The Wagtunes Corner

[Saffran]

Memorial Day (We Remember).
Nicely amalgamated.

[wagtunes]

Memorial Day (We Remember).
Nicely amalgamated.

Thank you kindly.

[aaron aardvark]

wagtunes,
It's hard to not think about war with Russia attacking Ukraine. I worked with a guy from Ukraine about 25 years ago; he had some crazy stories. Anyway, I am reviewing "Memorial Day". It's another classic wagtunes song with nice & catchy melodies. Lead guitar is good; so are the lyrics. My favorite part is the piano: sounds very good. The brief break was effective. The strings didn't really hit me until the second listening: they are good too. The song kind of reminds me of Billy Joel, with a musical theater vibe (a compliment).

[wagtunes]

wagtunes,
It's hard to not think about war with Russia attacking Ukraine. I worked with a guy from Ukraine about 25 years ago; he had some crazy stories. Anyway, I am reviewing "Memorial Day". It's another classic wagtunes song with nice & catchy melodies. Lead guitar is good; so are the lyrics. My favorite part is the piano: sounds very good. The brief break was effective. The strings didn't really hit me until the second listening: they are good too. The song kind of reminds me of Billy Joel, with a musical theater vibe (a compliment).

Thanks for the listen and the feedback Aaron. Yeah, tough not thinking about what's going on in the world. It's so messed up.

Strings were a combination of Halion Sonic and EWQL Violins. A somewhat unusual combination for me as I was trying something new. Jury is still out on its success.

[The Noodlist]

Wanna sing some BV on my/our MCC entry this month, it's a cover from one of your favourite bands.
I'll PM you the track link.

[wagtunes]

Wanna sing some BV on my/our MCC entry this month, it's a cover from one of your favourite bands.
I'll PM you the track link.

I PM'd you back. Sure you want my wretched voice on one of your recordings? LOL

[The Noodlist]

Wanna sing some BV on my/our MCC entry this month, it's a cover from one of your favourite bands.
I'll PM you the track link.

I PM'd you back. Sure you want my wretched voice on one of your recordings? LOL

I wouldn't have asked you otherwise.

And I know they were one of your favourites.

[wagtunes]

Wanna sing some BV on my/our MCC entry this month, it's a cover from one of your favourite bands.
I'll PM you the track link.

I PM'd you back. Sure you want my wretched voice on one of your recordings? LOL

I wouldn't have asked you otherwise.

And I know they were one of your favourites.

OMG, yes. But you might have noticed from my Killer Kovers CD that I avoided all Badfinger covers because of how high these songs are to sing.

Here's the link in case you missed them.

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... ler-kovers

I think I did a pretty good job on these. But you'll notice, no Badfinger. Their vocals are murder to pull off.

Anyway, I will give it a shot.

[The Noodlist]

Wanna sing some BV on my/our MCC entry this month, it's a cover from one of your favourite bands.
I'll PM you the track link.

I PM'd you back. Sure you want my wretched voice on one of your recordings? LOL

I wouldn't have asked you otherwise.

And I know they were one of your favourites.

OMG, yes. But you might have noticed from my Killer Kovers CD that I avoided all Badfinger covers because of how high these songs are to sing.

Here's the link in case you missed them.

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... ler-kovers

I think I did a pretty good job on these. But you'll notice, no Badfinger. Their vocals are murder to pull off.

Anyway, I will give it a shot.

Yeah, I'll give these a listen. I noticed the music in your covers is spot on.
Thanks, I look forward to harmonising with you.

[wagtunes]

Wanna sing some BV on my/our MCC entry this month, it's a cover from one of your favourite bands.
I'll PM you the track link.

I PM'd you back. Sure you want my wretched voice on one of your recordings? LOL

I wouldn't have asked you otherwise.

And I know they were one of your favourites.

OMG, yes. But you might have noticed from my Killer Kovers CD that I avoided all Badfinger covers because of how high these songs are to sing.

Here's the link in case you missed them.

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... ler-kovers

I think I did a pretty good job on these. But you'll notice, no Badfinger. Their vocals are murder to pull off.

Anyway, I will give it a shot.

Yeah, I'll give these a listen. I noticed the music in your covers is spot on.
Thanks, I look forward to harmonising with you.

As much as I'd love to do this (you can't begin to imagine how much) I can't sing this song. Hell, I can't sing any of my favorite Badfinger songs (listen to Meanwhile Back At The Ranch/Should I Smoke) and it's a real sore spot for me because I have loved this band since the first time I heard them back in 1970.

Unfortunately, and reluctantly, I'm going to have to pass on this as anything I attempt to do will absolutely sound horrible.

Good luck in the competition.

[The Noodlist]

Wanna sing some BV on my/our MCC entry this month, it's a cover from one of your favourite bands.
I'll PM you the track link.

I PM'd you back. Sure you want my wretched voice on one of your recordings? LOL

I wouldn't have asked you otherwise.

And I know they were one of your favourites.

OMG, yes. But you might have noticed from my Killer Kovers CD that I avoided all Badfinger covers because of how high these songs are to sing.

Here's the link in case you missed them.

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... ler-kovers

I think I did a pretty good job on these. But you'll notice, no Badfinger. Their vocals are murder to pull off.

Anyway, I will give it a shot.

Yeah, I'll give these a listen. I noticed the music in your covers is spot on.
Thanks, I look forward to harmonising with you.

As much as I'd love to do this (you can't begin to imagine how much) I can't sing this song. Hell, I can't sing any of my favorite Badfinger songs (listen to Meanwhile Back At The Ranch/Should I Smoke) and it's a real sore spot for me because I have loved this band since the first time I heard them back in 1970.

Unfortunately, and reluctantly, I'm going to have to pass on this as anything I attempt to do will absolutely sound horrible.

Good luck in the competition.

OK, thanks for considering it.

[wagtunes]

A few days ago I got an email from my band leader. They released their latest album on 3/21. On it were 10 songs. All of them were mine. I couldn't believe it.

Based on past sales, I project about $700 in royalties from this release. The money will come in handy.

While I can't post their versions (They really did a great job on these) here are my originals that appear and in album order.

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... nd-album-3

[The Noodlist]

A few days ago I got an email from my band leader. They released their latest album on 3/21. On it were 10 songs. All of them were mine. I couldn't believe it.

Based on past sales, I project about $700 in royalties from this release. The money will come in handy.

While I can't post their versions (They really did a great job on these) here are my originals that appear and in album order.

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... nd-album-3

Cool, well done.
I always liked Tommy's Lament.

[wagtunes]

A few days ago I got an email from my band leader. They released their latest album on 3/21. On it were 10 songs. All of them were mine. I couldn't believe it.

Based on past sales, I project about $700 in royalties from this release. The money will come in handy.

While I can't post their versions (They really did a great job on these) here are my originals that appear and in album order.

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... nd-album-3

Cool, well done.
I always liked Tommy's Lament.

Thanks. Hopefully, the album will do well. Obviously, Tommy's Lament is a response to the Who's See Me Feel Me.

[wagtunes]

This song taught me something.

After completing my last song about Memorial Da, which got some nice comments, nothing was coming to me. Now, almost 3 months through working on this album and only 6 songs finished, I was tempted to just do anything to get another song done. But then I stopped myself and said "enough!"

I wasn't going to start working on another song until I truly got inspired. And if that meant never writing another song again (I really am burnt out) then so be it.

So I put my songwriting aside. I worked on my scoring for my TV soap, I played some Farsight PBA Pro Bowling, and pretty much did just about anything BUT write a song.

Then I went to my holiday list for this album just to see what the next holiday was because I honestly didn't remember. I know that Father's Day comes after Memorial Day but did I decide to even do a Father's Day song?

Well, it turned out the next song was for Independence Day. And when I saw it, I immediately said to myself, "Great, just another 4th of July" and then it hit me. That would make a GREAT title for a song.

And it all fell into place. The song almost wrote itself. I heard all the parts in my head, and there are plenty of them.

It turns out that this is, IMO, one of the best things I've done in a very long time.

So that's it. I'm done forcing myself to write. If I don't feel a song coming; if I don't feel like writing; I won't write. I don't care how long I have to wait until inspiration hits me.

Anyway, here it is. I'm curious as to what you guys think.
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7th track from my upcoming CD "Holidays"

Just Another 4th Of July

Another dog on the grill
Smell that chicken frying
Oh eat what you will
While fireworks are flying

But we don't remember
Why we celebrate
Someday it may be too late

But we go on blindly celebrating
The wars we fight...all the people hating
It's just another 4th of July

Run the flag up the pole
Stars and stripes of glory
It's a thing that we do
But they don't tell the story

Cause we don't remember
Why we celebrate
Someday it may be too late

Repeat Chorus

Maybe someday we will learn
History shows what we've earned

At the end of the day
We say goodbye to our friends
Tomorrow it's in the past
That's the way it all ends

Cause we don't remember
Why we celebrate
Someday it may be too late

Repeat Chorus

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... th-of-july