Last year I participated (for the first time ever) in FAWM -February Album Writing Month.
You picked the titles, I wrote the songs - 14 songs to be exact.
One of those songs was chosen to be on the FAWM compilation album!
Can we do this again?
C’mon people-I need your song titles. Let’s do it.
You Make Up a Good Song Title
It can be anything, but keeping it under 10 words will probably help.
Post It In The Comments
If you want to include suggestions, elaboration, whatever that’s fine. If you want to “second” someone else’s title, that’s OK too. Comments will close on January 31st at midnight because…
February 1st I’ll Pick My Faves
And start writing and recording songs based on submitted titles!
*All submitted content will become the property of Flo Paris Music, and by submitting a song title, you agree to those terms.
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I vote for “Chickens aren’t for kissing” =)
I have five suggestions for you. I hope that’s not too many…
1. Leather and Lace by Stevie Nicks
2. Canons by Jeremy Enigk
3. Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
4. When God Made Me by Neil Young
5. My Back Pages by Bob Dylan
1) well, in the spirit of Nashville try this one: …(my boyfriend left me on new years eve so) ‘Save That Barstool For Me’
2) ‘Inwards to Outwards’
3) ‘Too crowded at the top’
4) ‘Drew’s bruise and antler shoes’ (got the idea from seeing all those little people stumbling around at the Ugly Mugs show:)
5) ‘Winter Shards’ - also the title of a game in which two countries are at war against each other and meet a standstill in a continent. When it seems the war will be prolonged, a sudden legion appears, and the people living in the continent will forever remember it at the start of the dread of winter.
6) ‘Four impossible endings’ - metaphore on the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
…and that’s all I got right now!
Eleanor’s Alibi
Thanks for the personal note
It’s a song about how people send out christmas cards with a picture of their family, but then don’t write a personal note to the people they’re sending it to.
It’s a sarcastic song that could contain a line similar to “writing my address on the envelope doesn’t count as a personal message”
You can thank my husband for this goldmine. He landed on it after seeing our fridge covered with pictures of people we like that didn’t say anything to us.
Aaand, I’m out.
1. whats with walmart?
2. welcome to walmart
3. attn walmart shoppers (any of the first three can be about huge box stores contributing to a massive bum increase)
4. who farted?
5. sit long, talk much
6. whips, chains, and bowling lanes (i got nothing)
7. fungus ( a glimpse into the dark underbelly of foot fetish)
8. words schmerds
9. amber alert
10. dula doolittle
11. the crass i bare
12. replay is everything
13. dont tell father time that mother earth is a lesbian
14. father time is gay?
15. settling is the new black
if nothing else makes it, please choose “father time is gay?”
1) ‘Drowsy Maggie’ - the name of my friend’s spoiled Dachshund. We run her in the Dachshund races every year at the local fair. She would much rather be in bed with her owners’ warm feet!
2) ‘an unexpected ruse’ - sometimes, something completely unexpected causes us to change our course. I guess it’s like having an “ah-ha” moment.
1. I just said I love you
All the reason you do, and don’t say I love you (not why you don’t cause you hate something, why you don’t cause you can’t, or don’t get around to it, that sort of thing)
2. Things that are contagious
3. Don’t be flirtatious.
4. Baby come back to me (a take me back song from the woman’s perspective)
The Last Fedora
Let’s Move to Stars Hollow
Starter Farm
South for the Winter
Four Feathers
Do It Right the First Time
Up All Night
(I mine Twitter for ideas…)
1. minivan exodus
2. i left my heart in the urban sprawl
Ryan and I have just started thinking about FAWM ourselves…awesome that you’re doing it again! (We’ll see how it goes with all these extra kids.)
Here are a few quick ones:
1. Over the falls
2. When we are old
3. Springtime lullaby
4. Meteor girl
5. Pity not the avocado
1. Janitor Jam
2. Uncle Joe Stubble
3. If You Love Something Let It Go (If It Comes Back You Were Feeding it Too Much)
*These were left on my (Flo’s) facebook page from John and Pam Waters:
Don’t Be Warm
Tiarra Tears
Umbrella Days
Taken Together
Fearfully
Smiles of Mercy
Grieving Garbage
Ashes of Focus
Tainted Visions
Thatching a Friendship
Tying the Not
1) ‘Dirty Little Secret’
2) ‘Tinderbox’
3) ‘Penny’s Place’ - We all have one of these: a local diner or eatery where they know us by name and we are actually thankful for it!
4) ’scraunched, scroonched, and squirreled’ - This is a list of candidates for longest english words of one syllable…another useless thing our kids learn at school:)
5) ‘orphan’
6) ’spondee’ - from a Greek word describing the two long musical notes that accompanied the pouring of a libation.
‘Brace for Impact’ - just watched the documentary about flight 1549. Three words spoken by a captain that ended up getting everything right.
…and I am finished
Hows about…”twitter is for lovers, myspace is for posers”?
The Ballad of Earnest Grieg.
The Dog and his Ball.
Once, Twice, Three times a Lemon.
My suggestion for a title is: “Whiskey And Whitewash”
Mercy Wild
Holding My Hand
Outside In
Afraid Of The Dark
Nothing To Talk About
Floor Beneath My Feet
Faeries Cannot Lie
Hurts Real Good
Beautiful And Doesn’t Know
Dancing Any Way
Chicken Defender
Goodbye Monday
A Dog Named Penny (because we just got a dog named Penny)
Not Another Postmodern Reflection (a little post seminary angst)
When Are You Going To Learn To Tie Your Shoes? (inspired by Luc)
Teething Ballad
Where The Wild Thing Were
Mom My Ride (a tale of a beat-up old minivan)
Flicker and Fall
Glitter in the Dust
Blood Sucking Vampires That Drink Tears of the Unfortunate from Goblets Made of Gold. (It’s a quote from the textbook I use. It’s pretty brilliant, really)
Fifth Hour Sweathog Blues
Empty Glasses
Hounds of Heaven
What I Wouldn’t Do
Sunlight/Moonlight
Tech Support
Keys in the Pan
Another Sunday
I am a Stranger
Who’s Scruffy Looking?
Hi Flo. So this is totally personal…but there aren’t any songs with Delia’s name in them…well except for the one about a girl named Delia that was murdered…..so this is why I’m suggesting these two song titles….:)
My Girl Delia
or
Delia, My Blue-Eyed Girl
Here are a few other suggestions:
Rocking Babies and Lullabies
Grandma’s Chair
Papa’s Owl (there is a beautiful owl living in a big pine tree in my parent’s backyard…my dad loves birds and checks on it probably everyday)
Parking Space Wars (there are quite a few neighbors in our complex that like to hoard the best parking spots….so annoying!)
Some of Soren’s…you can use them though:
I Don’t Want to Play the Guitar, I Don’t Want to Sing (while playing the guitar and singing…get it? irony.)
Today is Tomorrow (Although I would suggest Today was Tomorrow…present past and future…crazy! and today was tomorrow if you think about it.)
Inside Out
The Gospel
The Other Lie
Christ, the Messiah
The High Priest
Games
The Adventure
Hey There Scott, You Did Good.
1. Is This Cheating?
2. Using Your Fans
3. To Get Good Ideas
4. A Place To Start the Song
5. Keeping All The Publishing
6. For Yourself
7. Brilliant!
-’Til you darkened my door
-hush now, they’re coming
-will there still be dry cleaned curtains?
-penury in paradise
Aloha Flo,
How about “Shut in, now Released”.
1/ I take it all back
2/ I like it that way
3/ My man can kick your man’s ass
4/ I know you’re better than me (can we stop talking about it?)
“Slippery Slope” That’s all you get. Now run with it.Lots of possiblities. BTW- it was nice meeting you at Ty’s album release show. I am looking forward to playing your CD. Say hi to those two little angels of yours. Reminds me of my own granddaughter.
Wholly Surrendered
Look Inside
Seeing in the Dark
My Lipstick
Where you goin’ in those High Heels?
Eyes
Shimmering
-The Housecleaning Blues
-I never said I was a savior
-Tapeworms and Tubers
-When Winds Blow
-Too Much to Ask
-The Only Introvert (inspired by your FB photo of hubby outside)
-Inquisition
-All I ever wanted was a pony
-Fields of Lavender
-One more box
-Genius of the Species
-Make it work for you
-PillowDreams
-Don’t Make Such a Mess
-Just another love song
-Flyaway Katie (see the book by Polly Dunbar)
Broken Branches
Cracks in the Sidewalks
Edge of the Ocean
Outside the Ropes
Running without shoes
Paper steeples
- Please don’t
- My privilege
- Sunset, Sunrise, repeat
- The Prince and the Popper
here are my titles: some are very random, and others are song titles i want to use for my own tunes, but don’t have time to write the songs.
1) Get back in the kitchen and eat your eggs
2) Hearts aren’t meant for breaking
3) my pedalboard needs replacing
4) amps, guitars, and keys… oh my!
5) life is something like a train
“Granola Girl” Submitted by Ryan via Email.
Album title: “Haiti”
“Salvation”
“Rejoice”
“Grief”
“Genuine”
“Faith”
“Precious”
“Gold”
“Fire”
“Praise, Honor, and Glory”
“Jesus Christ”
“Love”
“Joy That is Inexpressible”
“Glory”
“Salvation”
Inspired by current events, convictions, and 1 Peter 1:6-9.
I Pity Inanimate Objects
reflections of a mom
my kids make my heart swell
new chapters… (becoming a grandma)
sparrow - regarding life
sunshine through the window
I know they are probably all pretty lame, but I appreciate the opp to stop and take the time to think about this. xo
baby on the way
little ant
haha
I Want To Fix The Broken Things
The Broken Things
Broken Things
1. honey and peanuts
2. scarves for you, hats for me
3. indian shoes…
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
A is for arbitrary
Maid Marion
Little red wagon
Prayer for peace and dreaming
Cygnet and swan
Small and smelly organic dairy
Love you and good luck!
This was REALLY fun. Thanks, Flo!
Hi Flo,
I really should be writing a paper, but this sounded more interesting:) I used to collect model horses and I named them (I refuse to admit how recently this ended:)) Here are some of the names.
1. Delightful Dove
2. Soliel Afire
3. Western Sunrise
4. Dynamic Waltz
5. Dancing Wonder
6. Desert Flower
7. Midnight Illusion
8. Zips Glitter
9. Silver Rose
Suggestions via Facebook:
“Frosting Sales are Down” - Lisa Zisa
“White and Blue” - Martin Crumpton
“Plums Deify” - Tiffany Cagle
“Snowed in and Bored” - Boothe Family
“Boxed in and Chilly” - Jessie Clarke
“Sick and Annoyed” - Margo Lund
The Car’s in a Ditch a Mile Up the Road” - Becki Maroon
The Ballad of Monkey Girl
Mall Santa
Snowed In
Kissin’ Cousins
You’re welcome.
“Ho’s and Woes” - Jon Bartel
Hi Flo,
Three suggestions……..
1. I Will Sing and Make Music
2. Standing up for Compassion
3. Silly Willies
The first title can take you in multiple directions. My thought behind the title is that all that comes from you comes from God. Your passion for music moves you to be steadfast and heart felt.
The second title is based on the premise of helping others in need. The compassion we observe, especially in Haiti, is coming from all peoples on a global scale. This is an improved change in how we as a global community are able to help those in need. Perhaps this is a glimpse to what this new decade has to bring.
The third title is something fun that can be sung with kids or simply a song to put a smile on your face. Hand motions optional.
Hope this helps and good luck with the challenge!
bart
milk & bread
how about…
rainbows and icicles
in my son’s eyes
“I’m All Done”
“It’s Noon and Still in My Pj’s”
“Up at Four Again”
“You’s is Bootiful”
Some from the mommy perspective
I am excited for this month. Good Luck.
“The Last Day for a Song” - Dean Arnold
I saw Chanhassen Grace (the choo-choo song)
From Brian Kay:
How about: “Arden Arcade”; “Cornucopia”; “Stable and Unable”; “Averil’s Atonement”; “Lilly Pad”; “Plainsong”; “Goodnight, St. Augustine” and “Sensible Sue”?
A few last minute ideas:
Come and go with you
Pie baking and love making [could make a really good anti-war song!]
While the getting’s good
Inkwell
Hearth and chimney
PS–It’s actually 10:16 pm over here in CA. Just in case we wanted to be technically accurate here. Best of luck, dearie!
1. awe, come on
2. to turn
3. fragments of me
4. you’re a little too much
5. that’ll do
6. a short fall
7. anything but clowns
8. tempting the moon
9. what did i say
10. polka dot jingle
“any bad day” “when the sun comes out” “bankrupt heart” personally, i’d go with “bankrupt heart”.
-armchair religion
-railroad spikes & guys named mike
-she talks in her sleep but her secrets safe with me (sorry that’s 11 words)
-i’m not your guitar hero
Woo Hoo FAWM 2010!
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