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 just published my third comprehensive lyrics collection. It contains 73 new lyrics, 4 re-writes or alternative versions, and 3 collaboratively written lyrics (with no creative commons license). Two lyrics have not yet been published anywhere else ("a...
Post lesenI guess that most song deal with this message, "I love you", "I love you so much, I can't live without you", and so on. It's the greatest feeling there is, and it makes the most boring song lyrics there are. For my - still non-existing - video tutorial...
Post lesen... that's the line that sprang to my mind when I read a Facebook post by some Denalyn about his brother who is being bullied because of his attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Asperger syndrom (a kind of autism). That's all there is at...
Post lesenI'll rename my lyrics "cry out, shout out" "cry out, scream out". "shout out" also or even primarily(?) stands for "call out" or "proclaim". I obviously want the negative implication. "scream out" is clearer.
Post lesen"cry out, shout out" are my latest (lunch time) lyrics. I polished them today. Amazingly, I found that shortening lines that even before seemed too short to produce an even meter actually improved their flow. the lines "now they lay off workforce while...
Post lesen... will be the title of my new song. In my last post I had mentioned that it would need a very strong chorus because it consists of nothing much else ;-) Yet, how do you create a strong chorus or a good 'hook'? By repetition! At least, that is the easiest...
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