What Do You Do? - 01/22/23 07:28 PM
Hi everyone, I'm back (no, don't all run away at once! haha!). Having a bit of a crazy start to the year, not much time to write, but there we are. Hope everyone is ok? Seems like you've all been so productive ... wow :-)
Anyway, I wrote this one, towards the beginning of the month, and sent it to Deej56, one of my heroes in music ... wondering, very humbly, if he had any suggestions on how to improve it.
He replied within a couple of hours, at most, with three very clear and helpful suggestions on what he thought could be done to improve things. No need to say it, but he was obviously extremely kind and he made it clear that those were only his suggestions.
Having gotten his suggestions, I went away, reflected on them for a good while ... and then promptly decided to discard two of the three, altogether. Poor Deej, after all that kind work. In mitigation, I did write back to him, told him what I did and why I did it.
This was a few days ago. I haven't heard from him yet, but that's fine, of course - we're all at the mercy of life and what it throws at us. I did say that there was no need for a reply, if life got in the way, and that I would post the song on here, in its latest version, if I didn't hear from him, so ... I guess the impatience to hear what you think (so that I may then decide what to keep and what not to keep, I guess, lol ...) has finally gotten the better of me ... argh ...
The one suggestion of his that I did keep was to try to make the voice less boomy-sounding. I don't know if I've succeeded, but I did try :-) See what you think? Thanks!!!
What Do You Do?
What do you do
When you've got no more tears,
What do you do?
What do you do
When they're so true, your fears,
What do you do?
You sit and write a song,
Tell everyone what's wrong,
Someone may listen ...
You sit and write a song,
Someone may hear what's wrong
In the distance.
When melodies won't chime
And lyrics will not rhyme
Any longer ...
Just tell her how you feel,
Make all else disappear,
You'll be stronger.
When everything is lost
And you feel like a ghost,
Just not the same ...
Don't let yourself despair
Sing loud, and, if she dares,
It'll be fine,
Don't let yourself be scared,
Sing loud, and if she cares,
She will be thine ... in time.
What do you do,
When you've got no more tears,
What do you do?
What do you do?
When there've been so many years,
What do you do?
You sit and write a song,
Tell everyone what's wrong,
And hope she'll listen ...
You sit and write a song,
And hope she'll hear what's wrong,
In the distance.
You sit and write a song,
And hope she'll hear what's wrong,
In the distance ...
In the distance.
****** Song Summary *************
Title: What Do You Do - 7 January 2023
File:What Do You Do - 7 January 2023.SGU
Key=A , Tempo 75, Length (m:s)=3:24
2 bar intro, 58 bar chorus, from bar 3 to bar 60. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _ISSUES.STY (Issues Songwriter 16th Strumming)
RealTracks in style: 1759:Bass, Electric, Pop16ths Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 2917:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryFolk8thsMike Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 3912:Guitar, Nylon, Rhythm SongwriterAggressiveDADGAD Ev16 085
RealTracks in style: 1761:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths Ev16 085
RealDrums in style:Americana Drums and Shaker [Multi]
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Anyway, I wrote this one, towards the beginning of the month, and sent it to Deej56, one of my heroes in music ... wondering, very humbly, if he had any suggestions on how to improve it.
He replied within a couple of hours, at most, with three very clear and helpful suggestions on what he thought could be done to improve things. No need to say it, but he was obviously extremely kind and he made it clear that those were only his suggestions.
Having gotten his suggestions, I went away, reflected on them for a good while ... and then promptly decided to discard two of the three, altogether. Poor Deej, after all that kind work. In mitigation, I did write back to him, told him what I did and why I did it.
This was a few days ago. I haven't heard from him yet, but that's fine, of course - we're all at the mercy of life and what it throws at us. I did say that there was no need for a reply, if life got in the way, and that I would post the song on here, in its latest version, if I didn't hear from him, so ... I guess the impatience to hear what you think (so that I may then decide what to keep and what not to keep, I guess, lol ...) has finally gotten the better of me ... argh ...
The one suggestion of his that I did keep was to try to make the voice less boomy-sounding. I don't know if I've succeeded, but I did try :-) See what you think? Thanks!!!
What Do You Do?
What do you do
When you've got no more tears,
What do you do?
What do you do
When they're so true, your fears,
What do you do?
You sit and write a song,
Tell everyone what's wrong,
Someone may listen ...
You sit and write a song,
Someone may hear what's wrong
In the distance.
When melodies won't chime
And lyrics will not rhyme
Any longer ...
Just tell her how you feel,
Make all else disappear,
You'll be stronger.
When everything is lost
And you feel like a ghost,
Just not the same ...
Don't let yourself despair
Sing loud, and, if she dares,
It'll be fine,
Don't let yourself be scared,
Sing loud, and if she cares,
She will be thine ... in time.
What do you do,
When you've got no more tears,
What do you do?
What do you do?
When there've been so many years,
What do you do?
You sit and write a song,
Tell everyone what's wrong,
And hope she'll listen ...
You sit and write a song,
And hope she'll hear what's wrong,
In the distance.
You sit and write a song,
And hope she'll hear what's wrong,
In the distance ...
In the distance.
****** Song Summary *************
Title: What Do You Do - 7 January 2023
File:What Do You Do - 7 January 2023.SGU
Key=A , Tempo 75, Length (m:s)=3:24
2 bar intro, 58 bar chorus, from bar 3 to bar 60. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _ISSUES.STY (Issues Songwriter 16th Strumming)
RealTracks in style: 1759:Bass, Electric, Pop16ths Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 2917:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryFolk8thsMike Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 3912:Guitar, Nylon, Rhythm SongwriterAggressiveDADGAD Ev16 085
RealTracks in style: 1761:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths Ev16 085
RealDrums in style:Americana Drums and Shaker [Multi]
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