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Monthly Archives: August 2016

monday song #107: "happy ever after"

lyrics this week i’m wearing my influences on my sleeve. i started out with the beatles-esque chorus, which came to me while walking the dog one morning last week. the IV-I-V-I chord sequence also steals from my own “love song,” but the more simplistic melody reminds me of the mccartney throwaway “all together now.”

Posted bycharlie mondayAugust 29, 2016July 11, 2019Posted inmonday song, Uncategorized

monday song #106: “see-saw”

lyrics i’ve been hankering to do an old-time song since i started up again. i sat down with my daughter’s ukelele while i was watching the olympics and sang the opening phrase first thing.

Posted bycharlie mondayAugust 15, 2016July 11, 2019Posted inUncategorized

monday song #105: “time machine” (00m #2)

lyrics i didn’t realize this was an 00m song until i was recording the harmonies. i started doing the “oo’s” over the bridge and it struck me i could put an ‘m’ on the end. at that moment i realized the whole song shared the 00m atmosphere, with a protagonist struggling with mental health issues and […]

Posted bycharlie mondayAugust 8, 2016July 11, 2019Posted inUncategorized

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