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Writing Lyrics

Object Writing: Quickest Path To Great Lyrics

Object writing is one of the best ways to learn how to write great lyrics full…

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Storytelling: Tell Songs Like A Movie

Storytelling can get pretty messy pretty quick. And, in a song, you only have three to…

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Effective Similes In Songs

Creating effective similes in songs can take a ho-hum lyric and turn it into a “wow!”…

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Verb Power

Verbs are power in a song. So, mastering your verb power will make your songs more…

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Eric Church ‘Talladega’

Artist Eric Church Album  The Outsiders (2017) Songwriter  Eric Church & Luke Laird Total Time 4:22 Structure…

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Creating A Bridge That Works

Creating a bridge in a song is done for one key reason:  to galvanize the “A-Ha!”…

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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…

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A Song Title Should Give You Options

A song title is one of the most important parts of your song. I usually try…

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First Person Point Of View

Point of view (POV) is the perspective from which a story is being told. It can…

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What Is Third Person Point Of View?

Third person point of view, or omniscient, is the most distance the speaker/singer can have from…

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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….

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Direct Address Explained

What Is Direct Address? Also called second person, direct address is about a direct conversation between…

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What Is Point of View?

Point of view, or POV, gives your song a starting point for it’s perspective. Perspective is…

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