Experienced session guitarist Jake Gakovik takes us through the basic elements of song craft: form, lyrics, melody, harmony and rhythm...
Tag Archives: lyrics
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 ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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How I wrote 'Girl From Mars' by Ash's Tim Wheeler
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Place Your Hands' by Reef's Gary Stringer
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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Shelf help: 10 of the best books for songwriters
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote 'The Life Of Riley' by The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie
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