In a lot of ways, my life has been a collection of unfinished songs — so many things started and not finished; opportunities wasted, etc. That’s why it was a nice change to actually finish writing and recording a song, and sharing it with others. And for this, I owe thanks to Stevie Z of The Sieve! podcast, who has started a monthly song writing challenge, involving a genre, topic and word/phrase. For August, the genre was Country, the topic summer, and word “bridge.”
I have never tried writing a country song before, but something resonated, a chord progression came together, and the song Friends Again was written. It is one of three songs featured on the latest episode of The Sieve. The two other songs were written by Mark Blevis and Bob Goyetche. I enjoyed listening to their songs, and it was interesting to see how totally different the three songs were.
For September, the song challenge is:
Genre: Punk
Topic: Star Trek
Word: Bowling
Can a pudgy 46 year old male with no tattoos, piercings or blue hair write a punk song? I guess we’ll find out!
And if you’re a songwriter, come join the fun!!
And Stevie Z, thanks again for getting the ball rolling!!
Tags: Stevie Z, Bob Goyetche, Mark Blevis, Music, Country
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