3 Mistakes That RUIN Your Songwriting!

[@AnnieDang]

Thank you all so much for tuning in! :’) I’m grateful for all of yall who are watching, learning, and sharing your thoughts in the comments! Please remember that these tips are based on our own experiences and might not apply to everyone. We all have different goals and styles of writing. Feel free to take what resonates and leave the rest. Here’s to growing, experimenting, and making awesome music! - Annie

[@dimple_music_org]

Hey im having strong writers block😢..show me some light

[@bjarnyg]

the weaker the melody is, the stronger the lyrics have to be.

[@thebigdincharge]

That explains why Taylor's lyrics sound so poetical, powerful, and somehow pretty catchy.

[@OVOXOfanboy101]

Thats exactly how i see it too👏🏻👏🏻

[@karamochu]

babymonsters woke up in tokyo did not get the memo 😭

[@txtxtany]

​@@karamochu Omg that's the worst song ever istg

[@alicebyno]

This was so interesting, thank you. I challenge myself to write and record during livestreams, but when I get stuck I automatically resort to all of the above mentioned mistakes 😂🥳

[@elamordePiña]

“Pancakes for dinner, shorts in the winter, losing my balance when I try to kiss her” was stuck in my head for a good week

[@darkorangefire]

🔥

[@mistadude]

Yeah sometimes cringe lyrics can get stuck in your head 😂

[@MAYAOfficialSinger]

Thank you for taking the time to create this video. I’m a small artist currently working on writing some songs of my own (possibly an album) and your video will really help me find a way to write my lyrics better. 👍😊

[@samanthaxnicole]

I think it's important for listeners that they don't feel like they could have written the song themselves or like they "already know" everything you're saying. Predictability, literal lyrics, and lack of depth all lean into this. Many people struggle to express complex emotions or convey a good story, but most people can rhyme with the word "tonight" and describe very literal, simple emotions. That's why they expect artists to convey those things for them in other ways, otherwise like why bother? One of my own exercises is to imagine I'm writing the song as a riddle. A lot of riddles have double or triple meanings, playing between the literal and the poetic. And by forcing the listener to guess at the meaning, the song becomes a sort of Rorschach test in which their own experiences and feelings fill in the blanks to form the themes. It allows the song to mean something to them, but you still seem like you know something they don't. And it allows the song to grow as they listen to it again and again.

[@HappilyGus]

You guys have great chemistry and Annie is always a pleasure to tune into. This was such a helpful but also cute and fun video. 💚

[@AnnieDang]

Aw thank you so much!! We’re so glad you enjoyed everything we had to say and share :’)

[@RitishaJain-12]

I am 12 and I do lyric writing. I wanna grow up into starting to write proper songs and learn to produce songs ✨You help me a lot

[@SalvationKH]

Babe, wake up! Annie made another song writing video!

[@AnnieDang]

HAHHA appreciate ya!!❤

[@Itsme_shiv_aa]

true

[@Itsme_shiv_aa]

​@@AnnieDang love your videos!

[@thosefroggyfolks2004]

Thank you for posting this cuz I have been working on a bridge and there’s one line that I can’t tell is cringe (complimentary) or cringe (derogatory)

[@wa.sabi-1730]

This was really good. i got inspired half-way through and i really wanted the video to end to start writing some lines loll- You guys should really analyze some old Spanish ballads!

[@rachelwangcal]

This was so well-explained. Thank you so much!!

[@dimple_music_org]

I was just loooking for your channel

[@mantraismTV]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS I REALLY NEED IT! 😭

[@AnnieDang]

SO GLAD TO HAVE MADE THIS FOR YALL! Thanks for being here

[@L4urynking]

This was an amazing video Annie ❤

[@happytobehere8179]

25:52 Eminem also once rhymed 'Orange' with 'George'

[@nylerwavera945]

12:05 i really liked that mini song even though it was supposed to show “bad” songwriting. tbh i really i liked that part. def taking in all these “rules” to better my song writing and then once i learn i can start to break them intentionally

[@tocasam7234]

So glad my favorite music advisor is back ❤

[@AnnieDang]

HELLO!!! Thanks for being here ❤

[@LaptopStudios]

This is amazing, thank you guys for the tips, and your thoughts on everything.

[@AnnieDang]

SO GLAD YOU FOUND IT HELPFUL!! ❤

[@nikamaes484]

This is soo underated, loved this!!❤

[@restlessmosaicmusic]

I think the lack of depth is tied to a broader issue of not thinking through what we write from the listener's perspective. I see this in sponsored Instagram music ads so often, where the only thing we're told about the song is; "I worked so hard on this and I'm super proud of it!" That's great for the writer, but why should *I* check it out? In my teens and twenties, if you didn't fall in love with the song for whatever catalyzed me to write it, there was nothing else in there. I centered my animus - and often that was some rhyme scheme or something else with no emotional impact - and if you didn't care about that, too bad. Now, I try to consider if there's something for listeners who are different from me. And it's been received a LOT better (i.e., received at all).

[@heyimoolox]

this was such a good video and convo 🙏

[@jormungfenrirhel4685]

Good to see you Annie, I missed you

[@AnnieDang]

Thank you so much!! it’s good to be back

[@anabell7184]

adding up the total of a love that's true... multiply life by the power of two 🎵

[@LaureignValore]

Woooow thank you ❤

[@trevorwarburton7449]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[@Moss98]

great video!

[@samanwaysarkar1869]

I relate to the first mistake of being too literal like "I LOVE YOU","I MISS YOU" xD...

[@summ3rch1ld]

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[@einhornrainbow]

I looove your videos ❤❤❤

[@Aubrey_Dean]

Came to me jsut when I needed it thank you

[@11episodios11]

such a good video

[@soapy_clipz]

thank you your last video on this topic made me just get rid of the cringe stuff and make good beats, and I make beats 3 times a day atleast I love these types of videos. thank you

[@GenyaLuver]

Can you help me try making a song with these lyrics, i need to make it bard and mysterious please. 🙏 Verse 1: She ran through the forest, her feet light on the ground The trees rustled in the wind, like whispers all around Her heart pounding, her lungs burning, she pushed on With every beat, with every step, she's found her own song. Verse 2: She darted through the trees, like a shadow in the night The only sound was the crunch of leaves under her might She felt alive, free, powerful, with every stride The forest was her escape, her playground, her pride.

[@nathanaeljames3059]

I think chords are tools to be used to display the emotion. I know so many songs that use that 2 5 1 and aren't boring. Most of jazz has that progression hard coded. I dont think art becomes better just for the sake of it being different. I think chord progressions do most of the work for pointing you to where you are gonna go. 2 5 1 for jazz, 4 3 2 1 for rnb, or the 1 5 6 4 for pop. I do think being too on the nose is what you should avoid if that is your goal as an artist.

[@AnnieDang]

Absolutely agree with you! I love PLENTY of songs that use these chord progressions. Chords are such powerful tools to convey emotion, but they're just one piece of the puzzle that makes a song truly unique. It's amazing how even the most common progressions, like the 2-5-1 in jazz or the 1-5-6-4 in pop, can feel fresh and expressive when combined with creative arrangements, melodies, rhythms, and dynamics. It isn't always about reinventing the wheel; it's about using these tools in a way that resonates with listeners and expresses something meaningful. Avoiding being 'too on the nose' is such a great tip, too!! it's that balance of familiarity and surprise that keeps things interesting

[@max663p]

I think that the too literal part can also make good songs because once u understand well the meaning of it, the easier it is to be relatable for people

[@yourone_andonly1]

im so gratefull for you

[@cheusingher8734]

Dissing my beginner song lyrics 😂jk that just means I’ll need to work harder for better lyricism haha.

[@AnnieDang]

HAHA it’s good to look back on old work and critique, but as long as we can look back, laugh it out, and improve from there- you’re on the right track :’)

[@cheusingher8734]

I’ve written some good songs but they do get too cheesy sometimes 😂. I have composed them through piano and written them, but I used ai song generators to see other outcomes. If you’d like, I can send you one of the songs and critique the lyrics haha.

[@LaureignValore]

I enjoy this 🎉

[@anjalisharma-qk9dv]

We missed youuu!

[@AnnieDang]

AW i’m glad to be back!!! :’)

[@alfonzo4553]

25:35 I agree when I heard Eminem rhyme orange with banana by using the genius now infamous phrase "bornana" I felt a level of intellectual complexity that I had never heard before

[@MartianLittle]

I really want to be a good song writer but the music I write always sound like credit music. I feel so talentless. I feel like no matter what I do I never make something I’m truly proud of.

[@R0s3_Th3_S1mp]

Hey, I know that you can do it. You know why? Because you have the passion. You WANT to, right? So you will, with enough work. But also, you have to leave room for error within your works. You might not feel proud of what your making because you want it to be professional level, and fair enough cause we all do, but remember that it's not going to be straight away. I don't know what type of songs your writing, but don't forget emotion is also a big part of it. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and feel. You can even write a song about the frustrating feeling of not being able to write a song? Start with a key that resonates with what your feeling, (maybe a minor key I dunno) then make up a chord progression or just choose one from that key. The rest will come eventually, be patient with yourself ❤

[@MartianLittle]

@ thank you so much for telling me that, I really needed to hear it. ^-^

[@R0s3_Th3_S1mp]

@ That's okay! ٩( ᐛ )و

[@Fanc-E-Kitten]

Cringing at your old songs just shows that youre getting better at this. Just portray everything youre feeling in every way you can imagine and don't be afraid of making errors, at the very end is something that will happen but as soon as you recognize it you just got better.

[@djceddy6945]

Keep failing and pick yourself up again. Make 500 songs and in between you will find a light amongst all. But we dont keep tracking so you keep making until you love music lol. If you changing gsmes then you would figure out from a start there with your vision definition.

[@BrandonRomeo1995]

I would loveeeee some help writing a song 😅😅😅

[@pedro-vr2jt]

What is the name of your partner’s channel? Thanks

[@chandlermua7967]

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[@ITSJUSTAIDA_og]

Omg earlyy I'm ur biggest fan ahhh

[@raha7364]

here I am watching this video for like 1000 times!!!!🤍

[@Kevin_2800]

No, for the longest time, I’ve had made literal lyrics a theme for myself, but they don’t sound bad, because I think of how I placed them, so it kinda does sound like a poem, idk. I lack predictably, I think, so I think that’s good. And I, 100%, am certain that i lack depth, trust me, I’m fucking petty with these lyrics, so idk

[@LouisLuzuka]

24:13 😢I like distracted though 😮why u roasting distracted 😅❤

[@AnnieDang]

LOLLL distracted will always have a place in my heart😂 but it definitely was my first song and it had room to improve!

[@Sparkub9fw]

It's simple study the Beatles 20 #1 hit's

[@ismailshirgaonkar]

Finally

[@08Lilyyyyyyyyyy]

i just know they will be so happy if the listen to harry styles or taylor swift

[@claudiogonzalez684]

forwarding this to Sabrina Carpenter

[@crazydoggo-zx1uy]

its obvious they were thinking of beyonce when talking about mixing country and r&b

[@Paulywilliams07]

Ksi needs this tutorial

[@reybarracuda2514]

First

[@lukeychicco]

thanks for having me on the channel Annie :) !!! good luck to everyone on their songwriting journey 🫶🏽

[@AnnieDang]

So much love for you friend

[@Abbie.Lou.13]

This is too inspiring 🤍🤍🤍