February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Rod Johnson (@downburst)

progress: 21

winner!
joined: January 12 2011
location: Michigan, USA
website: soundcloud.com/cubeb
influences: The short list: the Blake Babies, Chris Bailey, Peter Blegvad, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, John Cale, Gene Clark, Julian Cope, Marshall Crenshaw, Rick Danko, Ray Davies, Bob Dylan, Mitch Easter, Alejandro Escovedo, Al Green, Henry Cow, Carole King, Chris Knox, Dale Lawrence, Arthur Lee, Lulina, Grant McLennan, Neu!, Laura Nyro, Oysterband, Chuck Prophet, Kimberley Rew, Amy Rigby, Roxy Music, Doug Sahm, Walter Salas-Humara, Nick Salomon, Swervedriver, Deniz Tek, The Velvets, Roy Wood... The big list: http://fiftyninety.fawmers.org/users/downburst

Bio

I'm just writing stuff in here so FAWM willl quit telling me "It looks like you are new this year."

--> http://www.joshharrison.net/oblique-strategies/ <--

Update: I've decided I suck and I'm boring. Oblique Strategies tells me "Go to an extreme, move back to a more comfortable place." So OK, having to change things up, make weird noises for a while.

"frantic, upbeat, strange and exciting!" --words to live by from @avidfanman. Also: sloppy!

2/14: I'm devoid of lyrical inspiration, coming up blank, can't finish songs. So I decided to try collabs for a while and immediately things started to click. Maybe I'm just not cut out to write lyrics (but I can, I really can! it's just so hard).

2/23: Too busy to record, but. I think I'll put a to-do list in here, @plainwhitetoast styley-style. Maybe it will kick my ass into gear.

* Exquisite corpse (in process)
* halfnhalf with Mr. Toast (in process)
* New Arthursong? Have it written, just need a chance to record [done!]

Mine, all mine:
* "Deleted Scene" (half recorded) [done]
* "Grind" (finishing lyrics)
* "Skin Brigade" (ditto)
* "I Saw You Shining" (ditto)
* "Six Bar Blues" (a different one)
* songs that are currently just music with no lyrical ideas, currently just called "wobble," "Algonac," "uoiuo," "Right You Are," and "Sleep Absorber"
* a bunch of collabs with @duaneclancy based on 5090 things

If I can even get part way through that list I will be a happy boy.

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Post-mortem (yes, I'm dead now): Well, I didn't get all the way through that last bunch...

I stumbled on a page of notes I was keeping for some reason--mostly just titles. Seems like fun to post them here, so you can see how completely scattered I've been. A lot of them I have no idea about.

*
harold baines could hit in the clutch
la la la la la la la la not so much
*
let's keep Chris in Christmas
I know he likes it there
*
[Some song titles (I think):]
The blood of the locust [?]
Tracing out the frame
SO SUNDAY
STORK VS. STOAT
If It Looks Like Wilford Brimley, You're Screwed [this is a reference to the remake of The Thing, but I can't recover the idea behind it)
The Bullet Washers
Bumped and Sticky
Too Drunk to Care
Epistemic Tractability
*
[I think these came from the anagrams of the London Underground thing?]
Thermohaline Warts (krautrock)
Halogen Suit
Archangel Silo
Energy Pen Set
*
Got my motion sensor workin'
And a fistful of LEDs
*
[from a dream:]
Gotta crazy for an ant fish
Gotta crazy for an ant fish
Gotta crazy for an ant fish
and you know who
*
"Montaigne anecdote" [huh?--I think this was something about a guy who jumped over a fence, and it turned him into a woman... is that from Montaigne?]

2012 Songs

1	Six Bar Blues	46 comments // 3 months ago
2	Your One True Love (with trekstein)	23 comments // 3 months ago
3	the Amazing Archibalds (with tinam)	35 comments // 3 months ago
4	I Got Your Postcard Today (with kimberlyinnc)	7 comments // 3 months ago
5	The Unexploded Rodent Ordnance Disposal Squad	17 comments // 3 months ago
6	The Things We Never Say (with ellenpliss)	7 comments // 3 months ago
7	Olive Oil and Worcestershire	9 comments // 3 months ago
8	I'm Not Like You (with arthurrossi)	11 comments // 3 months ago
9	Vagrant Soul (with groundhog591)	10 comments // 2 months ago
10	Aquamarine (with arthurrossi)	7 comments // 2 months ago
11	Deleted Scene	10 comments // 2 months ago
12	The City Washed In (with blindkiwi)	6 comments // 2 months ago
13	Come On and Be My Girl (with arthurrossi)	7 comments // 2 months ago
14	Got Your Postcard today (with kimberlyinnc)	6 comments // 2 months ago
15	Dandelion, Sidewalk Fisherman (with stephenwordsmith)	12 comments // 2 months ago
16	The Easy Way Out (with donna)	9 comments // 2 months ago
17	The Best You Can (Don't Let Me Go) (with adamhill)	4 comments // 2 months ago
18	Supertanker (with plainwhitetoast)	zong // 2 months ago
19	Stars Started Spinning (with wyatt)	9 comments // 2 months ago
20	Open, Open, Open (downburst version) (with thundereggrules)	7 comments // 2 months ago
21	Ease My Load	6 comments // 2 months ago

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toms 2 months ago

Rod, I've been thinking, and you know who your music reminds me of? An in-tune version of a cross between Eric Burdon and Tom Petty. No, seriously. I really mean it!
hartvan 2 months ago

Cool man! Let me know on FB who your friend is...there's a ghost of a chance I'd know him.
hartvan 2 months ago

Wow...thank you soooo much for your comments!!!! I have a LOT of listening to do! And yes, I'm in GR...come on over some time!
plainwhitetoast 2 months ago

I've decided to tangent off of your title Supertanker, so not tied to it, but trying to somehow connect. I believe I am calling my piece Petroleum Rhapsody, but that may just be the working title.
plainwhitetoast 2 months ago

just a note to say I am still ruminating on my half of Supertanker. Formulating what to sing and thereby justify (hopefully) the 5:25 running time of my "half." I'm also trying to come to a decision on whether my laziness is greater than how annoyed I am by some of the guitar parts. If I were a betting man, I'd put odds on lazy. I'm not feeling pressured so much as I am feeling time passing.
jadesongbird 2 months ago

I was kidding. Sometimes my humor is too dry for type.
crispy8888 2 months ago

Oblique Strategies - why did I not think of that this year? I have a deck in my office drawer, and totally forgot about them! Next year for sure. Congrats on the 21 - hope to see you back next year!
donna 2 months ago

Ooops! Sorry, Rod. Yikes! I know how awful it is waiting to hear back. I was so pleased with your intrepretation, I simply commented in the song liner, forgetting to let you know on your soundboard (or by email). And then of course I got distracted. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa...
zecoop 2 months ago

Yep, I did the same thing. I listened to you last year and *thought* you were on my watchlist already... <scratches head>... anyway, you are now and you were in my head, because I came back specifically to listen to your stuff. I have to fight time to even leave comments these days, ugh. Nice work, by the way and congrats on the win. It's taking a LONG time to get through we Michiganders.
jadesongbird 2 months ago

She's not bad. She's just drawn that way.
jadesongbird 2 months ago

I love the cabaret idea. I know it's slightly different, but Jessica Rabbit was my idol, and I love that smoky, dark, sultry style.
dragondreams 2 months ago

Email winging its way through t'interwebby, Rod.
jadesongbird 2 months ago

I also wanted to reply to your comments on "Now". Cabaret! That's perfect! I hadn't thought of clarinet, but now I really, really, really want to record a clarinet track.
zecoop 2 months ago

Thanks for listening... Between you, @toms and a bunch of others, there's an overflow of abundance talent here in Michigan. Way to go!!!
toms 2 months ago

That should be your (or my) next album title: "The Noumenal and the Phenomenal"
jadesongbird 2 months ago

Hello again!

Thanks for liking my page on Facebook. I've played at The Ark's Open Stage night a couple of times, but haven't yet played a show in A2. Do you ever play there?

To answer your question about my tuning on "A Different Light", yes, capo 2! Good ear.
toms 2 months ago

No, really, no false modesty, no one ever used those words together in that context. They should have, long ago.
toms 2 months ago

Rod, I don't think the words "phenomenal" and "your music" have ever been used in a sentence referring to me. Thank you. And congrats on your great - even phenomenal - win! I have a bit of catching up to do. You really cranked at the end, there!
darcistrutt 2 months ago

Your post on liner notes in the forum just made me laugh out loud...really.
shelleymiller 2 months ago

Thanks for the kind words about my tunes! I know FAWM's over, but if you still want a Dusty to sing any of your songs, I'd be happy to take a crack.
donna 2 months ago

Okey-doke.
sapient 2 months ago

Vocals on The Archibalds sounds grand to me!
barbara 2 months ago

re: "lagniappe" - Rod, you must know I just love it when I have to go to the dictionary!! :d. Not the French~English dictionary usually, mais il n'importe pas. Icing on the cake, oui?
donna 2 months ago

Re 'Easy Way Out': A collab would be brilliant, Rod. I hear it fairly intense/angry, but not slow. What do you think?
plainwhitetoast 2 months ago

Hey- just wanted to let you know I am still working on finishing supertanker. Need to record vocals and figure which guitar tracks to keep. Hopefully this weekend I'll have it ready.
francesriley 2 months ago

Hi!
Let me know if you still want vocals! I'd be happy to oblige, even in March!
wyatt 2 months ago

LOL I hadn't got there yet I'm still running behind from puter crashes.
That's... different but that's part of what FAWM is about in my book --different"takes" on he same thing. Kinda like you indicated,on acoustic, one tends to " get in a rut. I certainly do.
I've got it playing again now. I can honestly say I like it.
I imagine it'll be quite well received
I'll get to the liner note a little later
Thanks D B
mattblick 2 months ago

Thanks so much for the props for Space Monkey Mafia - I truly honoured
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Ok...
timfatchen 2 months ago

they'll be tagged #pliocene in a tic.
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Now I have got another suggestion for the verses... You can find it at the bottom of the posting of the lyrics, if you like... hope it is slightly better...
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Hey, Rod!!! Thanks a lot for your comments!! I would have liked to hit the 100, but I won't manage it this time... I wrote another 3 sets of lyrics yesterday and today, but I am not content with them at all...
Concerning "The days are not my friends", would you really like to give it a try? Really? I have added you as a collab, so if you change your mind, just let me know...
By the way, as it has been the 4th line that was critical, I have deleted every 4th line of the verses and edited them a bit... I know, it is not optimal, but hopefully better than before... If you still like, please, feel free to "play" with the words... and I will also think of better solutions if I have still any ideas...
Thanks a lot, Rod!!!
fuzzy 2 months ago

Thanx for the comment on "Rockette Leg Syndrome". Yeah, it's a solid body electric uke with some wah on it. Glad you liked it!
dawnsoap 2 months ago

I don't go on the forums much, but my mom recently told me that the goal is to comment two time for every comment you get, and then I though. Ah! I am so far behind!!! It has been a fun morning of listening to some great tunes
toms 2 months ago

Joe's was the spiritual center of my musical universe. Alas, the heavens fell years ago. I have a newspaper clipping of it. Now, I walk by and see only a large, corporate, brick and steel and glass monstrosity. This probably explains my politics.

I'm looking forward to March, so I can catch up with all that you have done, my musical internet friend!
dawnsoap 2 months ago

I thought I'd let you know that I finally finished my first Canada song!!! Congratulations on your 17 songs by the way! You rock.
nicksypniewski 2 months ago

Hey Rod, thanks for the comment on Cloak and Dagger. Muscle Shoals is just about right, I think. Would have been more fun to sing if I could actually sing... Thanks again.
stephenwordsmith 2 months ago

You've been added as a partner-in-crime. Now let's do this. Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo yy...
toms 2 months ago

Beware mints hurling wombats, too. Or, even more so.

A mewling babe, truisms thrown....as they say...
wyatt 2 months ago

Good on Stars
If you get something together and I've disappeared, go ahead and post it. I just got back into FAWM. For a while I wasn't getting anything but white screens. Defragmenting now. See if that helps
(Computers were invented by the Devil
wyatt 2 months ago

On your spam folder thing--I show a sent message but it looks like it was missent, it was supposed to go elsewhere--May be the result of this puter dying.
There may be some other things messed up too. I woulda' quit this puter a few days ago but the laptop is down too.
he message you got was supposed to go to Kevin.-This puter has got me bumfozzled to where I'm going in circles. It does seem like there was a message to or from you but so far I haven't found any
petemurphy 2 months ago

Haha, yeah... but I did intend it to have a bit of a grimy, crunchy, falling apart kind of sound. I took the top end of some of the things, especially the vocals to make it less crisp (or maybe that's just my excuse for not being very good at mixing ). Thanks again!
petemurphy 2 months ago

Hi Rod - thanks for the comment on my song. Yeah, it definitely 'falls apart'

As far as the effect on the vocal goes... I mainly used the Steinberg plugins that are included with Cubase/Nuendo (I've recently moved up to Nuendo, but I'm still doing some work in Cubase).
On the lead vocal I used Compression (can't remember which one) > Steingberg amp simulator > Steingberg Cloner (I think the setting was called 'robot voice' or something like that).
For the backing vocals on the chorus there's probably some compression and also the Steingberg 'Rotary' plugin.

I use various other things to get those kinds of sounds too. There's a plugin suite called the Kjaerhus Classic series which I like. I like the Chorus and the Phaser that they have. Oh, and the auto filter. And they're free!
barbara 2 months ago

Celtic harp lust over here...
barbara 2 months ago

must teach iPhone not to warp my meaning...."must've" that should have said below.
barbara 2 months ago

Hi Rod(no-S)! Nyatiti anecdotes are not spam in my world. What a rare treat that mustn't been... How did you get so lucky? I had a friend in Seattle for awhile who invited me each year to visit during NW Folklife Festival. Got turned on to all kinds of international traditional music through her. That lit a fire under me to want to play one of the larger instruments in a marimba ensemble, which I finally fulfilled on at a weekend workshop! Follow your dreams!!!
toms 2 months ago

Wombats do not hurl mints. Do they?
plainwhitetoast 2 months ago

Did you put vocals on your half?
plainwhitetoast 2 months ago

Howdy. Thanks for the comments. I'm working on the halfnhalf; hoping to get at least guitars done tonight. Pretty sloppy so far, but... that's... that's the sound I'm going for. Yeah, the sound I'm going for. Alright!
stephenwordsmith 2 months ago

Add it to your list, if you so desire
flowtheory 2 months ago

Ain't Got No (Aint No) Got No singalong remix is up:
http://fawm.org/songs/30555/

Thanks for singing along!
leslie 2 months ago

Thanks, Rod! Glad you liked it. I'm really proud of that one.
solomonscrook 2 months ago

Lol, No my friend, no dis intended, I genuinely love the crowd here; If anything i was deliberately dissing myself for my secret fantasy of checking incessantly my own comments to see if i have turned the world into an uproar of shouts for how awesome my songs are. I am silly
Peace , and thanks for the comment, i had never heard of that artist, ill check him out and his make up
wyatt 2 months ago

On "Stars Spinnimng" ,On rreading through it , I think slightly funky Folky and sing the c--semi talk the verses, whould probably work--Heck, that's what FAWM is about anyway in my book--spreading your wings--exolring new teritory. If you feel something for it, give it a shot. I havemn't had as many collabs this year as usual
My puter is still crashing periodicly co I could disappear at any time>)
bradbrubaker 2 months ago

Thanks for the promotion.
barbara 2 months ago

Yes, exactly! That's the state of my memory. Sorry I mixed you up! Whoever you are, you're music is great! (You know I'd never forget the man who took on the slings and arrows associated with "The Field"; and then my fave, "Rag & Bones Man"). Good to see you again!
barbara 2 months ago

Oh! and I might drop that capital Y - it really doesn't quite fit me anyway, but just encompassed a bigger sense of trust, which does fit. Thanks for letting me know it would work the other way too. Nothing wrong with a plain ol' love song.
barbara 2 months ago

Dude!! 14!!! (And by the sound of that title, I am headed directly to #5.... )
Thanks for your comments - love the sweater with arms too long! Great metaphor!
arthurrossi 2 months ago

The pleasure is absolutely mine... Thanks, Rod...
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Great, Rod! Thanks a lot and first of all, once again I would like to beg your pardon for the "misunderstanding"... I am amazed at what a versatile artist you are! Such a great range from sad ballad-like songs, indie, pop, country all until something as serene as this one... What a wonderful catchy song, I still wonder how you have technically managed to integrate the background vocals in the chorus... Gorgeous!! The little daughter (4 years) of my guests here cannot get enough of it... Wished you could see her dance to this music... lol... Thanks so much, I am enjoying it a lot!!
blindkiwi 2 months ago

When I listened to your place holder, it sounded like you were singing "you know, you know" so it was all your work really, but my fawm is so far from being done, i'll take anything at this stage
downburst 2 months ago

Duh, wrote this on my own soundboard, deleted.
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Please, do not stop, I would love to hear it! - unless, of course, you would not like it that way... I am sorry for what happened, next time I am going to handle it differently, though, as soon as someone shows interest in a certain set of lyrics, I will add him/her as a collaborator immediately or at least take away the "needs-music" tag to avoid situations like this... Once again, I am sorry, Rod, noone could have known this, and as I said, I do not mind two versions, on the contrary, I would be delighted at hearing what you made out of it...

If you still like (and I hope you do), we can make a new posting for this...
deedee 2 months ago

Hi - sorry didn't read the comments below- wasn't trying to steal your thunder - no harm in two versions is there?

cheers
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Hey, Rod! Today @deedee wrote me a kind message telling me he has already written music to the set of lyrics "Come on and be my girl".... I thought you should know about this in the case you still consider to musicify it eventually... To me, this would not represent any problem and I would look forward to even two possible versions, but I would also understand if someone does not like someone else using the same words in their songs...
blindkiwi 2 months ago

If you want it, it's yours, if not, that's cool too

You know, you know, you know it might last forever
You know, you know it’s never gone
You know, you know though the clouds might cover
Behind it all, the light still shines
ellenpliss 2 months ago

i'm not a real winner ...yet! one of my songs is counting twice shhhh don't tell anyone!
dlatmcg 2 months ago

Thanks... yes it probably is the same Kirt, I think he's mentioned going to those acoustic jams in A2. He did some nice pickin' on this tune, it really added alot to my dulcimer-like droning rhythm part.
arcturusecho 2 months ago

Yep. Circle gets a square, or a chicklet as the case may be. Capacitors it is! WIMA caps to be exact. I just had a couple sitting on my desk staring at me.
groundhog591 2 months ago

Hey! I'm definitely okay with that. Thanks again for putting such great music with my lyrics!
jamkar 2 months ago

Rod, I am planning to record the vocals to Kalimba My House this pm. Matt Love wrote the music which captivated me with it's upbeat melody. So stay tuned for another fun collab.
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Hey, Rod! What a nice comment, sounds great! I would love to!!
donna 2 months ago

Thanks for checking in on 'My Hand Knows the Way to the Blade', Rod.
Absolutely right about the bridge. I've changed it. Still a 'placeholder' but maybe not as prosaic as the original.
francesriley 2 months ago

Well . . . Send me a track I can sing to, I guess, and maybe you can mix it in? Your mixing skillz are superior, I'd say! friley at citytel dot net.
ellenpliss 2 months ago

haha, you are right again! on the Contagious song -- it starts out as a purely sexual connection...I was thinking of Springsteen and "wrap your legs across my engines" kind of stuff...then there HAS to be a long solo or something that shifts the mood (or maybe just rewrite!) because it all goes bad! I must be incapable of keeping a happy storyline

I updated the tag to upbeat snace
ellenpliss 2 months ago

thank you for helping my words carry such weight with your comments. I was trying to articulate something big -- just can't say it well enough. I have a hard time with the poem vs. song thing -- my writing is too structured/simple for poetry, but too wordy for songs. I am stuck in no-mans land You are a wonderful teacher.
duaneclancy 2 months ago

Those lyrics look soooooo lonely without having their inspiration take credit for his fine work ... seems like it would be better to just finish them and move on ... like shoot for 18 instead of 14
johncrossman 2 months ago

I dunno, real hymn tune or not on that one, I couldn't be bothered to think that deeply. Just sort of got the ol' choir of 3-4 me's together and let them wing it.

Say, you're a song and a half away from a fawm win, keep it up!
andybalham 2 months ago

Glad you liked it, it was enjoyable to do. I look forward to hearing the final version.
johncrossman 2 months ago

Hiya. I sort of took your hint on this song you commented on, put it in a blender and came up with this tiny Frankensong if you want to have a listen to the demo - *28248
duaneclancy 2 months ago

Don't forget to ask the big "G" about the ticks and chiggers too ... btw, did you know that the military has stockpiles of 55 gal drums full of synthetic skunk oil for use as irritants, crowd control/dispersal, psy-ops for disruption/confussion, and for use in chemical warfare/decontamination training ... and it has been "ok'd" for use against indiginous populations (that means us)?
jonniegrunge 2 months ago

Yeah, I could see how singing 'Unexploded Rodent Ordinance Disposal Squad' would be a pain. Hell, I had to retype it twice now. And when I first saw the title I thought of Rodents of Unusual Size (ROUS') from The Princess Bride.
sarahk 2 months ago

Hi, Rod! This is a light FAWM year as I've gone back to finish a degree and am taking 10 credits currently. I'm thinking of FAWM but not on it much. Thanks for popping by and saying hi though! Maybe more this summer . . . or in March over Spring Break.
duaneclancy 2 months ago

So you may still believe ... I put the dogs pic up as my album art ... I couldn't figure how to fix the link
andybalham 2 months ago

I have had a go at some bass for Vagrant Soul. The MP3 below should line up with the MP3 you uploaded. I hope it adds something, but I won't be offended if it is not to your tastes.
http://johnnycashpoint.com/ABFAWM12/ab_vagrantsoul_bass.mp3
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Rod, of course, it is ok, it is much more than that, it a pleasure and an honor to me!!! Thanks so much for this great surprise, I did not expect it!!! Great, great music here, there is a sensitive, almost even slightly sentimental tone in your voice, which I like a lot, fantastic!!! I know, most probably it was not that easy to put this one to music because of the length of the lines (I am aware of it!), but you managed it brilliantly!! I enjoy it a lot, thank you so much!!!
donna 2 months ago

You're right about that title, Rod. I'm on it!
And here it is.
http://fawm.org/songs/28026/
donna 2 months ago

Yep, I reckon you're condemned to the blues. Blame it on the voice, Rod.
donna 2 months ago

Thanks for the heads-up on Tenochtitlan, Rod. I should know better when working on a small screen. So easy to mix 'i' with 'l'. Yeah, one more to go. Phew. Will see whether I can tease it out of me this evening. If not...Well, there's still time.
toms 2 months ago

Worse -- it's no longer the 18th, it's the 19th...
toms 2 months ago

Heh - I keep all of the really bad ones to myself. Anyway, I just posted one that I did in the last couple of hours. Catch me if you can!!! I'm faster than a speeding bullet, I'm greased lightning, or whatever!!!
toms 2 months ago

I don't care if the songs are good or bad, I just plan on beating you!!! (I kid. I have an enormous amount of respect for your music, my friend!) All are fixed, are all? All are all. Yes.
headfirstonly 2 months ago

Hey Rod, thanks for the follow on Soundcloud! I love the way FAWM gets musicians talking to each other.
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Hi, Rod, I am sorry for the belated answer... First of all, thank you for your profound and that kind comment and once again for the collab! It is always a pleasure and an honor to me!
Second, a big, big compliment on knowing about Tyrol, you know, even many Europeans do not know about let us say our own "geographical special features" here... In fact, I am Austrian (so my mother tongue is basically German, though some Austrian prefer to say they speak Austrian and not German... lol...) with some Balkan roots and some connections to Italy where I have been leaving some time ago... Quite complicated all in all, so one could say I am a European in the basic sense of the word...
plainwhitetoast 2 months ago

Tomorrow is fine. there's still 12 days.
plainwhitetoast 2 months ago

Howdy! Did you have a first half of a halfnhalf called Supertanker to send me? Just the last 10 seconds?

I'm going to do those halfnhalf pairings from the thread, but if you have something, I want to try doing it (and then make you do another with someone else in the thread )
aveline 2 months ago

I did end up creating a more fleshed out version of Keep Your Eyes on the Rain, complete with lyrcis. http://fawm.org/songs/27229/

I hope you'll check it out let me know what you think.
rittmo 3 months ago

My guide to lyric writing

http://fawm.org/songs/22512/

rittmo'
arthurrossi 3 months ago

That was very fast, thanks, Rod! I enjoy it a lot, a lot, a lot, and I must admit I had no doubts about it that, from the musical point of view, it would become a wonderful song!!! I LOVE IT!!! I like the (musical) contrast between the verses and the chorus (by the way, wonderfully how you sang "two"!). Another highlight is also the variation of the melody during these lines
"Silly memories keep reeling,
again I am where I am…".
It is a pleasure and a special honor to me every time again to collaborate with you! Thank you so much!!!
followawackymoose 3 months ago

RE: killing fields of cabot cove - stevekey showed strong interest - I thought he has a pleasing and appropriate style... but I haven't heard anything from him lately, maybe I'll give him a nudge

RE: Mitt the Mutt - the songwriters tools - the pick, the notepad document, the rhyming dictionary - are powerful, and should be applied with restraint, and only in the cause of goodness and niceness.