Category Archives: Song Updates

What a Difference an Hour Makes!

Posted on September 5, 2012 by russtowne

I’m so jazzed! In the last hour: I’ve made plans to go to the music studio while the vocalist Allyson Paige allysonpaige.com sings the song “No More Secrets/No More Lies” that Denis Loiseau and I co-wrote. We’re having a demo … Continue reading →

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No More Secrets – No More Lies

Posted on July 9, 2012 by russtowne

I tend to focus on the positive in life and in the posts for this blog. I think it is silly to live life any other way–and goodness knows that I’ve tried! But when I’m writing song lyrics, I let … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged cheating, lyric, sneaking, Songwriting | 2 Comments

Shadow Of Our Love

Posted on June 13, 2012 by russtowne

First, an apology to those who read my posts because they tend to find them to be be uplifting, heart-warming, and/or funny–well, at least I ATTEMPT to write them that way. I have a great life and hope this blog … Continue reading →

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“When Grown-Ups Lie”

Posted on April 1, 2012 by russtowne

One of my songwriting collaborators and I are writing a song that we hope will inspire children who are victims of abuse to speak painful truths to caring people who will listen and take action to help protect them. To … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Kind Of Clever

Posted on March 15, 2012 by russtowne

My latest songwriting project tells the story of a man who must come to grips with the price he has paid for being far too clever for his own good. In a dream he learns the brutal truth and it … Continue reading →

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2011 West Coast Songwriting Conference Results

Posted on September 13, 2011 by russtowne

The West Coast Songwriting Conference was a success for me. I loved the experience and learned a lot. “Makin’ Memories” made some waves. One professional songwriter who also teaches songwriting at Foothill and led a song screening session said, “It’s … Continue reading →

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5 New Songs to be Presented To Music Industry Execs

Posted on August 28, 2011 by russtowne

Whew! My co-writers and I just finished the last of 5 new songs to be presented to music industry execs from Hollywood & Nashville in a couple of weeks. If you’d like to hear them & haven’t recently gotten some … Continue reading →

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Detour!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by russtowne

Somehow my outlaw buddy song turned into a male friend appreciation song named “That’s What I Get”. I still plan to write a grittier lyric about outlaw buddies and may name it “The Big Stick Rule” as in something along … Continue reading →

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Outlaw Buddy Song

Posted on July 19, 2011 by russtowne

My newest project is an outlaw buddy lyric that hopefully my collaborator Denis Loiseau and I can make into a song that is so gritty that the singers will need to rinse out their mouths after singing it and the band will … Continue reading →

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Gettin’ Excited

Posted on July 17, 2011 by russtowne

“Eight Lanes of Danger” and “Makin’ Memories” are being demo’d in Nashville on Tuesday. Hopefully “Katie Sue” will be demo’d the following week by a different studio in Nashville. One leans rock, one leans country, and one is kinda swamp … Continue reading →

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