A SONG ABOUT A LOVELY OLD LADY I KNEW.

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den

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« on: November 19, 2015, 10:59:03 PM »


BACK TO THE MOVIES.

SHE SITS ALL ALONE WITH A DRINK IN HER HAND
AND STARES OUT THE WINDOW FOR HOURS ON END
SHES TALKING TO SOMEONE,
BUT NOBODIES THERE.
SHE TURNS ON THE TV IN TIME FOR THE NEWS
AND LOOKS AT THE CLOCK BUT THE HANDS NEVER MOVE
THERES A LIGHT IN THE HALLWAY
HOPING SOMEBODY CALLS
CHORUS
LONLINESS CREEPS IN SO MANY DISGUISES
AND BITES BEFORE ANYONE KNOWS
ONCE IT WAS A HOUSE THAT WAS SO FULL OF LAUGHTER
NOW ITS A PLACE, THAT NOBODY GOES.[/i]

NOT LONG AGO SHE HAD FAMILY AND FRIENDS
BUT THEY MOVED AWAY, AND THAT WAS THE END
AND NOW THERE IS NO ONE
NO ONE AT ALL.

SOMETIMES SHE LOOKS AT HER OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
AND WISHES THAT YESTERDAY, WASNT THE PAST
BUT SHE CANT BRING IT BACK
THAT YESTERDAYS GONE
HER PICTURES OF MARYLYN STARE FROM THE WALLS
AND MANY A TIME, SHE WISHED THEY COULD TALK
ABOUT ALL THE OLD TIMES
SO LONG AGO
CHORUS.

SHE GOES BACK TO THE MOVIES, WHERE EVERYONE SMILES
WHEN GABLE STOOD BY, AS TARA BURNED DOWN
AND SAID FRANKLY MY DEAR
I DONT GIVE A DAMN
SHE GOES BACK TO THE MOVIES AND HAPPIER TIMES
WITH BOGIE AND HARLOW AND LAUREN BACALL
TO THE DAYS WHEN HER WORLD WAS THE BIG SILVER SCREEN
AND CAGNEY WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD
CHORUS

EVERY VAUDIVILLE SONG, SHE SINGS ALONG
BUT SHE MAKES UP THE WORDS, AS SHE GOES ALONG
AND TONIGHT SHE WILL SMILE, BE ALIVE FOR A WHILE
AND WISHES THAT SHE WAS THE STAR
THERES A SMILE ON HER FACE
WHEN THE HERO ARRIVES
AND THEY JUST GET AWAY, FROM THE BAD GUYS
MAKE A RUN FOR THE HILLS
AND SHE LOOKS IN HIS EYES
MAYBE THIS TIME HE MIGHT EVEN SAVE HER

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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2015, 11:28:52 PM »

   Den, Hello!
       The first word that sprung to mind when reading this was, YES!. I cannot find fault, verses, chorus, the package is complete, absolutely wonderful. Not a million miles away from a song i posted myself some time back called "Lonely". Don't recall previous posts from you, but if this is your opening move, i need to up my game.

                              Just great
                                 Vintage54

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« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2015, 11:39:41 PM »
Whacked it out of the park, den  :)

Superb.

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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2015, 01:28:23 AM »
I feel very humble, I am not a musician, I write lyrics and melodies,  I joined this site to post my lyrics and melodies in the hope somebody would collaborate and bring them to life.
oh, and I cant sing either.
so I will be posting nearly everything in collaberations, in I must say a very rough idea,

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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2015, 05:46:00 PM »
Nice work den!

It has an old-fashioned feel to it which immediately draws you in and of course will connect to anyone who loves old movies.
My only (tiny) nit is it takes a bit too long to get to the hook - maybe if you even mentioned the word "movies" earlier it would be enough of a tease.

Otherwise - good stuff - hope you find a collaborator - which should happen when you have offerings like this :)

Paul

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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2015, 12:06:11 AM »
Den this is lovely. Just scrolling down the screen you get the whole raft of emotions. I can almost hear the music to this. Well done.

John

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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2015, 06:19:03 PM »
Yeah Den if this is your first post it's spot on,
a real nice meter throughout and a nice story well told,
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« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2015, 07:21:20 PM »
thank you all for the kind comments, I have posted one other lyric on here, no more sleeps till santa, bit hesitant about posting music in the collaboration section, the standard on here is amazing.

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« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2015, 07:44:56 PM »
The only nit I can find is in the formatting.  It would be easier to follow if you left spaces between some more of your verses.  I also added one of your "bridges" in earlier in the song as someone else suggested.  

I think this is an exceptional lyric.  It's very long, but if it were mine, I wouldn't shorten it.  The whole story is what makes this exceptional.  

One other suggestion.  The all-caps are difficult to read.  

VERSE:  
SHE SITS ALL ALONE WITH A DRINK IN HER HAND
AND STARES OUT THE WINDOW FOR HOURS ON END
SHES TALKING TO SOMEONE,     ------    BUT NOBODIES THERE.

VERSE:  
SHE TURNS ON THE TV IN TIME FOR THE NEWS
AND LOOKS AT THE CLOCK BUT THE HANDS NEVER MOVE
THERES A LIGHT IN THE HALLWAY    ----   HOPING SOMEBODY CALLS

BRIDGE:  
SHE GOES BACK TO THE MOVIES AND HAPPIER TIMES
WITH BOGIE AND HARLOW AND LAUREN BACALL
TO THE DAYS WHEN HER WORLD WAS THE BIG SILVER SCREEN
AND CAGNEY WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD

CHORUS
LONELINESS CREEPS IN SO MANY DISGUISES
AND BITES BEFORE ANYONE KNOWS
ONCE IT WAS A HOUSE THAT WAS SO FULL OF LAUGHTER
NOW ITS A PLACE, THAT NOBODY GOES.[/i]

VERSE:  
NOT LONG AGO SHE HAD FAMILY AND FRIENDS
BUT THEY MOVED AWAY, AND THAT WAS THE END
AND NOW THERE IS NO ONE     -----     NO ONE AT ALL.

VERSE:  
SOMETIMES SHE LOOKS AT HER OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
AND WISHES THAT YESTERDAY, WASN'T THE PAST
BUT SHE CANT BRING IT BACK    ----   THAT YESTERDAYS GONE

CHORUS
LONELINESS CREEPS IN SO MANY DISGUISES
AND BITES BEFORE ANYONE KNOWS
ONCE IT WAS A HOUSE THAT WAS SO FULL OF LAUGHTER
NOW ITS A PLACE, THAT NOBODY GOES.

BRIDGE:    
SHE GOES BACK TO THE MOVIES, WHERE EVERYONE SMILES
WHEN GABLE STOOD BY, AS TARA BURNED DOWN
AND SAID "FRANKLY MY DEAR    
I  DONT GIVE A DAMN"

CLOSING BRIDGE TO OUT:  
EVERY VAUDEVILLE SONG, SHE SINGS ALONG
BUT SHE MAKES UP THE WORDS, AS SHE GOES ALONG
AND TONIGHT SHE WILL SMILE, BE ALIVE FOR A WHILE
AND WISHES THAT SHE WAS THE STAR

THERES A SMILE ON HER FACE WHEN THE HERO ARRIVES
AND THEY JUST GET AWAY, FROM THE BAD GUYS
MAKE A RUN FOR THE HILLS AND SHE LOOKS IN HIS EYES
MAYBE THIS TIME HE MIGHT EVEN SAVE HER
« Last Edit: November 23, 2015, 07:46:41 PM by hardtwistmusic »
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« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2015, 07:01:16 PM »
Hi,

I really like this...Great capture of a slice of life...Very emotional imagery..I think HTM's reformatting helps with the flow enormously.......and he's right, a little pruning would in no way harm the song....
Good work!

igg

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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2015, 08:41:53 PM »
I agree with the ALL CAPS difficulty but otherwise a slight prune and you're there
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« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2016, 10:21:01 PM »
Since you commented on one of my songs, I'll return the favor.

I'm pickier than most people; I've said it before. I like your lyric, but I think it needs a little bit of work. I'm probably too picky, so you can just ignore me and I won't mind. Here are my comments. There really aren't many--your lyric is really quite good already.

THERES A LIGHT IN THE HALLWAY    ----   HOPING SOMEBODY CALLS
This says the light in the hallway is what is hoping somebody calls. I know you're saying she has left a light on in the hallway because she is hoping somebody calls, but I wonder if there isn't a way to make it say exactly what you mean without losing the feel? The rest of the verse is "She " did this and did that, but then it changes for just that one phrase. If it said, "Left a light in the..." it would match the rest of the verse.

NOW ITS A PLACE, THAT NOBODY GOES.
I think this could be improved if it said, "Now it's a place where nobody goes."

That's all I have. Like I said, not much.

Great work. I'd like to hear it set to music, though.

Vicki