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[ephlat66]

The listing is:HOT AC / MODERN POP SONGS in the general range of Rob Thomas, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Five For Fighting, Natasha Bedingfield, etc. are sought by the Sr. VP of Creative at a large Independent Publisher. He's seeking great hit songs to pitch to today's biggest Pop/Hot AC stars like those mentioned above. Amazing lyrics, hooks, and choruses are all essential. Please submit one to three songs per CD/online, include lyrics. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI and must be received no later than Dec. 28, 2007. TAXI # S071228ACSubmitted this song:http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... stream=1Do you like my chances?

[jude3]

I don't think so man.

[hummingbird]

ephlat66, have you listened to the a la's for this listing? I'm no expert, but I think your Dylan-esque song might fit folk-rock, but certainly not Hot AC/ Modern Pop. It's very wide of the mark, IMHO. You can listen to many referenced artists by finding their links on this page, provided by Taxi -- http://www.taxi.com/industry-artists.html or you can Google any artist and usually find some samples of their work.In addition, in this thread of notes from the Road Rally, if you scroll down, you'll find Nomi's notes on writing for the Hot A/C market -- you'll note that in particular, for Hot A/C, they are looking for "Edgier, assertive groove, syncopated lyrics and tracks",,,http://taxi.proboards27.com/index.cgi?b ... 3938Lastly, although I like the song overall, in places the vocals are a little pitchy, so I'd fix that up before submitting again.Hope that helps,cheersHummin'bird PS - it's by no means a big deal, but we usually post songs for review in "Peer to Peer" and use "Listings" to ask questions about the listings.

[slideboardouts]

Sorry ephlat66, but I'm going to have to agree with jude3 and hummingbird here. I can't think of a five for fighting song, but I'm pretty familiar with all the other artists mentioned and your song doesn't sound like a fit. Your song doesn't sound quite current enough and it seems to drag compared to what the artists listed usually do.Also, this is obviously a VERY high bar listing which basically means that the song has to be absolutely phenomenal to even have a chance at getting a forward. Good luck,-Steve