Bulls Head Bob Nov 2023. The 60's Generation, Free Love. Streaming your own Music. Now and Then Shocker.

 Hi you Brummie chums

Do you remember all those years of over expectation then getting that weekly disappointment as Villa lost in the last minute? I thought that, my being a fan was a punishment from a greater force, for the bad things I must have done in the past.  Well I dont want to put the kibosh on their present form but it's amazing to see this performance level.   UTV!!!!

On with Motley:

Blog Comments.

Thanks for the comments on the last blog about a guitars connection to ex King Bees guitarist Geoff Brown.   I must apologise to someone who left a nice comment, he had been at school with Geoff I think?,  and hasn't seen it published.  I was reading it and in only what can be described as a Senior Moment and almost as an involuntary action, I pressed Delete!  I'm extremely sorry because once you press the 'D' button you can't get it back but do feel free to contact me anew my friend.  I'm sure that Geoff and the blog readers would be appreciative of your comments.

THE SWINGING 60's GENERATION'S REBIRTH. 

What was it that made the 60's Swing?   It was Sex...the "Pill"  arrived in 1961 the girls were now freed from the danger of pregnancy and like Bunnies we humped our way through the decade of free love and psychedelia.  That was 60 years ago so what happened to all those young free spirits, they grew up, had a bunch of kids and a mortgage, lived through amazing days, got a pension then got even older and moved into a retirement home where, like their predecessors, they live a less energetic lifestyle playing Crib or Scrabble for the rest of their days.  Well those perceptions are being obliterated by the 60's generation.

The older gals no longer need to take the Pill but now it Is the guys turn to start taking the Blue Pill and other "perk me ups" that are now freely available courtesy of Boots over the counter medications, what a dream situation we have in the UK.   

Long queues of white haired lotharios outside Boots have become common place.  Women too, buying it for 'a friend' for Christmas.

I have been reading that Care homes and Residencies have become hotbeds of sexual activity with STDs becoming more commonplace and are predicted to reach epidemic proportions in the next 12 months.    Ho Ho Ho....Merry Christmas.

STREAMING YOUR OWN MUSIC?

Your band has just invested some money to record 4 songs and release their first EP.  What a moment indeed, bursting with pride you tell everyone you know that you are now Recording Artists.  Thoughts of selling mountains of downloads fill your head and you start looking for your dream car and waiting for the invite to play at Glastonbury.   It all sounds too easy doesn't it?  

There are companies who you can register your songs with and they take a percentage of your sales for getting your music onto all the biggest Streaming Platforms like Amazon and Spotify and YouTube Music and with your quality goods, success is surely just around the corner.    Hold Hard my friends, reality is also awaiting to shatter your illusions of success because you may not know just how much you will make for each play of your music.   Here is a small chart which will help you realise your potential income:

Let's say you paid 250 dollars for the recording, another 150 to have some CD copies reproduced for sale.  To simply recover that outlay from Streaming on Spotify you would need to register 3140 streams for each 10 dollars or 125,600 plays to get your 400 bucks back less the commission you have to pay the company who has put them on Spotify.    You will have bragging rights that your material is available on line but financial rewards will be hard earned.   So perhaps you will think again if it is worth it?   Nobody said that being a musician is easy and being knocked back is par for the course but on the optimistic side of things, it only takes one self penned song to change your fate forever, so good luck to you all.

NOW AND THEN  - THE BEATLES

When the Fabs released "Free as a Bird" I was moved to tears for a week or so everytime I heard it.   Then came Real Love which wasn't that great.   It was said that the remaining Beatles had actually recorded 3 tracks recovered from a cassette of John Lennons but George Harrison had said he would NOT be a party to releasing the third song which he considered inferior material.  Well George has passed on and Macca and Ringo have now taken the opportunity to release that third track "Now and Then" and how George must be turning in his grave at this piece of Poo, it really is a shocker and so disappointing to listen to.  I strongly recommend you NOT to buy it.    What happened to their strict policy of only releasing quality?? Not impressed at all.

So that's not a very uplifting way to end this months blog but next month it's the Christmas special so something better to look forward to.

Take Care of yourselves and the ones you hold dear.

Bob

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