Why this tune?
This week’s tune is another from my January song-a-day challenge, that I finally got around to “polishing” for this recording. I wrote this in response to the prompt “the right amount of wrong,” and started by reversing the prompt to see where that would lead. The result was an empowerment song for creative people, encouraging us to not be discouraged if we’re not perfect, and to enjoy the creative journey along the way.
Speaking of empowerment songs, please check out the latest episode of the “Common Chord” podcast, where I had the pleasure of chatting with the very talented Sarah Fridrich about my song “Don’t Sleep On Me” and her song “Anvil,” two very different takes on the empowerment theme. Ours was the last episode of the second season of conversations among songwriters created by Eliza Tebo (another fine writer and vocalist).
“Don’t Sleep On Me” is a song encouraging musicians to believe in themselves and their
talent that I co-wrote and recorded with Aaron Myers.
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Oren Levine, jazz pianist and songwriter 