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Poetry in Song 101: “Burn Away”
If you hang around here, you’ll occasionally see me grouse about the loss of poetic ear in songwriting. I can get kind of cranky on this particular topic. Well, with this series, I’ll showcase some contemporary songs that are particularly … Continue reading
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Songs that aren’t your cup of tea, but…
Some time ago, I came across a piece by respected Christian songwriter Joel Lindsey about songwriting. He talked about the experience of teaching a seminar where people brought their ideas for honest feedback. But at the end of the day, … Continue reading
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Songwriting Tip of the Day
If you can’t remember your own melody by tomorrow, it probably wasn’t that great of a melody to begin with.
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The Problem With Modern Songwriters, or Ears of Tin and Clunky Cliches
This is an experience that’s all too familiar for me: I’m listening along to a song, maybe I like it, maybe I don’t, but all of a sudden, there’s a word or phrase that just falls with a gigantic *THUD*. … Continue reading →
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