Waxing Lyrical Part 2 - Andy Barrett Sings Our Lyrics

Waxing Lyrical Part 2 - Andy Barrett Sings Our Lyrics (2014-12-28 19:56:20)

Terry welcomed Andy Barrett back to Slough Writers to feed back on the lyrics submitted by members to the two tunes that Andy had supplied as part of a collaboration between him as composer and the members as lyricists. This evening he added a third element – vocal interpretation. In some cases, Andy was required to make a few adjustments to the lyrics in order to fit them to the rhythm of the melody line.

Seven members submitted lyrics, with one member submitting two songs.

Andy numbered the songs 1-8 and played and sang each song in turn, commenting upon the lyrics.

Three lyrics were submitted for the ballad (Wally, Sally E and Terry) and five for the rock and roll number (Mike, Lorraine, Wally, Tony and Lee).

Andy commented on the structure, rhyming patterns, imagery and themes in the lyrics.

The members joined with Terry in thanking Andy for his comments and renditions, making for an entertaining and enjoyable evening.

Following this, members talked about and read (or sang) excerpts from their favourite lyrics. These included folk, country and western, rock and roll and musicals and spanned the decades from the ‘sixties to the present day. The members even joined Lorraine and Andy in a rendition of Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town.