The Fantastic Flying Frogs

Several years ago, a beautiful young woman appeared in my studio and said to me, "I need voice lessons." I said, "Ok, sing me something." So she sat down at my piano, and started singing. I swear, it was like the heavens opened up and angels sprang forth from her lips. After she was finished, I said, "Who told you you needed voice lessons?" She said, "Well, I auditioned for this country band, and they turned me down." I said, "Well, they were stupid." Over the years we have tried to work on a project together but our schedules never seemed to allow for it to happen. But finally, this year, we got together and recorded a couple songs for Christmas. She's still beautiful, and still sings like a choir of angels. I present to you the wonderful and talented K.C. Dobbins along with the Fantastic Flying Frogs in a performance she recorded for her father for Christmas! "O Come, O Come Emmanuel." O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory o'er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high, And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Key of David, come And open wide our heav'nly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Adonai, Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height, In ancient times didst give the law In cloud and majesty and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.

This is a remix of one of my favorite Dylan songs, minus all the crappy backup vocals. Enjoy! I do not own the copyright of this song, but it is a remix and not the original song.

New single from the Fantastic Flying Frogs for October!!! I wrote this song when we were having a hard time financially. And looking back I can say God really helped us through it. Prayer works folks! In Jesus' name! Heaven Only Knows Words and Music: Willy Minnix I wish our path was clear This set back’s only temporary please darling don’t fear Is there something I can do You know I would do anything just to make life good for you But ooo heaven only knows Just how long this stay will last but for now it has to be Oooo but it’s so surreal Sometime’s the future’s filled with hope But sometimes it’s not so clear Don’t look at me that way You know I have no more answers now than I did yesterday Please someone ease this load The weight becomes unbearable as I stumble on my road But don’t give up I think the night is getting brighter And soon we’ll see The light of day

Here is a Christmas Present for all you Frog Fans. I wrote this song for all my friends and family who are far away. I thought Christmas would be the perfect time to release it. Words and Music Willy Minnix Hearts are like puzzles With their pieces spread all over the world Hearts are like puzzles And one of my pieces is you Like any good puzzle The pieces fit just right And you fit right here Not too loose and not too tight But when you're gone There's a missing part Other pieces don't quite fit To complete my puzzled heart Hearts are like puzzles With their pieces spread all over the world Hearts are like puzzles And one of my pieces is you One of my pieces is you, dear One of my pieces is you Copyright 2020 Willy Minnix

Island Music Words and Music: Willy Minnix I can hear Calypso singing This fever won't subside I can hear my heartbeat rising Like the swelling of the tide I gotta get away Gotta leave this place behind me Memories that haunt me I can't shake them from my mind I gotta get away Gotta leave the hurt behind me I hear the island music I let the music be my guide She was like a mermaid All swaying arms and hair Like a siren she grabbed me Dragging me to her lair I gotta get away Gotta leave this place behind me The memories that haunt me I can't shake them from my mind I belong to the water Where my life before was born Baptized in the fire My thirst quenched forever more Oooo Somewhere bromiliads are blooming After the sweet fragrance of the rain departs She won't let go of me She won't let me be free Copyright 2021 Willy Minnix

A classic Dick Dale inspired surf romp by the Fantastic Flying Frogs! You will love this new surf rock tune, destined to be a classic!

This is our attempt to replicate the awesome Fun sounds of early surf music like The Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. This song tells the tale of a young boy who is excited to grow sea monkeys, but inadvertently grows something else! Sea Monkeys Words and Music: Willy Minnix It’s been six long weeks and I haven’t heard back about my Sea Monkeys, Sea Monkeys Well, my friends all laughed and my Parents gave me flack about my Sea Monkeys, Sea Monkeys But I opened my mailbox today Suddenly worth every penny I paid Cause now I have my Sea Monkeys they’re so wonderful my Sea Monkeys they’re so wonderful Well I filled up a jar with fresh clear water for my Sea Monkeys, Sea Monkeys And I sprinkled them in And before my eyes I’m growing Sea Monkeys, Sea Monkeys Well, their water world is coming alive And pretty soon my jar will thrive cause now I have my Sea Monkeys they’re so wonderful my Sea Monkeys they’re so wonderful Well a few weeks go by and I can’t believe my eyes It’s not a sea monkey in my jar But a mermaid swimming by Well, I tried to hide her in the bathtub Cause she’s growing really big now But when my dad found out Well the old man nearly flipped his lid now And my mom says she’s got to go But you know that I love her so, You know I love my Sea Monkey, she’s so wonderful my Sea Monkey, she’s so wonderful... Copyright 2020 WillyMinnix

This is the lyric video for the song Daphne by the Fantastic Flying Frogs, words and music copyright WillyMinnix 2020. Daphne tells the story of a boy, a girl, and the witness protection agency! Give us a like on Facebook, and buy our song wherever fine quality songs are sold! Daphne Words and Music: Willy Minnix Remember the time We drove down to the beach And stayed till the sun came up? I don’t remember why But for some reason you began to cry And the sunlight set the tears on your cheeks aglow Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Hey Daphne I’ve got you on my mind Got you on my mind, girl Hey Daphne I never said goodbye, said goodbye to you girl Daphne will I ever see you again? Remember how later I gave you my flannel shirt Just to keep you warm And then you broke the news That you had to move away I wonder if you still have it And do you ever think of me? I still see your hoop earrings Shining in my mind And do you ever wonder what might have happened If you never left town that day?

Love/Suicide ballads were a popular musical genre in feudal Japan, and continue to be so to this day. This song takes the old Child Ballad “the Daemon Lover,” a.k.a. “The House Carpenter” made popular by Bob Dylan and others, and flips it on its head, where the demon comes as the dead wife of a lonely samurai, tempting him to jump off a cliff to his doom. I wrote this song in 1995 or 1996 while a student at Earlham College where I took a music of Japan course as part of my major in music. It was also inspired by The Beach Boys songs Sumahama and Somewhere Near Japan. I originally began recording this version with my friend Chad Evans in 2012, intending it to be an acoustic guitar driven, sparse haunting version of the song, but my job moved me and I never completed it. A friend made me promise to “do something” with the song, so I dug out the old recording and finished it off, Beach Boy style. If you are struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts call 1-800-633-3446 or 1-800-273-8255 today. With Special Guest Drummer Chad Evans Words and Music: Willy Minnix Copyright 1997 WillyMinnix Cherry Blossom Words and Music: Willy Minnix G Em Cherry blossom floating gently by Em A fragile flower dying in the breeze G Em Take me with you a young man replied Em Take me and we’ll travel to the sea C G I still hear her heart softly beating C G Words of love still in my head repeating Em C D Lovely voice as if the wind was singing to me No one’s left here since my love has died There’s no reason why I should stay I’m so lonely the young man cried Let your waters take me to my grave Come my darling lay here by my side Let me hold you in my arms tonight Let the soothing waters be your guide to me Cherry blossom floating gently by A fragile flower dying in the breeze

The official music video for the Fantastic Flying Frogs song "Sand Crab." Shot on location at North Myrtle Beach, SC. Directed by Gideon Minnix. Sand Crab Words and Music: Willy Minnix Sand Crab Words and Music Willy Minnix I built a sand castle for you But the ocean took it away And I picked a crab up off the sand And he pinched my finger Though it didn’t break the skin It did hurt a little bit, just a little bit, just a little bit of pain And the sand is feeling more like sandpaper these days I don’t remember it that way when we were kids How the time flies by and I feel the ocean Will take me away When I was young I watched pretty girls walk along the shore (But I’m not young anymore) Now I’m old and I watch little kids playing in the surf Catching Sand crabs in a bucket and I wish I could go back again Copyright 2020 Willy Minnix

Words and Music Willy Minnix. Copyright 2020 WillyMinnix. All Rights Reserved.This song idea is a mashup of several sources. I had a student named Joshua who saw some pirate toys that I had and said that the pirate was in love with the mermaid, but the merman was her father and he wouldn't let them get married. I was also reading the original Little Mermaid story at the time, and was kicking around the lyrics for a song that is coming out next year called Neptune's Daughter. I set the Neptune's Daughter idea aside and decided to explore the Poseidon's Daughter idea instead. What I found out was that Poseidon's Daughter was called Irene and she was the personification of peace. So this song could be taken at face value about a guy who loves a girl who can't love him because her father won't let him, or it can be about a guy who has lost his peace in life and can't seem to get it back. I liked that there can be multiple meanings to the lyrics, which fit in with my original spark of an idea, what if Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson had made an album together after Highway 61 Revisited and Pet Sounds were recorded? What would that have sounded like? Maybe something like this. I also enjoyed recording this song with my own daughter Etta Minnix, who sings harmony on it. And special thanks to Chandler Reis who let me borrow his Samick electric 12 string guitar. I used my own Samick acoustic 12 string, and my Daphne 12 string that I built myself in this song as well. I filmed the content of this video in Myrtle Beach, SC at the Ripley's Aquarium. Poseidon's Daughter - The Fantastic Flying Frogs Words and Music: Willy Minnix Poseidon’s daughter Stands at the windows of the sea Poseidon’s daughter And nothing can match her beauty The sun shines on her And I wish her thoughts would turn to me Like the azure waters Only her kindness can set me free And I miss her Her smile and the warmth of our embrace And I need her Her touch of her hand on my face And the tide rolls in and the tide rolls out Like the unsteady beat of my wounded heart The tide rolls in and the tide rolls out But it doesn’t wash away my pain Poseidon’s daughter Wants nothing to do with me Poseidon’s daughter She won’t listen to my plea Unlike her wayward father I wish her heart would change But if she loves another I don’t think I could stand the pain And I miss her Her smile and the warmth of our embrace And I need her Her touch of her hand on my face And the tide rolls in and the tide rolls out Like the unsteady beat of my wounded heart The tide rolls in and the tide rolls out But it doesn’t wash away my pain And all I can do is hope And all I can do is pray And all I can do is not enough To bring her back my way The tide rolls in and the tide rolls out Like the unsteady beat of my wounded heart The tide rolls in and the tide rolls out But it doesn’t wash away my pain No it doesn’t wash away my pain No it doesn’t wash away my pain Ooooooo Poseidon’s daughter The tide doesn’t wash away my pain

Ever notice how sometimes something you cooked is just missing something? Well, “Searchin’ for Atlantis” was missing my friend Katie Stanton’s mesmerizing voice. So here is a new mix with her included. We are calling this version the Astrocats version in her honor. Searchin’ For Atlantis Words and Music: Willy Minnix And I love the way she walks When she’s passing me by (passing me by) Everyday, Every Day And the sound of her voice Is like angels singing in my brain Trying to make you love me is like Searchin’ for Atlantis You never notice me so I’m Searchin’ for Atlantis Now I’m lost on a lonely sea and I’m Searchin’ searchin, now She transports me in my mind When she smiles at me, smiles at me Smiles that way, smiles that way In a far off place or time Could she have loved me It’s like I see it in its glory days Golden towers and crystal fountains And the sirens are calling out Pull him down, down, down, down Pull him down, down, down, down Pull him down Whenever you are near Copyright 2020 Willy Minnix

New Song by the Fantastic Flying Frogs "You," words and music: Willy Minnix. Standing all alone on the shore Just watching the ships roll in Thinking about what you said last night And how I would never hold you again But don’t you see What you mean to me ‘cause You are all I’ve ever needed And you are all I’ve ever wanted It’s true that I blow it sometimes But I’m still learning the best way to love you But don’t you see What you mean to me ‘cause You are all I’ve ever needed And you are all I’ve ever wanted It’s true that I blow it sometimes But I’m still learning the best way Way down the line You will laugh at me and say that I’m stupid But why does it have to end such a good thing When you know that I truly love… You are all I’ve ever needed And you are all I’ve ever wanted It’s true that I blow it sometimes But I’m still learning the best way to love… You are all I’ve ever needed And you are all I’ve ever wanted It’s true that I blow it sometimes But I’m still learning the best way to love… You are all I’ve ever needed (and it’s true that I blow it sometimes) And you are all I’ve ever wanted (I’m still learning the best way to love you) Copyright 2020 Willy Minnix

She’ll Be Waiting - The Fantastic Flying Frogs Words and Music: Willy Minnix and Jonathan Ford Wondering lonely Over the nighttime grass A taste of heaven Flowing through the courtyard Like a specter past The night drags on Hoping you’ll return to her Sitting by the window She will pray She’ll be waiting When the lights are fading And the moon is waiting to shine Softly breathing While the wind is whispering And the stars reveal their light In her eyes tonight Lanterns swing slowly Hidden o’er the morning dew She faces the sunrise Reflecting in her teacup Swords piercing her through The day wears on Her life’s a backwards fairytale Echoing through the vale Still you say She’ll be waiting When the world is fading And the moon begins her rise Walking softly As the world goes spinning Under the bright starlight In her eyes tonight I once heard her say Summerlude play me a song On the windolin and the whippoorwill loud Summerlude throw me a beautiful strain To the stars behind my cloud She’ll be waiting When the lights are fading And the moon is waiting to shine Softly breathing while the wind is whispering And the stars reveal their light In her eyes tonight She’ll be waiting When the world is fading And the moon begins her rise Walking softly As the world goes spinning Under the bright star light In her eyes tonight Copyright 2020 Willy Minnix and Jonathan D. Ford

"I love you Baby" the Fantastic Flying Frogs, our new songs is a tribute to our favorite band the Beach Boys! Words and Music: Willy Minnix I’ll always keep the times When we’re together Held in my heart where they’re safe from the world Every moment like a coin from an old treasure Where the details in the gold are unspoiled When I’m old I’ll close my eyes And dream of how you look right now I’m gonna tell the world That I love you so much Baby I still wanna learn everything about you Cause there’s so much more to explore When I’m old I’ll close my eyes And dream of how you look right now I’m gonna tell the world That I love you so much Baby I still wanna learn everything about you Cause there’s so much more to explore I’m gonna tell the world That I love you so much Baby I still wanna learn everything about you Cause there’s so much more to explore Ooooo I love you, yeah you know I love you forever and ever baby

This is the new Christmas song from the Fantastic Flying Frogs "Santa Didn't Give Me What I Wanted" Copyright 2010 and 2020 Willy Minnix All Rights Reserved BMI Santa didn't give me what I wanted Santa didn't bring me what I really need I only wanted to see you girl sitting right beside my Christmas tree The lights sure are pretty And the eggnog tastes nice The stockings are all stuffed with gifts But there's something just not right All over town tonight Kids are opening their gifts I don't think the girl I love Was written down on Santa's list I guess I'll have to build my courage up Say my prayers real hard and believe And I'll call you up on the phone And ask you out with me on New Year's Eve

Music and Lyrics Willy Minnix Vocals and Instruments: Willy Minnix Background vocals: Etta Minnix Drums: Chad Evans Copyright 2012 Willy Minnix Copyright 2021 Willy Minnix This is the perfect song for a father-daughter dance. I hope you enjoy it! Etta by the Fantastic Flying Frogs words and music: Willy Minnix My eyesight's getting dim And my beard it needs a trim You say it tickles when I kiss you Your eyes are soft and brown And you like to spin around You're older now but you're still so cute You've been my little girl for a few years now You'll be my little girl for a few more to come But someday soon no matter what I do His girl you'll become I watch you every year And for each one shed a tear Where did my baby girl run off to Now Barbie's tucked away Replaced by other things That teenage girls are into You've been my little girl for a few years now You'll be my little girl for a few more to come But someday soon no matter what I do His girl you'll become I turned around I was surprised A woman had taken your place I walked you down and said goodbye And I tried to hide the tears on my face Now I have gotten old And the years gather like mold My beard still needs a trim And your kids come skipping by And they laugh and they cry And they run away when I try to kiss them You've been my little girl for a few years now You'll be my little girl for a few more to come But someday soon no matter what I do His girl you'll become

This is the new video from the Fantastic Flying Frogs "Our Glass" written by Greg Kemp and Willy Minnix. I get sad, every time I think of her Every time the calendar reminds me of what used to be Leaves that fall as the year turns older And call to winter brisk and colder It’s never warm enough for me At the changing face of January And when March gets pushed by February I picture you I’m a silly fool in April’s birth When sunshine increases each days worth Sunset from morning dew If I had just another moment with you To heal or hope or mend I’d have to say no and then turn away Because I can’t bear the end We were dancing, weaving swinging In the circles of May In June we ran together in the sand And swam the surf every day And July and August blazed so fast We couldn’t believe where the time had gone And suddenly summer was gone When September sang the song of the swan And nothing more, and nothing more, and nothing more, and nothing more #newmusic #music #newsong #newband Copyright2021WillyMinnix & Greg Kemp

This is the first track off of the 2021 album “Journey to Mars” by surf rock band The Fantastic Flying Frogs.

Too Close - words and music Willy Minnix copyright 2021Willy Minnix Your heart touches me And I can’t see beyond your smile Your love’s all that matters to me Let me walk beside you for a while Your inner beauty weakens me And I try to admit that I’m on fire But the flames sear me turning green And on thermals I rise higher Into the night my understanding Is baffled by what you call reason On a far off cloud my soul is landing Running from you feels like treason And the tax collectors are standing by Waiting to be paid their due And I look at them and cry All because they remind me of you The Cheshire Cat grins like my love Hiding her darkest secrets from me Yet she’s naïve like a gentle dove And loneliness is her security But I really can’t go on Not knowing how or why you feel And I’ve fallen through your trap door You keep just in case you feel too close Lost in flight my thoughts have risen Towards your love my mind is leaning On a far off planet my soul is driven Biding for your time gives me meaning Escape my loneliness by fleeing But there is no place to hide The sound of the lonely wind keening Tears me up inside

Words and Music Willy Minnix Copyright 2012 Willy Minnix The ghost of the baby I aborted Haunts me to this day And I’m here to testify That as long as I’m alive My baby’s ghost will never go away I met the man I thought I’d spend my life with On a cold lonely November day And his smile and his kiss brought me long what I had missed And drove those winter clouds away I thought I’s gonna love him till I died I thought I was gonna be his bride But our love began to fade like flowers on a grave But in nine months there’d be no way to hide The ghost of the baby I aborted Haunts me to this day And I’m here to testify That as long as I’m alive My baby’s ghost will never go away The doctor told me that it wouldn’t hurt Right before he stuck that needle up my skirt But when my baby did depart I felt that needle in my heart The second pain was far worse than the first The ghost of the baby I aborted Haunts me to this day And I’m here to testify That as long as I’m alive My baby’s ghost will never go away I turned my back on such a blessing Of a child I could hold right in my arms I listened to that ancient lie, Oh God the pain I feel inside How could I bring my darling to such harm?

Neptune's Daughter (Island Girl) Words and Music Willy Minnix Copyright 2012 Willy Minnix She’s in love with the wind and the water But I’m in love with Neptune’s daughter I’m in love with Neptune’s daughter I’m in love with Neptune’s daughter Ooooo my island girl I want to meet you in your island world Ooooo my island girl I want to meet you in your island world Ooooo hot summer heat But she’s cool just like a tropical drink Ocean breezes lifts the mists in the night Walking on the beach in the full moonlight That girl burned my heart at first sight She opened up my soul and took out a bite The way she’s dancing knocks me off my feet Through the market and the cobblestone streets Kiele blossoms fill the air I want to run my fingers through her long hair The warm water washes between my toes Her soft lips are all I really need to know

The Fantastic Flying Frogs The Captain’s Daughter Words and Music: Willy Minnix I’ve been washing my hands in briny water Staring longingly at the captain’s daughter If he catches me he’ll have my eyes for sure But a lifetime of blindness may be worth an hour of her cure He might use me for cannon fodder Still I’m in love with the captain’s daughter He might keel haul me in ocean water Still I’m in love with the captain’s daughter I’ll not die in the arms of another I’m in love with the captain’s daughter In his iron bound trunk his gold is stashed Would she be free if his head got bashed I could take to the high seas and reckless slaughter And by my side would be the captain’s daughter He might use me for cannon fodder Still I’m in love with the captain’s daughter He might keel haul me in ocean water Still I’m in love with the captain’s daughter I’ll not die in the arms of another I’m in love with the captain’s daughter I wish I could walk with her On some tropical shore far away And the ways I dream of her While I do my mundane chores every day But at night I lie alone in my bunk Knowing all my hopes are probably sunk He might use me for cannon fodder Still I’m in love with the captain’s daughter He might keel haul me in ocean water Still I’m in love with the captain’s daughter I’ll not die in the arms of another I’m in love with the captain’s daughter Copyright 2021Willy Minnix