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There's a surprising enemy that lurks in the good intentions of songwriters chasing the 'universal' song lyric. In this video, I reveal what it is, as well as showing you why it hurts songs, and how to avoid it.
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While it wasnât specific to the âenemyâ you were highlighting, I was surprised that you didnât mention my absolute favourite thing about that Bruno lyric.
âWeâll take off our phones and weâll turn off our shoesâ is absolute genius level writing.
Our phones are so much an omnipresent feature of our lives now that we are in a sense naked without them. âTaking off our phonesâ is suggesting a very comfortable intimacy.
And then âturn off our shoesâ - to switch off the things which keep us going from place to place, to stop moving and simply be present.
Itâs such a simple switch of phrases, and yet it says SO much.
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I just found this channel yesterday. đ¤
And I already feel selfish.
Her knowledge of songwriting is simply a treasure I do not want to share with other songwriters!
I feel selfish to the point I am jealous of those who found her before me.
Getting knowledge and teachings like this for free?
That too from a professor of Barklee???
This is too good to be true for me!
Notebook in my hand and I am chewing my pencil.
My eyes are glued to the screen
as I binge-watch every second
of her trade secrets being revealed!
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Tom Waits says if there's something to eat and drink in a song then he's happy.
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The two singer/songwriters that do this the best imo are Joni Mitchell and Phoebe Bridgers. Pick any of Joni's albums and you'll find loads of examples. But also listen to Phoebe's album "Punisher". It has amazing lyrics! A bit enigmatic perhaps, but stunning and soul crushing. Just one example of a line that blew me away: "Someday I'm gonna look up from my phone and see my life".
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For me one of the most beautiful and descriptive song is the Beatles' "Across the Universe". John used such incredible imagery in the verses its just amazing. "Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box" ....you know EXACTLY what he's saying and your mind is filled with the imagery. It's one of my favorites.
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Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face
that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
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My university professor for English was helping me write poetry many years ago and I always remember him telling me to "show, don't tell" with my poetry. Instead of just telling the reader what I felt it thought I saw, to show why I feel that emotion or think that's what I see. I try to apply it to my poems now still, 20 years later lol
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Songwriting should always be addressed in contest of a style. Same as music: Jazz,Blues,Pop,Rock, Classic etc. One of the most famous songwriters in my country was asked to write 10 songs for another "more folk,country style and he did! All of his 10 songs are rejected and explained to him that it was to smart for the audience and he needs to dumb it down like 90 % if they would ever make 1 dollar from his songs. That was huge revelation for me watching that documentary and him explaining all shenanigan's of songwriting. Can you address this in one of your videos,and talk about it? How to wright good Slow Blues? How to wright great Country tune? Pop ? What about Rock? How to approach Jazz tunes like Autumn Leaves for example. You can make a whole series of you tube videos for specific genre . Thank you.
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Great advice on using detail to reach through. You provide such good direction on this channel. Thanks!
Here's a recent favorite of mine from Sarah Jarosz's "Maggie" from her album World on the Ground.Â
Drive across the desert
In a blue Ford Escape
Hopefully this car will
Live up to its name.
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I love The Postal Services lyrics, one of my favorites is Nothing Better rhyming "sutures" with "future"
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A June bug flew from the warmth it once knew and I wished for once I werenât right
John Prine âFar From Meâ
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you're a fantastic teacher! thank you for the great video.
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some of the best lyrics trigger mental imagery.. and that of course is from the details in the lyrics.. thanks for sharing your insight.
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naked as we came .. iron and wine... Awesome video thank you
I literally have a song named Lost with Out you... .. but I like it... thanks again..
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love the variation on sensory writing, thank you so much! Will def be adding that to my rotation of exercises
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My favorite Mayer lyric is âMaybe this mattress will spin on its axis
And find me on yoursâ
Itâs silly at first, but fits the song perfectly. It ties back to âJust a great figure eight, or a tiny infinity?â as a song about going in circles mentally at the âEdge of Desireâ.
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I wrote a song a few years back called "perfect is the enemy of good" (absolutely nothing to do with what your teaching here) but this was a great lesson...im amazed how yalls simple lessons are so profound, yall are great artists, teachers, writers, and as far as I can tell from your demos, great performers as well....always look forward to these videos
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Brilliant material here. Thanks for making this video!
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I am humbled by the content on this channel. Great work folks.
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@MikeGervasi
10 months ago
Another is "Self criticism". If left unchecked you'll toss every idea thinking "it's not good enough".
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