With apologies to Bill Stickers and Dick Hubbard...

I have burst through a case of songwriter's block! With a little help from my friends...

Yes, that's 4 songs in the last 2 days. Nutty, nutty stuff.

Song #12: Bill Stickers Is Innocent

Another Stephen creation! I loved the lyrics when he wrote them awhile ago and I've been trying and trying to get a decent tune going. The problem was that in my head it sounded like every single other country song ever written and I didn't really want to give such good lyrics substandard music. But a visit from Libby helped me to get the spark I needed. It looks like I may have a new partner in crime. She helped with the backing vocals for Bill Stickers and is gonna help me out at an upcoming gig with harmonies and stuff. She's a talented girl, our Libby.

Song #13: Those Few Hurt Me

Larry W. Jones writes insane amounts of lyrics and I've been keeping an eye out for some lyrics I could use. When I saw these ones, I just picked up the guitar and had a play and pretty soon came up with something I thought would work. I'm really enjoying the chance to play with other people's lyrics... and Larry's been churning them out so it's awesome to see other 50/90ers interpreting the lyrics in various different ways.

Song #14: Better Than You Know

Oh. My. Goodness. I had no idea I could possibly ever write a song that's eight minutes long. What the hell is that all about? Still... I am really, really happy with how this one turned out. I struggled and struggled with getting the lyrics, thanks to a kind of unusual metre but some of the songs I struggle with are the ones that I end up really loving. So I'm happy!

Song #15: Dick Hubbard Is Batman

I really about I'm not about to get in trouble with the former Mayor of Auckland... my flatmate's boyfriend decided I should write a song about the fact that apparently, Dick Hubbard is Batman. I told him sure - if he wrote the lyrics. I wasn't expecting him to actually do it but he did and... this is the result. All you non-Kiwis - there is an explanation of sorts in the liner notes of the song itself on 50/90. I hope it clears things up.

So yeah! I'm ahead, which is fantastic. I'm hoping to churn out a few more over the weekend, just to put myself ahead. Maybe some more silly ones, somewhat akin to Bill Stickers and Dick Hubbard... my songwriting this time around has been more or less entirely depressing stuff. Something light-hearted and silly is good for the morale on occasion. *thinks about I Like To Eat The Chickens and chuckles again*

I will finish by quoting Helen's Evil Twin: "Bring me my guitar, for the muse, it doth beckon."

Fare the well,
Rose
(the inspired)