"More anxious than inspired". . . yeah, I can see that. It does sometimes feel like the pressure is on. I only wondered because I'm not sure I've ever seen one from you.

Apropos of nothing, do you ever write to a prompt?

glad you liked what I did with 'river'! Its funny, that accidental weird pronunciation of 'cataclysm' was not, as per your guess, a Freudian slip, saying 'Catechism' at all- being Jewish, I have no idea what a catechism is! (seriously, I've (barely) heard the word but wouldn't consciously use it) ...but was just my 'singing a lyric with alot of words at a fast clip & sometimes messing up what I'm singing'! so cataclysm became cata-whatever' ha! (well, that's what lyric sheets are for, I guess!) .Anyway, glad you dug- it was great to sing it, and that's one really impressive lyric, beautiful and wise.

and 'my river goes with me' is now live with music! (just a two way collab tho, as explained in the liner notes)

https://fiftyninety.fawm.org/songs/2429

OKAY. DEMO DONE.

'my river goes with me' update--- I did my thing with it, and a certain other fawmer will add some special magic to it, if all works out, this weekend.. so look for something in about 5-7 days or so (maybe sooner), if thats ok?

thank for your comment on my melodica song, @stephenwordsmith. You certainly have a gift for painting word pictures and I can almost see myself in Paris (never been there, lol)!

Thank you Stephen! Your comment made my morning!!

Stephen, what a thoughtful comment on But I Did. I agree that Kate really showed off her skill with that spooky, yet soaring, delivery. I was delighted with it. And thank you, too, for your appreciation of certain lyric lines. Means a lot coming from you!

Thanks for the comment on my collab song with Simon!

Thanks so much for your thoughtful response to "Job Classification Poof" I did add the NSFW tag - fun to think that it could be inappropriate for work because of the message as well as the language. Looking forward to listening to more of your fantastic songs.

Thank you for your Always encouraging Words and comments.

"My river goes with me" will have some music! (It might be a three-way collab too, we'll see!) thanks! (to be continued)

Hi Stephen, I'm really glad you like my version of your song I'm Not Sick, and thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it. Great lyrics!

Thank you so much for the kind comments om the Lyrics to My son

Wait wait wait, yet to have a hit? I must disagree, at the very least, Etude No. 11 - The Chicken is among my very favorite collaborations ever!

Also, hi Stephen. :)

Thank you for the in-depth comment. I'm glad you like the song.

I find your lyrics to have an inherent musicality, distincting them as song lyrics in particular rather than poetry. They have a naturally flowing rhyme and rhythm and even being phonetically pleasing to the ear. Not to mention nailing the elusive balance of form and substance. They are a pleasure to write music to, because there's no need for the problem solving of cramming an awkward line into a melody. Instead the musician is left with the much more gratifying task of dressing the words up in a way that does them justice and focusing on the emotion and tone of it all.

Wow, Stephen, I’m so thrilled to hear you liked my take on your fine lyric, “I’m Not Sick”. I think I flubbed a word or two, so sorry for that—I didn’t intend to rewrite your work. Thank you for the generous comments and for letting me have a go at it. It was a moving experience to inhabit a character delivering such poetry in song.

Hi Stephen, i sent you a sound file a couple of days ago and had no answer, I have sent it from the email dawnplanton0@gmail.com. If you don't like it please let me know, thank you

Hi Stephen, I have sent you a rough 'work in progress' version of I'm Not Sick, as I'm having problems with my DAW currently

Hi Stephen, do you have an email address I can send I'm Not Sick to when I've finished it please?

Thank you for your great feedback on Carolina Beaches - Pearl made some magic with the arrangement for sure!

Hi, Stephen, Thanks for your comments on Small Dreams. The music is posted now if you want to check it out. It was a pleasure working with @panch.

Thanks, Stephen, for your kind words about “Clock Into Our Life”

Hi Stephen. Thank you so much for the kind comment, particularly on the lyrics - that really means a lot coming from you!

thanks for that amazing comment on the 'no god but you and me' song :)

Aww, thanks for the glorious words, mister smith. Wolves and the moon and a comedy routine for sure. I assume I'll steal all those nouns now. 😄

Fair enough. I’ll always keep a light on for ya!

Hello, Stephen! Thanks for your kind words on Turnip Turncoat! They brightened my breakfast. 😀

Hi Stephen--do you mean I'm to put music to existing lyrics? I hope so.

I'm still getting focused on 5090. I have some catching up to do in the forums. I'll get back to you as soon as I do.

Thanks for your comments on It Wasn't Me. Your point about the red in the microwave has me thinking. I changed the color from bright red to blood red at the last minute. Do you think I should change it back? Appreciate your feedback. Thanks

Hey man - thanks so much for stopping by. I'm hoping to do a great deal of experimenting these next few months. If we can get something in the mix, I'm up for it. No pressure! 😄

Hi Stephen! Thanks again for the chance to work out music for Personals. Brilliant lyrics! One of the cases where music would be nothing without words. "Lonely notes / Seek words / To inspire / Sound / With Meaning". It's been an honor. 😊

Composer of poetic lines....I am happy to see you....write on....

Hmmm, I thought we could always delete posts? Or maybe we could just delete the content of the posts which left weird "empties" everywhere! At any rate I'll keep my head down and just write a few songs. Looking forward to reading your always awesome lyrics!

Hi Stephen! Glad to see you back again for year 15! I am on #10. Oh, and to answer your question re: my posts on the website feedback thread, I deleted them myself.

Have a great 50/90!

Hi Stephen
Have a nice 50/90