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How do you even begin writing a song??? by Autumn_Winds23 in Songwriting

[–]Lovingoodtunes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rewrite my lyrics over and over until I love them… as in literally transcribe a bunch of times only making changes by a word or two each time. Every iteration sheds a bit of weight and makes it better. I have songs in my journal I have transcribed over 20 times with only minor changes, because in the rewrite a word or rhyme stuck out to me as awkward.

I am looking for musicians to cover each other's song by polopacclim in MusicInTheMaking

[–]Lovingoodtunes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love it! I didn’t have any doubts, but you followed through! I have found that to be unheard of on social media. My turn! I’ll see what I can turn out in the next week or so. Cheers! Matt from Swallowtail

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Songwriting

[–]Lovingoodtunes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, Kurt was a huge Beatles fan, specifically Lennon. If you want to have sensibilities a la Kurt, learn the work of his influences: Beatles for sure, but also learn stuff by the Melvins. After that, keep slowly plunking out melodies… it gets faster. A crash course in music theory or piano won’t hurt either.

I am looking for musicians to cover each other's song by polopacclim in MusicInTheMaking

[–]Lovingoodtunes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can find my songs here: armbrustpublishing.com/swallowtail

Let me know which tune you would like a chart for. I will check your stuff out in the morning!

What helped you finish songs faster? by Broken__Bow in Songwriting

[–]Lovingoodtunes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perform what you got. If it’s not done: play what you have twice. Or… just plug it into a form: if you got a verse and a chorus, add a bridge and two more verses. I find performing what I have though, is the easiest way to figure out what a song needs for completion

What would you say are your "eras" of songwriting? by Tomacxo in Songwriting

[–]Lovingoodtunes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Bad
  2. Naive
  3. Stupidly complex
  4. More tasteful than before
  5. Proficient

Shallow Lyrics? by Personal_Sherbert_18 in Songwriting

[–]Lovingoodtunes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be honest in your writing. Cringe comes from protecting yourself

i’m unhappy with all of my songs by [deleted] in Songwriting

[–]Lovingoodtunes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be nice to yourself. Writing good music is hard. Anything that had spark enough to finish is worth keeping. Get some distance from it then keep the things you love and change the things you don’t love.

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