Nova Scotia, Song Stuff | Posted by Jannie on 4 October 2008 @ 9:23 AM
My musical’s plot, setting and character motivations are totally starting to come together!
Show will be set at an outdoor cafe with a motorcycle cop, a man with a chainsaw, a girl who had a wedgie on her wedding day, a broken-down Toyota, three goats, two chickens and a cow. (Well kinda on those last 3.)
Here’s an Mp3 of part of the title track… i_need_a_man_snippet
And here’s the Wedgie Wedding song, most of it… wedgie_wedding_snippet
The third verses of each of those is a bit of a secret. You’ll have to come to the show to hear the twist at the end of each!
(P.S. above’s a picture our house in Nova Scotia which is currently not rented, bla, bla, bla, whose trees do need a man with a chainsaw. But that’s another story.)
On 4 October 2008 at 10:55 am Michelle said,
Writing a musical? That sounds pretty freaking awesome.. I have enough trouble writing screenplays.
On 4 October 2008 at 11:04 am Kristin said,
Hi Jannie! Thank you for posting on my blog! I’ll be sure and check your website to see how things are progressing on your musical.
LOL on the bride with a wedgie! HAHA! Good luck and keep me posted!
Take Care,
Kristin
On 4 October 2008 at 12:06 pm Lena said,
Hi Jannie –
Thanks for stopping by my blog recently. I do enjoy songwriting and have done so since a teen – Mostly for my own enjoyment – and I have performed at the occasional charity busk. Too old to hope for any future as such but I do help to write the odd tune for my sons’ bands one of which is doing pretty well.
I’ve not had time to read over all your previous posts but it’s clear you’re passionate about music – and quite rightly! I’ll certainly call back to have a listen to anything you have to offer. I’m creating a new myspace music account and for now I have only one recording on it, but the clarity isn’t great, so I’m working on that! Nice to have ‘met’ you, and I’ll visit as often as possible!
Lena
XxX
On 4 October 2008 at 3:04 pm Jannie said,
Lena, your links don’t seem to be working. Oh no, please leave new ones. We must not lose contact!!!
On 4 October 2008 at 9:12 pm loren said,
Cute songs, but not as cute as the pictures of your daughter shown down below.
On 4 October 2008 at 9:16 pm Bulldog said,
With a plot like that, one would think you could work in the bats from under the Congress Avenue bridge.
On 4 October 2008 at 11:17 pm I Need Man With A Chainsaw said,
[...] Go to the author’s original blog: I Need Man With A Chainsaw [...]
On 5 October 2008 at 1:09 am SnaggleTooth said,
Here checkin out your blog stuff-
Musical=grand plans! Me n a friend wrote one in our teens, wonder what happened to that script- we borrowed most of the songs tho.
I never have a problem writing, just an issue with feeling it’s done, never mind finishing projects. Seems there’s always room for improvement n revision. I tend to write tons of snippets wanting siblings.
On 5 October 2008 at 8:42 am Caitlin said,
Wow that sounds fabulous! I can’t believe you’re writing your own musical! Very cute songs! It makes me want to start writing songs again.
On 5 October 2008 at 11:41 am Debi said,
No, no, no. I’m sure that’s been done already. I saw a show last week exactly like that …
(Quirky English humour there – did you spot it?)
On 5 October 2008 at 12:00 pm Kerri said,
I LOVE musicals. That song is freakin awesome.
On 5 October 2008 at 2:13 pm Jannie said,
Thanks new and old buddies, for your visits and comments! Jannie
On 5 October 2008 at 2:20 pm Nancy said,
Jannie,
Thanks for stopping by my blog site.You sound very talented in your songwriter career. I visit Austin quite often because of my kids that live there. You live in a beautiful part of Texas that has great music!
On 5 October 2008 at 3:27 pm Sheryl Zettner said,
Hello Jannie,
That second one reminded me a little of John D. Loudermilk’s songs. Have you heard him before?
Those are really funny songs!
Thanks for dropping by my blog. I don’t think I actually have a link to my new song in my Thought Vacuum journal.
You might like it, as it’s a humorous song as well:
http://boxstr.com/files/3049182_bh2sy/OnlineDating_92.mp3
On 5 October 2008 at 6:49 pm squib said,
lol very good Jannie!
On 6 October 2008 at 2:59 am Rob Hopcott said,
Well met, Jannie and thanks for visiting.
Songwriting is about telling stories and I’ve been thinking recently it’s one of the few areas of story writing I haven’t tried.
Problem is that I’m a wind instrument player and my mouth is usually doing other things when the music is playing
See you soon!
On 6 October 2008 at 10:47 am Lena said,
What wonderful songs! ‘I had a Wedgie..’ will stay with me the rest of the day, now! Jannie, you have a beautiful voice, I bet you could sing in many other genre’s too, if you wanted! Looking forward to more! Hopefully THIS new link will work for you!
Hugs
Lena
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On 6 October 2008 at 5:12 pm Steve said,
House in Nova Scotia?? Must be nice… thought you lived in Texas. Now you have someplace to hide if BO is elected…
Steve
http://www.commoncts.blogspot.com
On 6 October 2008 at 5:31 pm Jannie said,
Steve, the house in N.S. is a loooooong story.
On 9 October 2008 at 5:22 am G.S. said,
Hey Jannie, Thanks for your comment. Your songs are a riot, loved ‘em. I’ve written one musical and I can tell ya this – you’ve gotta have a good book. Have you read “Story” by Robert McKee? Best book on storywriting ever.
On 10 October 2008 at 11:57 am tiffanny said,
i listened to the mp3!! haha i also listened to wedding wedgie. i like your sense of humor. wishing you success
On 12 October 2008 at 5:28 pm Now to sleep 14 hours | said,
[...] and I think the guy with the chainsaw will be named Helmut! [...]
On 15 October 2008 at 6:01 pm ruth said,
Cute song! Do you play piano on it and who is playing drums?
Neat that you own a house in Nova Scotia! Only been there once but loved it!
On 16 October 2008 at 5:13 pm roger said,
great tunes for your musical. love them both.wanting the man with a chainsaw or an axe, we all need humour in our lives.
laughing is to therapeutic.
On 21 October 2008 at 4:06 pm Miladysa said,
I’ll have to come back and listening to those mp3s
On 11 November 2008 at 5:11 am Kim said,
My hubby and I TOTALLY ENJOYED listening to the snippets of songs!!! What a hoot! The show is bound to be a hit. And thanks for your unique and fitting version of “City Sidewalks”.
I’ve really enjoyed your blog and will be back to visit. It’s just too cool that we can meet interesting people from all over the world.
Your daughter is a cutie. I’m sure missing mine. But thanks to the internet, we talk several times a week.
Kim’s last blog post..Why the U.S. is the Land of Opportunity
On 11 November 2008 at 6:16 am Jannie said,
Kim: I do hope the finished show will live up to or exceed your (and my, ’cause I still have 100% got the story line,)expectations. (Today’s date: Nov. 10/08)
City sidewakls, busy sidewalks, ha, ha ha! That was fun posting on your blog. And hey, it’s almost The Season!