Joe, Thanks for that! I'm honored to have you say it. That list is 98% from my own repertory.   And depending how you place 'em in a set, you can make a lot of serious points with seemingly innocuous songs by inserting just a few choice words of orienting intro to set time and place and context. Decent timing helps too.

But a ton of my songs were serious and tragic. I could make a better, longer, list of hard-hitting songs. Life, we know, is often serious and tragic. The "lighter side" is often referred to as "comic relief." If it IS relief, it has to be relief FROM something. And to me, that SOMETHING is the basic tragedy---the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" that Shakespeare spoke of. I loved those serious tough stuff songs, and they could be given more insightful impact by setting 'em up with related humor or light songs to make a point.

All the best to you, sir. Your work here is appreciated!! I hope you two are happy, healthy, wealthy --- and, hell, --- even GOOD!

Art