Members MarkofCainband Posted May 15, 2012 Members Share Posted May 15, 2012 I came across this blog the other day http://www.celestialmonochord.org/tom_waits/ while trying to look something up on Tom Waits. Now I know he is one of those guys you either love or hate, and I'm firmly in the love side of things, but in reading through that I found something I hadn't thought of before, at least not in such a concrete manner, and figured I'd pass it on as a songwriting idea/exercise/whatever. The posts are about some of his songs having origins in folk songs. Not in taking a bit of lyric, or melody or such, but distilling the song down the it's very essence... the emotion, the mood... I'm sure this won't be a new idea for everyone, but it might provide that bit of spark for someone else. Dig a song? Boil it down to what you love about it and throw it into the new one. Maybe it's the topic, or the delivery, or the tone of the narrator... or really any number of things. And another cool little thing, scroll down to the entry titled "Tom Waits and the Moon" that talks about his numerous references to the moon in his lyrics. A quote from there says it best: "...which is like the challenge some artists set for themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monkey Uncle Posted May 15, 2012 Members Share Posted May 15, 2012 Many artists have a theme through their music they come back to again and again. The blog entry refers to it as a "great theme". Mine is D-C-G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shortchord Posted May 15, 2012 Members Share Posted May 15, 2012 Mine is D-C-G. At least you're in good company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted May 15, 2012 Members Share Posted May 15, 2012 Mine is D-C-G. Mine is way better. It's Dm-C-G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted May 15, 2012 Moderators Share Posted May 15, 2012 The posts are about some of his songs having origins in folk songs. Not in taking a bit of lyric, or melody or such, but distilling the song down the it's very essence... the emotion, the mood... ----- Dig a song? Boil it down to what you love about it and throw it into the new one. Maybe it's the topic, or the delivery, or the tone of the narrator... or really any number of things. ----- And another cool little thing, scroll down to the entry titled "Tom Waits and the Moon" that talks about his numerous references to the moon in his lyrics. A quote from there says it best: "...which is like the challenge some artists set for themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted May 15, 2012 Members Share Posted May 15, 2012 Mine is way better. It's Dm-C-G. That sucks, but Am-G-D is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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