Power Out Light Bulb Idea

So, I decided to head out to the studio to work on song I've already demoed (sp?) but needed to refine. As I was sitting there I started fiddling around with my guitar with the capo in a position I don't always use. I started strumming some open notes and soon a little melody flew out.

I decided to open up ProTools and get this idea onto "tape". Just as I got ready to push record the lights went out and everything shut off. A second or two later the power returned. I left the room to check on the family and talk to the neighbors to make sure everything was ok. It was.

Whew. Idea not gone. I proceeded to hop on the family computer using a cheesy lapel mic thing. It works. Here it is. Raw tuna. Nothing yet...but you heard it hear first if it becomes something later. Don't go stealing it now.

;)


light bulb image by misserion

A germ of a seed of an idea.

Neverending Armpits!

Bono has been quoted as having said "Imitation is the highest form of flattery." And if you check out these lines from his song "The Fly" from U2's Acthung Baby!, you'll see this theme continued:

"Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief
All kill their inspiration and sing about their grief"

Continuing in that tradition is my five year old son.

Picture, if you will, a 5 year old singing in the shower.
Then, imagine, if you might, the melody for the song Neverending Story.

Here's the original song on youtube. It's pretty cheesy. Get that melody locked in your brain.

Then, add these words: "Neverending armpits...ah ah ah ah ah ahrmpits". Repeat about 50x.
Rinse. Repeat.

Sister says, "STOP SINGING!"
Brother replies, "I have to sing. Let me sing."
Sister says, "Ok."
Brother continues for at least two more minutes.

I'm SO proud right now I could just burst.
Moments later, sister joins in full voice.

Beautiful.
My son, the melody thief.
I'm sure he'll be a songwriting genius someday.

Dancing in the Midnight Sun: Perhaps My Crappiest Recording Yet

Can one justify making an important line in the chorus an obscure reference to something that happens in the Arctic and Antarctic on the basis that it rhymes well?

The answer is a resounding "Yes!" because in songwriting rules were made to be broken, dang it!

The events in this song may or may not be mostly or partly fictionally based on a weekend get a way taken by the song's protagonist/antagonist.

This is a rough rough demo. Sound quality= Craptacular

Dancing in the Midnight Sun chorus and piece of first verse
second verse

verse1
Remember when we went away?
The kids were fine with Gramma in San Diego
We drove back up the coast for two days
It was a weekend filled with hope and time to lay low


chorus
I don't see what this has got to do with it
I can't see why we aren't having fun
We can't sleep so let's try and make do with it
Who says that we can't dance in the midnight sun?
Yeah we'll do a waltz until the day is done


verse2
The first mistake was sitting on the couch
and watching hours of useless television
by then you'd had a headache and blurry vision
maybe some lasagna from Cosmo's kitchen
will make it all go away?


I will make a new post or edit this one when the songs reaches completion. But since the point of this blog (at least, one of its points) is to foster creativity, I'm ok with it in this form.

*Special thanks to Eric and April for the get-a-way house. I'm even thankful for the noisy laptop that had a microphone built in! :)