Phill Williams wrote:I once saw a thing on tv about the Eurythmics and how they wrote their songs. Well as you probably know they were a very electronic band? Dave Stuart used to noodle on acoustic guitar while Annie Lennox messed about with words and melody lines until they arrived at a song. They then took the bare bones into the studio and electrified it. So, writing words and a tune is just the beginning, the hit song is created by the arrangement and production and of course the performance.
I wish I could listen to my own advice.
I've got a funny story about the Eurythmics - back in the early days of jamming, we had a friend, named Porky, who was a bit of a talker; he managed to get himself backstage on a tour with the Eurythmics, and got his guitar signed, here are the pics:
Anyway, there was a dear old lady who ran a music store very close to the place where I lived, so he took it to her to sell, and she thought she'd get a better price if she cleaned it all off - poor guy was broken when she told him how well it cleaned up. These are the only photos in existence, and I went with him to one of the gigs and after party. It was less wild than I thought it would be ....
Cheers
Richard
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