"Overnight Success" genre: Alternative General
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	Overnight Success is basically a satirical look at the music business...After years of perfecting his musical talent, this one man is chosen to be the next pop star wonder, but the individuality and expertise that got him there (that he worked his whole life to perfect) is stripped from him after he signed the contract...to sell more albums, the record company decides that he has to sound like everybody else...it's a sad song, really...
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	Story Behind the Song I wrote this song about my struggles trying to make it in the music business the last twenty years...a lot of it is fiction, I kind of just closed my eyes and imagined what it would be like.... Lyrics OVERNIGHT SUCCESS by David Norris hey mom, I'm on the radio the last few years I've been changin' my tune I was just invited to play the late, late show but it feels like I'm in somebody else's shoes I'm an Overnight Success and it only took me twenty years look at the way they have me dressed and the way they've done my hair I'm an overnight success am I too old for this? don't worry, I'll look over my shoulder you're too concerned about me getting used back home I was never too popular but now I've got friends coming out of the blue I'm an overnight success and it only took me twenty years look at the way they have me dressed and the way they've done my hair I'm an overnight success am I too old for this? I worked my fingers to the bone spent half my life trying to get a sound of my own but they tell me they think they know better you've got to sound a little more like Vedder or at least someone who sounds an awful lot like him Boy, if you're going to make it in this scene don't play so clean think the the color green if you expect for me to drop another dime into this pop machine hey mom, I'm on the road again I'm calling just to let you know I'm doing fine sorry, but I can't make the holidays 'cause once again I was told to sign on the dotted line I'm an overnight success and it only took me twenty years look at the way they have me dressed and the way they've done my hair I'm an overnight success am I too old for this? am I too old to be an overnight success? hey mom, I'm on the radio...

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