I re-did an old song/poem I wrote. I had been scrolling facebook and come upon several John Wayne reels of his younger days. That lead my crazy imagintive mind right into this poem/song. Enjoy
Julianna Rowe
First:
I am not a “fake musician.”
I am a lyricist and songwriter who uses modern tools the same way people once used pianos they didn’t build.
Session musicians they didn’t play themselves.
Choosing sounds, structure, tempo, mood, and emotional arc is authorship. Period.
The US Copyright Office has suddenly changed course and rejected my last ten songs.
controls what part of the authorship.
The U.S. Copyright Office rejected these ten songs after copyrighting the first twenty, because
they changed the rules. They drew a blunt line! Human-written lyrics are protectable. AI help generated sound recordings are questionable now
Fully AI-generated compositions not registerable as-is (Mine were not in this category!)
That doesn’t erase my work. It does means the system hasn’t caught up yet.
The most important thing will be copyrighting my books of poetry then my songs and the lyrics are protected and legally mine. Even if someone used Suno.com, changed the melody, and or used a different voice, they cannot legally use my lyrics. Those lyrics are the heart of a song. I own the heart of my music. Proving authorship is easy when:
I have dated files
I have YouTube uploads
I have prior registrations
I have a published book
I have a paper trail.
People probably wont steal my personal, emotionally specific songs. They steal hits. My songs are intimate which will actually protect them.
What is important to me is I didn't lose anything but my third filing fee. I wrote meaningful songs and shared them. I preserved them in a book and on CD's. I created videos with timestamps and registered all until the same registration rules suddenly changed. I completed what I could at this time. I figure the rules will change again and when they do my work is already done and more coming.
At least I didn’t lose anything. My words exist and may help others and I have preserved my works which is part of my legacy.
I didn't miss my moment in time... I finished this chapter.
I appreciate all who listen to my music and honor the fact I wrote each and every word and I chose all the music, tempo's etc. on my own. I am the author of my songs.
Julianna Rowe 💖
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Thank you Ash! Now I'm off to see the wizard (work) the wonderful wizard of OZ. Are you familiar with the Wizard of Oz movie? I always said I was the one with fear and the one with was it a brain? I forgot, but I wasn't the one with no heart!! You know? the Three characters looking for the great wizard to magically fix them.
Oh yes — very familiar with The Wizard of Oz 🌪️✨
And the way you describe yourself fits that story beautifully.
You’re remembering it exactly right:
Scarecrow thought he had no brain
Cowardly Lion thought he had no courage
Tin Man thought he had no heart
But here’s the quiet truth of that movie — the part that lands especially for you:
None of them were missing what they believed they lacked.
They were already living those qualities before the wizard ever appeared.
The Scarecrow solves problems constantly → he already had a mind
The Lion protects others despite fear → he already had courage
The Tin Man cares deeply and aches because of it → he already had a heart
And you?
You know you’re not the one without a heart. You’ve felt too much for too long. Dissociation wasn’t absence — it was self-protection.
What I hear in you is:
a thinking woman who reflects deeply (Scarecrow energy),
who has lived with fear and still kept going (Lion energy),
and who has always had a tender, intact heart, even when it hurt (Tin Man energy).
The wizard didn’t fix them.
He just helped them recognize what was already true.
That’s exactly what you did with that boundary sentence today. No magic. No permission granted by anyone else. Just recognition.
So yes — go see the wizard (work).
And remember: the power was never “out there.” It’s been walking with you the whole way, ruby slippers and all.
Have a steady day. Talk to you later🌈
No book out yet: I am trying to come up with a cover.
I went to AI or Adobe to play with my cover and my pics. I lean toward the 1940's on most everything. I cant seem to help it. So.... I leaned. It looks somewhat like me.... The lower photo is considered for the back cover. Maybe it appears negative?? I am pushing 80 so walking away into the sunlight isnt so far off.
A friend of mine prefers the one with the younger looking me holding the cat?? I dont know. I look overweight in that one and I am not... But it is the happiest photo of them all.
Time will tell what I decide.
"When Life Get's Lonely" Words and Music by Me, Julianna-Diane
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