I describe my ongoing lyrics writing projects. Where I get my ideas, how I match my words with other people's music, which little helpers I use...
I had to consult my rhyming dictionary quite a lot. Thus I found "dust" as a rhyme for "disgust", "bright" for "might", "gain" for "vain", "den" for "men". On the internet I also had found "bombs" for "qualms", which is not exactly great, but will have...
Post lesen"Welcome to hell" is one of the titles Karsten suggested and which I took to immediately. Now, how do I go from there? 1. define the subject Well, I've got a title. In the verses I would like to describe different kinds of hell, or different kinds of...
Post lesenStep two - after identifying the subject - is collecting ideas. Here are a few: looks like they always finish what they have commenced although they don't live for, but they live against they'd grow an Eiffel tower if they'd got the power yesterday a...
Post lesenAs you may have noticed, or may have not, I have marked all my stuff with a "creative commons license". I.e. I have attached a statement that I explicitly allow the use of my lyrics and tunes - under certain conditions. The creative commons group has...
Post lesenTwo verses, two chorus versions. For the latter Karsten had provided ideas which I only altered slightly: rise and fall they think themselves so tall fly high'n touch the sky, but finally they'll fall and cry rise and fall they think themselves so tall...
Post lesenWhile I've been trying to record "long-legged divinity" and straighten out "close your eyes" - both with little success - Karsten has sent 5 (!) compositions which still lack their lyrics. Looks like I've got to be busy for a couple of days. I think I...
Post lesen... then it's time to celebrate. When your song has become famous, is produced on CD, and is being played on radio stations, then it is time to make sure that your share of the big profit finds the right pocket, i.e. yours. Radio stations, discos, shopping...
Post lesenWell, you don't want anybody to steal your ideas, i.e. your music or your lyrics, do you? How can you make sure that your copyright is observed? It is actually quite easy. What you need is a method to prove that you were the first who had that particular...
Post lesenThe first part read "rock is about sex", so this is actually the second issue on my "long-legged divinity". Although I forgot the tune I first had in mind the chorus has always come along with a melody. Which is the rule for my own stuff: I normally have...
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