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Fixin’ Sh*t

George Irwin

June 09, 2014

Genre: Pop

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Dick Plunk

George,

This is a cool song. I think the sentiment is one that many, many men can relate to. I like the melody and production, too.

I’m not a prude and have actually used “shit” in a song or two. However, I think the word actually degrades this song - versus making it cool. In this song’s case, I think it would be more listenable and marketable (commericially) if you just used “stuff”. I’d be interested if others agree or disagree with me.

Regardless - cool song.

June 12, 2014

George Irwin

Thanks for the feedback, Dick. I hear you in regards to using “shit” in the title of the song. It does limit the commercial viability of the song, though, and I wish I didn’t have to cut it when playing in family-friendly venues, but I just couldn’t come up with something that worked better. “Stuff” just sounds weird to me when sung there. “It” doesn’t really make enough sense. “Things” doesn’t work for me, either. And thematically, when a guy is out in his garage, that’s probably the time when he’s the least censored, so I stuck with the four letter word.

June 16, 2014

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Sarah Spencer

Hah! Short and to the point. Love it. Kinda reminds me of the new Miranda tune, “Old Shit”.

I agree with Dick when it comes to commercial viability - it might not be a single, but it could be another track on an album.

Minor note - My ear wants the very last chorus to have different lyrics. Just because the choruses are so short and sweet, an extra set of lines would keep it fresh.

Cool tune! No one writes about a man’s time in his man cave wink I dig!

June 19, 2014

Dennis Field

Nice job George! The word shit didn’t bother me too much. I suppose whether it should be replaced or not depends on your goals for the song. Sometimes there’s just not another word available and this could just be one of those songs that just fall on an album (like Sarah said) or gets discovered through being performed live. I’d imagine it would do well in that scenario. If you’d want it to be more commercial, you could play around with that some, but it is an interested debate on whether a word like shit makes a song less commercial or not. How much is too much these days I suppose is the bigger question? Thanks for sharing for sure!

June 22, 2014

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An incandescent corner of a workshop
Late on a friday night
Making the world a better place
Trying to get it right

Tighten up the bolt that sits up top
Sauter that wire tight
Can't wipe the smile off my face
This might work, it just might

When the world starts shifting uneasy
And life is too hard to understand
It's sawdust and cool night breezes
And fixin' shit with my hands

Straighten up the angle just a smidge
It always goes to plan
My own work at my own pace
That no one else would understand

Grab another beer from the mini-fridge
And crack open the can
This is my time in my own space
When I'm free to just be a man

When the world starts shifting uneasy
And life is too hard to understand
It's sawdust and cool night breezes
And fixin' shit with my hands

BREAK

When the world starts shifting uneasy
And life is too hard to understand
It's sawdust and cool night breezes
And fixin' shit with my hands

When the world starts shifting uneasy
And I don't know where I should stand
It's sawdust and cool night breezes
And fixin' shit with my hands

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Dick Plunk

George,

This is a cool song. I think the sentiment is one that many, many men can relate to. I like the melody and production, too.

I’m not a prude and have actually used “shit” in a song or two. However, I think the word actually degrades this song - versus making it cool. In this song’s case, I think it would be more listenable and marketable (commericially) if you just used “stuff”. I’d be interested if others agree or disagree with me.

Regardless - cool song.

June 12, 2014

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George Irwin

Thanks for the feedback, Dick. I hear you in regards to using “shit” in the title of the song. It does limit the commercial viability of the song, though, and I wish I didn’t have to cut it when playing in family-friendly venues, but I just couldn’t come up with something that worked better. “Stuff” just sounds weird to me when sung there. “It” doesn’t really make enough sense. “Things” doesn’t work for me, either. And thematically, when a guy is out in his garage, that’s probably the time when he’s the least censored, so I stuck with the four letter word.

June 16, 2014

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Sarah Spencer

Hah! Short and to the point. Love it. Kinda reminds me of the new Miranda tune, “Old Shit”.

I agree with Dick when it comes to commercial viability - it might not be a single, but it could be another track on an album.

Minor note - My ear wants the very last chorus to have different lyrics. Just because the choruses are so short and sweet, an extra set of lines would keep it fresh.

Cool tune! No one writes about a man’s time in his man cave wink I dig!

June 19, 2014

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Dennis Field

Nice job George! The word shit didn’t bother me too much. I suppose whether it should be replaced or not depends on your goals for the song. Sometimes there’s just not another word available and this could just be one of those songs that just fall on an album (like Sarah said) or gets discovered through being performed live. I’d imagine it would do well in that scenario. If you’d want it to be more commercial, you could play around with that some, but it is an interested debate on whether a word like shit makes a song less commercial or not. How much is too much these days I suppose is the bigger question? Thanks for sharing for sure!

June 22, 2014


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