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Bayside
by Gary E. Andrews - 10/19/26 10:48 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,112 Likes: 69
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Good song overall, Mike. Don't tell Springsteen. He'll want to play it and where could that lead? This could also play as rap. It has such solid beat, prosody and rhyme. You should get it to the market in Brooklyn and see if they don't eat it up. I think they will. Every radio station could play it. Some company may want it for a radio ad, and the Chamber of Commerce might be interested too. And any festival there.
The "What more can I say?" line is so often used by writers just to find a rhyme, without adding much to the storyline, so I'm a little prejudiced each time I hear it. I take it as a rhetorical question, not requiring an answer, or, maybe it should be answered. What else can you say? You could find a line to bring the girl's character more into focus there. "Even on Saturdays," That's where you like to play," But "I Like Brooklyn," for example.
The "Vagabond or millionaire" opening of the chorus lost my ear. I didn't know what was being said for sure and that moment of confusion could lose the listener. Then it doesn't quite play out, clearly explaining why those persons (or financial situations) are mentioned.
Last but not least, you guys in the band gotta get away from each other for a while. You're all starting to look alike. Good song, Mike, well-played, and neatly filmed, if sparsely. More street scenes could spice up the video. And a scene with the guy and the girl pulling in different directions, him to Brooklyn landmarks and her to the Village and Tavern on the Green. I think I gotta go watch and hear it again.
There will always be another song to be written. Someone will write it. Why not you? www.garyeandrews.com
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