Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘pop’

One Of These Nights

This song is about planning an exciting future with a fine woman.

You Got What You Wanted From Me

A funky blues about a devious woman.

What Are You Waiting For?

This is a song about second chances.

Midnight In This Lonely City

This is a song about showing up.

Kitty Hawk

This song was inspired by Dance Punk artists like LCD Soundsystem and !!! and by an episode of WNYC’s Radio Lab on the Wright Brothers.

Gmin 130bpm Ultrabeat 12-19-07

This was an exercise in using Ultrabeat. Along with a Nu School Breaks Kit is a Grind Bass and Funk Organ.

Emin 120bpm 04-28-07

I started this just over a week ago but have been too busy to spend much time writing or recording. Lame.

C#min 110bpm 04-10-07

A whole bunch of funky blips and bleeps in C#min at 110bpm. I’ve got a hook to go with this but have yet to record it.
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Cmin 100bpm

A smooth and silky dark 100bpm groove in Cmin.

CMAJ 134bpm

Part of me never dies. I know you… you recognize that we are Heart to heart in a miracle love

Fmin 82bpm

I’ll stand by you to the end.
I’ll never desert you.
I’ll be the one you depend on.
The one you can talk to.

When The Wall Falls Down

Where will you be when the wall falls down?

2-23-07 GMAJ 69bpm

Here’s a country/pop song using some acoustic guitar instruments in Logic Pro.

2-23-07 BMAJ 100bpm

I’m still searching for a melody for this song.

Music for 12-26-06

I’m settling on this melody for now. I might play with the second half of the verse to give it a lift.
It’s a pop triplet feel in the key of B at 90bpm.
ToWrite verse chorus melody

Music for 12-24-06

This is a continuation of 12-07-06b. I’m working out different ideas for the melody to see which one flows better.
It’s a pop triplet feel in the key of B at 90bpm.
ToWrite verse chorus melody

Music for 12-07-06

This is a verse and chorus I came up with tonight. I’m not really sure how I want to modulate back and forth from major to minor yet. The rhythm of the melody and harmony don’t provide much contrast but the move from minor to major might be enough. Another option is that the verse [...]

Music from 06-05-05

This is an iPod recording of Prince’s How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore. I recorded this just over a year ago for my girlfriend.

Music for 02-24-06

I tightened up the song I wrote yesterday and recorded this piano track. I’m going to commit to a melody and start putting some lyrics to the form.

Music for 02-23-06d

This is an edit of the track before. It’s a pop rock ballad (u2, coldplay); EbMAJ7, BbMAJ7. You can hear the verse and chorus shaping up with a melody, form and changes. I’m going to write the lyrics and FINISH this one.