Broadjam Artist: Charles Edmund Carter
Song: River Of Memories
Broadjam Pro Reviewer:
Tirk Wilder (Songwriter, Performer)
Pro General Comments: Charles, this is not bad. It is a saccharine sweet waltz, full of nostalgia, and for those reasons you might have a hard time placing it with other artists. Personally, I haven't seen much demand for this type of material for the last two or three decades, but that could be just my particular case.The biggest problem I have with this song is that your chorus is way too close to the melody of "On Top Of Old Smoky". It's not a copyright problem in that "On Top Of Old Smoky" is public domain and considered traditional.But you don't want a hint of using somebody else's melody in one of your songs. Like, ever. I would address this problem at my earliest convenience were I you.You might want to consider changing one of your verses chord progression and melody so that it becomes a bridge. That way you could have a song form that is verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-tag and out. I probably have mentioned this to you before, but this is the most used song form in the past 125 years. It has been in the Billboard charts 70 to 80% of the time. And there's no use reinventing the wheel. If it works, use it.I have to confess that this is good work. It's just not a song that will be moving up the charts anytime soon. It is very dated in that respect.Keep 'em comin', Charles. I see signs of your moving up the ladder with every one of these that I do.
Quote From Pro: Charles Edmund Carter is a talented man on a mission to improve the face of the music world.