What a great week of songs!  I finally got a chance this morning to sit and listen and was blown away by so many of the duets!  Great work everyone!

I’m glad that they liked my jingle and it was nice to win the week 4 challenge.  Wish I could’ve used the tickets and seen the Decemberists, but I was able to pass them on to a couple of big fans of theirs…hope they enjoyed the show:)

I had alot of fun working up “Picking It Up” with Keefe Klug last week.  He’s a talented guy and it was a blast working with him.  So cool to have all those previous Proj M contestants in as well.  I already knew a lot of them and it was great to get a chance to meet Mitch & Anna as well.

Keefe’s guitar part is sadly missing from the recording but I was really happy with the tune and our performance.  Doing a duet with another guy can be a challenge unless your singing about 2 cowboys that fall in love with each other:).  That being said, I’ll definitely be working this song into my repertoire!

I’m getting a little further with my song for the week 6 challenge.  There’s so many angles and different stories to tell about what happened in Madison over the past couple of months, so it’s been a good challenge to try to pick it apart.  I’m happy with my start though, and I’m looking forward to Monday.

I had a couple of people ask me for them, so here’s the lyrics for I and Keefe’s song “Picking It Up”.

“Picking It Up” – Mark Croft & Keefe Klug
I’ve definitely done it this time
I’ve gone and I’ve made my bed
But it’s as hard as a rock and I’m lying in shock
And hanging on by the thinnest of threads
I’ve been calling around but I still haven’t found
Anybody else that’ll help
It’s a shame and a sin that I can’t blame a thing
On anybody but myself

I must confess I’ve made a mess
I’ve fallen all to pieces
I’m on a phone with no dial tone
But still the tension on the line increases
I left too much slack it came crackin’ back
And it caught me when I was sleeping
So I must confess I’ve made a mess
But here you are baby now…you’re picking it up

I had the heaviest of burdens upon me
And I was struggling to keep it leashed
I took a line of credit but I’ll always regret it
Because I ‘m sure I’ve liberated a beast
I tried skipping town with the heat bearing down
And the sun shedding light on the scene
But they’d call it a theft just as soon as I left
And it’s about time I came clean

I must confess that I’ve made a mess
I’ve fallen all to pieces
I’m on a phone with no dial tone
But still the tension on the line increases
I planned a getaway but it got away from me
Now I’m stuck here weeping
So I must confess I’ve made a mess
and here you are baby now…you’re picking it up

You could’ve washed your hands of me
So many times before
And now you’re reaching one more time
To pick me off the floor

I must confess that I’ve made a mess
I’ve fallen all to pieces
I’m on a phone with no dial tone
But still the tension on the line increases
I left too much slack it came crackin’ back
And it caught me when I was sleeping
So I must confess I’ve made a mess
But here you are baby now…you’re picking it up

So I must confess that I’ve made a mess
I’ve fallen all to pieces (you’re picking it up)
I’m on a phone with no dial tone
But still the tension on the line increases (you’re picking it up)
I planned a getaway but it got away from me
Now I’m stuck here weeping (you’re picking it up)
So I must confess I’ve made a mess
and here you are baby now…you’re picking it up