Broadjam Artist: Paul Reidy
Song: Maybe Tomorrow
Broadjam Pro Reviewer:
Robert Dellaposta (Writer, A&R, Publisher)
Pro General Comments: Beautiful heartfelt song about a little girl with cancer wanting to know when she can go home. The mother fears the worst but tries her best to give her daughter hope and says maybe tomorrow. nice imagery in the verses especially verse 2 which i feel makes a better verse 1...the current first verse isn't as strong visually in my opinion. the rhyme and phrasing are unpredictable and caught me off guard in a few places...the meter felt forced in spots. I would have preferred a more natural flow. The melodies are good it's the rhyme meter and phrasing i'm concerned with especially if you want your listener to remember the words and music. Your prosody is good. Childhood cancer is a very sad and serious subject matter and finding a major artist who would feel comfortable singing in first person about their daughter with cancer might be difficult at best. songs like this are usually stronger in third person where the singer is telling the story of the little girl and her mom. just a suggestion. This type of song might be used in a St. Jude Hospital promotion or in a documentary about childhood cancer. Because of the length and subject matter I'm not hearing this song as a radio friendly song. I absolutely love the guitar work...beautifully done. The vocal is also strong.
Quote From Pro: Paul Reidy's "Maybe Tomorrow" is a truly beautiful touching, heartfelt and inspirational song dealing with childhood cancer and a mother doing her best to give her daughter hope for tomorrow.