To ask other readers questions about Tunesmithplease sign up. Jimmy Webb is America’s finest songwriter. This isn’t some sort of “how to write better songs” workbook for aspiring songwrit Absolutely, completely, ridiculously, inarguably the greatest book about songwriting ever written. A song is a magical marriage between a lyric some words and a melody some notes. His approach to the subject of songwriting is different and readable. Composers are not paid for broadcast performances or television or radio commercials. People who sing on big national commercials get rich. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Finally, one of the most touching finishes to the book was a page dedicated to all the songwriters that had passed away during the time he’d written the book: Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser.Įnabled Amazon Best Sellers Rank: If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? And it seems to me that reading about it is not doing it. I should have known when the author ranted about the evils of “false” rhymes and how nobody who uses them will ever amount to anything that he and I would find little common ground. Absolutely, completely, ridiculously, inarguably the greatest book about songwriting ever written.
It’s also a book about the business of being a songwriter: Webb’s one of those “behind the scenes” master songwriters of the twentieth century whose name most people have never heard but whose songs everyone has heard – “Wichita Lineman,” “Didn’t we,” “By the time I get to phoenix,” “The moon’s a harsh mistress,” and classic groaner “MacArthur Park” only scratch the surface.Īt times you get the feeling the Jimmy is dismissive of certain types of music, but this final list pays respect to songwriters of all genres and different generations. Ed by Jimmy Webb (ISBN: ) from Amazon’s Book Store. Buy By Jimmy Webb Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting (1st Pbk. Buy Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting 1st Pbk. With a combination of anecdotes, meditation. The following is an alphabetical list of the primary artists represented on this compilation.Webb brings his insider’s knowledge, experience, and star power to the ultimate guide for aspiring songwriters.
"All My Love's Laughter" by Jennifer Warnes – 3:23." Wichita Lineman"/ " By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by King Harvest (see Leo de Castro) – 4:17."My Christmas Tree" by Temptations – 3:18." By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Stevie Wonder – 4:21." Honey Come Back" by Junior Walker & The All Stars – 4:19."Do What You Gotta Do" by Four Tops – 4:02."She Never Smiles Anymore" by The Mike Perjanik Complex – 3:09."When It Was Done" by Hugo Montenegro – 3:43."Clowns Exit Laughing" by The Fortunes – 3:11."Song Seller" by Paul Revere & The Raiders – 3:32."Where Does Brown Begin?" by Scott Walker – 4:34."If Ships Were Made to Sail" by Scott Walker – 2:36." Macarthur Park" by Richard Harris – 7:24."Just Another Piece of Paper" by Glen Campbell – 2:08."Magic Garden" by Dusty Springfield – 2:24."Requiem: 820 Latham" by The Executives – 3:08." The Girls' Song" by Jackie DeShannon – 1:49.
" Up, Up and Away" by 5th Dimension – 2:37."How Sweet It Is" by The Picardy Singers – 2:36." Worst That Could Happen" by Brooklyn Bridge – 3:05."I Keep On Keeping On" by The Contessas – 2:27."Love Years Coming" by Strawberry Children – 2:47.The two-disc compilation contains an insert with liner notes written by Glenn A. Released in November 2003 by Raven Records, this two-disc compilation covers most of Webb's songwriting career, including some of his earliest recordings from the 1960s. Tunesmith: The Songs of Jimmy Webb is a compilation album of songs written by Jimmy Webb and performed by various artists.
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