Hey Terry

Originally Posted by Terry Moore
Hi Don....nice to meet you...a very good write.i have noticed your lyric writing in the past,you have a natural penchant for it my man....This cut is well executed,and a good production,sits easy on the ear...like everything else in this complicated songwriting game,the balls don't run even...I wish you well with it,in all honesty there is not a lot more you can do in this type of situation,it has everything going for it...just needs doors to open..was once talking to a pal of mine a few years back,a fellow Scot, Dougie McLean..good songwriter...i said how do we get our songs out there?..he said all you gotta do is throw it up in the air..see where it lands ..and hope for the best...i hope it lands lucky for you...Good Luck..Terry Moore..

Technology of today has made it easier for virtually anyone to come up with a demo that sounds like something just played on the radio a minute ago ...... and no two publishers or recording artists will answer that question the same each month they are asked , as they struggle to find the answer themselves !

IMHO - the key is to spend less time wondering what to do , and more time focusing on the development of a larger portfolio of songs that are ready to be heard . The labels and music industry are in turmoil trying to sorting out what to do themselves right now .... and (songwriter) competion is plentiful .

If you ever do show up at the farmers market and get invited to show your product ..... and you walk in with one or two beautiful tomatoes that get their attention -- you better have a truck load of similar high quality products at the ready .... so when they say "what else have you got ?" .... you'll be ready to make the most of what might be your only presentation opportunity. It's about having what they need today , not just a single great song with potential .


Sorry if I'm using your critique as a discussion threads Terry , but there is some really great things happening today in the music industry that songwriters need to know about .

THE SINGLE IS BACK !!!!

Not since the 60's and 70's .... (remember the "one hit wonders") has there been such focus on single songs .... which now count for 2/3rds of all sales in the new song stores (the internet based sales platforms) ...... and the industry has stopped trying to fight this trend , and decided to join in instead . Hell , ring tones alone sold over 54,000,000 units last year - and radios and music audio devises are now pocket sized and used 24/7 .

In March of this year Universal/Republic Records signed a trio called "Candy Hill" to a two-song record deal (not an album) ... and this trend will continue . The highly talended Indie artists out there will get their hands on great songs -- and they will eventually get industry attention singing them , when the labels see single-song earning potential in them !!!

Who the hell ever heard of a songwriter named Bobby McFerrin before his one-hit wonder in 1988 "Don't Worry Be Happy," walked off with the Grammy for "song of the year" haha .

Tighten your seat belts , and keep writing LOL .


Don
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Oh, and thanks for the kind words Terry .
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