Oh, Fickle Muse
I've been trying to write a song.
I was sitting day-dreamily in the fluorescent office today, idly moving bits of paper this way and that, when an idea landed. A song. I chased it and followed it, then wrote it down.
Upon arriving home I dashed upstairs to record it. I got the bit of paper with its pencil scribblings out and smoothed it in front of me. I opened my music software and turned on the microphone.
I pressed record, a flutter of excitement in my chest.
I started to sing.
I faltered, and stopped recording.
I had nothing.
Some words on some paper, some hastily scratched out staves littered with muddles of crochets and quavers, but no song. No sound. Nothing.
I tried again. I clicked open my iTunes for inspiration. I experimented with some bass sounds. I made some tea.
Nothing.
I suppose I am grateful that there seems to be an essence of an idea still there. I need to come up with something good to take to the studio when my producer gets back from his sunny honeymoon in a few weeks. I think he'll like this idea.
Tomorrow I will go back to the office and sit under the fluorescent lights obediently, waiting for inspiration to meander my way once more.
5 Comments:
inspiration dripping from the florescent buzz from above?
11:17 pm
Wait! You post could be the opening lyrics to the song:
I was sitting [I was sitting]
Day-dreamily in the fluorescent office today
Idly moving [Idly moving]
bits of paper this way /
And that waaaaaaas when,
An idea landed.
A song.
[shoop-de-doop, A song, oh yeah]
I chased it [yeah!]
And followed it [yeah yeah]
Then wrote it...
Down. [oh yeah I wrote it down]
Et cetera. Its so easy, I don't know what your problem is.
2:47 pm
beautiful! xx
7:29 pm
Uh.. yes.. what Robert said. Um.. right.
Anyway, that sassy muse will be back in no time. Of course, you'll be out doing errands, but if she finds candy (or a magic pony) I bet she'll wait.
8:44 pm
Clarissa- Oh God. I'm going to have to sit in Luton for the rest of my life waiting for inspiration to drip onto my head. Recruitment consultancy beckons...
Robert - "[shoop-de-doop, A song, oh yeah]" is brilliant. When I next write an ironic soul-influenced musical I will totally bear that in mind.
Impish/View/Sophie of Wonderful New Blog - I love you... xxx
Miss D - She will find a magical pony and me, both of us eagerly receptive.... No candy, though, because Sparkle and I are on bikini diets.
2:47 am
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