stuck for the next line in your song? just look at the previous line. that should be the clue to what your next line will be. think of it as a game, a puzzle. yes, even fun! try saying the opposite thing ot the same thing with a different ending.
i don't know how to write a chorus...
a chorus is the song's commercial. the verse is the story, the movie, the tv show. the chorus is the adverstisement for the story. it's job is to intrigue a fresh set of ears to want to listen to the story. think of those commercials: "in a world (lol) where thieves run the show, an angel steps in to settle the score".
that's what the show is all about. in a very short time you must sum it all up AND be entertaining in the process!
remember to be the listener too...the music fan. the audience.
what would you want the song to do if you were listening to it on the radio?
what would you want the song to do if you were listening to it on the radio?
arrrgggh! uggggh...i hate this song, i suck, whatev :(
don't forget to walk away. go outside. get re-aclimated to your day, the world, the air. sometimes we forget the tempo of life. songwriting can drain both you and your tempo down. freshen up!
i'm confused, i have crossed-out words all over the page...
re-print all the keeper lines on a fresh piece of paper. the last thing you need is to confuse yourself on the fun road to musical glory!
ok, i got my chorus...so now i write a 2nd verse, right?
most great songs have a part that makes people say "i like when the singer goes______" so put a treat in your song. a reward for the listener. "one way or another i'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha" has a treat built right into the chorus. and some have one right after the chorus.
pretend you're 9 years old playing in the driveway,, making up little phrases. "getcha getcha getcha" is the part everyone remembers in "one way or another" by blondie after all!
don't forget to have a sense of humor, even in the most serious of songs. humor translates into charm which translates into giving your song some shine, some magic. it, after all, entertainment. so pour your heart out and make the song bleed....but also be entertaining.
don't forget to have a sense of humor, even in the most serious of songs. humor translates into charm which translates into giving your song some shine, some magic. it, after all, entertainment. so pour your heart out and make the song bleed....but also be entertaining.
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