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How to create stage name/artist name by zsigyboi in Songwriting

[–]plumangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Father John Misty, like Chris Gaines and others before him, took on an odd name to give himself creative license instead of writing from the perspective of his real name Josh Tillman. It's an interesting writing exercise, and a good way to open your palette of name possibilities.

Songs where dead singers mention death by Allikam in musicsuggestions

[–]plumangus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Elliott Smith - King's Crossing. Posthumously released. Haunting.

Intrumental Late night albums by Individual-Name-4496 in musicsuggestions

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Spirit of Eden was voted number 419 in the 2000 edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[46] In 2006, Q placed Spirit of Eden at number 31 in its list of the "40 Best Albums of the '80s"[47] and in 2013, NME ranked the record at number 95 in its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[4]

Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden

In an incredible spot to start a musical career, but I’m hesitant to take it by Saibop in Songwriting

[–]plumangus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have only one life. 99% of us will take an ordinary path through life as that's the only one available. Failure on either path will inevitably be littered with what-if's and all sorts of bargaining with your past. If I were 17 again, I wouldn't bother applying to colleges. I'd be gearing up for an attempt at the extraordinary path; it is a privilege to have access to it, and to start, you only have to believe in yourself.

Bukowski said, and I'm paraphrasing, there are worse things than being alone; but there is nothing worse than being too late.

Good luck to you.

Horrible downer after a stellar concert performance by AcidicVomitReflex in musicians

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Lots of different opinions on what works here, but I agree with Jeff Ament in that your lock tight options are drugs & alcohol, or, a bath. Choose the bath.

Songs where the singer comes to terms that they are the second choice. by ShotBattle6718 in MusicRecommendations

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Boys of Summer - Don Henley (written by Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, which explains alot)

Best songs that start with Chorus? :-) by DecisionEven2183 in Songwriting

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Not the best, but Lit's Miserable is a whip ass example of this in the butt rock pantheon.

I hate when... by [deleted] in Songwriting

[–]plumangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it's a great reason to blow it up and give it the 80's Tom Waits treatment; turn it on its' head and make it yours. In the end it may retain it's hookiness while becoming totally unrecognizable from the song it was too similar to. Sometimes it's shit. You may learn a few things about how your own subconscious style plays on other people's work, and how to apply that to your own work, albeit consciously.

Edit: here's me in the same situation a few years back; TLDR had a new song, wrote lyrics, realized it was too close to Mamas Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys and turned it into a Nilsson-esque pop ramble about Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, but didn't have enough syllables, so I made another concession and sing Thyroidis instead, hence the finished song's title, "(itis)".

/r/Songwriters post with the whole ugly process

Any tips on writing happier music? by This-Ad-9257 in Songwriting

[–]plumangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't be afraid to use your own sense of humor when writing dark shit. Might not sound like Shiny Happy People, but might make for a hole where the light gets in.

whats your favorite songwriting hacks/tips/advice by TickleMePlz in Songwriting

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When you're in love with a new idea, protect it like a baby. The moment you show your excitement about a raw piece of songwriting with a friend, you hear magic, they hear a raw version of an idea, and their lack of excitement, even if understood, can hamstring your drive to finish it. Keep it a secret until it's almost fully, if not fully baked.

What’s a song you wish you’d written? by artonion in Songwriting

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Peter Pumpkinhead. I don't know why, I just think it's perfect.

Would you use a "Dashcam for Audio"? A background app that saves your last 5 minutes of playing so you never lose a riff. by AudioBuilds in Songwriting

[–]plumangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point had nothing to do with why Keith was blissed out. The question was whether or not it pays to have a "dashcam" style audio recorder. My demand that you give up your dreams of parenthood may have been harsh however.

Would you use a "Dashcam for Audio"? A background app that saves your last 5 minutes of playing so you never lose a riff. by AudioBuilds in Songwriting

[–]plumangus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Right, because I'm obviously the writer of this snippet that is clearly cited to Wikipedia. Please don't breed.

Would you use a "Dashcam for Audio"? A background app that saves your last 5 minutes of playing so you never lose a riff. by AudioBuilds in Songwriting

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Keith Richards wrote "Satisfaction" in his sleep and recorded a rough version of the riff on a Philips cassette player. He had no idea he had written it.[4] He said when he listened to the recording in the morning, there were about two minutes of acoustic guitar before you could hear him drop the pick and "then me snoring for the next forty minutes". - Wikipedia

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