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7.29.09 (Song Twenty): One Foot
I didn’t get to upload this one last night, so here it is. I was trying to write an anthem of some sort, and it might work with a little more instrumentation. I recorded it late last night, so I had...
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7.30.09 (Song Twenty-One): Falling Again
Still a day behind on getting these recorded and posted, but you’ll have to take my word that I’m getting them done on time. Needless to say, I’ll be glad to put this to bed and go back and do some...
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August Song: The Worst Part
I’m going to figure out how to change my short-sighted title so that I can use this weblog as a clearinghouse for any new song I’ve written. Should anybody be reading this chronologically, note that...
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Nathan James announced as a finalist in A Winter’s Song contest!
Vote for my song (“Ms. Claus”) at the A Winter’s Tune website! You can vote every day, so bookmark the page…
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A December Song: Our Last Round
I finally blocked out some time to finish up a song or two. This one is called “Our Last Round”, and is an attempt at an extended metaphor-type song. I don’t know a whole lot about boxing, so I wrote...
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“Blind Spot”
I was given this title as a challenge, and so (within the challenge’s deadline), this is what I came up with. I’m nursing a cold, and a little hoarse, but there’s nothing I can do about that. I was...
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Working Title: “Seasonal Affective Disorder”
I wrote this one a few months ago, but the incoming storm reminded me of it, and also gave me the time to record it, as my office was shut down. I don’t know what to title it, and there are a few...
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“Step Right Up”: my second choice for a title on this one…
I was reading an article on the Guiness Book of World Records and the first line of this song popped into my head: There’s a man who wore a beard of bees that weighed 100 pounds. I’m not sure what...
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Songwriting Motivation for the Day…
From The Everything Songwriting Book, by C.J. Watson: “Why write when you’re not inspired? Ask an Olympic medalist if he or she competes and trains only when inspired. It’s usually an inspired...
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One More Shot
Typical drinking song, with some fun wordplay in it. I’ve had the chorus for this for ages, and finally got started with the verses when I heard Elvis Costello’s “Down Among the Wine and Spirits” on...
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