Do you want to know how to write better song lyrics? Don’t you wish there was a simple formula? We all do. In truth, there isn’t a simple formula we can all follow. However, there are things we can do to improve our songwriting (and lyric writing) and one of those is to learn this […]
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Tip: Be available to catch songs when they arrive
Be available to catch songs when they arrive; maybe that means you always have an instrument to hand – or a notepad (or a recording device) in your pocket.
Tip: Create a better world in your songs
Create a better world in your songs. In your songs, everybody can love you, you can be witty, good looking, be rich and live in a mansion. Without thinking about it I often create a world in my songs that I’d like to live in – perhaps as an antidote to the one I do […]
Tip: Re-write the words of existing songs
Learn the chords of a song you like and then throw the original words away. Now write your own words and tune. “I used to write extra verses to other people’s songs that I liked. That led to writing my own songs.” Jackson Browne “The teenage Muriel Spark did not just just seek out the […]
Tip: Review your song until it’s right
Review your song until it’s right: get rid of cliches, get rid of verses that say the same thing. Get rid of words that don’t sound good when you sing them. Listen to how the song develops; does it stay interesting all the way through – does it develop lyrically and is there a dynamic […]