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've written first a bridge, then a chorus that later became the pre-chorus, then another - rather short - schorus, that I actually kept as chorus. Since I've posted the text on two discussion boards I'll spare you yet another copy of the text here. Let's...
Post lesenI usually either begin with writing the chorus or at least have a very clear idea of it. Storytelling songs/lyrics like "Gilgamesh" or "pardon me, Melanie" are an exception, of course, since they don't have a chorus ("Melanie" has lyrical/musical breaks...
Post lesenI'm writing something sinister for a change ;-) Maybe you remember the film "Repulsion" by Roman Polanski? Stay tuned...
Post lesenI didn't post "memories to last" here because I had written it at one go - nothing much of a process or 'progress' there. But then one guy criticized my old fashioned words causing me to change a few lines: thread on Songwriter101 Next another fellow...
Post lesenThe idea has been with me since quite some time to assemble a collection of those songs and lyrics that deal directly or indirectly with my "carpe diem" credo. Today I published a collection of 33 lyrics on the Internet Archive. Their topics reach from...
Post lesenMy wife says that you don't meet married men at a dance. Therefore, I re-wrote the first verse of "falling victim" - actually only the first four lines: an after-work drink a smile and a wink the few words exchanged somehow felt strange when I left the...
Post lesenFirst my last verse began: the chrysanthemum flowers mark the end of the season for a while I thought about rhyming "while" with "smile". But since chrysanthema stand for fidelity I also wanted that aspect included. In the end I decided on: the chrysanthemum...
Post lesenTwo more verses: when the honeysuckle's blooming [an extra syllable (note) here, fits nicely anyway - at least to my ears] shedding its pleasant fragrance as its lure I breathe in quite deeply think of our devotion and that you're my sweet lure oh yes,...
Post lesenI arranged the names of flowers by blooming seasons, trying to align these seasons with different stages of love (first love, steady relationship, settled love). After sorting them out there were not many left: Primrose - young love, I can't live without...
Post lesen... or "Svein - V", respectively ;-) My findings as for flowers that symbolize love and affection: Begonia - fanciful nature Birds of Paradise - joyfulness Chrysanthemum, red - fidelity, love Gorse - love in all seasons Jonquil - affection returned Mimosa...
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