Dee

Up Where we Belong - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

We are Family - Sister Sledge (I think I've got that right?)

Hard days night - the Beatles

Papa don't preach - madonna

Piano in the Dark - Brenda Russell

Spelling was never my string point

When the Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean

Absolutely! Even small things are rewarding like discovering how to use that quotey thingy. And putting in a linky thing to Soundcloud. I'm so chuffed with myself! Now on to being a super duper consistancy person with that scansion thing. I will achieve! Er... just give me a day or two.

Oh I see - consistancy! Well, why didn't you say that then? I've been going round all day talking like a lunatic. Stress-ing and stretch ing out syllables. People kept giving me fun-nee looooks. Ok I shall take another look and try my best at being consistant.

I've been re-thinking.... I do "get it" as such - stressed and unstressed syllables. I think my problem is that when I say it out loud to myself, I could choose one or two that okay. i'll highlight the ones I think should be stressed whether I'm correct or not is another matter! (V1) All that I’ve been work ing for Is al most here All that I have dreamt and more Has never been so near I’ve cried, I’ve cursed, I have bled To reach this day I can see my fi nal goal ahead Won’t let my fo cus stray Actually I thought that might help me but it hasn't. What am I trying to say? If anybody has the answer let me know. What I'm trying to say is I do "get it" but then I don't. Which is nonsense I know! I'm sorry. It sounds like i've been drinking but honestly I haven't!

Walking on Broken Glass - Annie Lennox

Hello Lazz Thanks for your comments and I'm grateful that you've taken time to have a read and listen. Did you really have to mention the "S" word though? I did have a look at the Pat Pattison videos you directed me to and I thought I understood what he was saying. Obviously not. I really believe someone needs to just bash me over the head with it. I'm going back for another viewing. Maybe I should have a mantra to repeat to myself about it before I start writing. As for the melody - thanks for the encouraging comments. It's just me have a tinkle. Maybe someone can come up with something better Cheers

I think I know what you're referring to. I've stretched the word "colours" out over three notes and the word "song" over two. Now, with me not being at all musical, perhaps you could answer a question for me. It's about syllables. For instance take the word colours - it has 2 syllables but I've tried to stretch it out over three notes. Have I done this wrong? Is there a rule that says one syllable, one note? The same with "song". One syallable but I've done it over two notes. This is part of the reason I keep my melodies to myself - I'm never sure if I'm doing it right or not!

http://soundcloud.com/user7019906/make-it-happen-chorus-rough Er... I've erm, "recorded" a melody for the chorus Make it Happen. Believe me, it's like nothing you've ever heard before. I apologise. It's probably the following: out of tune out of time I'm probably: out of my mind posting it. It's just the tune I had in my head at time of writing. Maybe if you use a bit of imagination you'll see what I'm trying to achieve - that is, of course, after you've picked yourself off of the floor from laughing too much! I play the piano like some people type - with one finger. You have my permission to cringe. I do!

These Boots are Made for Walking - Nancy Sinatra

Bad Boys - Gloria Estefan

O Christmas Tree - Traditional carol

....let us newbies join in. How old is this game anyway? A Horse with No Name - America

Free Falling - Tom Petty

Hi This sounds like a really good exercise, something that I will definately try. Thanks dee

Just muttering to myself here... do I mean analogy rather than interpretation? Whatever the correct term is, I see the story in MP's words.

JD, I can't tell you how I think you should do better but I shall offer one or two observations and suggestions, but it would be my point of view only. I love the bit where it starts: I imagined you and I were made of The finest kind of steel that never bends Somehow in a heated moment You break down Instead of "You break down", if it were me, I would consider "you melted" or something to keep within the burning theme. I can see that it's similar to the last line of the 1st verse so you may not want to change it. I think it's been mentioned before about the changes in tense. I would keep it consistent, but again that's just me. I like MP's new bit about doing everything that was required. It's good story telling with a hint of listener/reader interpretation. This might be an obvious thing to point out but I interpret walking the highwire as full on flirting/teetering on the edge of having an affair. It's good, it's not being spelled out exactly for the listener/reader. As for abstract... Put it this way, if I was offered one of two pieces of art. One by John Constable and the other by Kandinsky, I would choose the Constable. I simply like to be told what's going on, or a least get the gist of it.

I like it. I'm looking forward to hearing what you've got so far. In fact I would go as far as to say I'm excited! woo hoo - and it's not even my song! I would also like to say that: Abstract works for some and Storytelling works for others A bit of abstract's okay with me. But deep down I'm a storytelling kind of gal