Songwriting Advice
Bonnie Raitt - I Can’t Make You Love Me Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you are a songwriter who cries in the shower and then calls it research, welcome. Bonnie Raitt's recording of the song commonly call...
How to Write Power Noise Songs
You want beats that feel like someone stomping a factory line while the walls vibrate. You want textures that scrape the inside of the ...
Post-Disco Songwriting Advice
Understanding the Post-Disco Era
The post-disco era, which roughly spanned from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, was a transformative...
How to Write Lyrics About Irony
Irony is the delicious salt you add to a lyric to make it bite. When it works, listeners laugh and then feel something sharp enough to ...
How to Write Songs About Lies
Lies are delicious for songwriters. They come with built in drama, moral friction, and a built in reason for a chorus to explode. Lies ...
How to Write Lyrics About War And Peace
You want a song that holds a room without being a lecture. You want language that carries facts and feeling at the same time. You want ...
How to Write Lyrics About Environmentalism
Want to write a song that makes people care about the planet without sounding like a lecture from your least charismatic aunt. Good. Yo...
Sophisti-Pop Songwriting Advice
Sophisti-pop is a subgenre of pop music that emerged in the 1980s, characterized by its blend of jazz, soul, and pop elements. It's a s...
How to Write Operatic Pop Songs
You want drama that slaps and a hook that refuses to leave the shower. You want orchestral swells but you also want fans to sing along ...
How to Write Songo Songs
You want a song that makes bodies move and brains remember the hook. Songo is Cuban music that makes people dance with their hips and t...