Re: song idea - title or lyrics anyone?

Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 22:08:07 +0100
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.songwriting
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"Aaron Anodide" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
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> So I was thinking a good subject matter for a song would be about how
> sometimes you have a friend of the opposite sex whom you know for a long
> time and you get very close to, and she/he would be your perfect match but
> for some reason you never seem to end up together... but she's always
> there....
>
> Anybody got any ideas for a title or some lyrics?
>
> I don't know of any famous pop songs that deal with this (i would think)
> universal theme....
>
> Aaron
Obviously I could not resist.
Being uninspired I set out to try and craft a song. I desisted from reading
other posts on this thread.
I compiled a worksheet of ideas and fragments, hoping inspiration would
strike and a song emerge. No song emerged.
The thread was going stale, so I read it. "Parallel lines" is a brilliant
poetic image. Just two words encapsulated 90% of what I was trying to say.
A few on this forum might be interested in the process I adopted, so I have
posted my worksheet. It is a long rambling document, a warning to those not
interested. The line I most liked is past its "use by" date.
I was thinking about the parallel lines image, and trying to find another.
Any normal man would have thought the window needs cleaning, but ...
Instead "The other side of the window".
It used none of my worksheet. I have stuck in a verse from it in anyway, but
I am not convinced.
David F. Cox