Dan Hewins: The Deck 52 songs in 52 weeks: A Deck of Songs in 2009 by Dan Hewins. A song-per-week project.

December 23, 2009

Queen of Diamonds: Santa’s Taking Off For Christmas

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Ok, so here’s my Christmas Song. I didn’t do a Halloween song or an Easter song or a Veterans Day song or an Arbor Day song (note to self: do an Arbor Day song). This is officially Christmas Song number 45225566265789001.

Santa’s had enough. His back hurts. Let someone else deliver the loot for once. He’s going on vacation. Deal with it!

Merry Christmas!

Ten of Diamonds: First Snow

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The Ten of Diamonds was made last week, just before the first snow of the year here in Brooklyn. But the mood is right and since I mixed it tonight, I’ll call it First Snow.

The first snow, as any of you on the Eastern Seaboard already know, was a big one. It’s the most snow I’ve seen in the city in quite a long time.

This is another of the instrumental acoustic guitar pieces. Enjoy!

December 1, 2009

Nine of Diamonds: South Carolina

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The Nine of Diamonds is essentially a Neem song. The Neem, my band back 10 years ago in St. Louis, wrote a bunch of State Songs (before John Linnell) and we got through only about eight or nine, seven of which we recorded. (New Jersey is lost forever.)

So this song is about South Carolina. I got some facts from the internet and from my brain and went for it.

I sincerely hope you enjoy… South Carolina.

November 20, 2009

Eight of Diamonds: Down Below, Up High, In The Middle

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The Eight of Diamonds is a little ditty.

November 19, 2009

Seven of Diamonds: Eee Aah

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I have nothing to say about this song except eee aah.

Isn’t that something you can say before exactly anything? “I have nothing to say about ____ except…” It’s all just for effect. If you had nothing to say about that thing, there would be no “except.” I have nothing to say about chocolate chip cookies except that I want one now. So, I actually do have something to say about chocolate chip cookies. It’s that I want one. So, that’s not nothing. It’s something. I have something to say about the KKK: they’re not on my list of good folks. That’s putting it mildly. I have nothing to say about my list of good folks except that the KKK is not on it. Neither is Kim Jong-il. He’s funny looking though.

Eee Aah.

November 17, 2009

Six of Diamonds: Your New Dress

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There is a site that I found when I searched the internet for weekly songwriting things. This site is called SONG FIGHT! It’s a weekly competition wherein people submit a song written to a previously determined title. This week’s submissions must be called “Your New Dress.” So I decided to compete this week and write my very own “Your New Dress” song.

That’s what I did tonight. So, probably sometime over the weekend the folks at SONG FIGHT! will post my song and the others of the same title at the SONG FIGHT site. Check back early next week and check out my song and compare it to the others. When you’ve determined that mine is superior to the others, vote for it! This should be fun.

October 28, 2009

Five of Diamonds: Moving On

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The five of diamonds is an instrumental piece made with a drum machine, guitars, and a keyboard.

I’m moving on!

October 15, 2009

Four of Diamonds: Bosch Loopers (Runners of Woods)

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It’s been a tough late-summer. I’ve been out of commission for most of August and September. But! I fully intend to come back from the dark territory and regain control of this beast called The Deck.

The latest installment was made on September 29. It’s called Bosch Loopers, which means runners of woods in Dutch. I’m reading Gotham, the history of New York (until 1898) and I found it in there. It somehow seems appropriate. Or maybe it just sounds good to me.

July 6, 2009

Queen of Clubs: Half

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Here it is, I made it to the halfway point. I’ve basically stayed on schedule, only posting songs 1-2 days late but mostly not late at all. I’ve created 26 songs where only a small few (2) are not really songs, but ambient soundscapes or some kind of whatnot. Not that there is anything wrong with that anyway, it’s just that they are not exactly “written” or “songs.”

This one is “written” and it is also a “song.” I summoned my best 60’s sunshine folk pop to try to brighten my day. I think I got there somewhat. I learned the effects of the D-Major 7 chord from John Mathias back in college and I’ve never put it to use until today. I also think it may be the opening chord (and rhythm) to Pink Floyd’s “Dogs” (which is on Animals, an awesome album).

Anyway, this song is a tribute to “half” and the fact that I am halfway done with this whole thing. Half and half. Bring me the halfling. Halved bagel. Halva. Goodbye.

June 30, 2009

Jack of Clubs: That’s How You Act, That’s What You Get

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That’s how you act, that’s what you get. What did you expect?

This is another African-flavored ditty. I think it’s fun to add the drums and percussion to tracks like this.

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