Tag Archives: Deep Song Lyric Breakdown
Guy Clark - Desperados Waiting for a Train Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Short version. If you want to write a narrative song that reads like a memory and hits like a gut punch, study how Guy Clark treats det...
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
You love the song because it feels like a memory you do not remember making. Sufjan Stevens has a way of turning specific images into u...
Kacey Musgraves - Rainbow Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you have ever wanted to write a lyric that feels like a hug, study Rainbow by Kacey Musgraves. This song is tiny and huge at the sam...
Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
You want to steal one thing from Time in a Bottle and actually make it your own. Not like a creepy stalker steal. Like a songwriter lea...
Colter Wall - Sleeping on the Blacktop Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Here is the deal. You want to learn how a song like Colter Wall's Sleeping on the Blacktop does emotional work with spare words and a g...
Ingrid Michaelson - The Way I Am Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Want to steal lessons from a tiny indie pop gem that sounds like a warm blanket and a wink at the same time? Ingrid Michaelson wrote a ...
Angélique Kidjo - Agolo Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you want to steal the lesson not the melody then you are in the right place. We are not transcribing the entire lyric. That would be...
João Gilberto - Chega de Saudade Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you want songwriting lessons from the quietest revolution in popular music, you are in the right place. João Gilberto's performance ...
SZA - Good Days Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Want to steal the secret sauce from SZA without sounding like a SZA cosplayer at an open mic? Good. Welcome. We are going to pull apart...
Charles Aznavour - La Bohème Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
You want to steal craft not copy lyrics. You want to mine one of the most beloved French songs for real songwriting tactics you can use...