I once was told that the foundation to Our taste in music, is link´d tothose day´s when we were much younger.
That may well be the reason why My own taste in music belongs to the 50´s - 60´s. I know and recognise that music, and its even easy to tell witch artist was the composer of a song. Even when its performed by an aother artist.
That may well be the reason why all those songs that I´ve written seam to sound the same. They could easilky be recognised as my song´s.
Yesterday a thought popped up in my mind, a subject to write a song about. Less then an hour later the lyrics and music was ready for a first recordning attemt.
Am I a composer? Well in some sense I might call me self that. On the other hand during my life I´ve only written 4 songs in Swedish! And possibly a thousand songs in English!
The lyrics in my song often tell stories related to a darker world, for someone unknown world of HBTQ, Fetish & people with BDSM as a lifestyle. My intention is to tell their stories in a realistic way, instead of just using four-letter words.
In the recording process I´m forced to use my own talent both in regards of playing isntruments and to add the vocal´s on a recording. This is way to foten a huge problem for me, as I very often tend to write lyrics with a femnale voice in mind, and not a male voice. With that in mind i have to admit that I do love to sing, but as far as I know there may not be that many who enjoys me vocal performance.
Yesterday´s song was once again written for a female voice, and I dont store such a sweet voice in my collection of instruments.
Already a year ago I bought an electronic voicegadget. The blue box can perform harmonies, and even transform a male voice to something near to a female voice. Unfortinutly the use of it is not easy at all, I tried at least a hundred times to use it in hope to find something female!
With this my latest song, it seams that I´m getting closer. There seam to be so much to learn in regards of how to sing, how to formulate each word, and how to make the Blue voice box perform the way I want it to do.
As usual I search among the drumsounds in my two keyboards, and finally when I found a suitible drumpattern I start the recording. The rhytm guitar in this case me Bison guitar, then the bass a Hofner copy thats really nice. Each channel is recorded until finally everything sounds almost like the song I can hear in my head.
"YOU LIED TO ME"
“you lied to me”
Music/lyrics by MJ
20131020
Chorus:
Am Am G G
He, You
lied to me, you fucking lied to me.
F G Am am
You
sold me the dream, but you lied to me.
Dm G C Am
You
said I´m your Master, but now youre a slave.
F G A A
You
need to be used, said you know to behave.
Verse:
E E Am am
I
cant go on this way with a man like you.
F G
Am D
Someone
that told he need, a slut like me.
E E Am Am
But
you´re just a fake, it´s true cant be denied.
F G E E
You
can never own a slut me.
I
know I am and always be a slut and a slave
In
collar n chain for My man to use.
I am
the one who need the love and pain He give.
A
Master who know to play the blue´s on my back.
Break:
Dm Dm Am Am
So pack your things and leave me while you can.
F F Am Am
Youre
not a Master, not my man.
G G am Am
just
a fucking lier a fake of a slave
G F E E
You´ll
never be, my of man.
I've finally figured out how to comment on these things! It really DOES sound female.
SvaraRaderaWhoooooooow, John tell Me all about it....and thanks....
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