Would you "listen" to a GGD member's music if it was just lyrics?

[Jase 13,314]

3 hours ago, StrawberryBlond said:

I'm going to tag some names here in the hopes that it'll bring people to this thread. Some of you are friends, some acquaintances, some I've spoken to in the past, some who I know are songwriters, I've got my reasons for selecting each of you to see if any of you are interested in giving your opinion:

@ProjectJoanne @Regina George @Economy @Oriane @Cuchulainn @Guillaume Hamon @Mikolaj @zebrastripes

@Franch Toast @Harry @rumours @Jase @SamanthaC @Morphine Prince @xoxo Craig @ANTI WP @KanyeWest @billygrey @Loyalty

Of course I'd listen! I'm really intrigued to see what you've come up with  

[Franch Toast 26,864]

Thank you for tagging me! It'd be an honor to read your lyrics when you're ready. Congratulations!  I'm looking forward. 

[StrawberryBlond 14,861]

How is everyone feeling about me putting out the album name, release date and tracklist tomorrow?

[StrawberryBlond 14,861]

So, here's the same names being tagged again plus new ones that replied...

@ProjectJoanne @Regina George @Economy @Oriane @Cuchulainn @Guillaume Hamon @Mikolaj @Franch Toast @zebrastripes @Harry @rumours @Jase @SamanthaC @Morphine Prince @xoxo Craig @ANTI WP @KanyeWest @billygrey @Loyalty @Chic @RAMROD @Bad Kids @LGs LM @ShayCristoforo @Defmix100

Here is the album name, release date, tracklist and lengths of each song. Maybe based on the lengths, you could work out which famous song whose storyline and instrumental I picked! lolno (seriously, if you can guess that, you're a genius)! I could tell you which song I picked for each but I'd really rather you got a surprise on the album release day. There won't be a cover art, considering I'm not an artist either, by the way. The album will chronicle a relationship from beginning, to end, to my final sum-up and dealing with it all. If you'd like to guess what each song could be about, that would be welcome.

ALBUM NAME: Debut Heartbreak Record

RELEASE DATE: May 8th, 2020

TRACKLIST

1. Set Me Free                                       4:27

2. Reliable                                             4:02

3. Solace In You                                   4:03

4. Hanging By A Thread                     3:25

5. Darling Angel                                   3:11

6. Alone                                                3:57

7. More Than This                               3:42

8. I'll Still Love You                             4:36

9. Your Intention                                 3:02

10. It's The Hope That Kills You        3:52

11. One Of Those Girls                       2:54

12. Self-Reflection                              6:07

13. Looking For A Man                       3:48

 

So, tell me what you think of the titles, give you view on what you think they could be about and I'll be back here next Friday to put my work out for you!

[DC 25,164]

Ou YES! 

[Morphine Prince 106,030]

I'm dying at "Looking For A Man" being the last track cause it's like "Now that you've heard what I have to say, I AM looking for a man" 

[Glamourpuss 29,062]

10. It's The Hope That Kills You

This makes me think it might be a Lana song. 

[Loyalty 3,904]

The titles are amazing. Really can’t wait to hear this, I can already tell the songwriting will be incredible. 

[Daylight Jokers 14,958]

Titles are already a bop.

[ANTI WP 19,825]

Titles 

[Oriane 21,054]

Solace In You and It's The Hope That Kills You sound interesting ! Maybe Self-Reflection is based on a Lana del Rey song, considering the length.

[Guillaume Hamon 6,498]

I can't wait!  I'll tell you what I think honestly, good or bad!  

[Defmix100 6,374]

12 hours ago, StrawberryBlond said:

So, here's the same names being tagged again plus new ones that replied...

@ProjectJoanne @Regina George @Economy @Oriane @Cuchulainn @Guillaume Hamon @Mikolaj @Franch Toast @zebrastripes @Harry @rumours @Jase @SamanthaC @Morphine Prince @xoxo Craig @ANTI WP @KanyeWest @billygrey @Loyalty @Chic @RAMROD @Bad Kids @LGs LM @ShayCristoforo @Defmix100

Here is the album name, release date, tracklist and lengths of each song. Maybe based on the lengths, you could work out which famous song whose storyline and instrumental I picked! lolno (seriously, if you can guess that, you're a genius)! I could tell you which song I picked for each but I'd really rather you got a surprise on the album release day. There won't be a cover art, considering I'm not an artist either, by the way. The album will chronicle a relationship from beginning, to end, to my final sum-up and dealing with it all. If you'd like to guess what each song could be about, that would be welcome.

ALBUM NAME: Debut Heartbreak Record

RELEASE DATE: May 8th, 2020

TRACKLIST

1. Set Me Free                                       4:27

2. Reliable                                             4:02

3. Solace In You                                   4:03

4. Hanging By A Thread                     3:25

5. Darling Angel                                   3:11

6. Alone                                                3:57

7. More Than This                               3:42

8. I'll Still Love You                             4:36

9. Your Intention                                 3:02

10. It's The Hope That Kills You        3:52

11. One Of Those Girls                       2:54

12. Self-Reflection                              6:07

13. Looking For A Man                       3:48

 

So, tell me what you think of the titles, give you view on what you think they could be about and I'll be back here next Friday to put my work out for you!

I think these are great titles!

[StrawberryBlond 14,861]

Seeing as the release day's this Friday, I thought I'd provide some little tidbits of information about each track to whet your appetite and make you more intrigued...

1. Set Me Free is based on a song by a very popular artist right now, it's a very modern genre and is one of my few suggestively racy moments on this album.

2. Reliable is based on a song that literally was going round in my head at the time of the events in it.

3. Solace In You is actually based on a song that's a duet but I sing it solo, obviously, and was the only song that, on completion, I was able to sing from beginning to end without fine-tuning one thing. And it made me well up.

4. Hanging By A Thread is based on a song by an extremely big fave here at GGD and was originally going to have a different title but I thought the focus on this particular lyric made for a better song name.

5. Darling Angel is another song based on a duet that I made solo, it's another massive hit, involves names that GGD are very familiar with and is another rare racier moment.

6. Alone will hit you like a ton of bricks, it meant I had to sing in a way that I'm not used to and it's a truly epic moment.

7. More Than This is based on a song by an artist that pretty controversial around here but don't let that put you off, this is one of those songs that truly describes my situation almost perfectly (it was a nightmare to fine tune, though).

8. I'll Still Love You will make you cry, nothing more needs to be said.

9. Your Intention is based on a song that's still massively popular right now and is personal to me for so many reasons.

10. It's The Hope That Kills You is a song that's one of this artist's lesser known works and wasn't originally going to be the song that I chose but then I realised my original choice really didn't describe my situation.

11. One Of Those Girls was originally never going to be on this album as I didn't even consider the song it was based on until later but it's too personal a song not to use, it's another one that made me want to cry.

12. Self-Reflection was the song I was least excited about writing but I think it turned out to be one of my favourites. It was originally going to be called The Thing I Said I'd Never Do but this was long before I ever started writing for it and realised that it no longer fitted (I don't even say this line in the song anyway). It was a difficult song to write at first but then it all poured out effortlessly. It's also the last song I wrote.

13. Looking For A Man was ironically the first song I ever completed for this album but I worked through the rest in chronological order. It also changed its title at the last minute because, while a perfectly good title, I felt it wasn't the right title for the last song and I felt that this new one represented everything better. The final notes of this song provide the perfect end for an album, in my view.

Look in the Entertainment News section for the release on Friday!

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By the way, @Chic did you know I put out the name, release date and tracklist? You never responded or liked to what I posted and I wondered if you never got the notification or did but wanted it all to be a surprise on the day. Just checking in case you had no idea! It doesn't seem right that the first ever GGD member to be told of my songwriting journey doesn't know this info!