posted October 03, 2016 12:23 AM            

There’s a whole lotta groovin’
In this midnight crowd
Some honeys are a making
The be-bop-a-lula
Gotta find me a woman
In this midnight crowd, yeah

Feels like I’m looking, for a moonlight thrill
Feels like I’m shaking, this heart of steal
But I’m too far gone in this crowd

There’s a growing war a-comin’
In this lonely town
There’s a state of warfare
In this filthy town
Feel the rejection and the destruction
And I’m going down

I’m losing my mind in this paradise
I’m losing my mind, oh I realize
I’m losing myself in this heretic trance

When I look in her eyes
Happiness is out of reach
And I feel the distance with the people
It’s something I can’t breach, oh no

Feels like here I’m out of place
Here in the isle of love
Feel like I’m ******* in the wind
In the isle of love
Gotta find another drink
And lose it for a while

posted October 03, 2016 08:18 PM            

In fact, after reading so many of your lyrics, I think of you when I come across interesting materials away from LL.

Now, I KNOW this isn't your style. I know you like the 'cool' stuff I give you...

I like that you have allowed me to be a different kind of muse to you. I've introduced you to different types of music in order to help ~stretch you.... To bring out that Star within!! ~hey. LOL

And, in leaving these urls today, I hope these will inspire people who write poetry, lyrics, tunes. There is Value in documenting while you create. You can track the evolution of your works, understand your style.

I found some Library of Congress vids the other day (USA), and the historians were showing manuscripts of lyrics and song writers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein 2nd.

They described details found in the manuscripts. The struggle of words and rhythms, melodies.

Also, in one file folder they found evidence of songs that were saved out of one musical, that actually was very appropriate for another musical that followed shortly. (Don't throw away all your ideas!)

In my writing process, I've often saved my scraps! haha. Maybe too many of them to manage anymore, but I have several bins of scrapped biography pieces, and a couple short stories. I used to do artwork that I would couple with any poetry I tried to write. Even had a few songs I tried to write from (first three) Edgar Cayce affirmations.

Had lots of sociological societal observations, political, and systems rants! yes yes yes. (That's one of the reasons you endeared yourself to me, LFDX! ... We both have Saturn in our 11th House.)

I'm leaving these videos for you to observe their delineations, and the Creative Process of poem, lyrics, musical idea writings-- with their finished product. Michael Feinstein demonstrates with performance of each song.
(As far as my own stuff??, well, it's been a long time. Water under the bridge... my stuff is buried deep in my bins.)

Hope you can pick up some Creative tips and ideas!

This song developed over time, and layers of rewrites.
(music) Rodgers & Hammerstein: My Favorite Things (Michael Feinstein, Library of Congress USA, music history) [7:38] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZn4kjrGQyc

This had a tune saved, that was better used in a different musical.
(music) Rodgers & Hammerstein: "Getting to Know You" & South Pacific (Michael Feinstein, with Mark Horowitz, Library of Congress USA, music history) [5:58] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYdz-xzGh2Y

"It was born, fully formed right there."--quote
(music) Rodgers & Hammerstein: Some Enchanted Evening (Michael Feinstein, with Mark Horowitz, Library of Congress USA, music history) [6:28] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W57w-fqebME

posted October 03, 2016 08:30 PM            

I keep all of my stuff, poems, tales, songs, lyrics(All in my pc, I should put it all in a cloud server soon, there's 7 years of accumulated work), because I know they may serve me in a distant future when the inspiration pops.

The only thing with me is that I do it all almost in one take, but more and more I tend to edit as I see the mistakes.

I'm trying slowly to get out of the slump I've been recently, but still I'm on a emotional rollercoaster, and now I'm revisiting old writings which I'm making it into songs...

posted October 04, 2016 09:07 PM            

Maybe there will be music software where you can blend your music and lyrics experimentally.

I had watched youtube demonstrations of a software that processes sounds. You can do things like sweeten off-pitches and alter rhythms on the recordings you make -- Do a computer search for Melodyne tutorials.

As far as my own work, I had a better home and working environment back then. I had habits that encouraged creativity to come. It's like cows in a field who know when you'll be coming around. They'll meet you in the usual spots.

I also made my own music cassette tapes that I'd play over and over in a loop. When my brain was familiar with what's coming next, it pacified somehow. Let me look under the veil with more clarity. Was also good for when working on different projects. I'd use certain cassettes for certain projects. If I wanted to find my 'space' for 'that' project, I'd find it again using the music.

Another place I liked to write (or study) was sitting in a booth at a restaurant or a nice fast-food place. Haha, nothing to get up and clean! And, you generally have to stay seated.

When you get hungry, food is available-- and service people kept my coffee cup filled.

I'm a good tipper, so they didn't mind my occupying their space for hours sometimes. I got to socialize IF I wanted to. I liked places with good music in the background... and the sound of people talking around me was like pink-noise.

posted October 04, 2016 09:11 PM            

LF, I like how this is observatory in such a keen sense of your surroundings, yet abstract as well.

posted October 05, 2016 11:47 AM            

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Originally posted by mirage29:
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Maybe there will be music software where you can blend your music and lyrics experimentally.

I had watched youtube demonstrations of a software that processes sounds. You can do things like sweeten off-pitches and alter rhythms on the recordings you make -- Do a computer search for Melodyne tutorials.

As far as my own work, I had a better home and working environment back then. I had habits that encouraged creativity to come. It's like cows in a field who know when you'll be coming around. They'll meet you in the usual spots.

I also made my own music cassette tapes that I'd play over and over in a loop. When my brain was familiar with what's coming next, it pacified somehow. Let me look under the veil with more clarity. Was also good for when working on different projects. I'd use certain cassettes for certain projects. If I wanted to find my 'space' for 'that' project, I'd find it again using the music.

Another place I liked to write (or study) was sitting in a booth at a restaurant or a nice fast-food place. Haha, nothing to get up and clean! And, you generally have to stay seated.

When you get hungry, food is available-- and service people kept my coffee cup filled.

I'm a good tipper, so they didn't mind my occupying their space for hours sometimes. I got to socialize IF I wanted to. I liked places with good music in the background... and the sound of people talking around me was like pink-noise.

Have a Great Day!

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posted October 10, 2016 02:29 PM            

Many talented people here in Yellow Wax.

posted October 15, 2016 03:16 PM            

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Originally posted by LF DX:
The great american songbook, thanks to Bob Dylan and his latest two records(with songs from that era) I do appreciate that kind of elegance and romance within the melodies and the words from those songs.

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You'll really like this, LFDX.

(topic) Bob Dylan's 'Poetic Expressions' Win 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature (Lee Hawkins, Wall Street Journal, posted October 13, 2016) [3:38] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10aKN4cweuo