The all-time song success story, if not for absolute dollars then for the story's appeal, might be Bart Howard's "Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words". Howard wrote the song in 1954 when he was 39 years old. Over time, it became a jazz and pop standard and, thanks to Frank Sinatra's 1964 hit cover, a great classic. Reportedly, Howard made a continuing income for life off of this one song. I wouldn't be surprised if the song still makes enough money for a person to live on. The song will not go into the public domain until the 2070s.
@marklane8702 жыл бұрын
You're a great asset to the songwriting community Chris! Thanks for sharing
@rickbecket2820Ай бұрын
I would love to see an update for this video.
@johnheart6890Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@davidchapamusicofficial2 жыл бұрын
This is great! I’ve gotten a little glimpse into this from another artist, but this is very in depth. Maybe you answer this in part 2, do you find new songwriters are having to give up more, including some writing credit, to the recording artist to get them to cut their song? Also - I have always hit dead-ends when it comes to where and how to pitch my songs. Thanks so much for all of this, I’ll listen to the next one.
@JeffDaytonMusic9 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris! Appreciate you brother!
@BillionzEnt.9 ай бұрын
Congratulations
@ElliottKayneMusic Жыл бұрын
Great info, thanks. And I just listened to your #1 song . WOW thats a great song, Thats something to be Proud of !!!😎
@matthewchild2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Chris.
@dynamicalan Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this and for spending your time doing this: do radio stations still pay 10 cents a play for performance royalties? Of course this would be the total publishers share, the publisher and the songwriters.
@user-js6ol8xm9l2 ай бұрын
hi this was a great video, but I cant find part 2 on your channel is it still uploaded?
@cliftonsuber Жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, I’ve got 2 number 1’s written right now I’m sure of it. My question is, how do I get them to Nashville without having to split my song 10 different ways, your song something to be proud of only had you and the publisher so as I understand you got 100% of the songwriters cut, how did you do that if you don’t mind me asking?
@TheCuttyBrown Жыл бұрын
U get it sorted out??
@KittKattBarr222 Жыл бұрын
Where's part 2?? You left me hanging on the edge of my seat!!! 😂. Also, as a note for anyone interested. If this money had been immediately invested the first years income on his songs into dividend paying ETFs. Something like RYLD, that pays 12% annually. He would be getting paid roughly $6500/ month in dividends for life, without touching principle. Plus, he would keep getting royalties for his songs going forward. If he re-invested those, that income would only keep increasing, even without another #1.
@bayshorepark12312392 ай бұрын
tell me more
@webbphoto22 жыл бұрын
Good chunk of money but goes quickly when the tax man takes his share. hahaha it goes to show you have to keep writing and getting them recorded to make a good living. Thanks for sharing this info, it opens ours eyes to the life of a writer.
@GreatSongs2 жыл бұрын
Something else I’m going to eventually cover is catalog sales. I sold my catalog back in the day . It’s interesting how all that works and how you make more money that your song has made by sell a portion of your recurring revenue.
@rexchiquine6049 Жыл бұрын
I have met you in Nashville,,,,
@travisdean8794 Жыл бұрын
As a new songwriter may I ask some questions?
@thesongwriter63086 ай бұрын
RIp Toby Keith
@whiskeygallows1764 Жыл бұрын
When you say songwriter and he wrote the song are you talking the entire song music and all or just the lyrics and melody progression
@bayshorepark12312392 ай бұрын
more than likely the lyrics are the main part along with a unique melody