FAWM: "A Song For Jimi"

A Song For Jimi

1 day ago by @chinacat

A Song For Jimi

chinacat

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Liner Notes

FULL DISCLOSURE: This demo was created with Suno. I understand if you don't like that; you can move on now.

This is based on a little chord progression I wrote 30+ years ago, soon after I moved to Seattle, and I was obsessed with Jimi Hendrix's album Cry of Love.

I played it on the acoustic along with some lyric ideas into Suno. I then use Suno for the production (I have a Premier Account and use the Suno Studio to work track by track).

Love bringing to life these ideas that have been floating around in my head for so long.

#ai #aiassistedlyrics #aimusicproduction

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I saw a lady in a dress of morning mist She had a silver secret tucked inside her velvet fist She said "The road is open, boy, if you can find the key" It’s hidden in the rhythm of the rolling mercury.

[Chorus] Sky is turning purple, but the sun is turning gold Breaking through the stories that the ancient ones have told We’re riding on the current, yeah, we’re sailing on the wind Leaving all the shadows where the heavy heart has been!

[Verse 2] Well, I walked across the street of a city made of glass Watching all the plastic people praying just to pass But the asphalt started humming with a rhythm from the deep Waking up the spirit that the concrete tried to keep.

Comments

@mostlymediocremusic 1d

This is a well produced song. It captures the Jimi vibe and the lyrics hint at his style.

I think it would be very interesting to 'show your work'; the original demo that you wrote and then showed how the robot cleaned up it. Sort of a 'before polishing' and 'after polishing'. I know I have to keep reminding myself of the fact that FAWM is a songwriting challenge, not a song production challenge. So I understand the pull to something like Suno.

@chinacat 20h

Thanks for the listen. Last night I was deleting all the iterations I went through to produce this (which I do to keep my Library from becoming unwieldy), and was thinking the same thing, it would be fun to document the steps from my recording of me playing the acoustic, determining the style and feel, layering each track, and finally a finished product.

But, as you say, FAWM is really about the songwriting, not the production. I have a hard time splitting them in my process. I've done everything from strumming and singing into a simple recorder to full multitrack productions, and I just really like to flesh things out more.

A simple acoustic/singing rendition doesn't feel "done" to me (even though I love listening to others that do this). Years ago, I tried doing a solo acoustic thing, playing small bars, golf courses, etc., and it just wasn't my thing. I like playing in the band.