HMHS 211 - Lyrically Speaking

Dave & Tony return to discuss many interesting home songwriting and recording subjects.


This weeks topics include

• "Borrow" a chord progression from an existing song
• Recording with a click track drum then replacing with hand percussion
• Playing drums is really hard http://zoomforum.us/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16278
• Laptops or Desktops for recording
• Ron Sexsmith
• Walk The Moon http://walkthemoon.bandcamp.com/
• Why do pro recordings sound better
• Rychie Floyd's songwriting philosophy.
• Chordbot http://chordbot.com/
• Lots of Lyrics discussion

This weeks songs

• Ian Holtaway - Colour White
• Mike Anderson - I'm Still Taller Than You
• Rychie Floyd - Everybody Wants To Drink Your Water
• Andrew Richardson - Mary Cries (words by Alan Gentle)
• Edward Wainwright - If You Don't Want Me

There are a bunch of videos below related to the show this week
Walk The Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW7f54tVRmQ

Ron Sexsmith - See It To Believe It http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFww3fLhjl8





Justin Currie - No So Sentimental Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEYxkaTZo0



Justin Currie - I Guess I Didn't Love You makes Chris Difford from Squeeze Cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xS1WkJdKk&feature=related

A search for the BBC Songwriters Circle stuff on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Songwriter+Circle+BBC&aq=f
Fran Healy Buttercups (not Daffodils as I said on the show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRpATc0lz0