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...
Craig wants to set my lyrics to music. Because the lines two and four of the verses do not match the tune he has in mind I rewrote them to make them the same or similar meter as lines one and three. Craig also suggested a simpler phrase for the bridge:...
Post lesenMy lyrics were difficult to sing, so Svein left superfluous words (notes) out - that I had put in originally only to match the tune as closely as possible - or changed the order of words here and there. With one exception he also altered the chorus: and...
Post lesenI wasn't happy with the slightly different structures of the verses. Not that there had been true rhymes in any. Verse two reads: one day you packed your things to leave Pa and Mum you hit the road to find your path towards the sun no-one barring you...
Post lesenI 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....
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