Anatomy of a Pop song.

Ok, so a few weeks ago a couple of people put together tunes in 3 hours or so. I thought that was pretty incredible and also very interesting to me. So tonight I made a goal to put together a quick little pop song and gave myself a time limit of 3 hours. (still getting the hang of this studio stuff.) It actually took me 3 hours 23 minutes but who's counting. . So I'll let all you guys decide how this experiment turned out. Any input appreciated.

Keep in mind, this is 1 drum loop and virtually no production value lol. No bass either . I might turn it into a real song eventually. Here is what I came up with.

Disclaimer. Mix may be harmful to trained ears.

Elloise
http://www.box.net/shared/35v85qby9x

Sounds outstanding to me. Good sounds on everything...voice, guitar....are the drums something like ezdrummer claustraphobic?

Anyway...it's great.

Hi Ed,

Good song. Well Written, good hook...it's got all the elements!!

Also...you have a cool voice.

3 hours!! I wish I could do that.... I am very slowwwwwwww.

Did you already have the lyrics and basic tune written before your 3 hour thing?

...in any event,, I enjoyed it..

Best Regards, Linda

Ed,

This is a very well crafted song with an excellent pop hook. Your singing is very well done.

Great job. Isn't it interesting how sometimes we put so much time into a song when really it should just flow like you did here.

Tom

Beautiful job, Ed. What a fun little tune! It takes me three hours just to find my guitar and tune it.

Hi Ed, awesome! Really wonderful. I'm getting misty over here thinking about the process of creativity.

Nice track. Clean mix and good vocals. Can't imagine what you could do with more time spent on it... great work...

Cracking song Ed, some very nice Beatle-esque chord changes, a great melody and a fine hook. It all works for me

Oh, and a definite +1 to what Randy said..

What's amazing to me on this is not so much the music, as some of us know that when a tune comes to us we might lay it down within 45 minutes to an hour - anyway for me it goes fast when it does come -

But what is amazing is the lyrics you came up with in that time. Oviously, some people just HAVE IT when it comes to lyrics - but that would not, no, not be me.

Good work. I was thinking the other poster who did it in 2 hours also did the mix to finality? But I think when I last saw him he did have 6 arms...

Wow, that would be a great song even if you spent weeks on it. 3 hours... it's funny, but that's how it works. I can work at something with weak results for hours & hours & other times my best stuff will just happen in an instant.

If I can get 3 hours to myself I'f going to give it a shot soon. Great work!

Tom, that was one of the things that interested me most actually. The spontaneity of it, instead of the clinical style. I think both can work well, just different processes.

Herb, Yeah this is an original song. I gotta get some drums rolling. That loop just can't be allowed to exist. That was actually very liberating writing the song over just 1 beat.

No how, thanks alot bud. I was lucky, I had the same strings on my bent necked Ibanez for 6 months, luckily it was in tune from around the 9th fret down.

I gotta go to work but I want to reply to everyone. Thanks so much for listening/commenting guys/gals, it means alot to me.

Production sounds great to my 'untrained' ears! Nice hooky tune, and great vocals.

Bestest, Paul

I have to agree--very nice job on this. Great melody, hooks and voice. I hope you finish it too. It's worthy of it!

Space duck, thanks for the comments. I have songs that I have been messing with for over a year so I know how you feel. I think if I do add more to this tune it will be minimal, I think it will work with a sparse arrangement.

Tom, thanks alot for the kind words and the listen.

Randy, thanks so much for the warm welcome back. It's always a treat to hear your thoughts. You are right, I have been through some rough patches but if life was boring I imagine my songs would be as well.

Joseph, thanks alot for taking the time to listen/comment. much appreciated.

Jeff, thanks for the listen. I have enjoyed your material immensely. I will probably wind up changing a few things up to make it more of it's own. That being said I like a little familiarity.

James, thanks bud. You deserve a medal just for putting up with me.

Hey Larry. Thanks alot bud. You have nothing to be jealous about, I cant crank em out like you do and I think James said something like "a gorrilla with a coconut on acoustic" yeah thats me too. This little experiment was a rarity for me as I usually spend way too long on songs.

Jayhill, thanks for the comments on the lyrics. I have always been more into writing and voice but instrumentation becomes a chore at times for me.

Ron. Thanks. I actually love all those bands you listed also. 'Dont dream it's over' is one of my all time faves.

Soulpuppy, I agree sometimes they pour out and other times it's like cramming square blocks into round holes.

Mark, I agree, it should definitely be a "when it's done" kind of thing although I think it is healthy to experiment and push yourself to create something substantial quickly. It's all just one huge learning process for me (especially the recording side) and I have a hard drive (like others) full of things that just dont work at all.

Paul, thanks alot for the kind words. I have the worst monitoring system ever devised so I never know how it's going to translate. I am glad you liked it.