Country Songwriting 101: How Do You Write A Song?

Radio.com sat down with some of country music's biggest songwriters and asked them for tips on writing country songs. Read more at radio.com
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[@AnimalHouseforReal]

Writing a song is easy. Writing a good song can be challenging.

[@tuckersmith7124]

Remember when you commented this 5 years ago😁

[@maxglaves3452]

God led us here to write a song so write it.

[@SteelCityCreative]

Truth

[@aaronwalker5253]

This made me smile.

[@johnbrinkman4609]

I'm no Jesus but I do unto others as I hope they do me And I've seen no Jesus but I believe he was here I believe he died for me I thank God but I talk to Jesus Ryman he answered me.

[@b.j.surfdog3724]

This is so cool. I love Antebellums Music and have wondered about their process. Thanks for posting.

[@spencerdaniels4824]

I am only 9 years old but am working on it

[@justicehysong6551]

Good luck, I just turned fifteen, I don’t got a guitar or a musical talent or anything like that. But I love country music and want a hobby, so I think I’m going to try to write country songs

[@justicehysong6551]

Have you written anything yet?

[@scotteepunk]

Last night 10/28/2020 I watched Luke Combs for his album release party here and he said he thinks of songs as a puzzle, but the pieces have to be created by the songwriter as does the full picture. So I took away that to mean the completed puzzle is is that the song looks like and the pieces of the puzzle are the subjects of the song be they are people, things or an experience and when the pieces are put together you have a finished song for the most part. Then you may need to tweak the pieces to fit together better. Damn, that seems simple.

[@orionharris4892]

Well this help me out a lot I wrote about 10 country songs never posted them on here because I thought it was not good

[@TheHarry3000333]

why dont you share them with us? bet they are awesome :) if you need help with the vocals or guitar i might be able to help

[@athomesongwriting]

This is a really informative video about the writing process. Thanks for sharing!

[@sbg4ever120]

Thank you so much for this! Knowing all my “bad” songs are leading me towards a great one! God bless y’all! 💜🙏

[@dionst.michael1482]

Yeah, we’re all pretty much cranking out the hits, thanks! We just didn’t know how to break it to you. Sorry, you had to find out this way :(

[@PB8man]

Writing a good song is easier than finding a jacket that fits, apparently.

[@mr.matthews67]

😆😆😆 good one!

[@katthefanenthusiast5793]

Hey! It’s actually a nice video about writing country songs! Not some video mocking country’s “formula”.

[@mr.matthews67]

Yea... I saw that video too.

[@ljpresley1488]

Regardless... The "formula" is a Beautiful Thing 👍

[@111LMBL]

Beautiful and Thank You for the Advice !! 😏🌅

[@Angel_eyes___]

Great video.

[@johnbrinkman4609]

The best songs tell a story. The sadder or more hopeless the better as long as there is redemption at the end

[@overthefenceanddowntheroad9619]

Hey, I'm Hutson. I'm happy everyone's here . I'm new to the group and would like to qualify by saying , I shoot for five starts per day. I hope I'm in the right place to share ideas and get some helpful suggestion. I have a verse and chorus that are great as independent parts. Contemporary, great melody and flow all good. the verse/ chorus have two very different sentiments within their lyrics. Once I put them together, the result is mind-blowingly bad. As two separate entities, I absolutely love these parts. I felt I was on a path to an exceptional contemporary country song. I went at those parts with hammer, and chisel. I would create or recreate the verse narrative. I would then move to the chorus and do the same . I would finish with the chorus. Look back at the verse realizing I was completely off point. I guess I was getting happy and the word salad and losing the game altogether. I was left chasing my tail for 8 hours. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems, I don't know how to walk away from a bad day? Solution? Maybe a clear outline, prior to getting in deep would have resulted in a great song? My brain says, writing an outline will kill any spontaneous magic. I would be left with music without a soul. My brain is probably saying this because I don't know how to write a proper outline. Indie rock guy here. My puzzle pieces are from a 100 different puzzles. Any suggestions??

[@Angel_eyes___]

I have stories to make into songs. I just want too tell the story and find someone to put music too it. I have lived 64 years and this has been my dream. I can sing a song and make it up out of the blue. I was asked who wrote that? I did. I can't explain it. It just happens a lot.

[@alexpazderka8539]

Lady antebellum great band

[@godhatewatching4107]

I bring the girls you bring the beer, and the troops will bring the freedom

[@mr.matthews67]

Nice!

[@kevinjoseph517]

WAR IS DEATH

[@LUCKYB.]

And obama is still ..... fill in the dots .. lol

[@LUCKYB.]

@@kevinjoseph517 war is not Healthy for all living thing or Children to .

[@xitsAndrew3388]

the only way i can write is drunk

[@stulax1216]

I'm sure they are other people's ideas

[@jdplaystuba]

No just write a song about beer instead of old gunfights and cowboys

[@chrisjaybecker]

Or, better yet, write a song with the title/hook "Cowboys Drinkin' Beer."