Song #10 - Genius
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A magical number this week, 10th song yé!… I thought this one would be a disaster before I started recording this morning, but in the end, i think it’s listenable even though its definitely not gonna make history…
Basically, its about relationships again, and i’ve been studying a bit of psychology recently, a lot of things about the “fear of loss”, this emotion that make you feel very attached to someone only at the point when you feel like you might never see him/her again… To give you a nice example, I had a roommate in LA this summer who I didn’t talk to that much and I wasnt really feeling attached to him, until the day when I was leaving, then suddenly I felt almost sad of leaving him (btw if you read this Leigh no offense i still had a great time the few times we hung out!)
In other news, I got really encouraged this week, when I received some very good critiques for some of my songs that I sent to songoftheyear.com, its a songwriting contest.. i dont know if i qualified for something in the contest yet, but i received critiques from some professionals in the music industry, if you want to check them out, they are here: I Hate It All, No Excuse, Walking Away
Ok enough blabla for today, here’s the habitual self-critique, dont forget to leave comments as usual thx!
What I like about it:
The bridge with the genius, genius, genius although now i think theres a madonna song that sounds like this im not sure yet
What I’m not so sure:
Overall, I don’t think its really amazing, maybe it would be better if i had made the chorus a bit longer.. Also, the notes for the melodies of the chorus and the verse are too similar… It lacks a special spark to make it stand out
Lyrics & chords:
Genius F#m A F#m A Bm Here it goes again Yeah here goes nothing Here you come again With your genius plan Here i'm stuck again Right where you wanted My blind innocence Your genius plan Your genius plan Your genius plan Our fear of loss Still holding us Our fear of loss Bm A F#m A fine string holding us Here I go again I cant feel nothing Nor won't I feel again With your genius plan Here it comes again This good old feeling My crippled confidence Your genius plan F#m A Bm C# My genius friend With your genius plan We both got broken We both got broken Our fear of loss Still holding us Our fear of loss A fine string holding us Our fear of loss Still holding us We mistook it for love This fine string holding usPosted under Rock
I really like that song. Don’t know about Madonna, but I like the bridge too. The only thing that feels weird is the chorus when you sing the last word like Lo-o-o-o-oss. On dirait que ca coupe trop sec. Everything else is good. One of the songs I like the most.
Crime tu as eu des bonnes critiques!!! est-ce que tu as soumis Sometimes ? c’est ma préféré! je suis sure que tu aurais une bonne note de marketibilité. est-ce que tu vas faire comme millencolin et faire une toune pour ta fête?? jai pas de commentaire sur ta chanson de la semaine désolé peut être plus tard….
That’s another great song and I was especially impressed by how you sing and how you play this song. You seem really confident on this one and the song forms a tight package (Haha! Doesn’t it make sense? I mean, it’s really fluid, from the beginning til the end.). I like the melody, the way you sing the genius plan at the end of each verses, the bridge and again, the confidence in your voice. That’s a nice pretty song to see people moving in front of you when you will be on the stage!
And yeah, “Sometimes” is one of my favorite too! I hope you submit it to the Song of the Year!
The first time I heard the “Our fear of loss…..” part’s, it sounds in my hears, like the rhythm part of the “La forêt des mals aimés” of Pierre Lapointe. So, this is an interesting new rhythm in your library. All those things make me curious and impatient, about how the song will behave, with the shine of the final touch, if this one is chosen, at the end
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