Originally Posted by BIG JIM MERRILEES
Dear Mr Knowitall thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule and listening to "Without A Trace"

We are so glad you like the song and your positive comments are well appreciated. This song has received acclaim from everyone who has heard it so far and it was no surprise that you also followed suit.
It is a sad reflection of the times that quality music like this cannot be placed with a star performer or is deemed not good enough or appropriate enough for the current charts and top selling artists.
Does this mean the death of decent music as we know it and that unoriginal, mediocre and mass-manufactured songs and cloned artists who canbarely hold a tune have taken precedence?
I thank you for inviting me to submit songs more appropriate for current tastes. I am afraid I do not write such stuff and therefore have nothing else to submit. I will have to dumb down and write and record some such songs to submit to you. Give me a couple of hours.


Hi Jim

You may have somebody deem it "not good enough" but not me, or anybody else who knows "something".
Unique? Not really, This style material just hasn't been around much lately is all.
It was kinda like when Los LOney Boys came out, everything about them completely has been done before, to the extreme as a matter of fact, Only this generation doesn't really know that. And they caught a nice lucky break, because other bands that sound and play like them are found only in local bars and clubs.

Horns in general are "out" too bad just like guitar leads, but worse.
But a few mainstream people will drop similar music style like Amy Whinehore or a Joss Stone etc...

Again what you presented falls slightly under that "be the artist or band" that does this. Not so much give this song to Beyonce or Taylor, or Toby or Kelly Clarkson or etc...

There are some other signed artist not in the top - top 20
that perhaps could gel with this song. But we are looking for the hits. I think this song could sell and do alright if it found it's way to the right artist. One where it would have a chance!

So for a submission as "the artist" You could submit a few songs like three. I wasn't sure about the submission as far as that goes.

You mentioned dumbing down and making tunes like that in a matter of hours. Now there's the thing. I have tried, can't do it. But if you can try it. It's not easy to be convincing to young people for me, when I try to imitate there generations music. It's just a completely different world...

The BIG problem here and for ALL songwriters in general is..
You HAVE to write in one of three ways basically to have ANY chance whatsoever. Country, Hip Hop/Rap,or Teenie Pop Ya know Britany or Boy Band like tunes.


Other then that MANY write there own songs, and even some of those I mentioned write as well.

Thanks!
Peace Mike
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