Just1L
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So you want to sell the public some good songs, some bad songs but the main thing is, you want to look good when driving your car?? <--- Read that a few times.
I do agree with John about the EP. I had a similar plan as yours with an Album. I've concluded that even though I have enough songs for an album, it may be smarter to do a 4-5 song EP to get the exposure first. Of course you can play all the other songs while you perform and that may get the people that like your stuff excited for the next EP or the Full Length Album.
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Funny Face - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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An old tune I used to skateboard to.
Round, Round - Belouis Some
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Chug-A-Lug - Bootsy's Rubber Band
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I never practice. What never? Hardly ever! When I'm lucky, I play guitar about 4-5 hours a month and about 3-4 hours of that includes actual recording time. I will pick it up and play for about 5 or so minutes here and there to try to figure out how to play what I have going on in my head. It's a rarity if I actually know how to play everything once I start recording. I usually get the main parts down via the 5 minutes, and fill in the rest on the fly while recording. It sucks, but I just don't have the time for it. One day though, when the kids are a little older, I plan to play more... and maybe even learn some scales. I know some, but mainly by trial and error.
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Hey there. Just to make this clear, you need to work on both your guitar works and your lyrics.
"Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We have known each other since we were nine or ten..."
It kinda seem like you just want it to rhyme, and you arent really putting emotions and metaphors into it.
As this is an actual, genuine, bonafide hit song already, I'm thinking the lyrics are fine just the way they are. Not trying to slam you in any way but I will say, if you're doing a cover of a hit song, unless it's actually better than the original, it's gonna be a hard hill to climb. Although there are obviously some people who have never heard the original so try to work that to your advantage.
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I bought my Mac for all of my graphic design work never even thinking about recording music. It was only after I realized Garage Band was on there and could record me playing that I started playing guitar again and trying to record music. I know Garage Band isn't all that great but it's what got me started.
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Smoking In The Boys Room - Motley Crue
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Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
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Gone Daddy Gone - Violent Femmes
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Summer Nights - Van Halen
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ALIVE - P.O.D.
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For me it has to be Eruption.
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No I don't but it really sounds like I should. I just sit in my computer chair and sing with some water on hand if needed. Could be why I normally have to do a few takes.
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I'm not going to be much help but maybe it'll get the ball rolling. I have Reverbnation, Facebook & Soundcloud pages. Although I've not really thought of them as pages for promoting my music more than pages where I can put my music for people to give critiques on. I don't really have anything good enough to start promoting. It seem I get most of my fans through here and another song forum simply by having the link in my signature.
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The more you sing, the better you will get. And especially if you write your songs keeping your singing abilities in mind. Think of Dylan, Willie Nelson and to a lesser extent Cher (all great singers in their own right). You wouldn't see any of them winning American Idle though. If you like it, do it. In just about every aspect of my life I've had people tell me I wasn't good enough for one reason or another. Singing and music is one of the last things I haven't conquered yet in that aspect, but I'm having fun trying.
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Fishin' In The Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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I'm My Own Walkman - Bobby McFerrin (this might be 3 cuz it's just so kick ass. Are there points for kick-assedness??)
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Crying - Roy Orbison
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Salt In My Tears - Martin Briley
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I'd say the best thing to do would be to wait until you get the vocal melody. Without hearing that there's really not a way I can think of to do music that will match it. Of course I'm no expert, but I don't see how it would be possible to do the music to match something you don't know about. After getting that, I'd listen, listen and listen more to what she sends. Considering your knowledge of music, I'm guessing something will pop up. Just my 2 cents.
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Axe To Grind - Yngwie Malmsteen
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White Lightening - George Jones
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Flying High Again - Ozzy Osbourne
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What Do You Do With Your Songs?
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I write, play and record all of my songs but always with the thought that they'll need to be re-done professionally. The first thing I need to do is get the songs recorded correctly so I actually have a "product". I do have a well thought out plan for an EP or CD, but I can't do any of it without cash. So for now, I keep writing, playing and recording as much as possible so I have more songs to pick from when the time comes for me to actually record.