Extracts from the Yo Frankie song writers conference 1998

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DM Yo Bill ! Yo Bob!

Bob and Bill: Yo Dion

DM: Well folks we got an exciting new project. Arista want us to record a new Rock’n’roll album. I’m gonna be a star again, again - so I though we’d start of by throwing a few ideas round. Perhaps start off with a song about The King of the New York Streets

Bill : Sounds like a good idea - how about “He is the almighty he is the king of the NY streets”.

DM : Not quite bill, this is a secular album I was thinking more about the return of some teenage idol. Perhaps while Bill is thinking about that, Bob would like to try “Written on the Subway wall”

Bob : What a great title D . Something like “ Praise the Lord and all sinners be dammed , because its written on the subway wall”

DM: No No No ! This is not a gospel album.

Bob and Bill: But we always do gospel albums?

DM : Not this time - how about a song called “Tower of Love”

Bill : Out of the temple came a tower of love .

DM :no put that on one side perhaps we could try the title track - we can’t go wrong there - Yo Frankie.

Bob : Yeah I’ve already started that - its all about a fallen woman who is saved by the…..

DM : No God, No Religion, No Jesus - I just want pure and simple rock’n’roll - pullin’ girls, fast cars 3 chord songs . Got it?

Bill : No Almighty

DM:No

Bob: No tabernacles

DM : No no

Bob : great that solves one rhyming problem.

Bill: I think I’m finally there how about “ And the night stood still …

DM :yes yes go on

Bill:..when the 3 wise men came to town….”

DM: (on the phone to manager) Hi Zak have you managed to trace that Maresca fellow yet?

DM: No? OK keep on trying. Make it URGENT.

Bill: How about “ Yo Frankie she’s alright by me”

DM : At last!

Bob: and “street corner bands and hotdog stands”

DM : Allelulia .. praise the Lord we’re on our way!

steve


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