tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136235097089635314.post8014177412844900898..comments2023-08-05T07:31:55.494-07:00Comments on Soul of the Songwriter: Don't Get LostEric Copelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455115047714981740noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136235097089635314.post-89194825776413369082013-08-09T06:31:32.287-07:002013-08-09T06:31:32.287-07:00Well, I must say, I am bloomin' old...I still ...Well, I must say, I am bloomin' old...I still use pen and paper...maybe, it's because I like to ponder on my words. Oh, and the scratch marks on the paper look really cool... I totally appreciate the part about the potato chips and TV and I find that those songs tend to encourage others more than I would ever understand...like when the song finally leaves the couch and goes out to help someone's heart. Eric, thanks for the encouragement each week.<br /><br /> Always a blessing...Jeannie Fursthttp://www.jeanniefurst.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136235097089635314.post-38302661139436294862013-03-05T09:21:52.771-08:002013-03-05T09:21:52.771-08:00Thank you Eric,
It was great speaking with you yes...Thank you Eric,<br />It was great speaking with you yesterday. And thank you for this blog. We need to remind ourselves sometimes that the miracle is in the writing. It's wonderful to fantasize what could be; someday. But let's remember simply enjoy the journey; the process of the writing. <br /><br />Daniel GaspariAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05027705556436414283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136235097089635314.post-7035057009880502322013-03-05T09:19:51.784-08:002013-03-05T09:19:51.784-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05027705556436414283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136235097089635314.post-25605083106943410482012-10-29T08:57:26.824-07:002012-10-29T08:57:26.824-07:00I was recently reminded of this when my hard drive...I was recently reminded of this when my hard drive crashed on my laptop. I had to get back to the basics: paper, pencil, piano and my recorder on my iPhone (glad I still had that!). I thought exactly those same thoughts: "don't worry about what the finished product will need to sound like, how many syllables are in each line, what the rhyme scheme is, what chord am I playing (although that one was really important to me)...leave that to Eric and production when I get there!" It was really quite freeing. <br /><br />I tend to jump the gun and start worrying about the structure and details and then I miss the true meaning of what I was writing to begin with. It is more important to get the idea down and then work it from there...because once its gone... its gone! Good blog, Eric. By the way, I don't recommend losing your hard drive to learn such a good lesson.Jen Hauglandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917906915528974339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136235097089635314.post-1113225593630942222012-10-29T08:48:19.674-07:002012-10-29T08:48:19.674-07:00thank you, Eric!
Such a great reminder, especially...thank you, Eric!<br />Such a great reminder, especially the part about letting the song find its own way. These days, it's so easy to try and manipulate that, in the hopes that you've just written the next "How Great Is Our God"! CCLI, royalties, radio singles, the desire to be 'famous' or even just the simple desire to provide for your family through this thing you love to do - all can lead to a focus not on the song and it being its best, but on the outcome, leaving the song left somewhat unrealized.<br />I heard a producer say the other day, "I like the song better without the vocal - we <i>might</i> need to go back and rewrite it." Don't leave your best stuff unwritten!Jeffrey B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514081347759622521noreply@blogger.com