"you're a positive, motivating force within my life"- Aaliyah (At your best)
"whenever I fall there you are, I know that my pain you feel in your heart, and when the life that I live seems so hard, there you are" -Sam Salter (There you are)
"...and every other day I get up and you're not beside me, I know that reality is the bad dream"- Sterling Simms (Bad Dream)
I can just respect some of the writing. I think what I connect to the most is that the music, not just the lyrics, but the music (tone, melodies, harmonies) are all made to express a feeling. A good R&B song
you can feel the soul in it and that's where I think I connect to it the most. It's just honesty on paper. Stuff today is just pop flops. Whatever sounds good, trends, blah blah. No more meaning. No more heart. No more soul. I write music. I haven't in awhile because I've been so busy, but I'm currently listening to some of our stuff (DemoSoul= my friend and I) and it honestly don't care if it sounds good because it was written from my soul; what I believe is true R&B.In case anyone was wondering, my friend and I chose the name DemoSoul because his name is Danny and I'm Mike so it was "De" and "Mo"= Demo. Though no one ever calls me Mo, the word "demo" kinda defined what we gave out; little snipplets of music here and there, nothing every really finished. Then I realized that I can't sing (unlike most the people auditioning for American Idol), but I felt like Danny could portray my lyrics with the feeling, the soul I wanted. And I figure since I write with the pen on my heart, why not tell everyone what we do with who we are, DemoSoul. Take a snipplet of my soul. Feel free to check out some of our stuff. I've mostly become the soul writer while Danny is the sole singer. Like that play on words ;)? Anyways I want to get back to this stuff... in due time.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=941456
I'll leave you all with on of my all-time favorite "classic" soft rock songs...
Had to have been one of the best lyrics ever, easily top 10 for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGoWtY_h4xo
Brian Adams- Do it for you (Everything I do)
How could this not make getting off work a bit more beautiful?
3 comments:
Thank you Mike for opening the door to R&B music for me; I don't think I ever gave this music a chance before reading what you wrote. I think you and Danny produced some nice music and oh yes, that song by Adams is definitely a top classic. Getting off of work is already pretty beautiful but that view does make it more awesome.
I think it's awesome that you can even write music! It's a different level of art that not many can reach I think. And I completely agree with you on the new music.. It seems to be all about beats now, no real meaning or emotion behind the words, just whatever sounds good. I'm one to listen to all types, but I remember them 90's jams and they were different, in a good way. And that goes for rock and alternative too. I think the 90s just had better music in general. Enough blabbing...great job with the music, I look forward to your next song, and as for that Adams song-thanks for reminding me of a beautiful song! Reminds me of my younger days.
I can't sleep and just thought I'd let you know that I have enjoyed DeMoSoul for the last half hour or so. Lyrics and music and beat are all so beautifully put together! Amazing how different something sounds the second time around..
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