Shredd6 wrote:Debbiestrange wrote:Debbiestrange wrote:ratsass wrote:Debbie, I thought of this for a great Country song title a long time ago, but have never and will never use it. Help yourself to it. 86/14 sounds good to me. 
And the title is ....... (drumroll please):
"Not Tonight, Dear, I Have a Heartache"
Hope it makes us lots of moolah. How many zeros in a KAZILLION?

I can do that....easily write that....I'll get back with you on it.
Are you ready for this?.....I'll have to put music to it tomorrow...
Not Tonight Dear, I Have A Headache
I offered her some Tylenol
Since the Advil didn’t work at all
I slipped a Valium in her tea….
That only made her fall fast asleep.
So what’s a man supposed to do?
It’s been a month and now they’re turning blue.
I don’t think I should have to beg…
It’s sad but true the dog gets more hump’en on my leg….
Chorus:
And I don’t think I can hold back anymore…
I’m head’en down to the local jewelry store…
I gave her diamonds, oh for heaven’s sake…
I still hear..those words…..
Not tonight dear…I have a headache.
So I’ve given up the fight….
It’s been so long now it hardly crosses my mind
I’ve reconciled that this is how it’s gonna be….
And fall asleep to infomercials on TV….
Chorus:
Then one night, she snuggled, and whispered in my ear…
Those words, I’ve waited, for many weeks to hear…
I turned to her and all that I could say…
Are the words…
Not tonight dear, I have a headache.
Debbie, it's not bad. And someone correct me if I'm wrong. But the title Ratsass presented was about a heartache, not a headache. Which I think set up a much more interesting title and subject to write about.
I'm gonna have to say.. I'd rather see a song written about the heartache scenario from a woman's perspective by a woman, than the headache scenario written from a man's perspective by a woman. I hope that didn't come across as sexist. I really don't mean to come across that way. That would have just been more interesting to me.
Still not bad though. You do seem to have a knack for writing Country songs.
Yeah, Shredd nailed it as far as what I was thinking. Debbie, you could use yours and change it back to "Not Tonight, I have a Headache" and use it as a humorous song, but (against my usual grain), I meant it as a serious song, maybe about a woman that can't have the one she truly loves and so, settles for what she can have. You did add a dimension I hadn't thought of though in writing it from a man's perspective and that could actually work out better (as in She kept saying, not tonight dear, I have a heartache, and in the end she gave in but too late and he said it to her, like you did with the song). You definitely have some writing skills and can write quickly. I can write songs quickly if I have a reason, but so many years of having bands that I couldn't get to do originals has cramped my style.