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...
The 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...
Post lesenMy first sketches - or rather full blown verses - for 'Flamenco-type' song lyrics: HE I admire the ground you're walking on when you flash a smile you turn me on I'm melting away to find you've gone SHE are you a real man do you have the grit do you know...
Post lesenIf I had got him right, Marian thought about a song in the manner of "paradise by the dashboard light" when he suggested writing a duet. That's a song by Jim Steinmann - to honor the WRITER where most people think only of the artist when commenting on...
Post lesenNever trust 'em girls - or Craig Pavone ;-) "Emily" fits his tune better, so Craig's version of "Rachel" will be named "Emily". My own "Rachel" will remain true to me of course, since I've already done her ;-)
Post lesenWhile working on the chorus I gathered rhymes for "feel" using my good old Penguin Rhyming Dictionary: deal, seal, kneel (I liked that one yet didn't use it), steal, appeal, conceal, reveal (that's the one I chose) This is the new chorus: so don't give...
Post lesenIn my mind there's a rock tune whose meter is not too strict (similar to "dripping pan" and most of my other rock tunes). Instead of the phrase "the girls pass him by" I first had "the girls ignore him" which sounded rather clumsy. I checked an online...
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