a limited time (approximately half the month of March) you can just look below here:

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Want by Mike Vitale

I wrote this song shortly after moving to Los Angeles. I was astounded by the tremendous amount of homelessness in my neighborhood, and in Southern California in general. And if those numbers weren’t astonishing, the pandemic exponentially increased the homeless population to a scale I could never possibly imagine.

I don’t have an answer to fix it. I really wish I did. I am an empathetic person, and there are millions of reasons why an individual ends up on the streets—and while I do not have a solution, I can say that I see possibility. I see value. I see the potential of a person. I see the sense of community amongst the ranks of people I know on a first name basis in my neighborhood. I see the folks who are suffering from Schizophrenia, and Tourette’s, and Manic Depression. I see self-medication. I see people. I see you. I see me.

Want

words and music by Michael Patrick Vitale

A tall glass of water

A safe bed to sleep

A roof overhead

Warm food to eat

A world full of want

Desires and dues

Everyone needs something

Without exception too

Someone to hug us

When we’re feeling blue

Someone to love us

Through and through

Everyone wants

We’re all living proof

Everyone needs something

And I’m no exception too

Maybe under an overpass and over this life

Feeling all alone and cold and scared and hungry at night

Empty as a Dixie cup, discarded just the same

Crumpled up and wasted under pliable walls, blankets, and rain

Who here marks value on things you can count

Please add up all the tents and tarps standing about

Everyone here needs a home and no one ever wants to feel alone

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