Licensing

I am a one-stop licensing shoppe for MANY of the songs hosted on this site, but not for ALL of them! So, I’ve decided to start a simple list of songs for which I myself can grant use rights directly. These are songs for which I own 100% of the copyright and the recording. So if you want one of these for your movie or game or some other use, I’m your sole contact and you may reach out to me directly. Simple enough? We think so.

NEW ADDITION AS OF MAY 11, 2024!

All four mixes of I Changed My Mind

JUST ADDED! As of Feb 18, 2024:

THE POWER-POPPIN’, MOD-ROCKIN
On Top Of The World
On Top Of The World (dub)
and
On Top Of The World (Instrumental)

THE POETRY SLAMMIN’ WILDNESS OF
It Is Now Safe To Turn Off Your Computer

AND THE VERY SKA
Rabbitus Maximus

AND HERE ARE THE FAB TUNES FROM MY ORIGINAL POST:
Charlotte in the Garden of the New Futility
Charlotte in the Garden of the New Futility (instrumental)
Push the Better Button
Always For A Moment
Jupiter Girls
I Can See It Now
This Place Isn’t Here Anymore
Am I Not Alien?
People I May Know
People I May Dub
Sweet Lacy Anne
Dad
Come On, Won’t You Dance With Me
Misinformed
Content, Content, Content
1983
The Cow Song
Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby I Love You
Island Life
My Friends Are Giants
No More War
Bond Meets The Godfather
I Quit (Gone Fishen)
Pogo Dancing In My Sleep
Much Better
The Myth of Sisyphus
Sensible Comments
Into The Great Unknown

I’ll likely add some more to this list as time goes on.

As for tracks where I am NOT the sole author and owner, well, I am not a “one-stop” for those! Feel free to ask about anything you may find here though – I’m friends with the cats who do own the rights, and by gosh, we’re all still alive as of this writing! That is all. Oh, contact info. I guess, for now, hit me at LinkedIn for this, and then we can exchange phone/email info if there’s something to talk about. Thanks and Happy Making-of-stuff.

-Eric Roy Dinwiddie

New FAVES single! Higher and Higher

The FAVES have just dropped their rockin’ new version of the classic,
Higher And Higher, and it’s SO easy to access because of amazing science! Clicketh:

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/faves1/higher-and-higher-2

…and ye shall find!  It’s a Happy Catursunday feel-good jam we are proud to release on October 1, as it turns out, a new beginning of new beginnings.  You can also hear me talk about the song on my PodCATS episode from this morning, fittingly titled, The Dawn Of Time. Catch the FAVES live sometime, they ROCK!!

Enjoy, have fun, Happy CaturOctober (naturally), and a nice rest of forever,

Eric Din
BCR Cat-Herder In Chief

Charlotte in the Garden of the New Futility

HOT off the proverbial presses, here is Eric Din’s latest and greatest.

Waving at the neighbors “Hi!” as the waves crash in,
They look at me and don’t know why, like “Hi, whatever,”
No one talks anymore, no one walks in this town,
Hardly notice myself when I take a look ’round,
Chasing my lost angels through the smog and glory,
Elvis and The Runaways gaze from the HOLLYWOOD sign

And on the gridlock freeway,
Tuning in to float away

Never never never never never sleep, never, never never slow down,
Got a bridge back home to sell ya, and the moon as well
No one talks anymore, no one walks in this town,
Hardly notice my shoes when I look at the ground,
All of these lost angels are gone forever,
Never lookin’ back again, no never never,

And on the zombie freeway,
Casting directors casting doubt,
I’ll never be in your spillway,
I’m not in your secret club,

As I walk in the mall, with my eyes lookin’ down,
Staring at the glowing, gleaming showing,
Now I know the way, following what it say,
Never need to wonder, everything’s easy,
These machines will preen and vent spleen for me,
Waving at my hologram now, the neighbors smile,

And on the scarlet carpet,
Margot Robbie strides away,
And in the garden, Charlotte
Watches a charming marmot play,
And in the garden, Charlotte,
Margot Robbie strides away

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Guitarscape, Fender P-Bass, Vocals – Eric Din
1965 Ludwig Drums – Michael Urbano
Recorded by Michael Rosen at East Bay Recorders
2nd Engineer – Austin James Hicks
Produced and mixed by Eric Din for Berkeley Cat Records
Mastered by Michael Romanowski at Coast Mastering
Artwork by Shannon Wheeler

© 2023 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI

Video of Eric Din’s shindig at Down Home Music!

A Caterwaul, if you will.

UPDATE! Audio is now nicely mastered and we have hosted this at archive.org instead of youtube. I couldn’t seem to get rid of the acutely annoying ads at the beginning and I’m just done with that BS. Here you may enjoy the show absent some corporate brain-eating. If you want to support (monetize.. monetize!!) my work, you may buy my records or spin them on the streaming gadgets or share them on your socially whatnibbles. Thanks!~ Din

Disco Pussy

Berkeley Cat Records is pleased to welcome EDM disco sensation,
DISCO PUSSY. According to rumour, their debut single, Don’t Miss This Hot New Throbbing Beat (DMTHNTBB) will enjoy a number of remixes, and this may comprise their entire recording career.  A formal statement from the artist reads, “If you don’t miss this hot new throbbing beat, then we all win, but if you do, then you don’t know what you’ve missed, so again, no one loses. In this way, Disco Pussy saves the world.” We applaud their philanthropy, and, look forward to further mixes which we’ll add to this collection as they arrive. We have also put in an order for a giant catnip mirror ball.