The short song is under appreciated. There is a certain elegance to being
brief that is sacrificed when a song is stretched out to commercial length.
On top of that there is a certain honesty conveyed when an artist keeps a
song short and to the point. In my not so humble opinion, the short song
constitutes a special genre that transcends your typical musical boundaries.
While I'm not saying that my songs qualify as
artistic expressions of any great merit, I have been inspired by many short
songs that have achieved this level of excellence. While some of these songs
may contain content that might offend some people, a true artist does not
avoid a topic or form of expression simply because it might offend the
sensibilities of the squeamish or does not conform to current fashions or
social norms. In fact, pushing the boundaries is somewhat
of a duty that every artist who has an ounce of integrity should consider to be
a moral imperitive. Below is my latest short song and beneath that are links
to some short songs that I have found to be inspirational.