Songwriting

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I played SXSW in 1993 and after that was offered a publishing deal. It was (in theory) worth the average cost of a Toronto house – if everything worked out. […]

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name one song that affected you in terms of relationships: Happy Together (Zappa Version) name one song that got you interested in a culture you weren’t familiar with: Planet Claire (B52s) name one […]

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Looking at exercises in a book about Theatre of the Oppressed (Augusto Boal). Many make me think of musical counterparts, about attention and imitation or leading and reflection, similar issues […]

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At the rehearsal, the guitar was so loud that the three vocalists were obliterated. Instead of directing the guitarist to turn down, this time I tried to get the singers to […]

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I always knew the Harry Belafonte song Matilda started off Matilda! Matilda! But I didn’t realize the next line was “she take me money and run (to) Venezuela”. That’s the trouble […]

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Trying to catch my bias and interrupt it,  decent cheap thrill. If I didn’t put effort into it, my right hand would just play piano same way over and over. […]

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There was a woman who lived in a neighbourhood where there was a lot of prejudice and corruption. She learned to play guitar and started writing songs about what was […]

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Voicemail: Dear Dan, first time caller, long time listener. I write the same song over and over. I’m ashamed and a failure.   Dan: You should be concerned not about […]

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It’s cool when a song is in 5 or even 7 but who puts a pop song in 11? Outkast that’s who. Hey Ya still kills me.

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More so they do it underground in Europe. Often I don’t remember, but then I look up and I do. Many wires get the electricity into each home. Like if […]