Once again events beat me into submission this week. I had planned to listen to as many songs as I could and also to try and write a song for each of the themes. Unfortunately, I had marking to do, classes to prepare, a poor ailing wife (with bronchitis) to take care of and my daughter's 20th birthday celebrations to organise.
Thankfully, earlier in the week I got my first entry in, but the other two songs I had sketched out in my head, had not got further than the planning stage until this morning. At 7 am, I was unable to sleep and got up early and wrote "The Ballad of John & Amy" from the merest sketches I had thought about during the week. The spark was the "Marriage" theme, which I wanted to try and approach from an unusual angle. I waited till everyone had got up before recording it. Then I couldn't transfer it to my PC for editing, because the PC wouldn't recognise my Camcorder. Frustrated, I left for Jana's birthday bash, which went very well. Back home I still had problems, but, as is the way sometimes, suddenly, on the 10th try, the PC bleeped and the contents magically appeared on the screen. So I was able to complete the video tonight!
The other song that had a chorus and no verses was about betrayal in a relationship and was to be for the "Break Ups/ Divorce" theme. Luckily, that song fits in well with the "Lies" week, so I intend to finish that off this coming week.
Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy my three verse (and varying chorus) short story.
Thankfully, earlier in the week I got my first entry in, but the other two songs I had sketched out in my head, had not got further than the planning stage until this morning. At 7 am, I was unable to sleep and got up early and wrote "The Ballad of John & Amy" from the merest sketches I had thought about during the week. The spark was the "Marriage" theme, which I wanted to try and approach from an unusual angle. I waited till everyone had got up before recording it. Then I couldn't transfer it to my PC for editing, because the PC wouldn't recognise my Camcorder. Frustrated, I left for Jana's birthday bash, which went very well. Back home I still had problems, but, as is the way sometimes, suddenly, on the 10th try, the PC bleeped and the contents magically appeared on the screen. So I was able to complete the video tonight!
The other song that had a chorus and no verses was about betrayal in a relationship and was to be for the "Break Ups/ Divorce" theme. Luckily, that song fits in well with the "Lies" week, so I intend to finish that off this coming week.
Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy my three verse (and varying chorus) short story.