One of my goals is to write a song that becomes popular. I listen to the radio when my children make me, so I hear some of what is there. How hard can it be? Plus, I figure if Charles Dawes can do it, so can I.
Charles Dawes was the 30th vice president of the 
during the Calvin Coolidge administration back in 1925-1929. In 1912, Dawes wrote a tune called Melody In A Major, which became a pop song in 1951 called It’s All In The Game, with lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song has been covered by Tommy Edwards (who reached the top of the charts), Van Morrison, Cliff Richard and Elton John.
So far I have three ideas and three good titles. The first is Your Too Open Arms and is about a woman who is a little too friendly, a little too generous with her charms. Next is one called She Wants Movie Sex about a woman who can’t cope with the day-to-day challenges of marriage. She wants everything to be like in a movie, no one ever goes to the bathroom, no one wakes up with bad breath, no one has a bad day. Third is called I’ve Got To Quit Thinking Things Can’t Get No Worse, something of an autobiography. Oh, I just thought of another one: Good-bye’s Too Good For You, about a guy who dumps a cheatin’ woman. Man, this song-writing stuff is easy.
