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...
Yet another rewrite. I wrote "Motorplanet" more than ten years ago, if I remember correctly, when Holger and I began our collaboration. My own version was - due to my limited musical skills - say, rather unconvincing. Holger wrote music, and I adapted...
Post lesenI have two MotorPlanet songs to set to words, that means replacing some dummy text with something 'real'. Nici uses phrases from older songs as provisional lyrics which now serve as templates for . I got the first title done - at least I hope so. I call...
Post lesenOther than poems lyrics are meant to be sung eventually and so must be fitted into a song. That often requires rewriting and 'tweaking' them until they flow well with the music. There is also the issue of different genres and different cultures. Folk...
Post lesenI'm not writing (for) country music. But Craig uses my lyrics every now and then, casting them into country tunes. To make them fit he often adjusts their phrasing, making them more conversational (and American). Now, he had "cut and run" evaluated by...
Post lesenWould a "winning team" be better than "... must be retained". I guess so! The chorus for "what we're having" might go: what we're having is so precious what we're having a lifetime's dream what we're having is pure magic what we're having a winning team...
Post lesenThe pre-chorus ended with the line "... with full zest" which is not only a rather uncommon expression but also a weak ending. Therefore, I put the line "I'll give it my best" at that outstanding position instead. That's much stronger! In consequence...
Post lesenI'm still not THAT sure about the title, but I have got a bridge that I like: SHE: maybe I should stop bitching 'round when I want love HE: why can't I be more self-assured where I want love BOTH: maybe it's true I just don't try enough maybe it's true...
Post lesen"Attracted to you" COULD be the title of my 2nd duet. This is the chorus - as of now - that I 've written: HE it's true, I feel attracted to you but then I feel rejected by you SHE it's true, I feel attracted to you but then I feel neglected by you BOTH...
Post lesenGoing back to the myth I rewrote the text yet another time, making it all mine :-) And I'll name it "Medusa" after all. As in "Spartacus", "Ganymede", and "Phoenix" the title does not occur anywhere in the lyrics but serves as an interpretation aid. The...
Post lesenI haven't heard from Julia again, so I guess that our collaboration is called off. Therefore, I've begun rewriting the 'Medusa' lyrics, eliminating Julia's contributions as far as possible so I can license the lyrics to others, i.e. attaching my usual...
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