The story behind the song “I Loved You Too Much”

“I Loved You Too Much” Story

By Jan Davis

 

I composed this song, strictly from a man’s point of view. After it’s release, I was asked to serve as the USA national spokesman for abused women.

 

Partly based on the O.J. Simpson tragedy that befell Nicole Simpson, it occurred to me that a man can love a woman, if you want to call it ‘love,’ to the point it becomes an obsession. I believed this lyric had to be presented to the public, targeted to men with obsessive traits, such as extreme jealousy, anger, insecurity and whatever else may cause men to lash out, violently. I want this song to continue to grab violent men’s attention, to help prevent them from lashing out, in any way, toward the women they supposedly love.

 

“I Loved You Too Much” primarily contains questions a man could, should or would ask himself after committing a senseless act of violence. Hopefully, in asking, he would calm down and give himself the gonads to stop, think and say, “Am I loving her too much?”

 

This song is from the album “I Loved You Too Much“. Songs from this album can be downloaded from the Stone Tiger Music website.

The story behind the song “Fugitive”

“Fugitive” Story, by Jan Davis

 

In 1963 and 1964, there were many records released, based on TV themes. Back then, I was a big fan of “The Fugitive” TV series, and every time I heard the theme they used, I wanted to jump through the TV screen and show them how it could be improved with a more current pop instrumental sound that would grab their audience and make the series more memorable.

 

With this agenda, I decided to write and record my own guitar instrumental, entitled: “Fugitive.” My co-writer, Lou Josie, and I wanted to make this the best-ever version by adding a little novelty hook by creating an opening with howling hound dogs to paint the picture of a fugitive running from the law. It worked! We presented the finished “Fugitive” to A&M Records and they released it immediately!

 

Soon after the initial release, a then-popular group, The Ventures, hopped on the bandwagon and released their own version, which caused my passion-filled “Fugitive” to drop off the current charts, and was quickly replaced by The Ventures version. Talk about being shot down! The only saving grace I got out of the whole issue was that I later learned their lead guitarist tried every method he could to duplicate my guitar sound and admitted to his drummer, Mel Taylor, that he could never duplicate my original sound.

 

Years later, the Sundazed Music label in New York, found my “Fugitive” and re-released it on CD to the public, along with 19 other selections of my guitar instrumentals they absolutely loved and entitled the new release: “Jan Davis - Boss Guitar.” My kudos to Sundazed Music, known worldwide for their extensive catalogue aimed specifically for record collectors.

 

This song is from the album “Boss Guitar“. Songs from this album can be downloaded from the Stone Tiger Music website

 

The story behind the song “Hammer (Slammin)”

“Hammer (Slammin’) Story

by Jan Davis

 

As a parent, I can only imagine the terror of continuing sleepless nights for the parents, spouses and children of the servicemen and women who are now in harm’s way.

 

Our nightly television news constantly announces daily numbers of lives lost, while these young men and women are striving to serve their beloved country, for a cause many still do not comprehend.

 

To this day, parents of military men and women from all parts of the world, who learn their own have escaped harm, are now witnessing other parents suffering from the loss or extreme bodily harm of their grown children, generated by ongoing, horrific terrorism.

 

In the meantime, we’re all waiting and praying the “Hammer” won’t drop on our loved ones, wherever they may be.

 

Those who have heard the heart-wrenching lyrics, delivered with all the passion and emotion I could pull from my heart and soul, will understand why this song had to be written.

 

 

This song is from the album “I Loved You Too Much“. Songs from this album can be downloaded at the Stone Tiger Music website.