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Third Person Point Of View Song
We’ll take a look at the third person point of view song by Jon Vezner and Don Henry called ‘Where’ve You Been.” What Is A Third Person Point Of…
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Adele ‘Chasing Pavements’
A recent comment on the blog got me thinking. The comment was downplaying the songwriter’s lyrics, mentioning they sounded as if they were written by a 17 year-old, because,…
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Verb Power
Verbs are power in a song. So, mastering your verb power will make your songs more memorable because there is more emotion and motion in your songs. Verbs will…
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Song Prompt: Eleven More Things
What’s better than a song prompts list of “more things” to get your brain working and go somewhere you didn’t imagine? These prompts can help generate some song or…
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Songwriting Exercise: Write For An Artist
This songwriting exercise focuses on writing for an artist. You’ll work through some simple steps to: (1) find an artist that works with your style of writing, and (2)…
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Understanding Perspective
Perspective is the voice of the speaker, informed by their beliefs, upbringing, cultural heritage and most importantly for a song, how they’re taking in the situation. Are they thinking…
