Andy Goggin: Reviews of Songs

This is an interesting song, about how a rock star is so burned out on performing and being on the road, that he wants to settle down into a whole new life. I have heard many songs about being a rock star, but this is the first where the star is eager to move on and leave stardom behind.
Musically, the overall style of this song is acoustic folk/rock. In the first verse, I thought it sounded a bit like a Bob Dylan song. I do like your melody that you´ve written throughout the song. It´s catchy and fun to listen to.
Lyrically, there are some very good, well written lines. I particularly like "been on the road forever, burnt my hands when I tried to catch the sun". This is poetic, and skillfully captures Johnny´s thoughts at this moment.

The title is one of the more bizarre ones I´ve seen in a while......!!!

This is an unique story song, with an interesting theme. You are a songwriter who likes to create stories and put yourself as the voice of the stories (Randy Newman does this very well), rather than simply sing songs in an autobiographic manner.
Writing story songs such as this is creative.
Musically, you´ve got some solid instrumental tracks here and the guitar solo is excellent.

We just loved the intro! This is one of the best ones we have had in this month. Classy!

This made me think of something that might have been done by one of the Beatles......

This is a very appealing, positive love song, which has several good qaulities. It has a warm, sincere feel to it, that makes it enjoyable to listen to.
Structurally, this song works fine. I like the verse melody, and it leads nicely into your chorus melody. Your harmonies in the chorus help make your chorus stand out, and give the song added emotion and feeling.

Nice pop song with a very good hook. Excellent well thought out arrangement. This is a neat piece of work.

Excellent song, good lyrics and interesting melody. One of the better ones. Nice vocals, and more than competent backing. This is good enough to promote as it stands. Nice one.

The synth sounds are in the background behind the acoustic guitar and vocals. This lets the melody, which I like a lot, shine through - and forces the listener to focus on the song rather than the production. This is actually quite a difficult thing to conciously do, so well done:)

A well crafted pop song with an interesting lyric story. You´ve written a good, desciptive song about what it must feel like to be a lonely alcoholic on the streets. You´ve painted a good picture of the street scenes and general environment

This is a US country hit - Jerry Reed would not be ashamed of this!
Great opening - great demo - excellent sound and very commercial. This really has potential.

This is my favorite......There are several, excellent qualities that this song possesses.
I think your melody and music is terrific throughout. The ballad has a gentle, caressing feel, which is very pretty and pleasant to listen to. Both the verse melody and the chorus melody flows nicely, and makes the whole song enjoyable to listen to.
This song and arrangement (plus your vocals) reminds me a bit of a John Lennon ballad, "Because", from the Abbey Road album. The harmonies are also very well done.
Lyrically, I like the positive, romantic theme of this song.

I think that more songs should be written in 3/4......
The vocals are great on this and the slide guitar is a nice touch. The arrangement is imaginative.

There are several elements in this song that I like. This is a lyric story that is very contemporary, that many sons and fathers can relate to.
You do a good job of explaining how the sins of the father have passed down to the son. But what I like best, is that towards the end of the song, you say that the son can chart his own path, that he is not doomed to repeat the mistakes of his father. This is a strong, positive statment that adds an important dimension to this song.

I really liked the feel on this one.....
This song would probably work well in a Film or TV show......

Nice song - good melody and cute lyrics.
Great production values - nice lead vocal and the backing cannot be faulted. Nice solo also.

There are parts of your melody which I really like. I also like your title, which is clear, and makes a strong statment.

Very strong lyrics - and a clever melody. This is a well-crafted song.
I see this as meant for a strong female vocalist with a dramatic delivery..........

This song has a good structure. Your verse melodies are well written, and your song title is positioned well in your chorus. I also like your chorus melody.
Your song has a good arrangement; I like the acoustic guitar (sounds almost like flamenco) tracks on this song. It gives this song a different flavor and sound

.......it has a cutesy boyband appeal which could easily click.
Good demo - harmonies particularly effective.

This sounds like something from a musical - which, incidentally, is a genre that you should really think about exploring as your melodies are naturally suited to musical theatre.

Good tight song, with excellent lyrics.
Fine demo - some thought taken on the arrangement which is effective without being over-powering.