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Announcements by Brent Baxter, Team SWPro on December 08, 2020
Here are the winners of Songwriting Pro's "Lyric Pitch Event!"
First of all, thank you to each of you who took a chance, took positive action, and submitted one or more lyrics to this special event with hit songwriter, Steve Dean. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
Out of over 200 lyrics, it took a while to whittle it down to just 10.
There were a lot of worthy lyrics sent in, and it was tough to leave so many out. If your lyric wasn’t chosen this time doesn’t mean that it isn’t a good one.
You know, one time I turned a song in to my publisher, and they didn’t know what to do with it, so they didn’t want to do anything with it. My cowriters wanted to demo it, and the publisher said they wouldn’t pay for a demo.
The song was called, “Crickets,” and we got it cut by Joe Nichols. It’s the title track to one of his recent albums.
That’s right. The song my publisher wouldn’t even pay to demo got cut, anyway. (My cowriters did an out-of-pocket guitar/vocal, and we pitched it ourselves.)
Welcome to Nashville. So while each and every lyric was evaluated and every effort was made to pick the ones that have the best chance of catching Steve’s eye… I could be wrong. That’s just the way the music biz works. So if your lyric wasn’t selected, it doesn’t mean you should give up on it.
Okay, here are the Top Ten (in no particular order):
"RUM AWAY WITH ME" by Luke Allen Comer
"THAT OLD GREY DOG AND ME" by Jim Karns
"MY FAVORITE F WORDS" by Patrick Allan Adams
"LAST CALL" by Karak Arnett
"SAWDUST" by Kevin Young
"KITCHEN DANCE FLOOR" by Blake Bard
"FOREVER LORETTA" by Lucy LeBlanc
"SPIN" by Marla Rubenstein, Troy Castellano, Jayne Sachs
"TALKIN' TO MY MAKER" by Mike McCorison, Johnny Guest, Paul deMarco
"DO ANGELS RIDE HORSES" by Marla Rubenstein
You can hear each Top 10 song with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Steve and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on December 15! Keep your eyes open for the invitation in your email.
Of course, these weren't the only good lyrics sent in for the event. Here's the list of the "On Hold" lyrics. These were the next 10 lyrics, just outside of the Top 10. Any of these lyrics could have ended up in the top 10 - they were right in there fighting it out for a spot in the Top 10. And there were several that were SO close to making this list, too. So please be encouraged, and keep on writing!
Okay, here are the 10 On Hold lyrics (in no particular order):
"GOD WRITES THE SONGS" by Jim King
"A THOUSAND DOWN" by Sandra DeVault
"YEAR AT A GLANCE" by Ella Hartt, Alex Hughes
"POOR TOWN" by Jim Karns
"DRUNK ENOUGH" by Tracy Richardson
"WHEN THIS IS OVER" by Patrick Allan Adams
"IF I DIDN'T KNOW" by Dale Giffen
"LOVE ON THE BEACH" by Kevin Young
"DANCIN' BY THE RAILROAD TRACK" by David Haley Lauver
"FOR A SONG" by Michael R. J. Roth
"MORE OF THE SAME" by Marla Rubenstein / Jeff Roe / Dave Quirk
"ONE DAY A WEEK" by Dixie Phillips
You can hear each of the Top 10 songs with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Hey, if you'd like a chance to get YOUR song in front of a rising artist and his producer, I have a wonderful opportunity for you! The new Music Industry Pitch Event just kicked off, and we have producer/music industry pro Noah Dewey and rising artist Kyle Coulahan looking for songs... YOUR songs. CLICK HERE to get all the details at SongwritingPro.com/MusicIndustryPitch!
God bless,
Brent
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Who is Brent Baxter?
Brent is an award-winning hit songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (top 5 hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (#1 hit & CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (#1 hit & Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet and more!
