Creating a Christmas Charity Album
I’ve recently had the pleasure and good fortune of collaborating in the creation of a Christmas Charity album. The album is called Hope for the Homeless Heroes’ Hearts and proceeds […]
Bruce Springsteen
Lyrics that linger long in the mind
The essence of lyric writing is that songwriters string words together that they hope will resonate with listeners. Of course, the prime objective when creating the song is to create […]
Is there a magical formula for winning lyric contests?
Lyric Contests – exploring whether there’s a formula to win them Is there a magical formula for writing successful lyrics? Something that the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and […]
Songs and lyrics about war – part 2 (My lyrics)
My war lyrics Having quoted so many awesome and legendary war lyrics and songs in my last post, it’s with a little trepidation that I seek to introduce some of […]
Songs and lyrics about war – part 1
All songwriters will probably find themes that they keep coming back to. Pop music is powered largely about songs about love and lust, the blues has an enduring fixation on […]