Comments on: The Great Art Of Writing Simple & Direct Lyrics http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/ Songwriter, Producer, and Coach, based in New York City. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/#comment-7680 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:36:31 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4644#comment-7680 In reply to Terry Mullen.

So true, Terry!
Thanks,
Tony

]]> By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/#comment-7679 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:36:04 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4644#comment-7679 In reply to Jeanette.

Thanks, Jeanette!
Best wishes,
Tony

]]> By: Terry Mullen http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/#comment-7678 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:57:13 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4644#comment-7678 Smokey Robinson lyrics are the same way, as in “Tears of a Clown”

]]> By: Jeanette http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/#comment-7677 Sun, 31 May 2020 12:46:15 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4644#comment-7677 Always loved, ‘Natural Woman’ and even more so after seeing it performed in the musical Beautiful.

]]> By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/#comment-7676 Wed, 27 May 2020 03:56:49 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4644#comment-7676 In reply to Mary Jane Coates.

Thank you, Mary Jane.
There are over 300 posts on this site (click the Blog tab above) so… feast!
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Best wishes,
Tony

]]> By: Mary Jane Coates http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/#comment-7675 Tue, 26 May 2020 11:05:41 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4644#comment-7675 I’m keen to read more of your posts.

]]> By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/#comment-7674 Tue, 19 May 2020 01:14:09 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4644#comment-7674 In reply to Thomas G.

Agreed!
Thank you,
Tony

]]> By: Thomas G http://tonyconniff.com/the-great-art-of-writing-simple-direct-lyrics/#comment-7673 Mon, 18 May 2020 04:34:36 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4644#comment-7673 Thanks Tony, good article!

In the first song, Will you Still Love Me Tomorrow?, I was always blown away by the ‘your love’, ‘sure of’ rhyme.
“I’d like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of”

Actually, the lyrics of the entire song are amazing.

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