I was biking with my dad and saw a bottle by the side of the road - I remarked that it was half full, and my dad said that it was just "cheap canadian whiskey" The phrase stuck with me and I wrote a song around it about a friend that was doing some crazy stuff.
I wrote the track on keys and then had it produced with some tracking guys in Nashville - just like to know if you find the track interesting at all.
Hey, Mikalyn! Thanks for sharing. I really dig the vibe. I also like the title. Made me wanna hear what it’s about. I guess what’s missing for me is clarity. I just not really sure what the story is. For country, that’s really important. Don’t make the listener work to hard to fill in the blanks lyrically. But overall, I like it. Nice work!
April 28, 2017
Thanks Brent - I am working on bringing more resolve to my songs. Most of the songs and music I listen don’t really have tons of clarity so I let myself get away with it in my writing. Thanks for taking the time to listen.
May 01, 2017
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Another cool song Mikalyn!
My only thought on this one is I’m not so sure it’s country. It feels like it could very easily be produced to fit squarely in the pop world - or even rock with some heavy guitars thrown in there. Something about the phrasing and/or the melody that made me hear it being sung by a band like Breaking Benjamin or Three Days Grace (or maybe Paramore since it’s obviously from a female perspective).
Anyway, I think the ambiguity in the lyrics could work just fine if you go that direction with it. There were a lot of “cool sounding” lines, and if I wasn’t reading the lyrics or trying to analyze them, I don’t think I would have any problem with it as is.
Great job!
May 01, 2017
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Nice work Mikalyn! I think this has a major TV/Sync sound to it, I can hear it playing in a movie or TV show for sure. The bridge is really cool - very “Beatle-esque”.
May 02, 2017
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Again, interesting—I DO think you are talented (both as a singer and as a songwriter), and you’re “easy on the eyes”—put those together and it’s a “nice package”—2 small things I would mention: 1) On this song (haven’t noticed it so much in your other songs I’ve listened to) your consonants (especially final ones) get a little “swallowed” (imho), and 2) similar to other comments, generally (as a songwriter) your songs (focus) could use a little bit more “specifics in your lyrics” (that could be a song title) HA—anyway, this one reminded me a little of both Sarah Bareilles and (slightly) Jonatha Brooke. I DO think you have a VERY LISTENABLE VOICE!!!!!!!!! Best of luck in all your music/songwriting endeavors!
September 09, 2018
Thanks Bob for the feedback - I am constantly trying to improve my writing. I will listen to see if I hear what you are saying about consonants. I am vocally trained in choir and classical and sometimes in pop or country I am told that I need to put less stress on the consonants. Of course this depends on the stressed syllables of the lyric. Again thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. Appreciate it.
September 10, 2018
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Cheap Canadian Whiskey
V1
Thought no one cared about you
You had so many things to prove
You were blind and refused to see
You would never stop to listen to me
V2
You turned away from my help
Always doubting yourself
Some people say you went off the rails
I think your just stuck on the wrong trail
CHORUS
Turned to....
Cheap Canadian Whiskey on the side of the road
And the
Yelling and the screaming when you thought no one was home
and the
things you would do when you thought nobodys paying attention
To you
V3
Could write a novel on the dark things in your in head
For a while you me worried you'd end up dead
Doing crazy stuff all for the thrill
Like a trophy hunter going in for the kill
CHORUS
You craved the
Cheap Canadian Whiskey on the side of the road
And the
Yelling and the screaming when you thought no one was home
and the
things you would do when you thought nobodys paying attention
To you
BRIDGE
texted me in the middle of the night
giving me another piece of advice
Told me that meeting boys was easy
Getting drunk was fun
But when you feel
yourself falling in love
turn and run
CHORUS
Turned to the
Cheap Canadian Whiskey on the side of the road
And the
Yelling and the screaming when you thought no one was home
and the
things you would do when you thought nobodys paying attention
To you
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Hey, Mikalyn! Thanks for sharing. I really dig the vibe. I also like the title. Made me wanna hear what it’s about. I guess what’s missing for me is clarity. I just not really sure what the story is. For country, that’s really important. Don’t make the listener work to hard to fill in the blanks lyrically. But overall, I like it. Nice work!
April 28, 2017
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Thanks Brent - I am working on bringing more resolve to my songs. Most of the songs and music I listen don’t really have tons of clarity so I let myself get away with it in my writing. Thanks for taking the time to listen.
May 01, 2017
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Another cool song Mikalyn!
My only thought on this one is I’m not so sure it’s country. It feels like it could very easily be produced to fit squarely in the pop world - or even rock with some heavy guitars thrown in there. Something about the phrasing and/or the melody that made me hear it being sung by a band like Breaking Benjamin or Three Days Grace (or maybe Paramore since it’s obviously from a female perspective).
Anyway, I think the ambiguity in the lyrics could work just fine if you go that direction with it. There were a lot of “cool sounding” lines, and if I wasn’t reading the lyrics or trying to analyze them, I don’t think I would have any problem with it as is.
Great job!
May 01, 2017
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Nice work Mikalyn! I think this has a major TV/Sync sound to it, I can hear it playing in a movie or TV show for sure. The bridge is really cool - very “Beatle-esque”.
May 02, 2017
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Again, interesting—I DO think you are talented (both as a singer and as a songwriter), and you’re “easy on the eyes”—put those together and it’s a “nice package”—2 small things I would mention: 1) On this song (haven’t noticed it so much in your other songs I’ve listened to) your consonants (especially final ones) get a little “swallowed” (imho), and 2) similar to other comments, generally (as a songwriter) your songs (focus) could use a little bit more “specifics in your lyrics” (that could be a song title) HA—anyway, this one reminded me a little of both Sarah Bareilles and (slightly) Jonatha Brooke. I DO think you have a VERY LISTENABLE VOICE!!!!!!!!! Best of luck in all your music/songwriting endeavors!
September 09, 2018
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Thanks Bob for the feedback - I am constantly trying to improve my writing. I will listen to see if I hear what you are saying about consonants. I am vocally trained in choir and classical and sometimes in pop or country I am told that I need to put less stress on the consonants. Of course this depends on the stressed syllables of the lyric. Again thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. Appreciate it.
September 10, 2018
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Sandy Ramos
Cool vibe….Sandy
April 27, 2017
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