[long piano and guitar intro begins]
That's odd. I don't recognize this song at all.
[Leon Russell starts singing]
Oh, "Prince of Peace." Cool. I haven't heard this in forever.
[fourth measure into the verse]
Crap. That part of the melody is very similar to something I just started writing. Crap.
* * *
It's salvageable. The vibe of "Prince of Peace" is very different from New Song, and I should be able to change up my melody enough that I don't get into trouble. Doing so means one more thing to think about, though, and I'm having enough trouble getting New Song off the ground.
I realize this happens to songwriters all the time. Still annoying.
2 comments:
Remember when I told you how I'd started writing the intro to an adventure novel that I thought was terrific...until I saw the beginning to "True Lies," which I hadn't seen in years, again? And I'd ripped it off almost entirely without even remembering?
I remember. Too bad you didn't think of it first. The story would have been a whole lot better if you had written it.
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