Musical One-Liners

[MalcolmBoone]

Have you ever just thought of a line, or a verse, and said "hey that would be awesome in a song" but when you try to come up with more nothing happens. Well if your like me it happens a lot. And I was just wondering, what are some lines that you think sounded good? Here is one of mine.

As i look at these posters, full of famous people
I sit and wonder, if I could make a single
That will make all my fans - throw their money at me
Make me big, make me rich, make me who I wanna be

 

[gbaughma]

Ooh.. How about...

"It's not fair... to deny me... of the cross I bear that you gave to me.... you oughta know!"



What? It's been done before? ;-)



Just my 2¢
"Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste." -Bonnie Raitt "Nick of Time"
--Greg

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[AnotherHiggins]

*Ahem*

That's "crosseyed bear" thank you very much.

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[Thadeus]

Malcolm, when I get that much, and then get stuck, I just assume I've written a short poem. I then try to figure out if it can stand on it's own as is, or if it needs a word or two adjustment.

I usually then drop the fragment into a folder and let it cook for 2 - 5 years before I take another look to see if more comes to mind.

 

[MalcolmBoone]

Thats kinda what I do. Every time I get a thought like that in my head I just jot it down in Wordpad, and save it to a folder that I have just for them.

 

[MallardVHS]

That's "crosseyed bear" thank you very much.

[purple]"Twas the cross-eyed bear
that saw Goldy lots/lots,
A Russell of the leaves,
or a Kurt reply,
Left all a bit Hawnted..." [/purple]

Ducks w/o Boundaries (hehe)



[green]Tis far easier to keep your duck in a row if you just have the one.[/green]

 

[ncotton]

Malcolm,

That verse that you put up resembles a brilliant debut track from the now world famous Jamie Cullum called, "I Wanna Be A Popstar"

Why is it all these fakers
Seem to make the morning papers?
They're selling records by the million, seems so easy in my opinion
Look at the Jazz Star, he really needs some guts
Playing from seven to midnight, surviving on peanuts
Selling records by the dozen
Probably sold his tenor to make 'em
With artwork designed by his brother
And liner notes by his mother

Told what to do, miming to a tape
While a team of experts make sure you're looking great
Taking a limo to your own private bar
My God! I want to be a popstar!

Going to get on the T.V and go on dates with only the pretty
Maybe next year I'll pretend to be gay
I'll sell some more records in a flash that way
Makes no difference if i look like a nut
Every kid in the world is going to copy my haircut
I'll advertise some trainers, maybe even a car
Shrewd product placement will gurantee I'm a star
An ugly guy will write my songs
Surley there is nothing wrong
Retiring when I'm 22
With a house a car and nothing to do

Instantaneous satisfaction it will be
Got no need for artistic credibility
With this attitude I'm pretty sure to go far
My God! I want to be a popstar!

Maybe its too easy, to move so quickly so far
I want to be a popstar!

Where's the middle ground?
It's hard to make a living with you own true sound
What road am I going to tread?
What the hell would i do instead?

There may be no tours in Roma, or a drug-induced designer coma
No teenage girls when show is over, I prefer my women older
Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about
Sometimes it would be nice to play a place and sell out
Driving to a gig in my brand new sports car
My God! I want to be a popstar!
I want to be a popstar!

Maybe its too easy, to move so quickly so far
Who wants to be a popstar?

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant