Y7 Wk17 Million Dollar Baby

Interesting to say the least. A different very minimalist approach. I'm not too sure what to think about this one, I think this is going to be a love it or hate it song for alot of people.

The only thing I think that I would change is:

my million dollar baby
bring home the biscuits and gravy

It's just doesn't seem to flow, maybe using

my million dollar baby
bringin home the gravy

would work a little bit better using the same rhythm.

I don't think I'd change anything there. It's got potential as it is, and there are always things in Raps that don't make sense.

A :-)

Joe & Alan,

Thanks for being brave enough to put up the first responses :lol: You heard the version I hope never gets air play again....Not that the updated version is much better :roll:

My wife wouldn't even let me finish playing the original version...I said, "I guess this one won't make it around to your playgroup :lol: ". Anyway, I wasn't so happy with the original version chorus. The newer version is better, but not set in stone.

At least the new version, as my kids were getting ready for bed [and always looking for any excuse to stay up longer] decided to dance around while I recorded...I figured it wouldn't make anything any worse...and my wife liked watching the kids enjoy the music....they say the best way to a mother's heart is through her kids :wink:

I actually shut my eyes when I posted the song last night...I couldn't look...Did I really want to go there? ...and I honestly thought it was a dream when I woke up this morning that I had posted the song....then I remembered I really did :oops: ....Oh well, all for the sake of becoming a better songwriter :oops:

Vic should give bonus points this week if you actually made it through the entire listen of the song and this rather shameless post. :!:

Thanks again for the feedback. :D

James

Hey James :D

Interesting song.

I guess for me, what it was lacking was the depth that the movie had.

You have the characters of Clint and Hilary represented, and centered around their relationship....
The movie though was told from the perspective of Morgan Freeman in a letter to Clint's estranged daughter.
Both, conspicuously absent here.

To me, the movie was more about Clint and his daughter.... and Clint and his past sins.
His relationship with Morgan Freeman (and the responsibility for what happened).
Clint's relationship to God.
And tons of 'What If's?'
Maggie was more of a vehicle for the story, rather than THE story.

Don't get me wrong James; what you have is fine, and if that's what you wish to distill it down to.... that's cool.
But it could be a fantastic opportunity to write a song with astonishing depth of character.
Which could really help in the future when it comes to fleshing out characters and multi-dimensional story lines.

Keep up the good work :D

Ken

Ken,

Thanks for the thoughtful reflection....and I agree, I did not tackle the depth or the retelling of the story.

Actually, I focused on one aspect.... I was writing it as the singer being Maggie's mind and the singee being Maggie's body....Her mind is telling her body, quite arrogantly, "I'm in control...suck it up and do what I want" until the "crack" ...spinal injury....and then she is remorseful wanting a second chance to be "connected" with her body...her mind can't handle being left on its own....she would choose suicide over living without the use of her body....a bit of Romeo & Juliet :? maybe not....

I read through it again with your interpretation of the characters and I could see that working, but you're right....that would not have covered the depth of the relationship.....I tried to mask the true characters under the assumption it was a relationship where the dominant half was too arrogant until the other half left and the dominant half was left remorseful....

It's all a bit of exploration and fun between this veil of hide and seek with the lyrics....
....And I didn't realize Clint Eastwood did the music for the film, as well as act and direct it!!!!!WOW!!!!!! I think the music he wrote for it does fit perfectly for the depth of the film....but it's not an upbeat number which was the focus of this week's assignment :wink:

soundtrack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqX_UUjIc9E
solo guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef98jvSKQU8&feature=related

Thanks again. :D

James

James -

Thankx for the insight.... It makes much more sense now :D
I thought it was a rather odd way to portray Clint's character! lol.

I've been a bit hasty I'm afraid, as I'm away from home right now, without all the usual time I had for analysis :wink:
But I am glad that you told me, so I can better enjoy what you have done 8)

Yes, Clint is an AMAZING artist!
He's been acting/directing/ and doing the scores for his movies for some time now.

He has TONS of clout with his studio, and actually does all those action type/Dirty Harry movies in order to
be able to get movies like Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino made.
Those 'Blockbusters' he stars in, make the studio money so that they will back him in losing pictures that he wants to make.
If only Orson Welles had been that keen a businessman! :roll:

Ken

Thanks for being brave enough to put up the first responses You heard the version I hope never gets air play again....Not that the updated version is much better

Wow, I think I was there just a few weeks ago and said almost the exact same thing :lol:

It's just one of those weeks

A big shout out to the main man Jaimeeeee in da House....

Definitely a big one for even trying that sort of song - phew...
I hope you were wearing your cap back to front and wearing some tasteful gold chains?

Rock on in the mix!
D 8)

It's still good but I'm kinda missing the biscuits and gravy.

A :-)

The biscuits are bump-a-bump whoopa-whoopa baking . . . baby. :|

Yo dawgs in the pound!

Shout out to my boyz...Yo, D 8) ....Al G 8) ....KennY 8) ......JoeY 8)

Wazzz..up! i be keepin' it real for u....i hear y'all ...i don' want no players up in my business 'n all...but youzzzz my peeps...i hear you're howls and i know where u 'comin' from....so the biscuits and gravy are back in attack faster than a quarterpounder slaps back a big mac! yo!

JimmyJam

JimmyJam,

I like the 2nd version much better than the first. I have not seen the movie but being a Clint fan, I can't figure out why. Now I've got a reason. Ta figure out what chu' rappin' about bro :!:

I'd like to say that even if CE made those spagetti westerns so that he could make good films, I love those westerns. He was awesome in them. I've got The Good, the Bad and the Ugly soundtrack on vinyl. It is awesome 'specially if you've got a loud stereo and hardwood floors.

stik

Ok... slow to log on this week. Cracked me up! i'll be singin bout biscuits and gravy the rest of the night... mmmm... gravy

J-rizzle

Yo, stik! Yo, Germ!
I is feelin' the luv. Shout out to my boyz!!!! I hear y'all!
Back at u!
from,
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[formally known as jamestoffee]

P.S.
It still doesn't top my wife's list, but my 6 year old keeps singing..."make u burn....make u bleed....my million dollar baby"
I get the eye rolls from my wife :roll:....all I can say to her is..."u can blame it all on me :mrgreen: "