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Song of the Week–“Next To Me”

A couple weeks ago I heard Emeli Sandè’s latest single, “Next to Me,” on the Tom Morton Show. Immediately I was tapping my toes to the infectious beat. It’s a little gospel, a little rock and a whole lot of soul. Did you know that the Scottish singer is also a songwriter? She’s written for many artists including Cher and Susan Boyle. Rumor has it, she’s one of Simon Cowell’s favorite songwriters. Unfortunately, those of us in the States have to wait until June for the US release of her debut

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Song of the Week - "In The End"

After selling out their UK tour, Snow Patrol will kick off their North American tour on March 29th in Orlando. Check out their latest single, “In The End”. Linked from Snowpatrol.com My favorite verse: “In the end. There is nothing more to life than love, is there?” Profound eh? But I find most of their lyrics amazing.

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The Story of Music

I am one of those people that loves a song more after I hear the words. I write to music and depending on the type of scene I’m writing, prefer different tuneage. For me, I connect best with songs that have a deeper meaning. A song that makes you feel the music in a deep heart-and-soul-ache-make-you-want-to-cry sort of way. The song might not even be a sad song, it’s just the intensity of the emotion and the story the artist is able to convey with their words or arrangement of the music. Even an