6 Songs in 6 Weeks: February 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Week One - Part 2 - Original Song Lullaby of Thunder by Emily MacLeod

Here is the second part of the Songwriters Association of Canada's songwriting/ blogging challenge 6 new songs in 6 weeks, for week one my original song is Lullaby of Thunder. I wrote this song in one week below you will find my original lyrics and rough edit recording.

https://soundcloud.com/emilymacmusic1/lullaby-of-thunder

Lullaby of Thunder by Emily MacLeod

She can only sleep

in the middle of a storm

The sounds of the night

Drowned out her aching mind

It’s a lullaby of thunder

for the restless, restless hearts

It’s a lullaby of thunder

for the restless, restless hearts

a lullaby of thunder

Busy buzzing like a bee

during the day she’s fancy free

But when the evening sits still

her pain feels like it could kill

(she need’s that)

Lullaby of thunder

for the restless, restless hearts

It’s a lullaby of thunder

for the restless, restless hearts

a lullaby of thunder

He use to rock her by

like a baby in his arms

but since the day he left

life’s lost it’s charms

Now there’s only one thing that can soothe her soul

Lullaby of thunder

for the restless, restless hearts

It’s a lullaby of thunder

for the restless, restless hearts

a lullaby of thunder

Week #1 Songwriters Association of Canada songwriting/blogging challenge

Hey Everyone! I am taking part in a 6 songs in 6 weeks songwriting/blogging challenge which is run by the Songwriters Association of Canada S.A.C. and led by Christopher Ward who written big hits like Black Velvet.

Week 1: is all about song starters, different things you can do to get a new song on it’s feet: 1) Song Title 2) First Line 3) Themes. We had to pick song starters that inspired us from existing songs and then write some of our own. The second part of this challenge of course is writing a brand new spanking song from one of the original song starters, I will post that song soon. Check out my homework below ;) Emily Mac

Top 3 Titles:

#1. Hurt So Good by John Mellencamp , George Green

#2. Crossyed and Painless by The Talking Heads, Brian Eno

#3. Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

Top 3 First Lines:

#1. Your love is like a chunk of gold hard to get harder to hold - The Same Love That Made Me Laugh by Bill Withers

#2. Isn’t it amazing what a lonely heart will have you do just when you think your getting wiser - Fighting Suspicions by Rebecca Ferguson, Eg White

#3. Procrastination is the thief of time so all the wise owls say - The Hesitating Blues by Big Maybelle (Blues Traditional)

Top 3 Themes:

#1. Theme: All our good intent doesn’t make us good - Good Intent - Francois Tetaz, Kimbra Johnson

#2. Theme: Revenge - The Payback - James Brown, Fred Wesley, John Starks

#3. Theme: Loss of Innocence - Logical Song by Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)

Emily Mac's Top 5 Song Starters:

#1. Title: Vicious Tongues

First Line: An avalanche of words poured from her mouth

Theme: Gossip

#2. Title: Lullaby of Thunder

First Line: She could only sleep in the middle of a storm

Theme: Restless Soul

#3. Title: Shades of Envy

First Line: She meditates for hours trying to find the centre of nowhere

Theme: Envy

#4. Title: Better in Boots

First Line: She had enough of people stomping on her soul

Theme: Empowerment

#5. Title: Slippery Compliment

First Line: You always leave me feeling down

Theme: Peoples Hidden Agendas