How to write songs

One thing I am good at is writing songs.  However, I must admit that I have not been good about writing them DOWN.  I just craft the lyrics and immediately release them, kind of like a sadistic fisherman who says he's only doing it for "fun" and not for cash or meals.

This is probably because I do not like to sing or play instruments.  Well except percussion, but I don't have any drums.  Most of my percussion is played with pens on the desk.  But that's the first part of writing a song.  You need a BEAT.  The original Beatles knew this very well.  It is why they picked that name.

Then you just decide what your song is going to be about.  It can be about love, heartache, or else just something that's in the room.  That's usually what I opt for.  Like the dog, there's lots you can say about a dog.  So you start making up rhymes.

Look at my dog
Chewing on a bone
One time he was bad
and ate my phone

Then you start rocking out tapping your pens on the desk and suddenly you have created a SONG.  If you have some friends with instruments, everybody can join in and start jamming.  You just have to decide on a "key."  (A, B, etc.)

So you'll say "Alright now, in E flat..."

The dog is snoring
Your mom is whoring
Sugar is sweet
and church is boring
WOO!

...and everybody starts playing and going crazy.  It might not sound too polished at first but that is why bands have to practice real loud all the time.  Music takes discipline.  Your band is not going to sound all professional like REO Speedwagon overnight.  It takes a lot of work to get that sound.

Oh and another good tip, as seen above, is to mix things like "WOO!" and "YEAH!" into your song lyrics.  That makes it exciting.  Don't get all RIDICULOUS about it like Little Richard, especially if you are doing your songwriting somewhere like in the workplace.

So that's pretty much all there is to it.  Good luck with your dreams.  If you get real rich writing songs and feel that I helped you then please give me some money or land, or if you think you still need more help you can e-mail me and I will tell you what you are doing wrong.


Rich:

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