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 story until now: top secret - I'm working on yet another song top secret - II top secret - III ever and ever - an alternate chorus The procedure for the verses is much the same as for the chorus, except that they are supposed to differ, and that they...
Post lesenI'm citing Steven Tyler (Does the noise in my head bother you, New York 2012, p. 290): "A song is constructed like a tree - from roots to branches, and when it's done you hope it bears fruit. You need a first verse, next a second verse, then a prechorus,...
Post lesenMy first version of the chorus would be more suitable for a female singer than a man, so I wrote an alternative 'male' version: I'm ready to say the words "I love you - ever and ever" I'm ready to take the oath "I'll be true - ever and ever" a love to...
Post lesenIf Daniel likes the text I suggest for the chorus the title might actually become "ever and ever". Step 3: writing dummy text for the chorus that can serve as a template for the real text, i.e. that matches the music's meter yet needs not make sense....
Post lesen"top secret" is and will not be the title of the song, it's just my - ironic - working title that I chose because the musician I'm writing for would like to keep the lid on this project. With regard to the lyrics he won't succeed as you could tell from...
Post lesenThe headline is a mere teaser! Sorry for this ;-) As you may know, or may not know, I don't write exclusively for anybody, not even for myself. There are three exceptions at the moment. These are co-writes with other authors. Two song lyrics were written...
Post lesenMy first version of the chorus went: no, he is no war hero just one more casualty his accomplishments were zero some sad fatality I didn't like the similarity of "casualty" and "fatality", though, and it was rather short, anyway. The extended version...
Post lesen... by Daniel. He asked to keep our collaboration a secret. Well, what can be more secret than an public blog? Just asking! First step: listen to his tune several times (here Midi trumpets stand for the vocal parts) trying to figure out which parts are...
Post lesenI actually wrote the verses before I decided to alter the bridge. After rewriting the latter verses and bridge had the same rhyming pattern. I prefer them to differ, so I shifted the lines of the verses as well. This was my first version of verse one:...
Post lesenActuall this is "no war hero - III" since anti war song was the first post in this series. I shifted a few lines of the bridge to improve its flow: which were the noble goals again, the altruistic motives, and heroic deeds that were in store that had...
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