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 put down a few lines to see what I could do about them. Later I decided that they were suitable for the bridge rather than a verse or the chorus. This is probably the first time I've begun creating song lyrics starting with the bridge: what were the...
Post lesen... of hypocrisy. My song "Sabrina" - its YouTube version - was deleted from two songwriting forums for its indecency. Both forums are located in and frequented by people from the so called "Bible Belt". That's where people favor the death penalty, claim...
Post lesenI've read that much patriotic crap on certain songwriter forums that I think the time has come for me to write some 'anti war song'. I'm going to do it my way, obviously ;-) It's title might become "no war hero". I'm thinking along the lines that the...
Post lesen... are a common cliche, I guess. Since Dave Davies' "death of a clown" I must have had the image of a sad clown in my mind (which actually wouldn't do his song justice, but that's another story - fantastic lyrics, by the way, great imagery). One of my...
Post lesenCraig is interested in setting my lyrics (see: "two quickies") lyrics to music. Yet he suggested to insert an additional line in the chorus, and to add two verses instead of simply repeating the two verses from the beginning. To obtain a good flow I proposed...
Post lesenMusical meter and the rhythm of the lyrics - their prosody - must match to make a song. Stresses are more important than the numbers of syllables. An example: if my dreams came true ... out of the blue Both lines (can) match the same meter or tune. The...
Post lesenAt the moment I am working on "close your eyes" (third time that I try to get that song right) and "Bellie". Did the guitar tracks today - 12 string acoustic. Will do the vocals sometime in August. The Selfastrays may do "against the wall". My lyrics...
Post lesenI wrote "I want to live between your thighs" yesterday during my lunch break (I won't post it right here, but you can find it if you look for it). Today I came up with "listen to the music" (boring title, I know). I had it completely in my mind on my...
Post lesenFlamur, the Albanian I mentioned before, sang "don't turn your back on me" a few days ago and found certain passages difficult to sing or not going well with the tune, so we altered a few words and lines. He's in the studio again today, I believe. Wait...
Post lesenstill missing: the bridge. The bridge occurs only once in a song giving it more variety. Lyrically it should add a new aspect or maybe even provide a surprising twist. I also try to give it a unique rhyming pattern as well. For "no respect" I decided...
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