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Topic: "Henry Poole is Here"

Some movie producers are having a contest for a song to go with their movie.  They wanted a song entitled 'Henry Poole is Here' (the film's title).  The song also had to have those words in the lyric and be consistent with their themes of love, hope, faith, and miracles.

The submission deadline was last night via MySpace Music.  It was an interesting exercise to write a song for a movie having seen only the trailer and a very general plot outline.  I generally avoid song contests, but this one snagged my attention.

Here is my entry:
(raw & flawed recording is here: http://www.myspace.com/r200james   )

Henry Poole is HereJames McCormick, June 22, 2008


Some-[F]where else [C]laughter, some-[Dm]where else [Bb]dreams


Some-[F]where else [C]lovers [Bb]making memories


Some-[F]where else [C]passion, some-[Dm]where else [Bb]tears


[F]Somewhere oh [C]somewhere else but [Bb]Henry was no-[F]where




Be-[C]hind my defenses, be-[Bb]hind my facade


Be-[C]hind my arrogance, [Bb]just a lonely [C]slob


Be-[F]hind cyni-[C]cism [Dm]everything is [Bb]clear


[F]Hiding from the [C]rainbows [Bb]Henry was no-[F]where


[Eb]Hiding from [Bb]rainbows, [F]blind apathy


[Eb]Hiding from [Bb]rainbows, [F]stay away from me


[Eb]Hiding from [Bb]rainbows, [F]don't wanna see


[Eb]Hiding from [Bb]rainbows, the [F]nowhere man was me


My [F]walls are not some [C]holy [Dm]mirror to your [Bb]soul


My [F]walls keep my [C]life pre-[Bb]dictably dull


My [F]wall is just a [C]wall [Dm]nothing here to [Bb]see


Go [F]Justify your [C]emptiness [Bb]any way you [F]please




Be-[C]yond all the danger, be-[Bb]yond my control



Be-[C]yond my failures and [Bb]forgotten [C]goals


Be-[F]yond the point of [C]no return be-[Dm]yond the empty [Bb]fear


Re-[F]turning now from [C]nowhere, [Bb]Henry Poole is [F]here


Now I'm . . .


[Eb]Looking for [Bb]rainbows, [F]opening my heart


[Eb]Looking for [Bb]rainbows, [F]make a new start


[Eb]Looking for [Bb]rainbows, [F]totally sincere


[Eb]Looking for [Bb]rainbows, [F]Henry Poole is here


Don't [F]look to me for [C]answers, don't [Dm]ask me what it [Bb]means


Don't [F]try to make me [C]part of your [Bb]complicated schemes


I'm [F]busy redis-[C]covering a [Dm]child I once [Bb]knew


[F]Seeing lots of [C]rainbows, He's [Bb]dazzled by the [F]view




Right [C]here is laughter, right [Bb]here is dreams


Right [C]here is a lover, for [Bb]making memo-[C]ries


Right [F]here is [C]passion, [Dm]hope faith and [Bb]cheer


[F]Henry is [C]laughing, [Bb]Henry Poole is [F]here



"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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Re: "Henry Poole is Here"

hi james great song ,recording sounds great too ,whats your prize for winning the contest,well done....stay cool

love is life ,life is for love,keep a true heart and live life to the full....stay cool

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Re: "Henry Poole is Here"

Very Cool James
Top notch lyrics and melody.I'd say you got a shot at top spot.
Well Done
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Re: "Henry Poole is Here"

Great song James,

I love this line.
My [F]walls are not some [C]holy [Dm]mirror to your [Bb]soul.

I dont really know the story behind this ? But competition wise id say its hard to beat
this song!

Good luck to you.

Slan

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Re: "Henry Poole is Here"

Thanks for your encouraging words, friends.  There are probably thousands of entries in this contest.  I have heard a few of the songs and the competition is fierce.  My recording is 'raw & flawed' but I'm hoping the Phase 1 panel can hear beyond the recording . . .

The movie is basically a tale of alienation and redemption - a bitter and self-pitying guy just wants to be left alone.  However, a neighbor sees a sacred image in a stain on his house's stucco wall.  His yard becomes a shrine and the guy is forced to deal with the reality of a needy world.  He eventually comes to grip with his own disappointments and gets on with his life . . . .

That's about all I know - seemingly there are no space aliens, automatic weapons, exploding buildings, gratuitous ritualistic brutality, or scenes of sado-masochistic sexual gratification. 

Apparently, this is the kind of movie where real actors actually say things to each other - what a radical concept!

The contest winner will not become rich overnight . . . just a trip to L.A. and a maybe they'll make a video of the song.

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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