Saturday, December 15, 2007

on my own lyrics

I sprawl on the quilt with my book, leaving the sparkling unopened for
now, sipping at my water bottle instead. George Michael's 'Last
Christmas' crackles and blares near my bowed head, the syrupy lyrics
jamming in my head with the ...
I am, at times, just as guilty of that
as anyone. None of my lyrics are meant to be finger-pointing. I want
to hold myself to a higher standard, and I'm just as frustrated with
my own occasional apathy as I am with others. ...
I know I do, and
I've played guitar in numerous bands for the past 2+ years, I have a
recording studio in my house, an angel investment in an indie record
label (About Records) as well as my own boutique label (Toothless
Monkey Music), ...
But I listened to the song and imagined an entire
Middle Eastern brass band walking behind me into the RE's office, my
own musical entourage, who would announce without question my mood
each time I stepped over the threshold. ...
I sprawl on the quilt with
my book, leaving the sparkling unopened for now, sipping at my water
bottle instead. George Michael's 'Last Christmas' crackles and blares
near my bowed head, the syrupy lyrics jamming in my head with the
...
High School Musical 2 Gotta Go My Own Way Lyrics GABRIELLA: Troy –
listen… I gotta say what's on my mind. Something about us, doesn't
seem right… these days. Life keeps getting in the way. Whenever we
try, somehow the plan is always ...
The airline won't honor my
frequent flier miles, so I thought I would just live here for a few
months until they do. Can I have some more of those doughnuts?' Then I
would sing a song, with my own special lyrics. ...
I sprawl on the
quilt with my book, leaving the sparkling unopened for now, sipping at
my water bottle instead. George Michael's 'Last Christmas' crackles
and blares near my bowed head, the syrupy lyrics jamming in my head
with the ...
Ever since she was a little girl, she has always been the
first to learn the lyrics to a new song, and has spent many a happy
hour singing along in the car or in her room. As she leads worship in
the children's program at church or ...

I had my own take on this
already to post. Oh, well - yours was better anyway. Let me just add:
Scroll down to the bottom of the interview to read the former Pavement
frontman's thoughts on the Portland 'scene'. 'Flannel-y whiteness'?
...
I am, at times, just as guilty of that as anyone. None of my
lyrics are meant to be finger-pointing. I want to hold myself to a
higher standard, and I'm just as frustrated with my own occasional
apathy as I am with others. ...
After digging in my own crates and
upping the Beats & Lyrics series, I decided to upload the other
underground East Coast two part compilation series put out by
Nervous/Wreck Records AKA the label that raped Black Moon. ...
My
personal MySpace account is set to private. Everyday, I still get
about 1 or 15 new "friend requests" from bands. I don't accept most
bands as my "friends", and I was thinking about the criteria I use in
my own head, and thought I'd ...
I know I do, and I've played guitar
in numerous bands for the past 2+ years, I have a recording studio in
my house, an angel investment in an indie record label (About Records)
as well as my own boutique label (Toothless Monkey Music), ...
Since
LaVette singed to Anti for 25's I've Got My Own Hell to Raise, an
album produced by Joe Henry that brought her back into the public eye
after more than 3 years (she did record and continued to sing, and was
in no way retired), ...

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