For a female voice. Key of Eb. Performed by Josh Young on his self-titled debut album in the key of Ab: Listen here!

From Island Song.Music updated as of December 5, 2016Jeremy Jordan at 54 Below on April 1, 2014 Jay Armstrong Johnson at Ha! Comedy Club in New York City on February 28, 2010

Performed by 13-year-old Joshua Colley in the original key. This was a song written for and with children with autism, but I find that it works just as well for anyone who wants to sing about self acceptance and being different.

From Moment by Moment.Key of G (G3-E5)Video is in GNatalie Weiss at 54 Below on November 19, 2017

From Island Song.Music updated as of April 23, 2017. In this intense, emotional rock ballad, the eleven o’clock number in ISLAND SONG, a young performer who has achieved career success asks his distant father to come see his show. It has been performed by singers including Brian Justin Crum, Stephen C. Anthony, Tyler McKenzie, Troy Iwata, Philippe Arroyo, Keith Jack,...

From Unlock'd. This soaring male ballad from UNLOCK’D falls in the middle of act I, when the Baron Windsorloch realizes suddenly that he is in love, and the whole world around him seems to come alive.  It has been performed by Jeremy Jordan, Brian Justin Crum, Jose Llana, Sidney James Harcourt, and many others. Brian Crum at Yale University on...

This power ballad from ISLAND SONG about owning life’s challenges has been performed by Jackie Burns, Teal Wicks, Kate Shindle, Natalie Weiss, Danielle Wade, Emily Schultheis, Kendra Kassebaum, and more. In this eleven o’clock number, an ambitious career woman, having “one of those days,” reevaluates her relationship with the city and the sacrifices she has made to pursue her dreams....

From Tales From The Bad Years. For a baritone. Key of B. The low note is B2. The high note is G4 (on "fall"). Performed by Matt Doyle in the key of Db at Birdland on March 1, 2010.