Something In The Water

Just got back from another amazing writing session with Gordon. :) We
wrote ANOTHER full song without words. :) We had every intention of
just writing lyrics and working on the first 3 songs we've written....
but we never quite got to that point....

When Gordon picked me up from the train today, he told me that we were
changing locations to get some inspiration. Gordon has a friend that
did well for himself on Wall Street and is a HUGE music fan. He just
loves having music in his home and is always encouraging Gordon to do
writing sessions at his house. He has this gorgeous room with a Grand
piano in it - so who wouldn't be inspired?
The cool, good mojo part of the whole thing is that the last song
Gordon wrote in there was with an artist a few weeks ago. It was only
their 3rd song into their project and the head of radio at a Major
label in New York heard the song and is ready to sign this girl and
move ahead with her. That kind of thing NEVER happens! So... Gordon
thought, "hmmmm, maybe there's something about writing in this
room..." The house is very close to where Bruce Springsteen lives....
so maybe it's just something in the water. Wait! Dangit! I didn't
drink any water while I was over there... Hmmm. Well, hydrated or not,
the Grand Piano inspired us to write from the piano rather than guitar
today.

There's NOTHING better than just singing a big ole heartfelt, moving
ballad with a piano. So that's what came out when Gordon started
playing!!!! It was yet another day of inspired music. The one today is
the only one so far that has any semblance of lyrics.

But at least I've figured out what I think each song sounds like:

One is very triumphant... like at a crossroads...
One is (as James called it) "standing on a mountain top screaming 'I
LOVE YOU'"
One has inspired me to think about that moment when someone has to
move away to pursue their dreams...
And the one from today sounds like the next Olympic theme... all about
Miracles and overcoming obstacles...

That's at least what they sound like right now.... but who knows!
That's the beautiful thing about writing. But at least I have great
starting points with each song! They all have so much potential, and
now I have to figure out how to enhance them with words. Tomorrow is
going to be a good day! (Wait! Didn't I already write that song?)

I think I have the most invigorating and inspiring commute to "work"
every day this week. :) Even in the coldest and rainiest of
conditions. I am basically walking from the United Nations building to
Penn Station/Madison Square Garden every day. And I always go the same
way so that I can hit each awesome landmark. The first big building
down the block from my mother-in-law's apartment is The Chrysler
Building. I pass that which takes me into Grand Central Station (which
was REALLY nice to walk through in the pouring rain today) And then I
cut over another block to walk past the Library and Bryant park. The
Christmas tree and ice skating rink are still up. :) Yesterday they
were playing the Jackson 5 as people were ice skating.... don't think
it gets much better than that! Then I walk through Times Square and
over to Penn Station. So yeah.... I feel like I am walking towards
something HUGE every day. And it just puts me in a really good
headspace for writing!

The last two times I wrote with Gordon, I would walk down this one
street in Times Square because Rachel Smith (former Miss USA) had a
GIANT billboard of her modeling jeans on it. She was in my cast the
final year of the Kid's Club Show and it was just so inspiring to walk
down a street and see a GINORMOUS billboard of a good friend. It only
feeds my fire and belief that anything is possible!!!

So DREAM BIG PEOPLE!!!! And drink the water in famous people's
neighborhoods... We'll see if it brings us good mojo.... but make sure
it's filtered....