Recording Studio Day 1 (Begin Again and Love Story)

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"This is all I got Simon." I said, throwing a folder down of 32 new songs I had written about Harry. "The albums name is HARRY'S, I'm not changing it." I said. "I'm thinking of making it like a story. Like splitting it into three albums. The first one," I said taking a piece of paper. "can be called Harry's. The second one could be Harry's 2.0. Then the thrid one will be Harry's The End. Yes, that's what I'm going to do." I said to Simon. "Ok, great, but I have something that is completely up to you. I have a camera crew and we can make a film of you making you albums." Simon said. "I'd love to do that. Thats such a great idea!" I said. "Ok, come in!" Simon said. About twenty people walked in and started to set up cameras. "Hi guys. I'm Meghan." I said. "Hello." They all said. "So we're just going to follow you around until the day you release the albums." The director said. "Ok, great." I said. "Go ahead, we're taping already." The director said. "Ok." I said. "So Simon, the first song I want to start with because its the beginning." I said pulling out the lyrics for Begin Again. "Ok," Simon said then read them. "Great." Simon said. "This is the music behind it." I said grabbing my guitar and playing the first few notes. "Looks like you have it all sorted out." Simon said. "Shall we start recording?" Simon asked. 

I stood in the recording room with the camera right in front of me. "Start when you're ready." Simon said. "Took a deep breath in the mirror. He didn't like the when I wore high heels, but I do." I sung, looking into the camera. "Turn the lock and put my headphones on. He always said he didn't get this song but I do, I do." I sung closing me eyes. "Walked in expecting you'd be late. But you got here early and you stand and wave. I walk to you. You pull my chair and and help me in. And you don't know how nice that is. But I do." I sung, smiling, remembering Harry and I's first date. "And you threw your head back laughing, like a little kid. I think it's strange that you think I'm funny 'cause he never di. I've been spending the last eight months. Thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end. But on a Wednesday in a cafe, I watched it begin again." I sung smiling. "You said you never met one girl who had as many James Taylor records as you. But I do. We tell storied and you don't know why, I'm coming off a little shy, but I do." I sung, blushing. "But you throw your head back laughing like a little kid. I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cause he never did. I've been spending the last eight months. Thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end. But on a Wednesday on a cafe, I watched it begin again." I closed my eyes and replayed our first date. "And we walked down the block to my car and I almost brought him up. But you start to talk about the movies that you family watches, every single Christmas and I want to talk about that. And for the first time, whats past is past." I sung the paused. "Cause you throw your head back laughing like a little kid. I think it's stange that you think I'm funny, cause he never did. I've been spending the last eight months, thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end. But on a Wednesday, in a cafe, I watched it begin again." I sung then everyone outside clapped. I smiled and clapped with them. 

I walked out the room after putting my headphones on the microphone stand. "How was that?" I asked. "Amazing. I don't even think we have to do a second recording." Simon said then replayed me singing. "Can we do the music now?" I asked. "Yes." Simon said. I grabbed my guitar and walked into the recording room. I did slow, deep notes on my guitar. 'Open E, A3, A8.' I said in my head. The notes were simple and fast. I looked down at my guitar to see if I was playing what I needed to.

"How was that?" I asked. "Listen." Simon said the played the music with my vocal. "We're done in record time of an hour." Simon said, chuckling. "Ok, Meghan, can we have an interview with you?" The director asked. "Sure." I replied walking over. "What's this song about?" The man who introduced hisself as Morgan Spurlock said. "Begin Again is about me. My past relationships ended with a big bang, so I wrote this song after my first date after a terrible break up with a boy. Its about falling hard to the ground but nobody was there waiting for you so you just had to pick yourself back up and brush the dirt off your dress." I said. "What song are you going to record next?" Morgan asked. "Love Story with Taylor Swift." I said. "Tell us about Love Story." Morgan said. "Love Story is a love story." I said giggling. "Like a Romeo and Juilet theme going on. I wrote it for my parents because they didn't like who I was dating at the time so I ran to my room, in a huff and wrote this song. 20 minutes later, I stood infront of them and sung this song, sort of like writing 'FUCK YOU' on their foreheads. Then I told them I was going to run away with him. Its scary to think that this was literly weeks ago and I'm 19." I said and all the cameramen laughed. "Ok, thank you." Morgan said. I jumped off the stool and walked to Simon. Taylor walked into the studio and hugged me. "Ok, should we get started?" Taylor asked. "Yes." Simon said then passed Taylor a sheet that had the chorus on it so she knew what to sing. "I want lunch." I complained, pulling Simon's shirt. "Not now. After." Simon said, trying to push me away. I grabbed my phone and texted Harry. 'Dinner please! Extra large ham and pineapple pizza. Love you. Try hurry it up. Don't forget a few liters of cherry coke. Thanks, love you. :D' I texted then threw my phone down and walked with Taylor into the recording room. "Whenever your ready." Simon said. "We were both young when I first saw you. I close my eyes and the flashback starts. I'm standing there on a balcony in the summer air. See the lights see the party the ball gowns. See you make your way through the crowd and say hello. Little did I know." I sung into the microphone, looking into the camera. "That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet!' and I was cryin' on the staircase beggin' you please don't go. And I said." Taylor sung. "Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone." I sung. "I've been waiting, all we have to do is run." Taylor sung. "You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess, it's a love story. Baby just say," I sung. "Yes." Taylor sung, smiling. "So I sneak out to the garden to see you. We keep quiet cause we're dead if they know." I sung. "So close your eyes. Escape this town for a little while. Oh, oh." Taylor sung, looking at the camera. "Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter. And my daddy said, stay away from Juilet." I sung. "But you were everything to me, I was begging you please don't go and I said. " Taylor sung.  "Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone." I sung. "I've been waiting, all we have to do is run." Taylor sung. "You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess, it's a love story. Baby just say," I sung. "Yes." Taylor sung, smiling. "So I sneak out to the garden to see you. We keep quiet cause we're dead if they know." I sung. "I got tired of waiting." Taylor sung. "Wonderin' if you were ever coming around." I sung. "My faith in you was fading." Taylor sung and I smiled. "When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said." I sung. "Romeo save me! I've been feeling so alone!" Taylor sung lifting her hands in the air, smiling. "I keep waiting for you, but you never come! is this in my head? I don't know what to think!" I sung, then made a face at the camera. "He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said:" Taylor sung pointing to the camera. "Marry me Juliet! You'll never have to be alone. I love you and that's all I really know!" I sung. "I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress!" Taylor sung. "Its a love story, baby just say yes." I sung. "Oh, oh, oh, oh. 'Cause we were both young when I first saw you," Taylor and I sung at the same time. We waited for Simon's OK on the song. "Great job girls you can come out." Simon said.

Taylor and I walked out the recording room and sat next to Simon. I checked my phone for a text message. 'I'm on my way. I got you crisps too. Niall's tagging along for the pizza.' Harry texted and I smiled. 'Thanks babe. Tell Niall we have to share the pizza with Taylor and Simon.' I texted back. Seconds later I got a text from Niall. 'I'm not sharing with Taylor or Simon. Maybe you ;p' He wrote. I giggled. 'I'll get Harry to take us out for dinner tonight.' I said then put my phone down. "Honey! I'm home!" Niall shouted, swinging the door open with the boxes of pizzas in his hands. Harry followed with the drinks and chips. I got up and quickly kissed Harry and did our secret handshake with Niall. "What are you monkeys doing here?" Simon asked Harry and Niall. "I just came for the food." Niall said, taking a peice of pizza. "Thanks for brining us dinner." I said, sitting on Harry's lap. "Sure." Harry said. I took a slice of pizza and took a bite. "What have you gotten done?" Harry asked. "We got Begin Again done and we just finished Love Story." Simon said. "This is Begin Again." Simon said then played the song. "I like it." Harry said then kissed my arm. I put my head on his shoulder. "I'm so tired." I said, yawning. I grabbed Niall's arm and looked at the time. It was about nine p.m. "Can we call this a day? We've been here since eight this morning." I said laying back down of Harry. "Ok, yes. Thank you everyone. See you tomorrow." Simon said.

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