Ta, everyone 😀
Very much appreciate the replies…
I’ve just about recovered…I hadn’t really written much in the last year or so, and thought I’d chuck myself into it last minute. I had such a lousy year last time round, I had no intention of doing it…and I suppose that’s why I did it.
I had real misgivings about the lyrics in this…it was meant to be quite different to what it ended up being…but I didn’t have time to do it “properly” which - for me - probably means that it wasn’t going to be up to scratch if I had to think about it much. I tend to go with my gut feelings and if I have to work on lyrics, they’ll probably be contrived twaddle.
It was a misadventure really…and my initia idea of doing a set of parody songs that only lasted two songs before i ran out of steam, but here’s the thing…
Once I’d started writing, I felt like I had to get stuck in, and I went on to write three or four songs that I am quite happy with…and I honestly don’t think I’d have written any of them unless I’d written this one to get started.
It was like a stepping stone. I probably found it unfortunate that it got more than twice as many comments as the much better songs I went on to write on FAWM website…but it was probably the title that piqued folk’s curiosity to check it out, and I’m very grateful that it was so well received and people found it fun/funny.
Playing-wise, it’s always good to try adapting to different styles…I used a GarageBand preset (as always) that was meant to replicate Mr Gibbons sound…but I couldn’t go through with that, and reverted to the more spiky-sounding guitar sound I prefer. I think I generally have too much treble on my guitar sound…but I prefer it that way and sacrificed authenticity here in order to please myself.
I think all the songs I write are just “here today and gone tomorrow” so I don’t let it bother me if I’m ever seen as being flippant.
Thanks again!
