Mike's thoughts on "All I Wanna Do"

[startBBtoday]

When Mike writes a song, what does he write it on? Piano? Guitar? Sax? Tambourine?

[Cabinessenceking]

he tunes the bass after Brian played Back Home on that 1977 live vid. I guess he watched Brian compose on piano so many times that he did it that way. Same story with Dennis.

[Pablo.]

Years ago Desper explained on another board that the keyboard from the intro was not a Mellotron or Chamberlin -like many of us thought- but a processed Rhodes

[Ziggy Stardust]

When Mike writes a song, what does he write it on? Piano? Guitar? Sax? Tambourine?

Yeah i've thought about creating a thread to talk about this the other day, what did he wrote on which songs, cause i don't know much about his parts except for the lyrics he's famous for, so does he comes up with melodies? i know he does, he did that Brian's Back song.. but as for the instruments??

[I. Spaceman]

The tunes that lead singers of bands usually write are ones where the guitarist/pianist finds the chords that naturally fall behind the vocal melody. If Mike sang the vocal melody of All I Wanna Do acapella, you'd find most of the chords by just following his notes.

[Pablo.]

The tunes that lead singers of bands usually write are ones where the guitarist/pianist finds the chords that naturally fall behind the vocal melody. If Mike sang the vocal melody of All I Wanna Do acapella, you'd find most of the chords by just following his notes.

True, but Mike knows how to play basic chords on the piano. Desper said it on this board a couple of years ago.

[I. Spaceman]

OK, then he found the chords to go along with his vocal melody.

[Amy B.]

I sort of wish they'd do this song instead of Kokomo. I thought Kokomo was sort of slow and plodding at the show I went to--it really failed to take off like it should have.

[KittyKat]

I sort of wish they'd do this song instead of Kokomo. I thought Kokomo was sort of slow and plodding at the show I went to--it really failed to take off like it should have.

Yeah, but there are people waiting in the crowd to hear that song.  Mike is right about that.  The soccer moms would want his head on a platter if they didn't do Kokomo.  It's bad enough those soccer moms don't get Stamos at every show.

[Wirestone]

I sort of wish they'd do this song instead of Kokomo. I thought Kokomo was sort of slow and plodding at the show I went to--it really failed to take off like it should have.

I think everyone onstage dislikes it except Mike ...

[over and over]

Best song EVER!!!!

[Rocker]

I sort of wish they'd do this song instead of Kokomo. I thought Kokomo was sort of slow and plodding at the show I went to--it really failed to take off like it should have.

I think everyone onstage dislikes it except Mike ...

....and Brian

[Melt Away]

When Mike writes a song, what does he write it on? Piano? Guitar? Sax? Tambourine?

All 4, at the same time.