Tag Archives: Deep Song Lyric Breakdown
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...
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is not a fan essay. This is a clinic. We will dissect the lyric craft behind Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill so you can steal the...
Conor Oberst - Lua Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Want to steal the emotional plumbing of Lua without sounding like a sad karaoke cover from a laundromat? Good. This guide is for songwr...
Ani DiFranco - Both Hands Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you want to steal wisdom from a lyric that walks like a fist and talks like a hug, you are in the right place. Ani DiFranco writes l...
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Quick take You know that ache you get when you scroll beach photos at 2 a.m and feel oddly sad for a place you have never visited. Morr...
Sting - Fields of Gold Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is not a dusty musicology lecture. This is a rowdy, affectionate, slightly tipsy dissection of how Sting built one of those songs ...
Silvio Rodríguez - Ojalá Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Ojalá is one of those songs that sneaks into your soul and refuses to leave. If you write songs and want to learn how to deliver a quie...
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is not a love letter to nostalgia. This is a surgical dissection of a song that feels like a hug and also like someone pinched you...
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you want a masterclass in intimacy, economy, and phrasing delivered like silk, you need to study Let’s Stay Together. This song is t...
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
You love this song because it feels like freedom in fuzzy velvet boots. Janis Joplin took a country tune and gutted it with raw heart a...