Paul Bodden: The Buzz

Dear Paul,
A real revelation to me this afternoon – you are SUCH a wonderfully communicative singer. You bring such heartfelt intelligence to everything you sing and say...The stories were both touching and apposite. I love the moon one. Well just “moons” and “fathers” and I’m gone anyway.

Along the way, ... I’d love to have the sheets to Slow Relationship, Broken Ground and I Lose My Heart. You do write some great stuff!

Again thanks for a most entertaining afternoon.

- Regarding "I Lose My Heart (and other body parts...)" cabaret act performed at Helen's Hideaway Room, Sep & Nov 2005,

Paul Bodden is a treasure... a rare combination of multiple talents - innovative composer, singer and actor. Paul's artistry is a joy to behold as he brings his songs to life night after night. Audiences love him.

Singers with taste, intelligence and big hearts will be clamoring to sing these songs.

Anyone who has ever wondered "Where did all the good songs go?" will find them here.

A fresh voice, a unique style...

Fun and compassionate and uniquely original

Class and style with heart - a rare combination for our time...

I had the privilege of directing Paul's 2005 show at Helen's
Hideaway. The show was a combination of compelling family history,
standards and Paul's trunk songs. I was immediately taken by Paul's
original songs and I encouraged him to use more of them them in his
show. He agreed.
Hearing I LOSE MY HEART brings back the initial pleasure of
discovering a new voice in the post modern American songbook. The
well crafted songs run the gamut from gospel-blues to 1950s cocktail
music. Paul even leaps into the world of absurdist art songs. And if
you listen closely you'll hear echoes Arlen, Berlin and Kurt Weill
tossed into the mix. It is a tasty feast for the ears and the heart.
Happy listening!

I have seen Paul perform his songs on many occasions and can never
get enough. Listening to his musical creations takes me to a place of
warmth and comfort. His beautifully produced CD, I LOSE MY HEART,
captures the true essence of his music and now I can listen whenever
my heart desires, which is often!

Paul Bodden takes us on a joyous and heart-wrenching romp through a vast musical landscape - his songs run the gamut from Blues, Barbershop and Gospel influences, to Latin, Cowboy and even Classical Lieder. They have a deliciously unpredictable and untamed quality, are rhythmically and melodically exciting, and the lyrics are witty and sharp. Songs like 'Slow Relationship' are surely worthy of the likes of torch singers Bette Midler and Judy Garland, and you can most definitely hear hints of Hoagy and the roaring twenties in 'Huffa Chuffa, the Railroad Lullaby'! It's no accident that Bodden paints with a pallette reminiscent of his rich cultural heritage, and it's right here to be heard.

...a charming and engaging evening of songs.

...a terrific entertainer! We had a wonderful time!