What’s ‘It’ All About?
One of the most common problem areas in lyric writing is the use of the…
One of the most common problem areas in lyric writing is the use of the…
It’s natural for a Songwriter to worry about things like, “when people hear my songs,…
Recently Frank Ocean, a singer and songwriter, has become very popular very fast. I read…
We’ve all heard thousands, maybe tens of thousands of songs. Most of us now know,…
“If I play this song in public and it’s not copyrighted, isn’t there a good…
I try to be open to ideas whenever they present themselves… I scribble things down…
People love to categorize, and people particularly like to categorize in dualities – yin/yang, Apollo/Dionysius… …
When writing and developing a lyric, a relatively simple yet powerful tool that’s often overlooked…
Lyle Lovett recently said, “I’ve always thought that writing isn’t really that hard. It’s having…
If you have the basic idea for a song – the Chorus and/or the Title…
Some songs get worked on for years, literally; some come together in a half hour. …
There aren’t really any ‘rules’ to Songwriting. Maybe one: Don’t bore the listener. But there…
Most songs are Title-oriented, so getting as much mileage as possible out of the Title makes…
When asked which came first, the music or the lyrics, the great lyricist Sammy Cahn…
If I’m lucky, I start out a song with an idea I like – music,…
In our lyrics, we tend to write about the same things over and over. We…
Every song, by definition, balances music and lyrics. How well a song works often has…
Much has been made of the recent success of Adele – her powerful singing, throwback…
Welcome to a weekly blog I’ll be writing on songwriting- and music-related subjects! I couldn’t…