Jim Colyer
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FULL TIME THING FULL TIME THING
Full Time Thing begins with the chorus. The chorus modulates at the end.
IF IT WASN'T LOVE IF IT WASN'T LOVE
Verse-chorus, verse-chorus. Nashville is a chorus town. This one should soar like the publishers want. It is a duet, the female singing the first verse and the male taking the second.
OLD TIME COUNTRY SONG OLD TIME COUNTRY SONG
OLD TIME COUNTRY SONG is as simple as it gets. 'The pawn shop down on Broadway' is in Nashville.
CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY uses the AABA song structure, my favorite form. I return to the first verse after the solo but slow it down.
I CAN'T COMPLAIN I CAN'T COMPLAIN
I CAN'T COMPLAIN is a shuffle in the tradition of Shania Twain's 'Come on Over.' I wrote it for Veda Radanovich and tried to portray what she was going through at the time.
LONG LIVE ROCK & ROLL LONG LIVE ROCK & ROLL
This would make a great theme song for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
YOU TAKE ME TO ANOTHER PLACE YOU TAKE ME TO ANOTHER PLACE
YOU TAKE ME TO ANOTHER PLACE is an inspirational love song. It is cool to start a 4-line chorus with the title and end it with the title.
EVEN I CAN SING THE BLUES EVEN I CAN SING THE BLUES
Pam and Doc got that special country/blues feeling I was looking for.
FREE FREE
FREE is performed by Dana Medley. I think rockabilly for women is as good as it gets.
LINE DANCER LINE DANCER
I have a category in my songbook called 'Portraits of Women.' LINE DANCER fits it. The young girl works through the week but gets out on Saturday night for some innocent fun.
I'M GONNA LOVE YOU I'M GONNA LOVE YOU
I'M GONNA LOVE YOU is a traditional country song with a modern twist. I use a minor chord.
HE'S GOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOT ME HE'S GOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOT ME
Pam Ingold sings HE'S GOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOT ME. I wanted range, something Martina would go for.
GETTING OUT OF HAND GETTING OUT OF HAND
Getting Out Of Hand is one of the songs Diane Roberts did.
ONLY IN A WAY ONLY IN A WAY
I like the Spanish sound Doc got with his guitar. A chorus oriented song. The idea is that loving someone 'in a way' is not enough.
ALWAYS THE FIRST TIME ALWAYS THE FIRST TIME
It came out like Olivia Newton-John. Donna Carter, the lady who did the vocal, is actually an Olivia look-alike.
BAD INFORMATION BAD INFORMATION
Country/blues/rocker with Shania Twain type lyrics. Pam Ingold does the vocal.
HE'S JUST FILLING IN FOR YOU HE'S JUST FILLING IN FOR YOU
Aiming for a big Martina-style chorus.
CONNECTED CONNECTED
I combine images of connectedness with those of alienation to write a love song. Connected has those bluesy nuances which so many of my songs have.
