Tag: lori mckenna

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  February 17, 2023

  Top 5 Exercises for Coming Up With Great Song Lyric Ideas: #4—Metaphor Sense Writing

  Metaphor Sense Writing is a combination of Exercise #1 (Sense Writing) and #2 (Metaphor Collisions). It’s a way to take a novel combination of ideas—the sun is a bride; aging […]

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  December 15, 2021

  Getting to Great Chorus Lyrics

  A great chorus is more than just the bit where the lyrics repeat. This video dives deep into the craft of finding and writing great chorus lyrics. We look at […]

• September 16, 2019

  Steal Like a Songwriter

  The most effective way I write songs is to immerse myself in songwriters. I like to remind myself of the songwriters who will always, without question, ignite something in me. […]

• September 1, 2019

  Metaphor in songwriting is alive and well, thanks.

  Many years ago, while living in LA, I heard a Big Shot Industry Dude (cue Beethoven’s 5th…) say: “Songs shouldn’t have metaphors in them. I can’t think of a good […]