Moderators Lee Knight Posted January 28, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2013 Now with test lyric ideas!!! Hey! Just curious if anyone has any input on what they like below. These are just ideas, unformed from my notebook.I've just now sort of jammed on some lyrics to each title to see what flows. This is all just written to the title in the past 10 minutes to see what flys or not. That's clear when you notice they all have the same cadence. Whatev... anything? Stuck Holdin' the Shovel(Imagine Keith Richards attending Ian Stewart's funeral. How ironic. Imagine a father burying his son. Imagine the one who deserves to die outliving the true and righteous.) Never thought I'd have my hand out carrying you down this aisleNever thought this would be the last time I'd see you in a whileNever thought you'd leave the table with your cup fullAnd leave me stuck holdin' the shovel Tourists and PuristsTourist and purists and everything in betweenLovers of pure beauty or the sickly sweet obsceneDrink it in then move it along, trust it has staying powerBut please dearest patron don't forget...we charge by the hour Little To SayI've got little to say, nothin' to add, that hasn't been said beforeWords are wasted as they feather to the floorDon't look at me and tell me I'm hardened steelI got little to say but way too much to feel Memoirs of an IdiotIf anybody can take a sweet thing, pick it up and turn it right sourSpoil the simmering broth trying to thicken it with flourIt's me brother, it's me, it's true, I concedeSit back put your feet up, take your time and readIt's all in there, I've been completely fair, you'll feel the truth of it in your gutEnjoy my latest release... Memoirs of an Idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted January 28, 2013 Members Share Posted January 28, 2013 Stuck Holding The Shovel is going to sink or swim with the rhymes for shovel (of which "cup full" is not one)Tourists and Purists has got to pick up that 5 beat pattern, and there are a lot of songs around that type of paralell construction (Beggars and Choosers, Handbags and Gladrags etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted January 28, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2013 bedknobs and broomstickswinners and loserstasters and snifferspee-ers and poo-ersmovers and shakersplumbers and bakersAnd don't burn the rhythm with candlestick makers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhino55 Posted January 28, 2013 Members Share Posted January 28, 2013 rsadasiv wrote: Stuck Holding The Shovel is going to sink or swim with the rhymes for shovel (of which "cup full" is not one) Tourists and Purists has got to pick up that 5 beat pattern, and there are a lot of songs around that type of paralell construction (Beggars and Choosers, Handbags and Gladrags etc.) shuffle, muscle, hustle, truffle, nuzzle, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted January 28, 2013 Members Share Posted January 28, 2013 Lee Knight wrote: Stuck Holdin' the Shovel Tourists and Purists Little To Say Memoirs of an Idiot "Stuck Holdin' the Shovel" is the most interesting title of these 4, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted January 29, 2013 Members Share Posted January 29, 2013 LCK wrote: "Stuck Holdin' the Shovel" is the most interesting title of these 4, IMO. I also gravitate to this as a title, but it has some difficulties to resolve :1. And leave me stuck holdin' the shovel reminds me too much of Gerry Rafferty - 'Stuck in the middle with you.'2. However - It's also difficult to sing the two words with double syllables as an ongoing sentence, so the phrasing needs to change, and that may disassociate it from Gerry Rafferty. 'And leave me stuck / holdin' the shovel' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted January 29, 2013 Members Share Posted January 29, 2013 Song title I'm thinking about today: The Last Time I Saw Him He Was Vogueing Down The Middle Of Halsted Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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