Singer Songwriter Forward!

[keithl]

My first singer songwriter forward....crack the bubbly!SOMEONE LIKE YOUhttp://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_id=2003 ... ueACOUSTIC SINGER-SONGWRITER SONGS are needed by an established Music Publisher in L.A. who has secured TONS of Film/TV placements for many TAXI members. This Publisher is only looking for songs that are piano/voice or acoustic guitar/voice - NO additional instruments in the track, please! Songs should be original and along the lines of Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Wolf, Fiona Apple, Rachael Yamagata, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, etc. AlLYRICS:Someone Like YouI dial the phone once againGet through nine numbers, but never the tenthEven if I let it ringI know that you’ll never hear anything We don’t see anything the sameSo we live with ourselves to blameIt’s alrightWe’re not using sticks and stonesSilence abusedApologies left long overdueI guess someone like me deserves Someone like youI curse your name once againIn the bar at the corner with some beers and a friendWaitress says time for last callAnd I know when I leave, I’ll be home aloneWe don’t see anything the sameSo we live with ourselves to blameIt’s alrightWe’re not using sticks and stonesSilence abusedApologies left long overdueI guess there’s a lot left to learnCause someday we’ll realizeThat deep down insideWe shouldn’t be together, cursed for foreverI know this to be a self made catastropheAnd I know that you would agreeIt’s alrightWe’re not using sticks and stonesSilence abusedApologies left long overdueI guess someone like me deserves Someone like you

[slotter]

Nice one B, sounds great!I got 3 returns for this one.. check em out here:www.taxi.com/davidphilipsthe 3 tunes are Everyday Theatre, If Love Hurts and Spring Songkind of a "how not to do it" post hahaha!! Cheers

[slotter]

Hey EthanI can't listento your track cus the internet connection where I am today is very very slow!However.. I can tell you (from experiene) that songs without the classic verse, chorus, bridge format aren't forwaded very often.. I've had loads of returns for that reason only. I'm beggining to realise that writing for Taxi is about sticking to the book.. they aren't looking for anything clever, or different.. just good songs that follow the tried and tested formula. You gotta think that, that's what the majority of people want... you got to keep peoples attention, not an easy task today and the use of a bridge is a tried and tested way to do this. I'm actually in the proccess now of writing new stuff specificaly for Taxi, now I feel like I'm getting a good idea of what they want.Sorry to reply without listening to your song, but your post called my attention and with this internet connection, it'll probably take 5 minutes just to post this text!!!Good look fellaD

[slotter]

Yeh sorry B Flat.. we've kinda hijacked your thread! hahaBut yeh Ethan.. On more than one occasion I've submitted the same 3 songs for 2 different listings... 1 screener returning them saying No, needs a bridge, or not commercial enough or whatever and the 2nd forwarding them saying they are great etc.It really is just luck/rather personal opinion.P.S., I managed to check your track and really liked it.. love the vocal layers.

[Casey H]

Great song (as always) Keith!! The guy who suggested you join taxi is a very bright fellow... Casey

[Casey H]

Feb 7, 2009, 10:21pm, keithl wrote:Casey:You should be receiving your "Thank you for the tip" check any day now. I'll be the guy with the balloons and oversize check. It might say Publishers Clearing House on it, though...I'm trying to decide if you look more like Ed or Dick in your avatar...

[jmather]

Congrats Bflat! Nice song.I had two shot down on this one. next time Justin