50 Songs: I Love You (A Silly Love Song)

February 20, 2009 in songwriting with 12 Comments

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Yet another song in my 50 songs this year challenge.

Today I didn’t want to write. At all. So it felt more like an exercise back in college when my composition teacher’s would assign us something and we basically had to write it. Don’t get me wrong, once I got into it and started channeling the BeeGees I had a bunch of fun.

But ultimately this isn’t a song for worship, it isn’t gonna make me a songwriting legend, and odds are you probably won’t like it.

I will say this though, I actually do like it, and I think with the right artist, or band it has potential.

Oh and if anybody wonders why the verses don’t really rhyme…it’s because I just freestyled them. This is the rough beginnings of what could be a fun song.

Sorry for all the bg noise, I recorded again with the wrong headphones and straight into the onbaord mic of the MacBook Pro. One day I’ll actually have some equipment of my own. Until then I keep on writing.

So without further ado. Grab a glass of wine, throw a log on the fire, and put your arm around your hunny and let’s do this!

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About Russ Hutto: I live and work in the beautiful Golden Isles region of Southeast Georgia along with my beautiful wife Lydia. You can find me designing in print for WYIM Publications during the week. I'm the Editor of The Worship Community. On the weekends, I'm usually volunteering in the Worship Ministry at St. Simons Community Church or traveling to help smaller churches with Worship Ministry Development. I also help mentor and coach student musicians and singers for our middle and high school ministries. Lastly, I'm an avid CrossFitter (CrossFit Brunswick) and love all things fitness and nutrition.

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12 Responses to “50 Songs: I Love You (A Silly Love Song)”

David (@dg4G) February 20, 2009 at 4:08 pm #

The intro is pure “Emotion” by Samantha Sang (which you know the BeeGees wrote anyway). You have a great falsetto Russ, and your directions on how to appreciate this song are spot on.

And I think the recording is actually one of the clearer ones I’ve heard of yours…course I’m listening on laptop spkrs, but still :)

Btw – I LOVE the non rhyming verses. I think rhyming is way overrated and unless it’s amazingly constructed, it usually takes away from my overall enjoyment of music. That said, sometimes it’s called for, I just don’t think it’s needed as often as it’s used. IMO.

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Russ Hutto February 20, 2009 at 10:35 pm #

Thanks David!

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Janaki February 22, 2009 at 3:30 pm #

You know, I actually really like this, it’s really fun. The recording sounds great too. And I agree with David, great falsetto too!

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Russ Hutto February 22, 2009 at 6:22 pm #

Thanks, Janaki!

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mandythompson February 23, 2009 at 6:45 am #

Oh my gosh. This was great.

LOVE the high notes! I’m totally impressed with the melody line!

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Russ Hutto February 23, 2009 at 3:47 pm #

Thanks, Mandy.

I’m thinking about doing the album a day project myself.

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Erika Michelle February 24, 2009 at 8:48 am #

Dude – Your upper range is awesome!!! Great song! If those words were just free-style, I want to hear what you write that is planned out. Awesome!

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- Russ Hutto February 24, 2009 at 11:23 am #
  
  Thanks, Erika.
  
  I used to do a lot of freestyle rap when I was younger. But most of that was stupid. Just tried to rhyme as many times as I could in 3 minutes. HA!
  
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Maddie February 25, 2009 at 8:52 am #

OMG Russ!!! I LUFF it! That song is so sweet and cute… you so did great in that falsetto stuff lol! :)… write something for me like that! Well…I mean for me to sing…not from you to me…. .. .. .. lol!! That’s be weird! But yea I do like it a lot! Keep it up bud!
-Maddie

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- Russ Hutto February 26, 2009 at 3:17 pm #
  
  Thanks Maddie!
  
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Louise March 9, 2009 at 4:18 am #

Love that you did it anyway and ended up with a fun result.

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