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Announcements by Brent Baxter, Team SWPro on September 16, 2021
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, Lance Carpenter. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
Out of a bunch 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 Lance’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):
"WAR STORY" by Michael Marcum
"THE MORNING AFTER" by Avrim Topel
"LIFE LAID BACK" by Terri Burch
"RINGS" by Tracy Richardson
"END UP TOWN" by Blake Bard
"EYESORE" by William Gunnell
"INVISIBLE WOUNDS" by Randy Maynor
"JESUS, GIRLS & COLD BEER" by Roger Fournier
"BLACK AND BLUE" by Steve Nuckolls
"THE FRONT DOOR" by Ella Hartt
You can see each Top 10 lyric with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think! (Disclaimer: Since it's my SongSpace account, it automatically lists me as a writer, but I am NOT a writer on any of these songs. They get full credit, not me!)
Lance and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on September Monday, September 27! 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):
"DO YOU REMEMBER MONTGOMERY" by Jim Karns
"GRUDGE" by Scott Miller
"HEART ACRES" by Jayne Sachs
"BE THE LOVE" by Teresa Ross
"ALL BEER FROM HERE" by David Lauver
"MORE THAN JUST A HOUSE" by Kathy Wallace
"A SIGN" by Lucy LeBlanc
"SHE LOOKS LIKE TOMORROW TONIGHT" by Michael R.J. Roth
"LICENSE" by Joan Diamond
"KID IN ME" by Carin Fradin
You can see each of the On Hold lyrics with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think! (Disclaimer: Since it's my SongSpace account, it automatically lists me as a writer, but I am NOT a writer on any of these songs. They get full credit, not me!)
God bless,
Brent
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Who is Brent Baxter?
Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (the #1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet and more!
