Originally Posted by Doug Dude
Agree with Beth comments but will add my own here.

Songs like these are needed, they are away to get out our frustrations and to express our emotions AND are always IMO a great exercise in the craft BUT the problem is who would sing it?

As is it is a downer ( and believe me that is not a negative IMO) and it offers little hope. Most 'singers' unless you are then singer tend to shy away from thesed type. BUT again just one mans opinion. AND I do not pretend to know anythinh.

Douglas


Hi Douglas,

Thanks a lot for your visit, and the frequency you maintain. I really appreciate that from a great singer/songwriter like yourself.

I agree with you, it can be a problem finding artists for a message song like this. It's more likely something I'll keep in the catalogue, and be ready if any opportunities show up. Not too long ago there actually was a songwriter contest for songs like this, but I have lost the link for it and can't find it anymore.

I guess the pickure I paint in the first verse lowers the energy, but I really was trying to have the chorus be about hope and the bridge to be about (concerns about) compassion.

It is tricky to write a song like this, I'll give you that, and I do believe it is still good excercise even if nothing comes of it.

I do love message songs myself, and I can't not writing them ;-) So Im very glad you think it is needed, after all.