Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
Wesley

Been on a motorcycle all day. Left Alpine this morning. In Fredericksburg for the night.
Thanks for your feedback and encouragement.

I write narratives about human conditions. Sometimes I have the hook in mind at the outset. Most of the time, I get into the story and then look for the hook. My songs are usually too emotionally "raw," to be commercially viable. My hooks are not usually quips, but emotional realizations. I let the songs go where they want for the greatest emotional payload. They get too edgy for many

"All I Want Is Nothin' is the closest that I have posted to what I think would be a radio song. It lives in the same general area as "People Are Crazy" by Billy Currington.

On a site that is more strictly focused on songwriting and the owner has some actual "Street" credentials, a poster declared the song "strong" and ask me what I planned to do with it.
Play it out, etc?

Another couple of posters whom I don't know called "Where Was I"..."outstanding" and "exceptional."

So I believe that I have some talent. However much depends on whoever is listening and cares to say. However, it is an absolute fact that I am not in the music business, but a hobbyist.

Having said all of that...On the bike today, a country-quip-hook rattled in my head for a while. Not sure of its viability. You have displayed musicality, a practical and detailed study of song structure, lyrical talent, the ability to recognize commercial viability and reasoning skills. Rare around here. Do you want to take a look at the hook and maybe do a co-write around it.

The other benefit is location. If we did a co-write, I could meet you at an open mic somewhere and play it. I'll buy.

If that works, lemme know. If you're booked up, no prob.

Marty

The two of you on the same bill?

This is bigger than Elton and Billy Joel