Tipton and Scoundrels “Walk the Wire” with perfect balance…
We never know around here when we get a song submission what the quality or likability will be. Most songs have what we call around here a tragic flaw… The lyrics might be good, but the melody isn’t great… The melody might be fantastic, but the lyrics may be lack… and sometimes you can tell its song producers first go around in the studio, getting in the way of being able to listen at all….
That’s why when we get a song put on our desk… Or emailed to us we should say… that has a good balance of both our ears perk up…
That’s the case with the new single from Mike Tipton and the Scoundrels… “Walking the Wire” …
When you hear as many songs as we do, you’re looking for what industry people call a hook… Something that grabs you and pulls you into the song in such a natural way that you can’t help but tap, hum or sing-along. That hook is usually the calling card of a well composed piece of music. And there’s no doubt that when you hear the chorus of Walking the Wire your ears are exactly that …” Hooked” …
You find yourself warning to tap or clap along, as Tipton sings out the chorus with an effortless rhythmic pattern that hypnotizes the ears in all the right ways…
Following that chorus is a signature guitar lit that immediately feels recognizable and matches the energy of the chorus as it escorts you back into the verse.
Often, we hear a good title of a song. Not always does the actual song meet the intrigue of the title. This title (Walking the Wire) is intriguing enough to make you curious about the content. Fortunately, this time we weren’t disappointed with how Tipton lived up to the good title of the song by spinning a lyrical message, worthy of it line for line.
It’s not easy to balance, a melody with a good message and a song. But Tipton and his scoundrels have done it with this one. We recommend you take the time to. “Walking the Wire”.
Make sure you listen to them on your favorite platform!
Walking the Wire by Michael B Tipton on YouTube
Walking the Wire by Michael B Tipton on iTunes
Walking the Wire by Michael B Tipton on Spotify
Walking the Wire by Michael B Tipton on Amazon Music