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Song Plots You Need To Know
If you listen to any genre, you’ve heard them – the three primary song plots. You’ll notice they increase in complexity as you move from Attitude/Emotion to Situation to…
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Best Personification Song Ever
Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “I Am A Town” is not only the most ambitious, but as a result, turns into the best personification song ever written. The whole song is…
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Direct Address Song Example: Sting
I’m currently helping a friend with a set of lyrics, and something very interesting came up. The song is direct address, but not to a person. I know, you’re…
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How Melody And Lyrics Work Together
Melody and lyrics play a key part in: (1) differentiating your song, (2) communicating your message, and (3) creating a compelling, memorable moment for a listener. So how can…
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Writing Lyrics: Allusion Exercise
Find the Allusions Around You One of the best ways to pull a new technique or concept into your songwriting is do a lyric allusion exercise. For this one,…
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Direct Address Explained
What Is Direct Address? Also called second person, direct address is about a direct conversation between the “I” and some second person or “you.” The pronouns associated with second…
