1980s synth-pop-styled single takes a playful jab at the love-hate relationship many have with pop music, offering satirical instructions that comment on the mainstream music industry's tendencies.

Lyrics:
Step one just get online and hunt for the trendiest conversation
Don't get creative, just gather the data
Step two get a real good producer who can make you sound smoother
And cover up your imperfections with some tricks on a computer 

Step 3 just make sure you have a real nice beat
If you get stuck on the words just repeat, repeat, repeat

The chorus has got to be big
The thoughts have gotta be small
Throw in Love and above, baby and crazy 
and now you've got it all
If you think too hard
You will get it wrong
You gotta stay nice and stupid
If you wanna write a pop song

Just sing about your ex and how things used to be
Or steal a good idea from some song in the 70's
Strip it down of anything that's unpredictable
Turn it up and they’ll forget about the original
You can sing out nothing new, loud as you want
As long as everybody else can sing along

The chorus has got to be big
The thoughts have gotta be small
Throw in Love and above, baby and crazy
and now you've got it all
If you think too hard
You will get it wrong
You gotta stay nice and stupid
If you wanna write a pop song

Old cassettes and 45's will disagree
(what will they tell you?)
But oh, they're just mad cause they'll disappear with history
(well then, let’s take it back a bit)
If we go to "way back when"
It's already been said
So just do what you’re told and follow all the steps

The chorus has got to be big
The thoughts have gotta be small
Throw in Love and above, baby and crazy
If you want a shot at all
If you think too hard
You will get it wrong
You gotta stay nice and stupid
Don't make it too convoluted
Keep it loose and barely lucid
If you want to write a pop song

How to Write a Pop Song

How To Write A Pop Song

The Workin Man

Will Of A Fisherman (Live at 939)

A slow-burn folk-pop tribute to the original "Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles, slowly building from simple Bon Iver style acoustic folk to a full dynamic orchestral ballad with a John Mayer-esque guitar solo.

Lyrics
I once had a girl
Or should I say she once had me
She showed me her room
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay
And she told me to sit anywhere
So I looked around
And I noticed there wasn't a chair
I sat on the rug biding my time
Drinking her wine
We talked until two and then she said
"It's time for bed"
She told me she worked
In the morning and started to laugh
I told her I didn't
And crawled off to sleep in the bath
And when I awoke I was alone
This bird had flown
So I lit a fire
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?

Norwegian Wood (Acoustic Cover by Dylan Galvin)

Dedicated to my Grandpa Nick. I found the sheet music for this song late one night, and have loved it ever since. I hope you enjoy it, and find it as touching as I do.

Written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, adapted by Katrina Degel. All production and performances by Katrina Degel.

You'll Never Walk Alone

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