I was quite impressed with the offerings from last week, and enjoyed reading and listening to them all, but was still hard pressed to come up with something of my own. Problem solved with this weeks topic. I was inspired by the mid term elections this week.
Winds of Change
Standing at the front door, waiting on the winds of change
Standing at the front door waiting on the winds of change
They said that it was coming a couple years ago
I thought I felt a breeze, but now I don't know
Standing at the front door waiting on the winds of change.
Reading all the papers to see which way the wind is blowing
Reading all the papers just to see which way the wind is blowing
Reading all the papers , reading between the lines
Trying to make some sense and it's messing with my mind
Reading all the papers, just to see which way the wind is blowing.
All the politicians are telling me the time is now
All the politicians telling me the time is now
Republicans, Greens, or Democrats
I think all they're doing is blowing smoke up my _ss
All them politicians telling me the time is now
Standing at the front door, waiting on the winds of change
Standing at the front door, waiting on the winds of change
There's been a change in the seasons, change in the weather,
But I don't see any change for the better
Standing at the front door , waiting on the winds of change.
K Reichert 11/07/10
Falling in love is like learning to play the guitar; first you learn to follow the rules, then you learn to play with your heart.
Hi Kathy
And it's good to see you again, too! And a nice combining of the first two assignments. Love the third verse!
The only thing I'd suggest is swapping "any" for "much" in the last verse:
There's been a change in the seasons, change in the weather,
But I don't ever see any change for the better
Totally nit-picking, I know!
Hope you get the chance to record this at some point.
Peace
You're my favorite nit picker David! Change made :lol:
Falling in love is like learning to play the guitar; first you learn to follow the rules, then you learn to play with your heart.
Hi Kathy,
Nice Job.
Played this through as I read it and it all seems to work well.
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John
Good idea combining the assignments. It keeps a finger on the actual pulse of America. Very creative writing on a topic that many people can relate with.
Hi Kathy,
Looks good and straightforward. :D I wouldn't say it needs changing, but if you wanted to see if these ideas took a twist, you could try "sittin' on the front porch" after getting tired of standing.....and/or standing/peeking at/out the back door...something about getting the inside scoop.....but again, looks fine as is :D
Thanks for sharing.
James
Hi Kathy,
love the metaphore, nicely crafted. I thought the "donkey" line might be awkard in terms of flow but then I havent heard it yet.
cheers
Paul
Looks very good as it is, although I did prefer the suggestion of "sitting on the front porch" as opposed to "standing at the front door", as it gives more of a feeling of endless waiting.
In fact I think the song is interesting enough that it could only work to your advantage to sneak in an extra verse, to keep it from being over too fast. Though actually that depends on the tempo at which you intend to play/sing/read. 5 verses at slow tempo might seem long, while 4 at medium/fast tempo might seem short.
Soundclick link here: Cut off before the end, so it must be too long. Will have to edit, but you get the gist!
http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=9887631&q=hi
Falling in love is like learning to play the guitar; first you learn to follow the rules, then you learn to play with your heart.
