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There has been progress.

 

I hate the phrase "LIfe getting in the way". It presupposes that life being lived is in some way less valuable than stamp collecting, trout fishing, off road biking, music (whatever your interest is).

 

Truth is, that life is what enriches our interest, through providing perspective, and to a certain extent scarcity.

 

There has been a lot of life since my first post on this blog.  Most of it very positive, and things that you wouldn't set aside to force an EP onto an unsuspecting public a few days earlier.

 

But there has been progress.  

  1. I have five new songs in various states, all in some recorded form. All are needing a lot of editing, trimming and restructuring, but the melodies and lyrical intent are there.
  2. I've been experimenting with recording techniques and equipment, trying to find the "sound" for the ep as I have made demos

 

The writing process has been organic, in that I have not forced anything, but just gone into my little recording space and seen what happens.  It is working out, and I don't intend developing any of the songs beyond demo until I have decided on the ones to go on the EP.  

 

I'm normally a record it once and put it out character.  This time I am going to redraft, rewrite, restructure and see what I can achieve.

 

The photo is my writing and demo session yesterday.  I used the Zoom R8 as the notebook for recording, so that I didn't overthink things around production, but just captured the raw elements in some kind of  arrangement.

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Hi,

I hate the phrase "LIfe getting in the way". It presupposes that life being lived is in some way less valuable than stamp collecting, trout fishing, off road biking, music (whatever your interest is).

I like to vist profiles, to meet new people so when I saw the first line from this I had to say hi and share this lyric. I hope you don't hate it too bad.

 

Life Gets In The Way

 

Remember when our romance was brand new
And not a thing for love we wouldn’t do
We had time for a smile and a gentle touch
And when it came to lovin’ we couldn’t get enough

 

But sometimes---------------------- {Chorus
Life gets in the way
The simple facts of livin’
Day to day
When we try to talk it out
Can’t find the words to say
Yeah sometimes
Life gets in the way

 

Turnaround 4 bars

 

Now Judi needs her braces and Bobby wants a car
When we cash our paychecks they never stretch that far
It seems we’re always arguin’ and when we go to bed
We should reach for each other but turn away instead

 

And sometimes---------------------- {Chorus
Life gets in the way
The simple facts of livin’
Day to day
When we try to talk it out
Can’t find the words to say
Yeah sometimes
Life gets in the way

 

I ‘m not sure how to fix this but--------------- {Bridge
I know we have to try
Cause we can’t go on livin’
Just tryin’ to get by

 

Instrumental Break 8 Bars

 

But sometimes
Love can find a way
If we work together
Each and every day
We need to find that romance
Search for the things to say
Yeah sometimes
Love can find a way

 

Remember when our romance was brand new
And not a thing for love we wouldn’t do

 

Copyright 2011 John W. Selleck BMI

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Just say if we can be of help to you. You have put in the hard work getting the EP ready, it would be a shame if you were not prepared in marketing terms, in basic infrastructure terms, in planning terms just saying there are some pretty clued in people who can help, don’t ya know!

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