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I started writing this song in late 1987, attempting to record it in a studio with just the lyrics (that was a bad idea). At the time, both the music and the lyrics weren't "ready," so the song didn't go on my 1990 Dreams & Wishes album. Eventually, I even lost the demo recording of the song, but that was for the best. But this week, I decided to rewrite most of the lyrics and even change the title. Using Suno A.I., I finally completed the song.

It was originally about having mixed feelings about my never confessing my romantic feelings towards my first crush, a childhood female friend. Now, nearly forty years later, I approached it from the point of a man who's learned from his experiences and can see the whole thing more clearly now. So, it's about closure. Since the experience was in the height of the 1980s, I went for the 1980s pop rock style and it worked surprisingly well. It's called "Better Left Unsaid."
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In 1987, my 17-year-old self was starting to get serious about songwriting. I'd even co-founded an alternative-esque band with a very close friend and we decided to call it "The Edge of Slumber." Using a four-track recorder, our instruments and voices, we put together a cassette tape album. I wrote the title track instrumental "The Edge of Slumber" with electric bass guitar on two different channels (tracks) and keyboard. A few days ago, I uploaded the original recording (from an MP3 file) to Suno A.I. and in the prompt, I told it to add drums, guitar, and other instruments. What it churned out can only be called the Epic Version
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In 1992, I was living in Bastrop, Texas with friends and wrote this tune I called "Fairytale." My friend Bobby Sahlen let me borrow his 12-string Rickenbacker guitar and with that, my electric bass guitar, a drum machine and a multi-track recorder, I put it all together. Now, in 2026, I uploaded the original recording to Suno A.I. and went to pains in the prompt to keep it as close as possible to the original. And I'm very pleased with the results.
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In 1989, I wrote a piano instrumental called "Longing For Home" and recorded it on a multi-track. I was going through some things at the time, which influenced the music, but when I tried to put a name to it, all I could imagine was someone experiencing deep homesickness during the 18th or 19th centuries. Anyway, over the weekend, I uploaded the original recording to Suno A.I. and added a few instruments (drums, strings, and electric bass guitar). It turned out very well, so I want to share it.
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In my short story "1:30 P.M." (part of Choosing Life: A Pro-Life Anthology), the main character Julie Greene is a gifted pianist and songwriter. We learn she is composing a piano piece she wants to call "Hope" or "Chasing The Sunrise" because, to her, it sounds like a young girl running through a field of flowers in the morning. In the story, she made a recording of herself playing the tune on piano as she hummed along with the melody. I put together this instrumental (using Suno A.I.) to recreate that song. To me, it also represents the happy ending of the story.
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n my short story "1:30 P.M." (included in Choosing Life: A Pro-Life Anthology), the main character Julie Greene takes a long drive as she's trying to cope with her problems. This downtempo instrumental captures the feeling of that experience. Music by Suno A.I.
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In my short story "1:30 P.M." (included in Choosing Life: A Pro-Life Anthology), the main character Julie Greene is facing an unplanned pregnancy. The short story explains why she has serious insecurities (and just to be clear, she faced no pressuring from her boyfriend). This song pretty much speaks for itself. It turned out so beautiful. Lyrics by me; music and voice by Suno A.I.
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This was so fun to make! In 2022, I wrote a Christian space western short story called “Sea Change.” It was part of the Lights In A Dark Sky anthology. It’s a sci-fi retelling of the Good Samaritan story with a western twist. Writing the lyrics for this country-western song (music by Suno A.I.), I just had to include the “burly-voiced Southern man” narrating the intro. The whole song turned out really well and introduces the story setup without giving spoilers. I hope you enjoy it!
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In my 2022 Christian fiction novel, The Former Things, Sean Winter’s favorite indie rock band is called Why Shark Why and he listens to their “Ouch” album. Specifically, Sean listens to the title track “Ouch (I Need My Leg).” With Suno A.I., I’ve created that title track from the fictional band in their upbeat style.

About the author

Allen Steadham is a nondenominational Christian. Happily interracially married since 1995 and the proud father of two sons and a daughter. He and his wife have been in the same Christian band since 1997. He plays electric bass, she plays strings, they both sing. It's all good.

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