by lashibes | Jul 6, 2019 | Song Craft
Every song has a story behind the writing of it. The craft, the idea creation, and the minutia of working it into a song. As songwriters, I think we’re naturally drawn to the “how” of a song’s creation – the story behind the song. ...
by lashibes | May 6, 2017 | Member Library, WP Full Song Analysis
Eric Church’s “Record Year” started as an idea sent to Church by Jeff Hyde. Hyde says the song idea just came to him and he thought of Church. Church insisted he save it and “we’ll finish it.” They did. One of the most interesting...
by lashibes | May 6, 2017 | Songs Analyzed
We’ll deconstruct Eric Church’s “Record Year” to discover the songwriting devices that made this song a #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart and #44 on the Hot 100 Chart, and garnered three CMA nominations. Written with band mate Jeff...
by lashibes | Apr 27, 2017 | Lyrics, Song Craft
While it’s one thing to know what an allusion is, applying it to your songwriting is easier to grasp if you can study songs using allusion well. By understanding how songs use allusion to add to the basic song idea, you can bring the tool into your own...
by lashibes | Apr 13, 2017 | Lyrics, Song Craft
You probably see or hear an allusion in use a couple of times a day, but do you use it in your songwriting? Have you had a moment when you’re hanging out with friends, and to jokingly give you a hard time, one of your friends references something indirectly you...