One Way To Break the ‘Rules’ of Songwriting: Iron & Wine’s ‘The Trapeze Swinger’
There aren’t really any ‘rules’ to Songwriting. Maybe one: Don’t bore the listener. But there…
Your Song’s Title – A Missed Opportunity?
Most songs are Title-oriented, so getting as much mileage as possible out of the Title makes…
Songwriting Productivity: The Use of Deadlines
When asked which came first, the music or the lyrics, the great lyricist Sammy Cahn…
First I Tell The Song, Then The Song Tells Me
If I’m lucky, I start out a song with an idea I like – music,…
Themes Obsessive & Habitual
In our lyrics, we tend to write about the same things over and over. We…
The Delicate Balance: Music & Lyrics
Every song, by definition, balances music and lyrics. How well a song works often has…
The Melodies of Adele
Much has been made of the recent success of Adele – her powerful singing, throwback…
Modern Songwriting starts with Chuck Berry
Welcome to a weekly blog I’ll be writing on songwriting- and music-related subjects! I couldn’t…
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