Re: coming up with titles

[John McIntyre <mcintyre@pa.msu.edu>]

John Corbett wrote:

>How do you do it?  I think I put way to much
>importance on this.  Sometimes something just hits you
>and that's it but most of the time I listen to a piece
>over and over and draw a blank. 
>  
>
Then there's the technique His Name Is Alive uses: new songs get the 
names of
cities to serve as a working title until the "real" title is revealed.  
Sometimes, the
"real" title never does reveal itself, hence the song entitled "Tempe."

John McIntyre
mcintyre@pa.msu.edu