A cup of coffee?

A free Cup of Coffee

I wanted to quickly thank everyone for the birthday wishes a while back. Most MySpace readers knew that my love of iTunes has changed my music consumption. I have always been a huge buyer of music, and now while I’m spending as much money, I’m spreading it around to more artists with a flick of a button.
It dawned on me that I’ll listen 40 times to a great song that cost me about what one cup of coffee does. Ouch, that doesn’t bode well to have an artist live off of this revenue stream. Well my advice is to not stop this, but to buy more and ask you to do the same.

So what’s free? Obviously the multiple listens, but the other thing is that Zeman’s stuff has been all free and it's all over the web, FolkAlley and MySpace when it works. So enjoy, I’m posting my favorites that I’ve been listening to myself. I guess if I can take my voice, you should be able to also.

Here’s a short snapshot of the songs that I’m committing to keep up for awhile because spring has sprung and I think I should get out of the house and enjoy myself.


Julia: Inspired by Ang and her passion she showed to support her family during a crisis.

California: Inspired by Allison’s coyly erotic songs that have weaved her way into my psyche.

Opposite Destiny: Written as poem to release tension from a tough day, I was blessed to have Kim Davidson turn it into a beautiful song.

Baptized in Blood: Written by Brad Behenke, this was fun to see it come to life and stretch my style to a modified Screamo song.

The West Shore: This song provides balance to the other songs, and proves that I have been raised with Electric and Eclectic tastes. Ride a lie….

The fifth song was tough… it left out Gypsy Soul, Unsaid, Grace, Phonograph Blues, You Forgive Me, Denim and Lace, Blonde Attitude, and 8 is Midnight. Goodness maybe I do have enough to crank out a cd for myself to listen to.. ;-)

Dave


P.s. here’s my coffee song just for you... may every song writer write at least one song about coffee...

HARD Wired by Dave Schipper © 2005 Rose Riversongs

Want my cup of java, it’s just that I hav’ta,
To get inspired, Cause I’m old and tired
Want my cup of Java; It’s like brain Viagra
Turns the soft and tired Into hard wired. (2x)

Alternative lines:
My head feels in a pliers, I could end up fired

It’s Eight O’Clock, come to my House
And let’s enjoy some Columbian ground
Wake the Hills brothers and hear them grouse.
Till they smell of the aroma abound Chorus


A Java High to just laugh about.
And it’s not a café latte for me
Boil it in a enamel pot and pour it out
Some rich hearty black co-off- ee Chorus

Break
Caffiene inspired
A jolt of fire
Can’t stop this needless talking
Or the urge for walkin
Just need a cup of joe
Oh please help me sooooo. Chorus