Ramblings, Musings, Musical Amusings
December 20, 2014
Covers
This scratch guitar and drums — it’s the beginning of the arrangement. This was a big hit in the ’80s. Can you guess the song from just these chords and a beat? Keith Keith
November 19, 2014
Covers
I had a lot of fun with this one. Brandy was one of my favorite songs from way back. Here’s my version. Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) is a song about a waitress (barmaid) who’s in love with a sailor. The sailor is a bit of a free spirit and tells her that “no harbor
November 13, 2014
Original Music
Been working on the groove to a song, tentatively called On My Own. To tell you the truth, I’m pretty sure it won’t end up being called that. I was working on lyrics today — they went off on their own. Anywho, here’s a rough of just the bass and drums. For those of you
November 11, 2014
Original Music
Recently, I got in a conversation about the saddest songs out there. Alone Again (Naturally), Patches, Honey, Old Shep, I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight, Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast and Shannon were all mentioned. Well, here’s my entry. It’s called One Last Shot and the only recording I could find was copied from a
November 10, 2014
Music Business
So, you spend hours writing a song. Then you record it, perhaps spending thousands of dollars. I added it up once and figured I spend about 60 hours writing and recording a song. That’s equivalent to 1 1/2 work weeks. And how much do you get if someone plays your song on Spotify? About 2/3
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