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Y11 W6 - Whatever Happened To The Sunburst Silvertone

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(@andygetch)
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My process on this was to list what somehow got lost on the way. Settled on an ode to my first guitar, as described in the song. Then did clustering to generate associative ideas, several rewrites on the plane yesterday, Settled on the I-IV chords based on a melody noodling around tonight. I am still not keen on the lyrics, melody, singing or playing. I played the recording with the referenced Silvertone 1208, similar, but not the same :roll: . Rough demo for comments/input.

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Refrain
Whatever happened to the sunburst Silvertone (repeat twice)

Verse 1
Dad bought when I was eight
Sears mailorder dreadnought acoustic
wanted an instrument
Watching the Monkees antics
Music lessons practiced every day

Repeat refrain

Verse 2
Yellow orange red 608
Carried in a brown gig bag
Sears had on display
Carried it to lessons
Lower bout cracked in winters haze

Repeat refrain

Verse 3
Put it down when strings were eight
picked and strummed melodies noodled
gig bag stale torn and faded

Bridge
Guitar was taken for granted
left behind when college called
gifted or lost not really sire where it went
All thats left is a Polaroid posed against a paneled wall

Another guitar lost along the way

Repeat refrain

Verse 4
No one remembers now
Bought the brown 1208 in an antique store
plays its not the same somehow
Even if I had the sunburst Silvertone
Would it be different anyway?
Or memories for sale on Ebay?

Repeat refrain three times

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(@jamestoffee)
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Hi Andy,

Good start :D The idea is clear and the music indicates a bit of panic or longing for or wanting to know about the "lost" guitar. Suggestion, maybe add a bit more of an emotional dimension....for example:

some possible ideas

.........parallel the guitar lost with a divorce in the family and the dad leaving
or
........a duet where the guitar "sings" whatever happened to 8 year old Andy.....a la "Toy Story' personification
or
......how life would have been different if the singer had the guitar

Take or leave as you see fit :wink:

Thanks for sharing :D
James


   
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(@andygetch)
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Suggestion, maybe add a bit more of an emotional dimension....for example:
some possible ideas
.........parallel the guitar lost with a divorce in the family and the dad leaving
or
......how life would have been different if the singer had the guitar

Interesting ideas, there was parallel loss
or
........a duet where the guitar "sings" whatever happened to 8 year old Andy.....a la "Toy Story' personification

:lol: yes I have the same first name as "Woody's" owner and :( I turned eight shortly after Woody Guthrie died.

Thanks for the listen and suggestions :D

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