Sep 2
2006
Music: Nothing To Prove
This is my first in a series of “songs written in a day” and the first of many more demo/scratch songs that I plan to post here. Click the play arrow above to hear it.
I wrote this thing yesterday. Yes, the whole thing in one day. Melodies, parts, lyrics, mix. So when commenting keep that in mind. :-) I played all the parts and programmed the drums from my favorite drum module, Stylus RMX.
Give me your opinion. I’m going to post my scratch musical ideas here because I want to gauge people’s reaction. It’s also a chance for me to force myself to write. I hope to have a new song posted here every other week or so. If I have an audience to offer critiques, I’ll be more likely to crank ideas out, which I hope will improve my writing each time. Enjoy!
chalk and blacktop where the children learn to fight for attention
choose your own adventure and hope you don’t deserve a detention
chutes and ladders, rung by rung
climb or fall it always comes undoneyou’ve still got nothing to prove
executive suites where they meet and sleep with the highest bidder
studs in white shirts on alert for anyone who pays better
playing with the bigger boys
gives the illusion of a wider choiceyou’ve still got nothing to prove
i see a man with his face in the sand
kissing up in the hope that his
life is getting better as he struggles to the top
of the food chain where he hopes to coast the whole way homeclimb or fall it always comes undone
you’ve still got nothing to prove
2006
7:55 am
Hmm… scary that I’m the first comment. So, oh, here’s me thoughts: I love that you are writing all these songs and putting them out just to see what people think. That’s really gutsy. Andrew (my brother) said that he didn’t know you were doing techno now, and I agree that the feel of it is alot harder than what you used to write (don’t know if you changed styles or not. It’s been a couple years since I heard you play, i think) The whole song is kind of dark and cynical. I kind of like that (not a fan of “happy” music). All in all, thumbs up. :)
2006
10:03 am
Techo? That’s funny. While I do enjoy Techno (Thom Yorke, anyone?) I wouldn’t call this particular song Techno. More like technologically enhanced. :-)
Dohm, Dohm, Dohm, Dohm
Be deep ba de deep
The System is Down.
:-)
2006
10:04 am
Jon, I love the high false settos you do in this song (both on the harmonies and the ooos)… The higher harmonies are great (you are good like that)… I love the harmony on the line, “Studs in white shirts…” I do like in the first line of the song when you have the lower harmony as well (maybe that is throughout, but I just didn’t hear it)
The lyrics are good, but maybe a little too abstract to really get a hook and connect with the song right away, but I understand it… I can relate. I just like the songs that grab me with a hook (that is me though). The ending is great!
Keep writing dude! Good stuff!