writing songs

don't know why you singled me out by name exactly...in which you seemed to have a bit of trouble rememberin'

anyhow, lately I've been doing this stuff with a mate o' mine, though he is like a big poet guy, most of what I put in is crap. I can come up with good concepts but when it comes to verse I stink up the place. literally.

Yes.

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well i like having verses and refrain and stuff like that, i think that poems are to easy , like those

blah blah blah blaaaa
ba ba bablah
blah blah blah ba

blah ablah blah blah
balhkaab blha blha
blhaha

(as simplystic as possible)

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hey does any one have any tips on puttin words to music , like me and my palls have a couple of tunes , (all guitar riffs and stuff, we havn't got any drum things or bass in there yet) and we can get any words to these tunes , so if u have advice please write

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"What do you mean, 'I hurt your feelings'?
I didn't know you had any feelings.
What do you mean, 'I ain't kind'?
Just not your kind.
What do you mean, 'I couldn't be the President
Of the United States of America'?
Tell me something, it's still 'We the people,' right?"

I don't know...for me, I either write lyrics and music simultaneously or compose the music first. I can't write lyrics before music.

BUT--everyone's technique differs! You may need to do something else.

One thing is, do pay a little attention to meter (rhythm). You don't have to be strict with it like Shakespeare, because you'll find you can either cram or stretch things a LOT more in music. You do need to at least be mindful of the rhythm of it. But then, I have never succeeded at writing lyrics without music, so I am just trying to guess what some people might do.

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WrightSatellite #1

well when ever i write lyrics i don't have any music put to it (well only in my mind) and i can't make the music because i don't have to instroments or its like i need to be in a studio to have certain effects.... but like we have the tunes and we can't put lyrics to it , and i think u said thats what u do , so ........

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"What do you mean, 'I hurt your feelings'?
I didn't know you had any feelings.
What do you mean, 'I ain't kind'?
Just not your kind.
What do you mean, 'I couldn't be the President
Of the United States of America'?
Tell me something, it's still 'We the people,' right?"

Well...sometimes it CAN get frustrating. I had one occasion when, having written the rest of the song, I spent two hours on one couplet.

Let me ask you first, do you know what you want to write about? Is there something in particular that moves you?

And even if you come up with nothing now, you should at least record an instrumental, in my opinion--it could be used later.

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WrightSatellite #1

the problem is not finding something to write , but to put the lyrics to the tune or the tune to the lyrics , thats my problem. we have i think 3 instromental songs (and nothing else ... yet) , and we can't find any lyrics to put to it . and if u can help me on that then it would be very ...... helpful.

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"What do you mean, 'I hurt your feelings'?
I didn't know you had any feelings.
What do you mean, 'I ain't kind'?
Just not your kind.
What do you mean, 'I couldn't be the President
Of the United States of America'?
Tell me something, it's still 'We the people,' right?"

Well, I'm afraid it's very hard to try and advise someone else through their creative process. Beyond what I've said, there's really little I can do to help you. This is something you guys will have to deal with.

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Clear through the clouds that covered me
Just give it time then speak my name
Now we can hear ourselves again..."

WrightSatellite #1

I've written some poems and rhymes too...
This one is about my toothbrush

Medium Contact
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Glass stick, made of plastic
With neon handle grip, very elastic

Soft and tender, super cool design
It cost some money but now it's mine

Squeaky-clean, thanks to double impact
Union recommends medium contact



I don't know if I should post this... but here it goes... i'm gonna push that submit-button... soon... not quite yet... now... here i go...

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oh no thats nat it , i just want to know what your would do or have done . like u said that u have made some instramentals , and like u come up with lyrics for it real easy when u don't need them because they are instrementals, well i can't do that , i come up with lyrics , but no music , but i have it all in my head..... so u can post fromt here

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"What do you mean, 'I hurt your feelings'?
I didn't know you had any feelings.
What do you mean, 'I ain't kind'?
Just not your kind.
What do you mean, 'I couldn't be the President
Of the United States of America'?
Tell me something, it's still 'We the people,' right?"

What's really interesting is that I truly ENJOYED this piece.

I honestly did.

Cheers!

GeeDub#1

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As did I. It was amusing.

yes i did too , i thinkn its alot better than the "meaning less poems" that i've come up with ,well if u get deeper into it , or something i guess to u its not meaning less , but i don't think it was intended on not being very deep and ,well meaningfull , but the point is that its better than what i've come up with (if the terms of stuff like that) and that i really like it ,


"i got ya in a strangle hold baby , i'm gonna crush your face"
-Ted Nugent

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"What do you mean, 'I hurt your feelings'?
I didn't know you had any feelings.
What do you mean, 'I ain't kind'?
Just not your kind.
What do you mean, 'I couldn't be the President
Of the United States of America'?
Tell me something, it's still 'We the people,' right?"