Welcome to Richard Potter Songs on MySpace. I'm Richard Potter, songwriter. I began writing songs when I was 14 in 1967. Since then I've written over 100 songs, which I am starting to get professionally produced for the very first time. I invite you to visit my website www.RichardPotterSongs.com which will feature other songs I've written as they are produced.

Right now I have four songs for you to hear: "Kafka Love Song", "Noel", "Love Is Blind", and "Oh, George". The lyrics to my songs appear below.

"Kafka Love Song" is a dreamy, romantic love song which attempts to express how love feels to me. When I'm in love, it makes me feel empowered, as though I could do anything -- including fly across the sky and change wrong to right.

The middle verse is inspired by Franz Kafka's unfinished masterpiece, The Castle. In his novel, Kafka describes a dream in which his character is waiting for permission to go through a door that is guarded by an imposing figure. The pitiful character waits his entire life, never going through the portal. In the end as the guard closes the door, he discovers that the doorway had been meant for him all along, and that he never needed anyone's permission in the first place to pass through!

As the final verse expresses, love is what saved me from this fate. The love that my wife Rachel Grace has given me has freed my soul and opened every door.

Thanks to my producer, the legendary John Custer , "Kafka Love Song" has an unbelievably rich, orchestral quality. The background vocals by Teresa Williams are absolutely gorgeous. I love Teresa's voice and I feel very fortunate and honored to have her perform on my song. Steve Baker did a marvelous job on trumpet.

To buy "Kafka Love Song" on CD, click here . It's also available at Apple's iTunes .

"Noel" is a song I wrote in honor of Noel Neill, the original Lois Lane. Ms. Neill appeared as Lois Lane in the old Superman serials starring Kirk Alyn (which predated the TV show) and also played the character in seasons 2-6 of the Adventures of Superman. In June 2007, I had the honor of meeting Ms. Neill at the Superman Celebration held in Metropolis, IL. I gave her a copy of her song on a CD and was told later on, when she got home and was able to listen to it, that she was very moved.

Since the lyrics presuppose a certain degree of familiarity with the TV show, there is an explanation of their "hidden" meaning immediately following the lyrics below.

You can purchase "Noel" on CD by clicking here . You can also purchase the song at Apple's iTunes. Here is the link .

"Love Is Blind" is a country/pop/rock song has a great hook; and when you listen, you'll instantly pick up the strong Buddy Holly influences. Several folks who've already heard this song agree that it's very catchy. I really believe that this song has the potential to be a huge cross-over hit if performed by the right artist. If you are open-minded about doing a cover of someone else's material and wouldn't mind having a smash, number one hit on both the country and the pop/rock charts (I say that with all due humility, of course), I hope you will consider performing my song.

To buy "Love Is Blind" on CD, click here . You can also purchase the song at Apple's iTunes .

Last but not least, "Oh, George" is dedicated to George Reeves, the star of the 1950's TV show, the Adventures of Superman. The song is about the impact his alleged suicide had on me as a little boy. Although it expresses the despair millions of his fans felt when we heard the news that he had killed himself, my song ends on a note of hope. Thanks to my producer, John Custer , the song has a very nice 1950's pop/rock feel to it.

This song is also featured at my other MySpace site, George Reeves Forever , where you can read about the reaction to the song and watch some very cool animations based on the old TV show.

If you would like to have a copy of "Oh, George" on CD, then click here here . "Oh, George" is also available to download from Apple's iTunes. Just click here .

Be sure to check out "Oh, George - the Video":

Coming soon: "Silver and Blue", "Carolina", and "And She Loved Me".

"Silver and Blue" is a song in which a father says farewell to his daughter. Silver and Blue stand for many things in this song. They are the colors of winter, and the song evokes the feeling of peace and tranquility of a winter night as the starlight sparkles on the snow. And they are the colors of the archangel Michael. As the father tells his daughter that it is time for him to leave this world, he expresses his wish that she will always have peace and love in her heart and that she will make a difference with her music. And he prays that the angel will always watch over her.

"Carolina" is another country song of mine, sort of my response to "Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry. There really is an old Lystra Church; the rest of the song is fictional.

"And She Loved Me" is about my mother, who passed away in 2001. She was a very compassionate, nurturing person and I miss her very much. One of the moments I will always remember was when she tried to comfort me after I learned that my hero, George Reeves (who was Superman to me) had supposedly killed himself. And many years later, when one of my sisters called me to tell me that my mother was in the hospital and didn't have long to live, I tried to get to her bedside as fast as I could. But since she lived in Iowa City, Iowa and I lived in Cary, North Carolina, that trip took time. Although I was able to get a flight that same day and arrived at the hospital late in the evening, I was too late. And so I never got to say good-bye.

When I was a little boy, I liked to draw and one day I drew a picture of my mother as an angel. That is how she seemed to me at the time. I believe that she is with the angels now, and as the song says, she lives on within my heart.