Inspiration
Giant thanks to Hookist OG Marianne Murdock for her joyful idea for the theme of this song! Marianne is thinking a “fun, upbeat approach” to life in crazy times! Now that just has to get your imagination flying!
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Submit what you think will make the best 1st line or couplet in our song below in Song In Progress! Then vote, comment & invite your talented friends to vote for you! Or submit their own lyrical miracle! ;~)
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Winners Circle
Congratulations Kayly!! Beautiful poetry!
Shout outs to everyone as you are all hitting it out of the park! (as usual!)
So the question is… should Kayly’s line be the 2nd 1/2 of the 2nd Verse OR… should it be a Pre-Chorus? Shoot us an email info@hookist.com and let us know your thoughts.
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Check out Hookist OG MariaJack’s latest awesome musical idea for our song and feel free to submit your own! Would be so cool to see lots of different takes on the same lyrics!
Cya next Friday!
Till then…
Much love M & T!
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Hey guys! So looks like there is agreement that the line we are writing right now is the prechorus, tho Blue and Marianne have different takes on the flow of the whole song – I think it would be cool to see different versions! So Blue, feel free to send us your version – and everyone else as well! But either way, the lyric we’re looking for for Friday is a prechorus! Can’t wait to see your lyrical…
Hey guys! So looks like there is agreement that the line we are writing right now is the prechorus, tho Blue and Marianne have different takes on the flow of the whole song – I think it would be cool to see different versions! So Blue, feel free to send us your version – and everyone else as well! But either way, the lyric we’re looking for for Friday is a prechorus! Can’t wait to see your lyrical miracles!
Hey Meredith. I already submitted a pre chorus entry.
Hi Blue – Sorry! I had thought you had an idea for a different flow of lyrics!
Putting this in a format that’s easier to follow:
V1
Took a walk down Mercy Lane
Found a field of Grace
Hundred shades of beautiful
Just one human race
I looked back and said goodbye
Then I moved forward strong
Sang it out to the people there
I s…
Putting this in a format that’s easier to follow:
V1
Took a walk down Mercy Lane
Found a field of Grace
Hundred shades of beautiful
Just one human race
I looked back and said goodbye
Then I moved forward strong
Sang it out to the people there
I said let’s keep moving on
CH1
Let’s greet the new horizon
The past is done and gone/
Wash away our sorrow/ together movin’ on
V2
Love is not a mystery
That no one can explain
Heaven knows the circle grows
Like roses in the rain
What we give comes back around
Generations truth
Like the sun, it lasts beyond
The fleeting years of youth
Pre-chorus and then back into the chorus but maybe “wash away” something other than sorrow here. Maybe repeat chorus depending on final melody/arrangement.
So….no pre chorus? Or…a pre chorus not yet created?
Sorry! I did that wrong. What comes next, IMO, should be the pre-chorus. Then back into the chorus with something washing away other than sorrow, or, something different in that line, Depends on Bob’s arrangement. LOL! 🙂
So we’re writing a pre-chorus next? I’m a bit confused! ;~))
I think so. I just sung it with the next couplet (pre-chorus) and another chorus and tagged it with the very first line, which sounded kind of cool. Almost 3 minutes. We don’t want it longer than that, I don’t think.
Did another video in my best Bob Dylan voice. Lol! I think this might be a Dylan song! 🙂 https://youtu.be/vHDu-bATABg
Love it!
Thanks Meredith!
Since the first verse is just two lines forming a couplet, it seems the second verse should follow the same length. Therefore Kayly’s line might better be considered the pre-chorus.
I mean it could be longer, there’s no hard and fast rule. Sort of depends on the musical treatment making it obvious. It also remains to be seen if there would be a bridge nearer the end.
Terry asked for thoughts on what part of the song we should be working on next….these are my thoughts:
I think the first verse should be:
Took a,walk down Mercy Lane
Found a field of Grace
Hundred shades of beautiful
Just one human race
I looed back and said goodbye
Then I moved forward strong
Sang it out to the people there
Let’s keep movin’ on
Followed by Kiva’s lines, bu…
Terry asked for thoughts on what part of the song we should be working on next….these are my thoughts:
I think the first verse should be:
Took a,walk down Mercy Lane
Found a field of Grace
Hundred shades of beautiful
Just one human race
I looed back and said goodbye
Then I moved forward strong
Sang it out to the people there
Let’s keep movin’ on
Followed by Kiva’s lines, but as a pre chorus:
Let’s greet the new horizon
The past is done and gone
Wash away our sorrow
Together movin on
Then the chorus, which, if my suggestion is followed, has yet to be written.
Then the second verse would be:
Love is not a mystery
That no one can explain
Heaven knows the circle grows
Like roses in the rain
What we give comes back around
Generations’ truth
Like the sun it lasts beyond
The fleeting years of youth
Then we would write another pre chorus, which is what we would Then be submitting ideas for now, like:
So look ahead and say hello
To new dreams born at dawn
Pass the torch from heart to heart
Together movin’ on
THEN we would write the chorus.
Sorry for the length of this suggestion 😅
PS
We could also create a bridge, which would come after the 2nd time the chorus repeated, and then repeat the chorus a third time to end the song.
😇
Congratulations Kayly!!
Thank you, Blue!
Congratulations Kayly!
Thank you, Marianne!
Can we take a vote on the tag in the chorus? Should it be sung twice or just one time?
Let’s greet the new horizon / The past is done and gone / Wash away our sorrow / Together movin’ on
It sounds great sung twice as you did it in the video.
Thanks for replying Kayly!
sounds good to me but up to you guys!
Congratulations, Blue. Such beautiful lines. And Meredith, I’m so, so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family.
Thanks so much, Kayly. <3
Meredith, I am so sorry for your loss.
Thank you, Blue. Appreciate it. <3
Congratulations Blue!
Thank you Marianne!
Congrats Kiva!
Congratulations, kiva!
Congratulations Kiva!!
I’m proposing a combined lyric for singability’s sake. How do you all feel about this for the beginning of the chorus?
We gotta keep moo-oovin’ on (Merilee) / The past is done and gone (Kiva)
Time waits for no one (Merilee) / But look how far we’ve come (Me)
I like it! This arrangement does sing well.
We’ve got a new musical idea from Hookist extraordinaire Marianne Murdock! Check it out! https://www.hookist.com/lets-hang-on/
I’m so sorry about your goddaughter, Meredith. Thinking about you. <3
Congratulations Marianne! I agree that “moving” has a more positive vibe than “hanging”. More dynamic. More active than passive.
Thanks Blue! Great lines by the way!
Ok! We will make the change!
Thanks guys! I am leaning towards Moving On after doing the last video. It sounds less desperate and it puts us in motion which is good. I think it compliments Blue’s first lines as well. When you post my last video, maybe we can take a vote? Or just change it. ? I’m not the boss, just a tired songwriter! 🙂
GREAT line Blue!!
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