1. This topic reminds me. I've been writing songs - in the style of the blues and this was my first attempt called 'Ryhmin' In The Rye With The Devil On All Levels'.

    For reference - Kirrawee is in Western Australia and Le Pine is a funeral home with tributes to Bob Dylan, George Thorogood, Hank Williams and Leonard Cohen.



    I was high on a Monday morning, let me tell you
    I'm gonna tell you all about when I got me high on glue
    I had a fight last night and I was black n blue
    You'd better believe it, you'd better believe it
    This is not a story based on total crocks of shit
    I bought me some eggs oh yes I did
    And the woman at the counter looked at me wonderin' just what I'd been did
    Oh yeah you'd better believe it
    Speak with customer care 'cos I don't give a shit!'
    'Oh yeah I bought me some eggs
    I BOUGHT ME SOME DAMN EGGS
    And I realised that I'd forgotten to shave my legs
    OH BUT I BOUGHT ME SOME EGGS!
    If this is a joke
    I'm runnin' out of yolk
    So I told the local folk
    This ain't no joke
    Come on come on now
    Let me call you and you can say wow
    Or you can exit the store now
    Oh it's an experience most foul
    So the devil told me to open my eggs and close Excel
    Because the devil was about to put me through Ex-Hell
    But before the devil did anything with Excel
    We drove down to the local Shell
    Just me and the devil
    Come on, get down to the devil blues
    And put on your red-fire shoes
    Come on all ye Devils
    I didn't realise this building had 99 levels
    OH JUST ME AND THE DEVIL
    YEAH YEAH COME ON GET ON OUR LEVEL!
    But then the devil said something to me
    The devil couldn't believe what she'd said she see
    She saw a sign that said it's 99 miles to Kirrawee
    So, she said, oh you'd better believe she said to me
    Did that sign say 99 miles to Kirrawee
    Or was it a mirage we could see
    I yelled back at her that ain't a sign
    Just because it has the number 9
    It was an ad for Le Pine
    The devil, I looked in the passenger seat and she was eating tuna in brine
    Hey devil, is that tuna in brine and does it taste fine?
    Devil leaned over and said it's TUNA IN BRINE
    And I realised all would be fine
    As we drove along highway 69
    Then I suddenly spotted a man
    YES I SPOTTED A MAN
    The devil gestured and it was Bob Dylan
    He was mighty fine and handed me a copy of Highway 69
    OH MY GOD BOB THIS MUSIC BE MIGHTY FINE
    And Bob drove with us down Highway 69
    And the devil oh yeeesh she did offer Bob a taste of the tuna in brine
    He shouted IT'S MIGHTY FINE THAT TUNA IN BRINE
    So as I looked in my rear view mirror
    I realised Bob was about to torture us with Old Man River
    I shouted at Bob don't you sing Old Man River
    Bob shouted I wouldn't sing Old Man River, I can barely speak about Old Man River
    So me and the devil dropped off Bob at the river
    Suddenly, ye olde temperature dropped to a shiver
    And I felt a chill in my liver
    Because I'd had expired chopped liver
    Hey devil, come on back on to the river
    Not before the Devil told me she had to apply Nivea
    So we went to the river
    And Bob was in a shiver
    He offered his liver and a copy of Old Man River
    Oh Bob, don't be offering me your street directory to the river
    Or directions to the nearest hospital for a replacement of my liver
    So I opened the front door oh yes we opened the front door
    And I heard a noise scream out with a sound that was oh so poor
    I said to the devil and Bob, hey over there Bob, what you screamin' for
    And Bob, well he just leaned over to me and screamed this song PLEASE NO MORE!!!
    I said to Bob and Hank Williams how lonely does it get up there in yer folklore
    Hank Williams hasn't answered yet but I hear him coughing all night long for more and more
    So I drove the car sideways back to Detroit down to the Ambassador
    Follow down to Ardmore and corner of Astore
    Straight right to Blackmoor
    Five houses down Moore
    And taking a detour down Kenmoor
    And suddenly I heard a scratchin' at my door
    I realised that this was all a nightmare and if I opened my door
    I'd teleport through the gates of Dartmoor
    So I hear you wonderin' about this whole detour
    What was the point of Bob, the devil and me the Detroit tour o' detour
    There never was a point to the song having more
    Bob says it's gone long enough
    But this is the same man who keeps on pumping out more
    Remember he's been singing loosely since 1964.
  2. Originally posted by hello:Just thought I might as well post this here. Me and my siblings have grown up playing music together and we just released our first single earlier this month. We wrote, recorded and produced the song ourselves and had it mastered by Pete Maher (who's mastered a few U2 tracks). You can watch the video we made for the song here:
    [YouTube Video]
    Or you can listen on your preferred music service here: https://ffm.to/us4toac

    It might not appeal to everyone but some of you might like it
    I really enjoyed this. Very well written, sung and mixed Lovely mix of Irish instruments too. Well done!!
  3. Thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it and it's good to hear you appreciate the Irish instrumentation as well
  4. Originally posted by hello:Just thought I might as well post this here. Me and my siblings have grown up playing music together and we just released our first single earlier this month. We wrote, recorded and produced the song ourselves and had it mastered by Pete Maher (who's mastered a few U2 tracks). You can watch the video we made for the song here:
    [YouTube Video]
    Or you can listen on your preferred music service here: https://ffm.to/us4toac

    It might not appeal to everyone but some of you might like it


    I honestly really like this one. A great tune, which builds up nicely. Thumbs up, thanks for sharing! Looking forward to hear more
  5. Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:Am I legally allowed to make references to other songs/albums without having to pay for copyright?

    For example: "And The Sun Sun Here It Comes" in Last Night On Earth as a reference to Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles.


    Anyone know this? It would help me with my songwriting . Also is it allowed for song names? For example if I want to name a song "I'll Show You The Dark Side" which is a line from Star Wars, am I allowed to do this?
  6. Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:[..]


    Anyone know this? It would help me with my songwriting . Also is it allowed for song names? For example if I want to name a song "I'll Show You The Dark Side" which is a line from Star Wars, am I allowed to do this?
    Yes, there is no problem with that. Can you imagine how many songs share lines, verses and titles with others? A different story would be if you steal several complete verses and put them into your song as if they were yours, but referencing other songs (or books, movies etc) is perfectly ok.
  7. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    Yes, there is no problem with that. Can you imagine how many songs share lines, verses and titles with others? A different story would be if you steal several complete verses and put them into your song as if they were yours, but referencing other songs (or books, movies etc) is perfectly ok.
    Thanks!
  8. Originally posted by MacStripey:[..]


    I honestly really like this one. A great tune, which builds up nicely. Thumbs up, thanks for sharing! Looking forward to hear more
    Thanks, that's great to hear! Our next single comes out tomorrow if you're interested.
  9. Please do post it here, it'll be a pleasure to listen and comment.
  10. Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:I’m currently building a home studio in my bedroom, planning on releasing my first EP this year, with 6 songs on it, 2 of them covers.


    So this failed…

    New plan is to release my single in February, and the EP in May. Also no covers on the EP, 6 original songs.