>>New Target and Pay Per Lesson release - Lyric Collaboration Project – And Winter Glows

[fjeanmur]

michelew wrote:

Being a sucker for a challenge, I might give this a go this evening.


Michele

Hey Michele,

Glad to hear that you decided to hop on board with this. I have to admit I can be a sucker for a challenge too although I have no idea what I'm doing. But you are way more optimistic than I am; I'm going to need way more than just one evening! Unless, of course, I just give up. :laugh:

[davidrfinn99165]

Here's one - on a similar theme...must be the melody Neil!

And Winter Glows

As everybody knows
the heart finds it's own way
home - that place it most wants to be

Your picture's on the wall
behind you standing tall
someone who once looked like me
------------------

My boots are by the door
I don't need them anymore
My walking days are over now, it seems

Frosts are coming in
The birds no longer sing
These days they're only singing in my dreams
-----------------

(chorus / bridge melody)

One day I'll get that call
To come and join you all
I'll be following the path that you chose

Where springtime shines it's light
there's warmth on a summer's night
where autumn leaves are bright
and winter glows
---------------

(verse 3)

There's snow upon the land
a shadow on my hand
and a time for every man, that's the way it goes

I'm reaching out to you
a door i must go through
and a kind of goodbye too,
I suppose
-------------

(repeat chorus)

So when i get that call
to come and join you all
I'll be following the path
that you chose

Where springtime shines it's light
there's warmth on a summer's night
where autumn leaves are bright
and winter glows

-------------

vocals i'm thinking something along the lines of Bob Dylan on his new Sinatra album

best wishes, David

[TGNesh]

Wow! Love it....thanks for sharing David!

davidrfinn99165 wrote:

Here's one - on a similar theme...must be the melody Neil!

And Winter Glows

As everybody knows
the heart finds it's own way
home - that place it most wants to be

Your picture's on the wall
behind you standing tall
someone who once looked like me
------------------

My boots are by the door
I don't need them anymore
My walking days are over now, it seems

Frosts are coming in
The birds no longer sing
These days they're only singing in my dreams
-----------------

(chorus / bridge melody)

One day I'll get that call
To come and join you all
I'll be following the path that you chose

Where springtime shines it's light
there's warmth on a summer's night
where autumn leaves are bright
and winter glows
---------------

(verse 3)

There's snow upon the land
a shadow on my hand
and a time for every man, that's the way it goes

I'm reaching out to you
a door i must go through
and a kind of goodbye too,
I suppose
-------------

(repeat chorus)

So when i get that call
to come and join you all
I'll be following the path
that you chose

Where springtime shines it's light
there's warmth on a summer's night
where autumn leaves are bright
and winter glows

-------------

vocals i'm thinking something along the lines of Bob Dylan on his new Sinatra album

best wishes, David

[daryl]

David, I agree. It must be the melody. Funny how that happens.

[michelew]

fjeanmur wrote:

michelew wrote:

Being a sucker for a challenge, I might give this a go this evening.


Michele

Hey Michele,

Glad to hear that you decided to hop on board with this. I have to admit I can be a sucker for a challenge too although I have no idea what I'm doing. But you are way more optimistic than I am; I'm going to need way more than just one evening! Unless, of course, I just give up. :laugh:

Hey Jean! I managed to download the track last night and started to listen. That's as far as I got. I'm listening to it now on repeat. Ideas and words are starting to emerge, but I haven't started writing anything yet. Don't worry, I expect it to take most of the weekend (maybe more) before I post anything.

As for optimism, well thinking you can do a thing helps get you there, right?! I've got no idea what I'm doing either, but I'm confident we can both come up with something; no masterpiece perhaps, but a fun attempt. I'm looking forward to yours.

Shel

[michelew]

davidrfinn99165 wrote:

Here's one - on a similar theme...must be the melody Neil!

And Winter Glows

As everybody knows
the heart finds it's own way
home - that place it most wants to be

Your picture's on the wall
behind you standing tall
someone who once looked like me
------------------

My boots are by the door
I don't need them anymore
My walking days are over now, it seems

Frosts are coming in
The birds no longer sing
These days they're only singing in my dreams
-----------------

(chorus / bridge melody)

One day I'll get that call
To come and join you all
I'll be following the path that you chose

Where springtime shines it's light
there's warmth on a summer's night
where autumn leaves are bright
and winter glows
---------------

(verse 3)

There's snow upon the land
a shadow on my hand
and a time for every man, that's the way it goes

I'm reaching out to you
a door i must go through
and a kind of goodbye too,
I suppose
-------------

(repeat chorus)

So when i get that call
to come and join you all
I'll be following the path
that you chose

Where springtime shines it's light
there's warmth on a summer's night
where autumn leaves are bright
and winter glows

-------------

vocals i'm thinking something along the lines of Bob Dylan on his new Sinatra album

best wishes, David

David,

This is wonderful. I sang it to Neil's accompaniment and the lyrics work really well. I actually found the music gave the lyrics a hopeful and brighter feeling. More like I'm ready to join my elders, rather than sadness. I like your description of heaven and the way you've incorposated the title of the song. Nice work.

It would be nice to hear you sing it yourself if you felt up to it.

Thanks for sharing your creation. That's a great way to break into the forum.

Michele.

[davidrfinn99165]

Thx for your kind comments Ness and Michele.

haha, i promise to play it if i make it to guitar camp this year!

[fjeanmur]

michelew wrote:

fjeanmur wrote:

michelew wrote:

Being a sucker for a challenge, I might give this a go this evening.


Michele

Hey Michele,

Glad to hear that you decided to hop on board with this. I have to admit I can be a sucker for a challenge too although I have no idea what I'm doing. But you are way more optimistic than I am; I'm going to need way more than just one evening! Unless, of course, I just give up. :laugh:

Hey Jean! I managed to download the track last night and started to listen. That's as far as I got. I'm listening to it now on repeat. Ideas and words are starting to emerge, but I haven't started writing anything yet. Don't worry, I expect it to take most of the weekend (maybe more) before I post anything.

As for optimism, well thinking you can do a thing helps get you there, right?! I've got no idea what I'm doing either, but I'm confident we can both come up with something; no masterpiece perhaps, but a fun attempt. I'm looking forward to yours.

Shel

Hey Michele,

It was a great suggestion you had about Neil playing the melody over the other recording. It has made everything so much easier--not that writing this thing is easy. Not like that silly pirate thing we did. (That was a load of fun though!). But it has made it way easier to hear the melody. I have come up with something and I even did it without Swiss chocolate! But I still have to work it over, and then everything depends if I find the nerve to hit "submit"! :woohoo:

[michelew]

Hey Jean,

Yes it was great that Neil uploaded a track that we could download. I've been listening to it on repeat when I can. This Project is proving much harder for me too. I'm much better at silly. I also don't seem the know much about winter. I guess that's because Sydney winters are equivalent to the spring that many of you experience. It can be cool, but we get blue skies and sunshine most of the time; just another reason why they call Oz the lucky country. I can't imagine just how bad it's been for all of you experiencing blizzards.

I've found that the story-line has changed many, many times. I started writing about watching my little girl grow into the amazing woman she's become. But it just felt cliche and trite and didn't do justice to her.

There have been some othes too. I think I've found one that might work. I've got a first verse, but now I need to find a way to pull it out of the doldrums and make it hopeful and positive. There's a risk it will sink into dispare. I don't want to go there.

My weekend was different than expected. I've left the lyrics at home, but I hope to work on it more tonight.

If I get too stuck, I might just post the first verse and the story sketch. My pirate ship mates might help to get a little yo, ho, HO into it.

You've GOT to post yours Jean AND push the 'send' button. It's all just good clean fun and learning by doing. Don't worry I'll be posting some schmultz and bad rhymes for sure.

I'm looking forward to seeing your creation.

Shel

[michelew]

So, true to my promise to deliver schmaltz and bad rhymes, here's my attempt ....for now at least.

There's lots of places where I would probably try to improve it, but since I doubt I'll ever record this, I think I'll leave it here.

BTW - Just how many times can you put the word 'love' in a song and get away with it? Let's think...."she loves you, YEH, yeh, yeh. She loves you yeh, yeh yeh. With a love like that..." Yeh probably quite a few.



Love's all around

Verse 1

Every-body knows life's rhythm ebbs and flows
Riding on a wave, you're high then low
It can fill you with delight or crush your chest so tight
Leave you breathless, drowning, struggling for the light.

Verse 2

Every-body knows we need love to keep us whole
Riding on love's high's like nothing else we know
A drug that's hard to fight, you're addicted overnight
One look, one touch, one lingering kiss can lead us into danger.

When love's dumped you once again, and
When your heart feels ripped in two
When you're hurting, sinking, drowning
Hold on tight, sweet one

Bridge

Look around and see, the family who loves you
Look around and see, the friends by your side
Look around and see, the love that surrounds you
The love that's all around, all around.

Verse 3

Every-body knows the pain when life's gone wrong
It can crush your very soul if you let it, if you let it
When you're blinded by that pain, don't hide yourself away
Reach out, let loving hearts lift you again.

When you think love's left your side, look around, love's there
When you think you're all alone, reach out, love's all around.



OK Jean - I beat you can't beat that for schmaltz and cliche.