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Wheel Of Demos: "All Yours" 💅💎✨

Shine bright like a...rejected Rihanna demo that interpolates an R&B CLASSIC! 💎✨
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Hello fellow pop music fans!

It’s Bonnie McKee here.

I’ve written THOUSANDS of songs throughout my career and most of them have never seen the light of day. I wanted to take the chance to dust off old demos (some for myself, some for other artists) and revisit them for the first time in A LONG TIME.

Introducing…the Wheel Of Demos! 🎡💿

Let me tell you, the songs that popped up were…a journey. 😂

So, this first demo? It’s called “All Yours.” It’s an interpolation track. Fancy word for “I borrowed a bit from a classic.” The song pulled from “Freak Like Me” by Adina Howard—yes, that one—and the track was all about telling someone, “Girl, you can have him—he’s not my problem anymore.” I don’t typically write interpolation tracks (they are HUGE in pop music right now) but this one felt right at the time. 💅

Here’s one thing I forgot until I heard this 10+ years later: I wrote this thinking it could be for Rihanna’s album that became ‘Talk That Talk’. Spoiler alert: it was not for her. Why not? Well my guess is that she’s always thinking about what’s next and maybe this was a little too of it’s time? ⏰

Listening back, I’m half embarrassed and half still into it. It’s sassy, ridiculous, and kind of fun in a “should I even admit I wrote this?” way. But hey, not every song’s a hit. Sometimes, it’s just a little time capsule of where your head was at. 🤷‍♀️

So, there you go—my saucy little flop of a song. And if you’re out there thinking, “This is actually a vibe,” well… it’s all yours…..

♥️ Bonnie

Listen to my demo for “All Yours” pitched to Rihanna in full:

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