#25 - Song Deep-Dive: "With My Makeup On‪"‬ Stronger Voices

We delve into Melinda's popular single, "With My Makeup On." Here's the story of how it was inspired, written, produced, and more. 

Intro to our discussion about Melinda's single "With My Makeup On"  (0:24) 
Audio snippet of the chorus  (2:17) 
How the writing of the song first began with Melinda's band  (3:06) 
Audio snippet of Melinda playing an early version of Makeup with her band  (6:16) 
How the bass line was invented  (6:31) 
Audio snippet of writing the first verse and chorus  (9:30) 
Clip of a live performance of Makeup with the band  (12:12) 
How the song was finally produced after several tries  (13:55) 
Audio snippet of the final product  (18:04) 
Why Tim Husty is the best  (19:27) 
Quick anecdote of Trevor's former life in finance  (20:52) 
Our favorite production highlights in the song  (22:20) 
The story of the cover art photo  (25:25) 
How the song was almost called something else  (27:45) 
How the listeners have grown / current status  (29:40) 

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