Go Brooke Go!
Jenny Hatch

And this just in from my friend Susana Baig:
My friends who are American Idol fans (and others),
Can you believe that I watched American Idol tonight for the first time and I about fell out of my seat! Here’s why:
When we lived in LA I wrote several songs. I started to search out LDS people who were musically talented to help me with my songs. I was directed to an LDS gal who had moved into a ward that we had recenlty moved out of, who was a professional singer.
I called her up and asked her if I could meet with her and she could give me feedback on some of my songs. She said to pick one and she would look it over and give me feedback.
Well, I picked a song I wrote about my dad who was killed by a drunk driver. I played my rendition of it for her that I had taped on my hand held tape recorder (which was EMBARASSING ’cause I sing so bad.) Well, she said, “What you need is help with the melody.” And she picked up her guitar and started playing/singing my song and it was incredible to hear my song sung so well!!!!
I was floored when she said that she was pleasantly surprised as she didn’t think my song would be very good. She said she thought my song was promising and could “go” somewhere. (I was so floored.)
So over the next couple of months we met about 4 times and she donated her time and talents and she would make suggestions and I had to change and add lyrics and together we turned it into a really good song (in my opinion!)
I recorded her singing it with my hand held tape recorder, which of course is fuzzy. She said then, that I could never put it on the internet or distribute it because of her contracts.
My dream with this song is to have it recorded and used by M.A.D.D for their out reach programs that they do in schools. I would love to see my song used to help stop drunk driving. I don’t care if I never made a dime off the song, I would love to see it utilized somehow. That’s one of my major dreams in life (if only I were rich!!!)
Well guess what!?!?! SHE is Brooke White who is on American Idol!! Isn’t that funny! I didn’t even know she was on American Idol. I am sure glad I tuned in this time!!!
In the back of mind I wonder if she’d ever help me get it recorded….
Anyway, another “cool” thing is she gave me a copy of the cd that she had just finished recording at the time. I bet she’ll have no problem selling her cd now!!!
Susana