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Want to break out of boring lyric-writing habits and stale cliches? In this video, I show you 4 specific methods (with step-by-step instructions and examples) for how to write unconventional, abstract, quirky lyrics that work.
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Resources mentioned in the video:
www.b-rhymes.com/
perchance.org/concrete-noun
www.languageisavirus.com/cutupmachine.php
For more on Slant/Imperfect Rhyming, check out this video on our channel: • The Mistake All Beginner Songwriters ...
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I'm the complete opposite. I naturally write obscure and unusual lyrics but struggle to give my songs a more focused and clear narrative. I always keep in some of the best weird lines though, when they fit. But I always avoid cliches, and never ever use the word "baby".
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you dont know how many lives you impact with your teaching,
my name is Phumlani from South Africa, thank you
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My current favourite is another Tweedy-inspired technique. I take a title, put it in a box in the middle of the page, and then free-associate from the words in the title. Great technique, takes you some weird places. Word ladders also work brilliantly with adjectives and nouns from subjects completely unrelated. Yesterday, my list was winter adjectives and dance nouns…arctic ballet…hmmm…right…there’s a title for the first technique!
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IMO Probably the best YT channel for songwriting. Thanks Keppie!
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Watching this channel is helpful because I'm a natural songwriter who has always written spontaneously and autobiographically, and combined with my love for darker music, I have a history of writing my best songs when things suck. As a result I am basically scared of being happy or calm because "there will be nothing to write about". Aside from the fact that it's a stupid thought (but it's obsessive and I can't get over it), it feels nice to remember that not everything has to be about my immediate experience and you can just immerse yourself in words and let the subconscious do its own thing. So even though I don't have an issue with writing songs as such, it would be nice to experiment with different ways of doing it to relieve my anxiety lol
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As an ever learning human being (artist), I wanted to share some gratitude and say Thank You for making this video. It's reminded me, again, that creating is about having fun. That's priceless, and to hold firmly at the front of my mind. Keep It Simple, Awesome stuff, have a great day!
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I have been writing word lists as a way of generating potential poems and songs for about 20 years. I recently dug out my first hand-made (yes I often make my own) notebook and recognized lyrics that I have already used for songs and realized that it still contains ideas for future songs. However, I just write/wrote words randomly as they occurred in my head like a kind of word association with myself. Each word appearing in my head without any criteria whatsover and adding it to the list regardless of how leftfield it is.
One important thing to consider is that sometimes I used words from the list and sometimes the list just begins to turn into short phrases and kick starts the writing process without using anything on the list. Sometimes I circle words randomly and try to connect them.
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The second segment reminded me of one of my personal proudest slang rhymes, which was concrete and heartbeat.
One of my favorite weird methods that I use is to sing your existing lyrics in a different or less-enunciated voice, and use the power of mishearing words to come up with more interesting lyrics. There are so many times where I’ve misheard lyrics that were either more interesting or more emotional than the actual words, so using that has been helpful in my own work from time to time.
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I need to learn more about lyrics, you are very helpful. I start off really good, then I stop for a day or so. I get back to it, it starts being more of a story. After that I feel like I have to start a whole new one. (As of right now, take a daybreak. Look back at it tomorrow.)
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Amazing song writers speak in the same way they write almost like they’ve completely changed the way their brain thinks about language. He’s not a singer, but Eminem for example, when he speaks in interviews I swear he speaks in poems
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Tweedy's book is the most practical and helpful book I've read on songwriting. I enjoy doing that exercise and it's given me some really great word combinations. I will often change the verb list to adjectives or other nouns and I don't always try to write from the entire list, just the combinations that strike me as unique and useful. I will sometimes just pull up a list of interesting adjectives or verbs and nouns and list them out in a spreadsheet, mix up the order of one list and paste it next to the other to see what comes up.
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Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
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These exercises have been so much fun to do! Thank you so much for all your great content on songwriting. I higly appreciate it💛
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In order to write a great song one must first tell a great story. And then search out how to tell that story with words that rhyme and are meaningful to the story.
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This is very helpful thank you! I’ll have to look out for that book
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As always an awesome and practical video and so nice to hear an Aussie voice 😊
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This is a fabulous lesson. I love words! Thank you!
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That is some great information..Thank you for sharing it!
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Wow! This is a treasure trove of amazing techniques. Thank you so much!
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@Anya-ip6fd
3 months ago
In my word ladders I’ve stopped using the ‘stuff in the room’ (gets old after one or two goes), and instead I grab a book, turn to a random page, and then write down the first 10 nouns I read
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