In Part One of this essay I talked about word choice and broke down one verse of one of my songs line by line, word by word. It may seem like I’m nit-picky and obsessive about my lyrics. Well, yes, that’s the point. It matters. You’ve got to care. You’ve got to care about each [...]
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On Songwriting: Wasted Words – Part One
Just because you can pour sugar into your car’s gas line, doesn’t mean you should. And just because you can put lipstick on the dog, doesn’t mean you should. Just because you can put two words together that rhyme, doesn’t mean you should. Likewise, just because you are able to put a new melody to [...]
