National Public Radio has a local segment here in the Twin Cities called
In The Loop and did a series on the homeless population here and I sent
them She's Long Gone, a tune of mine focused around a homeless woman and
just found out they stuck a link to my tune off their blog. Not sure how
many will see it there but then I sent it for more of an awareness tool but
it's cool it points to my site off theirs. They said...
Here's one other related link to check out. After the show aired, Wisconsin
singer-songwriter Brad Dunse emailed us
a tune of his own on the subject
(click the top links at the top of his page for "She's Long Gone"). He
describes it as "a sort of somber yet pointed message of the replenishment
of folks
to the streets, as they are socially invisible to most." Thanks, Brad!
The link to the blog if you are intrested is...
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/
Or you can hear it on my site at:
http://www.braddunsemusic.com/music.html
Brad
At 02:47 PM 7/17/2007, you wrote:
>Hi Brad-- Sorry, yup, meant that I liked what I heard of the lift, not
>the bridge. I'll get a chance to dig in more this evening. I'm OK with
>taking it to the workshop. --Dan
>
>
>On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:53:52 -0600
>Brad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > Umm. I didn't do a bridge yet :)... I'll work on that
> >though. I did Verse lift and chorus, maybe you meant
> >lift? I kind of wondered about the tagging title/hook too
> >but wondered because it stood out melodically from the
> >rest of the chorus perhaps it might work, maybe not
> >then... we'll find something that does. I agree on the
> >flowability issue on the math bit, I kind of like the
> >explanation of the math bit and the ethanol sort of sets
> >up the hook bit, but I agree it can either come out
> >smoother somehow or a different approach too. That last
> >line before the hook has to set it up as if to say
> >2+2=hook. Sitting here now thinking about it, we could
> > keep the structure/melody of the chorus as it is now
> >but only sneak another line in right before the hook to
> >set it up both phrase-wise, melody-wise and give resolve.
> >Sort of two schools of thought here. One can have a
> >chorus with enough semetry and phrasing that the title is
> >included at the end, or that of having the title be
> >outside of that phrasing to stand out from the rest. You
> >know we could just run it by the NSAI group for opinions
> >to even if we don't have a full tune yet. It goes by
> >pretty fast and is a fun kind of tune.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > At 12:31 PM 7/17/2007, you wrote:
> >>Hi Brad-- Thanks, that's real fun! The bridge works. We
> >>might tweak it later just slightly, but it's fine at this
> >>stage.
> >>
> >>I think we need to work on the line about Ethanol and try
> >>to improve continuity (find a better flow, so to speak)
> >>from the line before it, about the math, to the line
> >>after it, the hook line. There's a rhyme challenge there,
> >>but we can do it.
> >>
> >>I also wonder if this recording's ornate approach to
> >>singing the hook line doesn't pull curtains in front of
> >>the hook. I think it'd work real well for the end of the
> >>song, but not for the first time the hook is sung. With a
> >>short demo like this, of course, the two positions are
> >>one in the same.
> >>
> >>Overall, it sounds real good. Very, very singable and
> >>catchy! --Dan
> >>
> >>
> >>On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:58:49 -0600
> >>Brad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> > Hi Dan,
> >> >
> >> > Here is my volley of V1, lift and chorus so far. I
> >>left
> >> >the lift I had for now and we can work on it but this
> >> >will give you an idea of what I was thinking musically
> >> >and etc. See what ya think and we'll go from there. You
> >> >should be able to get it at:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.braddunsemusic.com/bits/20YTG.mp3
> >> >
> >> > I'm not totally settled on the bridge bit yet but I
> >>will
> >> >say it is short :) two lines tops which is probably OK
> >>on
> >> >this tune because the message is light and fast as
> >>well.
> >> >
> >> > Brad
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
and click on the stream for She's Long Gone.
Brad
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