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| This is a song about a man who is in love with a woman who no longer loves him. |
CD: Crazy Bitch
Label: Not yet released
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| This is a song comparing modern day bikers to cowboys a hundred years ago and about the disappearing open road. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| This is a song about a man who throws it all away just when things are getting good. |
CD: Ninety Nine Years
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| This is from the American Rider:A Biker Opera CD. Derek, the main character, is enchanted by the friendly atmosphere. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Lyrics and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| This is an instrumental about a biker riding his Harley down a deserted highway in the Dakotas. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Written by Ian Ballard |
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| This is the title song of the American Rider: A Biker Opera cd. It is a song about bikers and how they feel about their Harleys. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| This is a song about riding a motorcycle through and living in Topanga Canyon. Topanga Canyon is a beautiful canyon very close to Los Angeles. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| This song is part of the American Rider: A Biker Opera. The main character, Derek, is seen enjoying freedom. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| This is part of the American Rider: A Biker Opera. Derek, the main character, sees a destitute man bussing tables at a diner in the heartland. The man used to own a farm but lost it like so many other farmers. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| No family is perfect. We all have a little of the Springer show in our families. I sincerely hope Jerry likes it. |
CD: Crazy Bitch
Label: Not released yet.
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| In the American Rider story, Derek, the main character, comes across a destitute woman with four kids in a broken down car. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| I wrote this song while watching a Jimi Hendrix biography. The lyrics follow his life in a convoluted way. |
CD: Crazy Bitch
Label: Not yet released
Credits: Music and Lyrics by Ian Ballard |
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| The first verse is about someone I don't care for very much. The second verse is about me and my simple view of life. |
CD: Crazy Bitch
Label: Not yet released
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| This is a song about a biker riding across the desert in Arizona during a warm rainstorm. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard |
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| After his heart attack, Derek Youngman decided that it was time to take a vacation, one that may last the rest of his life |
CD: American Rider
Label: Waterloo Record Co
Credits: Ian Ballard |
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| After his friend Jack was killed in an traffic accident, Derek tried to settle down in San Diego |
CD: American Rider
Label: Waterloo Records
Credits: Ian Ballard |
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CD: Ninety Nine Years
Label: Waterloo Records
Credits: Written by Ian Ballard |
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| This is a song about a woman who married a rich man for his money but calls on her ex boyfriend for love, now and then. |
CD: Ninety Nine Years
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Written by Ian Ballard |
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| This is a song about a man's love for his Harley. |
CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera
Label: Waterloo
Credits: Written by Ian Ballard |
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