The singer-songwriter reflects on the creation of her No 1 single with a lyric that was suggested as a joke...
Winter 2020
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The man behind the music of The Wombles and Katie Melua shares his tips for digging deeper with your songwriting...
In writing a song for the film ‘City Of Angels’, the frontman created one of the 90s’ biggest crossover...
Technique, reviews, news and interviews featuring Gary Barlow, Wayne Coyne, Bróna McVittie, KT Tunstall, Tom Walker, Elles Bailey and more
The acclaimed Take That star and Britain’s greatest songwriter reveals some valuable insights into his incredible career and new album
The psychedelic warrior on how 70s teenage angst influenced their latest album ‘American Head’ and his partnership with Steven Drozd
Not content with just reinterpreting the past, the County Down artist is adding her own folk tales to the genre
The Scottish singer-songwriter looks back upon the enduring success of his debut album and the most brilliant of smash singles
Through easing the lockdown blues with a series of cover shows, a new album was born for the award-winning songwriter
Nashville-based songwriting coach Mark Cawley looks at the core music-making element and how to open up new possibilities for melody...
Our regular contributor, performing songwriter and singing coach Lisa Redford takes a look at the influence of place on songwriting...
Writer and musician Ellie Mckinsey explores one of the most common chord sequences and explains how to harness its power...
16 song starters
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Walking In Memphis' by Marc Cohn
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How we wrote: 'Eyes On Fire' by Blue Foundation's Tobias Wilner
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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Interview: Tom Odell
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