Tag: verse

  • 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 song that has a metaphor.” To my great relief, and with a giddy sort of rebellious delight, all of us songwriters gathered afterward, as if…