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Elizabeth Reid

Tip: Sing lyrics, don’t write lyrics

Lyrics are not poetry they are not designed to be read from a page or a computer screen; lyrics are for singing. Sing to come up with better lyrics. Every word has a certain shape in your mouth; like a pebble – some words just don’t fit – they feel awkward in your mouth – […]

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Tip: Expect to write a huge amount of really crap songs

You will need to write those bad songs to get to the good ones. The more songs you write the quicker you will recognise the good and the bad. The more you write, the more you will write. No one sits down to write a hit song, they just write lots of songs and it […]

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