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 think I've got a text for the chorus. The tune is always repeated once, so the text has two parts. I've numbered the lines here so I can refer to them in my comments more easily: 1. time has passed me by 2. since that fateful day 3. I'm too sad to cry...
Post lesen... is the working title of another song by Karsten. Karsten sends MIDI files which makes it rather easy for me to determine the meter of a song. For example, the stress is on the first beat in 4/4 meter, and less significantly on the third. Here is the...
Post lesenThis was a tough one. As easy it is to write for Blues Rock as hard is it writing text to fit a precisely composed melody. I had put down the meter like this: X - - X - - X - X - X - - X X - - X - - X - X X - X - X - - - X - X - X - - - X - X - X - -...
Post lesen"A song about you" seems to be Karsten's working title. I had noted down its structure - its meter - like this: verses type A X - - X - - X - X - X - - X - - X - X - X - verses (chorus?) type B X X - X - - X X X - X - - X X X - - X - X - - - X - - X -...
Post lesenI had noted a few ideas for the verses of "Welcome in Hell", and meanwhile Karsten has sent his ideas as to their melody. The result is, that my suggestions won't fit. I had suspected as much. Anyway, here are my - meanwhile obsolete - proposals: you...
Post lesenI was seventeen and listening to a presentation of new records on the radio. I wore earphones so as not to annoy my parents. The song I was listening to was very sad and tears were running down my cheeks. There had been other very gloomy songs before....
Post lesenKarsten wants to change the tune for the chorus while the verses still haven't got any, so my nicely fitted text probably doesn't fit any longer. There's no use to continue working on a song with no tune. I might collect a few more ideas and note them...
Post lesenKarsten has shortened the intro for "rise and fall" and considers a purely instrumental intro. This actually improves the song a lot. In former times there were two rules for hit material: the chorus must begin after a maximum of 30 seconds, and a songs...
Post lesenAfter listening to the tune for the chorus I've got an idea for its text. I had noted the pattern - the number of syllables - as: 3 - 6 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 6 3 - 1 The melody seems to require an exact match, other than the stuff I use to write for Holger. Blues...
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