Ray Davies of The Kinks held onto a melody for years before waking up one morning with the completed song at his fingertips. This is the basis for “Waterloo Sunset” from 1967, one of The Kinks’ most beloved songs. For this story we go back to the beginning, because “Waterloo […]
Thank you so much!! We’ve hit 200k subscribers! I can’t believe it! I’m so happy we’re all here together, and I really appreciate your support. It hasn’t even been a year yet and this community is amazing, I love it here. Today is COMMENTS DAY! Yay! The inevitable happens as […]
I was sent a few articles by a friend about the news that now, in 2022, it takes nearly 5 writers on average to write 1 song. Dianne Warren remarked recently on how there are 24 credited songwriters on one of Beyonce’s latest songs. How can this be? Why is […]
Mike Patton has been a highly requested video by you lot, so today I’m looking at Faith No More and their classic “Epic”. I loved this song back when it came out, that’s why I’m reacting to it. If you have a suggestion of another Mike Patton track I should […]
“This Is Why” is the brand new track by Paramore after a 4 year hiatus! I haven’t spoken about Paramore before on this channel, but I’m excited to take a look to see what this new song is all about. Are you a fan of Paramore? I’m not sure if […]
He is known by nearly everyone who plays acoustic guitar and writes songs. Nick Drake was an incredible songwriter who wrote 3 amazing albums. I’m reacting to River Man today. It’s surprisingly more complex to play than you might think. It’s beautiful. Are you a fan of Nick Drake? What’s […]
It’s my favourite day of the week again…COMMENTS DAY! Today there are some great questions, one in particular reminding me of a period back then when things were a bit…messy. A lot of songwriting based questions too. Thank you all for writing to me, I really enjoy reading your comments […]
I’ve hurt myself. The perils of being a frontman. Today is comments day, my favourite day as you all know. Thank you for all your questions, please, keep them coming. Also, if you have given a SuperThanks and your name is mentioned in this episode, it will be next week […]
This has to be one of my favourite songs of all time. I just love it. Please, allow me to talk you through Fearghal Sharkey’s “A Good Heart”. I hope you too will love it. My Patreon (it’s excellent): http://www.patreon.com/jushawk – Group Zoom Calls / Live Stream Podcast – Private […]
I’m back from Australia and I’m ready to answer more of your brilliant questions. I really do love comments day. Let’s get into it. Thank you so much to all of you who donated a SuperThanks, I really appreciate it. I hope listing your name below is an adequate form […]
