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Tag Archives: lyrics
Experienced session guitarist Jake Gakovik takes us through the basic elements of song craft: form, lyrics, melody, harmony and rhythm...
Professional songwriting coach James Linderman was asked what to do if you can only write song lyrics. Here’s his answer…...
Nashville songwriting coach Mark Cawley gives us an extract from his book ‘Song Journey’, offering some helpful advice for lyricists...
Founder of The Song Foundry, Ed Bell presents us with two powerful lyric-writing techniques: creating list lyrics and using contrast...
A new report has identified the importance of lyrics to consumers streaming music in parts of Europe and North America...
Struggling with writing your lyrics? Award-winning UK singer-songwriter Jane Taylor shares some useful ideas for getting the creative juices flowing...
Celebrating the lyrics that gave The Sisters Of Mercy an artistic edge over a thousand and one 80s ‘goff’ outfits...
Ten great lyrical couplets that have inspired, stimulated and entertained us over the years… and ten that sadly have not!...
How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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Shelf help: 10 of the best books for songwriters
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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How I wrote 'Food For Thought' by UB40's Robin Campbell
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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5 ways to get a song going and keep it fresh
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'Tis the season to enter the 6th Annual Christmas Songwriting Competition
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I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.
I’ve kept writing songs all through lockdown and have just released currently have 4 tunes waiting for me to find the right words. The songs
My best mate and I have been writing songs together for just under a year and we've just released our 1st single! I am so
I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with