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Layla, I think I have a little differnent perspective on this that was offered above and similar, yet different from yours. I've been going through a rare (for me anyway) period of self doubt in regard to songwriting. Here's my theory on it (btw I can't claim ownership of this idea, I read this...

Oh, plus...did I mention that the contest fee is tax deductible? I just read a little more on the site. If you read through it you will see the names of some VERY successful pro songwriters who are donating their time to spend with the winners. This is about as legit as it gets folks. Hmmm...I...

Just so y'all know... 1 post spammer aside...this is a reputable contest and it is for charity. My understanding is that the judges, and othe professionals involved in this donate their time and if I'm not mistaken they raised around $150,000 (don't shoot me if I'm not exactly right on that...

What is this, Muse's Muse II LOL Hi Smile & FD Peekaboo

I almost never critique lyrics alone. That is not a song. Lyrics alone IMO don't convey the whole song. There are songs that are lyrical masterpieces, but the melody is still needed to drive home the full emotion of the song. There are songs that are hits that rely mostly on the music/groove...

I second Joro's post. Stay away. :)

1273 posts!!!!! :D Congrats!!! :D

errrr...testing 1...2...3

Cool new look!!! :D :eek: hehehe

Oh and one more thing to considre altcountry. If he does offer you a publishing contract you have to decide something. Does he have the connections necessary in the industry to successfully pitch your songs? If not, it may not be in your best interest to sign it. Unless he's a real go getter...

Hi Aaron, Yeah...there are some perks to living here :D. Once my daughter starts school and we catch up on the debt a little (we’ve been paying a nanny approx. $22,000 a year for child care) I plan on taking even more advantage of these benefits. I am working with Rick Beresford here in town...

Hey Bucks, I don't usually comment on lyrics alone. I often miss the point until I hear them with music. But I figured since I took up so much space in your thread I owed you a look :D. I like the idea you have going here. I'm a sucker for songs that relate the everyday to the spiritual. One...

Bucks & Aaron, Not to be confrontational, but it is perfectly acceptable in today's market (at least here in Nashville) to have the choruses different lyrically. However, they still need to be similar enough to each other to be distiguished as choruses. The melody and rhyme scheme should be the...

I didn't see the key question asked above. Did you sign a publishing contract with him? If not, it is your song. PERIOD. Most publishing deals still include language that allows or even mandatest that the writer be given writing credit. I hate to say it, but this smells. If he is above board...

The Hey Moskus Band (HMB) :D lives!!!! :D Thanks for plugging the website Bill :D:D & thanks James. I did it myself. New nothing about it when I started. Still don't. Just fiddled around with it it a bit. Need to get Dreamweaver though...the trial period has run out :( Good to see y'all

Peekaboo!!! Hi James, Toki & acidrock!! (and everyone else too :D)

Congrats Aaron!!

I have at least one 3 hour writing session I schedule for just me alone every week. It's hard to spend 3 hours with yourself in a quiet room and a notebook and not come up with something. Even if it's just 5 or 10 new hooks, or a few lines for a song you have been working on, or rewriting a song...

Tough question!!! All the parts are pretty important. Here is a ranking of how I tend to look at it...doesn't mean it's right...just the way I see it... 1. Hook/Title 2. Chorus (if you don't have these things rock solid, may as well not go on IMO) 3. First line (need to grab listener's...

Heh...the Hey Moskus Band never has done anything quickly :D