Ray I like both versions. I found it reminded me of Ray Davies Thanks John. It is actually quite a mash-up. Once again I started trying to emulate ...
This may not be your 'bag' but I had thoughts of a play on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse / finding something that rhymes with apocalypse. Also ...
A boy of eight is lying lowIn a garden deserted, next to a windowOf a basement where a painter gathers his belongingsHe mutters lines of a letterHe on...
The songs I'm happy with all started as riffs and chord progressions. Melodies came easily: lyrics were hard work. For me, inventing and playing the ...
like Tears for Fears, the music removes some substance in the lyrics. Thanks for the comments. The song is light-hearted and the arrangement a music...
I've only just read this thread as I normally just look at the Songwriting forum.I'd be happy to attend and Birmingham is fine my me. I'd probably no...
Welcome! Canada sets a high bar for songwriters - some of my favourites. Must be those snowed-in Winters :lol: Looking forward to your contributio...
Just a rhythm beater who plays for fun. Like John Lennon :lol:I take it that's Georgia USA?Welcome aboard - try the Sunday Songwriters Group.Ray
It's a good story line and the use of the mounties names as the chorus is good as a memorial - like Biko. I've read it through a few times to try met...
That's lovely. We don't have these birds here but I remember the old song I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. james Taylor mentions a loon but I don't know...
My friends' band has just had a demo professionally recorded and the engineer used an SM58. It may be worth boosting the signal with a small preamp.
hey.your postcard of a lighthouse turned out pretty different form my idea;-)(well, anyway, of course it would be totally different... this postcard h...
I'm Ray. I've been playing piano and guitar since the 60s and writing songs since the 80s.I get to play quite regularly as there is a thriving music ...