Songwriting/Title Challenge

michelew
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Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:37 pm

daryl wrote:
OK. We didn't get a ton of participation in the Lyric Challenge. :-( But for those of you who did step up to the plate, I thank you!

So how about this as a creative outlet......instead of writing lyrics for a complete song (and never mind putting THOSE to music).....how about we throw out some song title ideas? What sort of title would grab your attention? What title would make you think, "I wonder what that song is about"? Here are thirteen titles I've come up with (I know I've got a lot more in my head):

No More
No Longer Alone
No Longer Lonely
No Longer Here
No Longer There
Looking Back
Alone Together
Every Now and Then
Falling (out of love? In love? Into depression?)
Please Don’t Say Good-bye
Lookin’ for Comfort
She Lived Alone
There Comes a Time

Let's hear what you've got.

Well this reminds me of a project I started after a few TGers commented on my dramatically expressive eyebrows. :P :P (which Sue often teases me about at home, when I'm singing that is). Chas said that my eyebrows had a life of their own and looked like caterpillars. So I started writing a kids song called "Caterpillars on my forehead". In one version all of the verses were about the attics that my caterpillars get up to. On another I branched into other animals and their characteristics.

Some examples I've jotted down on my notes app on my phone.

Version 1

(Insert oohs if appropriate)

Caterpillars on my forehead
Ooh ooh ooh
Love to dance about and frolic
Ooh ooh
Love to have a little fun,
Love being in the sun
Love to jump in the air,
They don't care
'Cause they're crazy and they know it.
Caterpillars on my forehead

They can really make you giggle
when they really start to wiggle
Sometimes they get down.
Turn my smile to a frown
But they pick up again,
when they see a friend
Then they're happy as can be
they start to go whoopee '
Caterpillars on my forehead.

Caterpillars on my forehead
They can be real horrid,
Look real surprised,
jump off my eyes.
You'd look shocked too,
if yours did it to you
Caterpillars on my forehead


Version 2

There's a rhino in my kitchen
He has such perfect diction
He loves Mozart and Chopin.
He's an expert on Japan
Well know across that land.
[line]
There's a rhino in my kitchen

There's a gator on my ceiling
Boy he sings with feeling
Loves rhythm and blues
and his blue suede shoes
This crooner gets you swooning
[line]
There's a gator on my ceiling

Obviously the above needs work for both versions. Still it was fun just playing with ideas. I have some sung basslines and ooh pattern ideas recorded in my phone too.

So yep! There's power in a song title. :)

Shel


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Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:47 am

How about...

"Who would have thought?"

"Knock knock"

"In my dreams"

"Love the things you do"

"When I think of you"

"Rainy days"


Edit - Ok I reread the aim, not much mystery in most of these.

"Bad intentions"

"Smokin'"

"Tooth and nail"

"My poison"


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Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:22 am

Have A Nice Day


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Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:49 am

michelew wrote:
daryl wrote:
OK. We didn't get a ton of participation in the Lyric Challenge. :-( But for those of you who did step up to the plate, I thank you!

So how about this as a creative outlet......instead of writing lyrics for a complete song (and never mind putting THOSE to music).....how about we throw out some song title ideas? What sort of title would grab your attention? What title would make you think, "I wonder what that song is about"? Here are thirteen titles I've come up with (I know I've got a lot more in my head):

No More
No Longer Alone
No Longer Lonely
No Longer Here
No Longer There
Looking Back
Alone Together
Every Now and Then
Falling (out of love? In love? Into depression?)
Please Don’t Say Good-bye
Lookin’ for Comfort
She Lived Alone
There Comes a Time

Let's hear what you've got.

Well this reminds me of a project I started after a few TGers commented on my dramatically expressive eyebrows. :P :P (which Sue often teases me about at home, when I'm singing that is). Chas said that my eyebrows had a life of their own and looked like caterpillars. So I started writing a kids song called "Caterpillars on my forehead". In one version all of the verses were about the attics that my caterpillars get up to. On another I branched into other animals and their characteristics.

Some examples I've jotted down on my notes app on my phone.

Version 1

(Insert oohs if appropriate)

Caterpillars on my forehead
Ooh ooh ooh
Love to dance about and frolic
Ooh ooh
Love to have a little fun,
Love being in the sun
Love to jump in the air,
They don't care
'Cause they're crazy and they know it.
Caterpillars on my forehead

They can really make you giggle
when they really start to wiggle
Sometimes they get down.
Turn my smile to a frown
But they pick up again,
when they see a friend
Then they're happy as can be
they start to go whoopee '
Caterpillars on my forehead.

Caterpillars on my forehead
They can be real horrid,
Look real surprised,
jump off my eyes.
You'd look shocked too,
if yours did it to you
Caterpillars on my forehead


Version 2

There's a rhino in my kitchen
He has such perfect diction
He loves Mozart and Chopin.
He's an expert on Japan
Well know across that land.
[line]
There's a rhino in my kitchen

There's a gator on my ceiling
Boy he sings with feeling
Loves rhythm and blues
and his blue suede shoes
This crooner gets you swooning
[line]
There's a gator on my ceiling

Obviously the above needs work for both versions. Still it was fun just playing with ideas. I have some sung basslines and ooh pattern ideas recorded in my phone too.

So yep! There's power in a song title. :)

Shel
Shell, lovin' the eyebrow song :) You should record this! B)

Tom N.


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Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:05 am

How about these lines? Do they work?


michelew wrote:

Version 2

There's a rhino in my kitchen
He has such perfect diction
He loves Mozart and Chopin.
He's an expert on Japan
Well know across that land.
He's come to lend a hand
There's a rhino in my kitchen

There's a gator on my ceiling
Boy he sings with feeling
Loves rhythm and the blues
With his cool blue suede shoes
This crooner gets you swooning
Pretty soon he'll be crooning
There's a gator on my ceiling

Shel


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Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:14 am

Daryl

Lending a hand.....

I prefer this idea..........

There's a rhino in my kitchen
He has such perfect diction
He loves Mozart and Chopin.
He's an expert on Japan
Well know across that land.
[line]
There's a rhino in my kitchen

There's a gator on my ceiling
Boy he sings with feeling
Loves rhythm and blues
and his blue suede shoes
This crooner gets you swooning
[line]
There's a gator on my ceiling


You didn't BOLD enough text !

The problem is where to you put the F word..... Fun :ohmy:
:laugh: :laugh:


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Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:12 pm

Haha! You guys had me smiling when I saw you'd been working on improving the lyrics to the caterpillar song. That's cool.

If anyone would like to create some new verses or create your own song spring boarding off what I've done so far absolutely go for it. I'm happy to send you a sung audio file of the verse structure, with oohs included. but, you might develop something more interseting if you find your own inspiration for how it could sound. All I ask is that you share it with me so I can enjoy your work too.

Tom - thanks! I do plan to work on it more. Now that I have become more familiar with garagebands drummers it should be easier to do. Though I don't think Anders will be joining me on this one. :)

Daryl - on re listening to the sung verse, it's become obvious that I need to make changes to the lyrics I have. But I'll consider your suggestions for sure.

Dermot - .... I'm not sure what you're saying. But I'll assume you like where it's going. Feel free to have a go at developing you own verses.

Unclewalt -"Oy, gevalt" you say. Come on 'fess up. You're really itching to play too, aren't you. I'm sure you've got song song writing in there.


Sorry to hijack the thread a little with my kookie caterpillar antics. Back to regular programming.

Who's got a song title that might inspire a good song? I found this approach helped me to come up with some unusual ideas that I might not have landed on otherwise. Cool idea Daryl.

Shel


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Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:40 am

Your having a nightmare Michelle !

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Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:08 am

Hmmmm... I've been making up new verses. I've now got one about a poodle. Oh course! I hear the TG community think in chorus. :P Got one about a snake too. But I don't have one about a spider.

There's a spider on my ....

Hmmm... I don't think I'll go with cheek. ;)


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