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| Posted: Fri Mar 31st, 2006 02:15 pm |
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KathyB.
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No title yet. (c)
I don't think the chorus is original enough.....any comments.....
Verse
I walk thru this cheatin old side door
Here your laugh comin thru dark smoky bar
You didn’t see me standing here
Till my hazel eyes met yours she was in your arms
My skin burned hot then cold this is it
You picked your medicine now you drink it
I’m not gonna cry over you
All those kisses lost n gone theres no fixin this
Chorus
I’m done being over me
Getting over you
Being over me
It’s time I’m long gone
Raise a hand wave bye bye
No time for you to cry
Your cold heart has done you wrong
It’s time this girl is long gone
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31st, 2006 07:58 pm |
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Hi, Kathy.  I would recommend studying your favorite songs and see what they do with their choruses. This will help you decide when you have a good chorus idea and how to go about developing it. We learn by imitation, and what better songs to imitate than our favorites. I wish I had a nickel for every John Prine and Kris Kristofferson and Bob McDill lyric I tore apart and put back together.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 1st, 2006 12:42 am |
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KathyB.
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Hi Bobby,
Yeah, I have done some reading on Kristopherson, Warren andyone who has a #1 or who people respect.....I've nver heard the name Bob McDill.
I'll look him up! 
kathy
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| Posted: Sat Apr 1st, 2006 08:18 am |
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Do you ever copy hit lyrics out by hand and study them?
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| Posted: Sat Apr 1st, 2006 12:11 pm |
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KathyB.
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Yeah I do.
Look for structure, rhyme pattern.
quirky way they twist and bring back to the chorus....
singability....how easy the choruss usually are...LOL
what else do you look for?
kathy
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| Posted: Sat Apr 1st, 2006 12:59 pm |
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Kathy....I really love the first verse!!!! I love all the little details..as I read it, my mind started this picture...good storytelling here...I agree the chorus needs more work...there's a great hook in there..."This Girls Long Gone" ....I really think you've got something here...keep working on it!!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 1st, 2006 02:41 pm |
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KathyB.
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Thanks Crystal,
Hmmm.....I'll write it that way and see what happens...LOL
K.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 4th, 2006 11:34 pm |
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hi Kathy
This Girl's Long Gone" is a good title and you have some great ideas to work with.
I also like "I'm Over me, Getting Over You"
Think about this: (maybe too many lines, but an idea!)
I’m over me, Getting over you, Being over me
Cuz I’m movin’ on,
from your cold heart doin’ me wrong.
Raise a hand and wave goodbye,
as I disappear
I won’t bother to cry,
as everything is clear
Your cheatin’ ways’ll do you in,
and you’ll find yourself left again
This time this girl’s long gone,
happy to be free.
I’m over me, Getting over you, Being over me
or it can begin with:
This Girl’s Long Gone
from your cold heart doing me wrong
I’m over me, Getting over you, Being over me
-----etc, your choice
Good Luck
Mai
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