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    How not to write a song (part 3)

       Okay. so far I have written two verses and a chorus to a song called You Know Where I'll Be. I don't like it. So I decide I need another title. So I get out my guitar and I sing the chorus. Over and over. Thinking about what I want to say. I want the girl to leave her boyfriend and fall in love with me. The new title is now, Fall for me. 

    Here is the chorus-  So I strum a little louder, 

    sing a little sweeter, 

    sing a love song, I wrote for you.

    Hope you like it, Hope you love it

    Hope it makes you fall for me. 

     

    So I read the first verse to see if it still works

    You're the girl next door, with a new boyfriend

    I fell for you before you fell for him

    I sit on my front porch, play my guitar,

    as you kiss him goodbye, step outta his car.

     

         I don't like the second line. I fell for you. The song title is Fall for me. Too similar. So I decide to rewrite the first verse. Here is the new first verse.

    with the chorus.

    You're coming in late from a wild weekend

    been kissing in the car with your boyfriend

    You're the girl next door, who I love more

    So I play my guitar on my front porch.

     

    So I strum a little louder, 

    sing a little sweeter,

    sing a love song, I wrote for you.

    Hope you like it , Hope you love it

    Hope it makes you fall for me. 

     

    It's Friday night, playing down at the bar

    almost closing time, I wonder where you  are

    You come walking in, all by yourself

    This songs for you and no one else

     

    so I strum a little louder, 

    sing a little sweeter,

    sing a love song, I wrote for you.

    Hope you like it, hope you love it

    Hope it makes you fall for me. 

     

         What problems do I see now? Okay for one. Now she is on the wild side of life. She's been making out with her boyfriend in the car and I am going to win her over by playing a love song I wrote for her. Not gonna work. So what do I do? I write a second verse and she comes walking into the bar that I am playing at and I get another chance to win her over with my song. I probably should of rewrtten the first verse to work with the new title, Fall for me.But no,  I decided to write a bridge. In the bridge the next door girls is singing-

    You poured your heart into this song

    so I drink it in, I  sing along as you

     

    Chorus- Strum a little louder, sing a little sweeter

    we sing the love song, you wrote for me.

    You know I like it, You know I love it

    You know it made me, fall for you.

     

          I kinda liked that idea but didn't like the new first verse. I prefer to keep the chorus the exact same every time it is sung to make it easier to remember and sing. Also, what if I wanted to get a demo of this song. I would need a female singer and this would cost extra. Also, I wasn't thrilled with Fall for me. It says exactly what I wanted it to say, but it was to cliche. It has been said and done before. Remember this- I liked some of these idea but I wan't sold yet. So I kept looking for a better title. 

     

     

     

     

         

     

          

     

     

    05/12/2020

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