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 forgotten the intro! You know, I had noted the times, when the verses, choruses, or bridge begin, to listen into the parts repeatedly while I was writing and editing lines of text until they matched the tune. While I listened to the chorus about...
Post lesenVERSE 1: your life was a drag filled with chores and duties just because you were the kid in a world of adult rule you were supposed to function and obey they suppressed your weak attempts to lead your own life ... VERSE 2: one day you packed your things...
Post lesenCHORUS: girl, I never reached you you just used to turn me down girl, you never let me help when you were about to drown A bit corny, I know. I liked my former line with 'my helping hand', but I couldn't find any viable rhyme that would fit. The repeated...
Post lesenIt's often like this: one line of text springs to my mind and somehow I can't get away from it. This time I got stuck with the line "hey, hey, hey, hey, I can see you flying" that I used as dummy text for the bachgroud choir of Flamur's new song. Anyway,...
Post lesenI've begun to work on a third song for Flamur. The mp3 file is called E_di_Demo - whatever that's supposed to mean. It's sung in Albanian. First step: identify the structure It is: intro - verse - lift - chorus - choral part - verse - lift - chorus- choral...
Post lesenDo you remember "Dear Prudence" by John Lennon? It was one of my favorites at that time, and I used to sing it by the campfire or whenever an opportunity arose. I had it in mind when I wrote "Joy". A song about the subject - and a girl as well. There...
Post lesenTruth be told, when I recorded "by the seven seas" I simply overlooked that the last 'verse' was not meant as a verse at all but as bridge. The first two lines had the same meter as in the verses, the other two could be fitted into the tune quite easily....
Post lesen... sort of wrote itself. You may note that the rhyming pattern of the verses is the same as for the chorus. That's not too great, actually. At least the meter differs. I added a lift with a slightly different rhyming pattern: X A X A instead of A B A...
Post lesenThese were my first notes: if you know a cause to fight for, then fight but make sure you look at the things by light if you know a reason to live, then live sometimes it's better to take then to give It rhymes okay but doesn't make too much sense, does...
Post lesenThe hook is the outstanding part in song lyrics. It's what people remember and identify the song by. My Swiss/Albanian partner, Flamur, named our song "see inside me" instead of "don't turn your back on me". And he is right! The line "you don't want to...
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