From the recording Miscellaneous Tunes
Lyrics
While Lakehurst Drive is an instrumental, I can tell you a little about this composition here in the Lyrics section. Lakehurst Drive is a theme-oriented composition. I'm falling deeper and deeper into this soft, melodic, theme-oriented songwriting state of mind. To me, the theme is everything. This is something I have been concentrating on for the last five years. There is NOTHING more important than developing a memorable theme. Many, many songs from 'original' songwriters that record, do not have a theme - simple musical notes that are immediately recognizable to the listener. This is true even with seasoned professionals. There is usually a guitar strumming along like so many other guitar-strumming songs and finally the vocals come in. Yes, the words are important, but the theme is even more important. If you listen to any of my newest CDs released over the last five years, every song opens up with theme music. To be clear, I have never had a hit song or had anyone else perform any of my music so I must be missing something as well. I am not the most aggressive songwriter out there. That's my foible. So, I may not be the best preacher to be preaching to any of you. But that is my encouragement piece for the month. BEFORE YOU GO INTO THE STUDIO AGAIN, CREATE A THEME FOR EVERY SONG! Click on the 'Diddle' link to listen to my newest CD.