The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #103956   Message #2123802
Posted By: Jim Lad
11-Aug-07 - 02:03 PM
Thread Name: Traditional Influence In Songwriting
Subject: RE: Traditional Influence In Songwriting
Jerry: One of the things I do is to make sure that no evidence of modern inventions makes its way into the songs. I like to think that by doing this, along the the vocabulary we were raised with that the song can seem timeless as far as its origin goes.
Your line, up there ..."and when you turn off the lights" would have been "Turn down" or "Blow out the lights" in any of my songs.
Peace, unless it's already gone and you had another up there, your contribution is fine.
Didn't even swear nor nuthin'.