Bounce Back

Bounce Back
by Michael Hurwicz and Sharon Abreu

We had a knock down drag out fight with fate
Fate always wins
But one thing fate can't make us do:
Give out give up give in ...

CHORUS:
We're gonna bounce back, five four three tonight
We're gonna bounce back, turn on all the delights
We're gonna bounce back, so open up your life
We're gonna bounce back.

Depression sorrow and dread drove us right out of our heads
Biff bam pow, they knocked us down but now ...

CHORUS

You lose somebody you love, it's a rocky fall
After you've cried enough, get up stand up tall ... [You're gonna ...]

CHORUS

We've lost so much: homes, friends, loves
But this isn't over till we say it's over
And we say, look out we're coming up ... [We're gonna ...]

CHORUS

Go ahead and cry. Cry, cry, cry, cry.
You won't die. Then get up, stand up, dry your eye ... [And ...]

CHORUS [You're gonna ...]

Hello new day, what do you have to say?
Hey new day, can love come out to play?

I wanna bounce back five four three today
I wanna bounce back, hey hey whatta ya say
Let's bounce back, I know we're gonna be okay
We're gonna bounce back

TAXI Listing:

HEARTFELT SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS with Lyrics about "The Light at the End of the Tunnel" are needed for a TAXI COMPILATION going directly to a whole bunch of our favorite Music Licensing Companies for placements in Post-COVID-19 and other Film and TV programming.

Note: Now that productions have started shooting again, we think there will be a wave of TV movies about the pandemic. Many of them are going to need this type of material!

We’re not giving references for this request, as we think they may be too limiting. Mid-to-Up-Tempo Songs are usually more easily placed, but if you have really strong Ballads or Down-Tempo Songs, those could work as well in this context.

Here are some key concepts, keywords, ideas, and phrases to get your creative gears turning, but please don’t limit yourself to just these! We encourage you to come up with some of your own!

Concepts and keywords:

Better days ahead!
Light at the end of the tunnel
Rising from the ashes
Seeing you again
Re-building
Reconnecting
Being with friends and family
Pick ourselves up
Filling our days with light and love
When we can finally hug each other again
Hand in hand
Starting to live again
Getting out and living life again
The promise that a new day brings
We weathered the storm, now…
Getting back to normal
Having hope
When that new day finally dawns
What lies ahead
Please submit well-produced Songs with uplifting, well-crafted lyrics in the general vein of the topics listed above. Stripped-down arrangements or more filled-out, fully-produced songs could both work for this pitch. Whichever approach you decide to take, your production and any and all virtual instruments or samples you use should be high-quality and modern. Heartfelt, well-performed vocals, moving melodies, and solid choruses are all musts for this pitch!

IMPORTANT Lyric Tip: We've been told by our clients that they have more of a demand for positive, uplifting lyrics than sad themes about loss, pain, etc., so please submit Songs with optimistic lyrical themes and avoid sending any "downers."

Also try to avoid lyrics that are "too on-the-nose" with phrases like, "Glad the pandemic is behind us." Non-specific lyrics that are more like the suggestions above will work better.

Our A&R team will have a simple mandate: Is it GREAT? Does it sound ready to go as it is? Would it work well for placements in Film and TV? Would TAXI's Music Licensing and Music Library clients be happy to hear this on the playlist we send them? The bar will be very high for this request.

Note: TAXI has been quite successful in helping our members sign deals via the playlists on previous compilations. Our industry clients like the proactive approach :-) This playlist will be sent to dozens of TAXI's best clients!

As always, you'd be wise to avoid using specific names, places, dates, times, brands, and profanity if you’d like to increase the chances of your Songs getting signed and ultimately landing placements. You'd also be smart to avoid lyrics that specifically say, "virus, COVID-19, Coronavirus," etc. Broadcast Quality is needed.

Because the selected Songs will be going directly to many different Music Licensing Companies, deal terms may vary. However, since some of the Companies are EXCLUSIVE Libraries, we ask that the Songs you pitch for this request are NOT already signed with other Companies or Catalogs. That includes any publishing or publishing administration deals with online distributors like CDBaby, TuneCore, etc. You must own or control your Master and Copyright to submit. Please submit as many Songs as you’d like, online or per CD. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 29th, 2021. TAXI # S210529HF