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Woman Walk the Line
Lyrics in Songwriting Example:"Woman Walk the Line" music and lyrics by Emmylou Harris and Paul KennerleyI first bought the album, The Ballad of Sally Rose, when it was released in 1985, and it is still one of my favorite Emmylou Harris albums. There...
Top 20 Figure of Speeches
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: n/aSongwriting Tools: Link to literary tools (aka songwriting and lyrics tools)Thanks to Richard Nordquist at about.com, here is a link to the Top 20 Figures of Speech (aka useful songwriting and lyric tools).Richard No...
Lyric and Songwriting Links
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: n/aSongwriting Tools: Lyrics and Songwriting LinksSince I started this blog, I've been surfing the net looking for credible, well-informed songwriting and lyric websites to link to. Unfortunately I stumbled upon many si...
Ne Me Quit Pas
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "Ne Me Quit Pas" music and lyrics by Jacques BrelEnglish Translation: "Don't Leave Me Now" lyrics by Des de MoorThis song has long been my favorite Jacques Brel song - whether it's sung in English or French. I will say ...
High Hopes
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "High Hopes" by Sammy Cahn (lyrics) and Jimmy Van Heusen (music)Now for yet another change of pace. This song has been one of my many favorites growing up. It's from a charming and heart-warming movie called A Hole in t...
By the Time I Get to Phoenx
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" music and lyrics by Jimmy WebbBook Excerpt: Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting by Jimmy WebbTo continue with my accolades on Jimmy Webb's book about songwriting, here are some excer...
Didn't We?
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "Didn't We?" music and lyrics by Jimmy WebbOkay, so it's surprising to me that I waited until my 12th blog to write about a Jimmy Webb song -- but better late than never! If you're not familiar with Jimmy Webb, you may ...
Everybody Ought To Have A Maid
Lyrics in Songwriting Example:"Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim(from the play A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)Songwriting Tools: double entendre, similes, alliteration, assonanceAnd now for something...
I'm on a Carousel, a Crazy Carousel
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "Carousel" music and lyrics by Jacques BrelAh, another one of my favorite songwriters...Jacques Brel. What can I say, except that - even upon first hearing his songs (which were in French) - I could sense what they were...
Assonance, Similes and Metaphorically Speaking
Lyrics in Songwriting Example:"Breathe (2AM)" music and lyrics by Anna NalickSongwriting Tools: Metaphor, Simile, Assonance, AlliterationI've always been a big fan of well-written songs and tried-and-true songwriters, but I've found that, over the ye...
Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" music and lyrics by Phil OchsToday I'd like to talk about another great song. I first heard this song when I was in college and I liked it right away...primarily because of the rag...
Poor Ol' Kaw Liga
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "Kaw Liga" music and lyrics by Hank Williams Sr. and Fred RoseOne of my favorite songwriters of all time is Hank Williams Sr. Simple melodies, simple chords, simple structures, simple lyrics, simple sentiments -- but oh...
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to Work We Go...
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: Book Excerpts: Songwriting by Jason Blume; The Craft and Business of Songwriting by John Braheny; Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting by Jimmy Webb; The Craft of Lyric Writing by Sheila Davis To continue with the t...
Songwriting as Hell on Earth?
Lyrics in Songwriting Example:Book Excerpt: Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting by Jimmy WebbI've always found songwriting, or any serious writing for that matter, a complete struggle -- and at one time I even considered giving it up completely,...
Colloquialisms...Doin' What Comes Naturally
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "I Won't Be Home No More" music and lyrics by Hank Williams Sr.Songwriting Tools: ColloquialismsBy far one of my favorite lyric writing tools is Colloquialisms [definition below]. I find that using these familiar phrase...
Are You Alliterate?
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: n/aSongwriting Tools: AlliterationOkay, so today I want to talk about an extremely effective tool for punching up lyrics...alliteration (definition below). Alliteration actually augments accentuation and can really pack...
Joe Montana and The Art and Magic of Songwriting?
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: Book Excerpt: The Art and Magic of Quarterbacking by Joe Montana"Remember, the more you throw, the better you get." – The Art and Magic of Quarterbacking, Joe MontanaOkay so I have to admit that I was such a huge Joe...
At a Loss for Words...
Lyrics in Songwriting Example: "Here Comes That Rainbow Again" music and lyrics by Kris KristoffersonI decided to start this Lyrics in Songwriting blog because I'm teaching a music composition class and I noticed that many of my students (who are mus...
