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http://nashvillecali...sic/be-the-one/ I like short titles, This one some guru, said I forced some ryhmes , i told him you need to listen with your heart instead of with music rule book, he said touche after it got picked up by publisher, them gurus aren't always right / Off base , the shorts ones are the best , People will remember them better with short title hooks. Basically most people don't know a chorus from a bridge , they either like it or don't peroid. On a side note, if you let love wreck or save your world, and live to tell about it , You'll get your title.
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Very nice tune!........and extremely well done!
Pro studio as opposed to home studio, I assume?As far as my best goes, nothing really jumping out at me this moment, but I'll give it some more thought. But I absolutely don't have anything that sounds this professionally done! Again....nice job with it! Liked your website setup too....very cool graphics on the song page.
Tom
Well I pitch to majors is why, I don't care if it just a guitar vocal , I was just curious on different styles and talent . yes it's pro it's been redemoed I think 3 times maybe 4 I forget. Rewrites two yeras before you see and hear this final cut.
Don't be shy
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"I said my honest opinion" (when you are angry at someone and say something in a rather harsh/honest/direct manner) - 4 syllables
Your begging for the truth I can see it your eyes
So i gave you what you wanted instead i should have lied
Now your broken as you cry and run away
But its better to be living in the heart of pain and gray.
Love is like magic, spinning wildly in burning flames
But now the fire has ended two souls have lost again.
cliches im rusty
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Ok the tag instead, would that be the first or last line } Ha Ha
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The hardest thing to do is to write a simple song with a memorable melody and lyrics. Ha Ha you got them to mix some what.
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Ha Ha Ha , Yeah the confusion of life, and my first wife.
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Yeah that's a good one , also signs on freeways , there everywhere if you're tuned in. Not a real good idea to write a song while driving though.
Yes talking to colorful people usually have a few good titles in them. Always good to carry a small notebook, Or Iphone to type them in.
Though I very seldom use any of them, it's good practice.
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Here's one I think is one of the best songs I've written , Id like to hear everyones best song too.
http://nashvillecalifornia.com/beta/music/church-for-sale/
He was born in a small town, raised on the gospel truth
Took a job in the city, where his faith soon lost it's roots
So he packed up his lost soul, and drove back home today
Found himself at this old church, where he was saved
But what he saw was a sign on the broken door
Chorus
Church for sale, it may seem weathered beyond repair
Been awhile since it heard a prayer
Needs love hammer and nails
And a fresh coat of faith
Church for sale
V2
Echoes of Sunday sermons, bring back sweet memories
As the cracked stained glass reflects, a broken man on his knees
It's hard now to remember why he ever ran away
But chance or faith led him to this forgotten place
Jesus swung a hammer, maybe he could too
repeat chorus
bridge
Now on a sunlit sacred day, there's praises from every pew
And a man singing Amazing Grace, who was raised on the gospel truth
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Well i'm back in California , I was thinking about the most important thing of a song on that long flight back form Cebu, well that and the strange food they serve.
It all starts with that first opening line. If you can get that started , it revs the engine up. Like "She came blowing in like a Typoon and drowned my heart" I dislike heart to have to ryhyme , I need to break a rule
And then staying of topic as the second line evolves . As you probably guessed it it will be a country love song.. What will be the hook chorus , not sure yet. but will be upbeat , thats a good thing.
I thought i'd share my way of writing., I hear the muse whispering a little melody. It's a love hate relationship } Music is like Morpine injected in the heart and soul.
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I play guitar and sing, I took lessons , but after finding my own way i can navigate my way around the guitar pretty well now.
I have a website in process www.nashvillecalifornia.com/beta, I owned a website that made micro niche sites that crashed and burned a few days ago.
Bad timing with all the changes in google , and trying to compete with outsourcing , it closed it.. I lost 100k in 8 months
So as i sit in the Manila airport waiting to go back to California , I'm pondering what i will do next , perhaps rank my site and try to prosper with that.
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I've got no qualms with most music. I have noticed that while the majority of my playing stuff is jazz these days the majority of my listening habits is blues. I was a blues guitarist for many years and had a certain amount of success in the local blues circut but one day my professional non musician career took off and I had to leave it behind.
I'm in the philipines right now, So I'm listening to a lot of fillpino music , They have some good stuff ,
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It's entirely possible I misunderstood the intent of the original question
What can I tell ya'...it's happens from time to time.Anyway, for the sake of clarity, almost everthing I write is taken-from, inspired-by, or based-on a life event. Whether it be the economy, an old saying, a TV commerical, a conversation I overheard that day, elections, politics, a specific news story, the way in which the news story was handled or happening in my own life. It all feeds into my writing, as I expect it does for most folks.
BUT, I don't typically write songs actually about historical events or a specific book or movie. That's a different matter....and that was how I originally read the question here.....probably my bad! There are lots of tunes which fall into that catagory. Like "Wreck of the Edmond Fitgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot to name one......"Woodstock"& "Ohio" to name a couple more. Just think about it for a moment or two & you'll start coming up with examples.
Tom
" Frozen Man ". By James Taylor is a cool historical song ,
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Oh and just on the subject of blog comments to get good backlinks there are some wordpress and other blogging platform plug ins that are do follow, or at least do follow by default. Search for that plug in name, or the default widget title etc as part of your search criteria and you can hugely save time on finding the do follow on topic blogs. Yet again using the right browser plugins configured in the right way and you cn re-order the results according to google PR etc, yet again improving your targeting and reducing the miss rate.
content with keywords is important , but with panda and penguin updates , You better not keyword stuff it, meaning no more then 3 times in a 400 word article with the given keyword , I would not use fiverr anymore for anything especially for backlinks. Squidoo lense is a idea to use.
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I've written several songs with just acoustic guitar. My genre is kind of like Jimmy Eat World mixed with Lifehouse. My problem is I just can't seem to convert the music to a fullband/rock format. Whenever I do I hate the sound. I'm not trying to copy any other musicians, but I have a sound in my head I just cant manage to get. Any advice on this?
sounds like you need a producer , A good one wil probably find some ideas that work
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I guess it all depends on the stage of songwriting your at, if your laying down 6 hundred or more on a demo, you'd better hope for a brutaly honest critique
sugar coating does no good at that stage, Sometimes it takes weeks of rewriting to nail it and many critiques to finally get it right.
The thicker the skin the better if your chasing major pitches.
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Thanks for the great words of wisdom! I bought the 2012 Songwriters Market guide and am targeting a few music publishers. I've also been eyeing NSAI and their critique service. Thinking about trying a couple submissions first (onacounta that's virtually free) and if I don't get anything positive back, take the $200 NSAI plunge to get some more detailed critique on the songs. I also have a friend who is starting up his own production company, and is offering to do the recording and mixing at a really good price ($100 a song). So I've commissioned him to do my 3-song demo and am crossing my fingers what I get was worth the money.
Any thoughts on this particular approach?
www.songu.com will give you a better value on critques then NaSI, You can join then get many critiques as you want until thel song is honed to it's best.
Their basically coaches, they wont bs you, Their only for serious songwriters trying to reach the majors on pitches. You can also pitch to majors right on there site and indy artists and also publishers. It's brutal on trying to get one to a a/r person for a listen on your own, unless you make a trip to Nashville and join either Ascap or BmI.
You can set up a meeting with a rep. but you better be pretty well on your way as songwriter before doing that.
Google magicshack studios nashville , they do a great job their the best I've used on demo's besides a real major studio which is probably out of your price range for a demo. They will also fit your song to whatever trend is happening now.
I haven't checked in awhile what's up with the new trends, Probably slicker.I'm sure.
Expect to pay 300.00 on up for a decent demo.
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Great articles here. It's tough to find solid songwriting tips/advice, but this does the trick!...
Hello I'm Ben, You can go to my site , I've been writing for many years, it's just some basic stuff.
You can get caught up into to much info at once.
http://songwritingst...ngstarts.com/�� This can can give you some basics.
I will be posting more in the future
www.nashvillecalifornia.com/beta You can hear alot of my songs, Though were still working on the site at the moment.
After looking around here more looks like there's some good songwriter's
Yeah thats some good stuff Jon, have to brush up ,always good to study a few hours before you wake up the muse , she's always elusive anyway.
Pro studio as opposed to home studio, I assume?
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Start slow with how to construct a song , www.songwritingstarts.com I have some tips.