This Sneaky Lyric Trick Changed my Songwriting

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[@Anya-ip6fd]

Mary Oliver - ‘Every adjective and adverb is worth 5 cents. Every verb is worth fifty cents’

[@Lopfff]

I have that book

[@penelopechanthavisith8232]

this is like poetry

[@keithmoreau710]

Great video Tony, another fantastic way to look at lyric writing! Im getting inspired!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Good man Keith, good to hear from you👍

[@nickmatthews5348]

I’ve saved so many of your videos, what a great way to start your morning! It’s the little things that help so much more

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers nick, hope they are helpful 👍

[@Dmyra]

wow this is amazing. blew me mind

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Nice one Dmyra. This technique has saved my a!# on many a lyric!👍

[@AnonymousUser805]

Brother, you going to make me watch every video. "this next video is going to help you with lyrics even more!" (5x)

[@SongWritersChopShop]

@@AnonymousUser805 you got to end with a cliff hanger these days, right? Thanks for watching 🙏

[@mjjames2442]

Canon?

[@jeffro.]

As always, great stuff! Thanks!

[@DJ2109]

WOW!!!! this is HUGE!!!!! thank you!!!!!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Glad you got some value from it Dj👍

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Glad you got some value from it Dj👍

[@SteveHigney123go]

I've written over 400 sets of lyrics and poems. Completed over 100 songs. I think it was Bob Dillon who said if you have nothing to write about write nothing at all. I guess maybe he ment get to the point. Remember everyone has a short attention span. You make some good observations in your video. Thanks for posting. .

[@SirenSaysxx]

You’re the best Tony!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers Siren, glad you got some value from it 👍

[@V.069]

my canon event happening after watching this video

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[@dr.sarah.zaldivar]

wow AWESOME! I'm obsessed with your channel!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Your too kind Sarah, I'm so glad you get value from the content. You'll have to drop me a link to some if your music👍

[@dr.sarah.zaldivar]

@@SongWritersChopShop Of course! I just posted this one last week: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZCQlaWAYrF-opY

[@dr.sarah.zaldivar]

@@SongWritersChopShop And this is the playlist on my KZbin channel with all the songs I wrote: kzbin.info/aero/PLtxGypx5dmzxHfXl9JQxHpbJbwDi7hR5-

[@ginob615]

Such great content! I always watch twice and take notes. Where can we find your original music?

[@CinexfiloMusic]

Greetings Tony, does this method also work for making rap lyrics? If so, could you give me some examples? Something like rap songs by Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, etc.

[@SongWritersChopShop]

It does indeed. Here's a couple from Drake. Texts go Green... "I can’t even remember when we lost each other"... 1)Was it last year? 2)This year? 3)Or some other? A Keeper... 1) What can I do for you, 2) how can I makе a difference? Friendship and loyalty, that’s not what it’s giving Giving that, 3)Why would I keep you around?

[@CinexfiloMusic]

@@SongWritersChopShop Ahh. That means it works for any musical genre.. Thanks for the tutorial, I'm going to try it to see if it works for me (in my language, which by the way is Spanish).

[@SongWritersChopShop]

@@CinexfiloMusic nice one and good luck. Let me know how you get on👍

[@periel]

Use words. Verbs, nouns and adjectives are highly recommended.

[@johnnymeeks]

Such an improvement, now I can say that you’re kinda underrated…

[@SongWritersChopShop]

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[@freddysanchez8753]

5:52 shit I just realized that Jonny D. In Blow we quoting this song to the judge…

[@KingFyyah]

Why KZbin have the audio mute on this vid?

[@feliciahong]

Very cool tips 😍

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Thanks Felicia, glad you got some value from it.

[@Toni-mj3zz]

Hi! It would be sooo amazing if you did a julian casablancas lyric tip video like you did with alex turner! Tysm love ur videos theyre super helpful ❤

[@215juliusgirl]

So if i take Phish’s Brian and Robert: “if you’re just STARING at your walls LISTENING to thundering (does that count?) footfalls from tenants WANDERING distant halls then this one is for you.” But then in the next verse they switch it up to do what you were saying about having three lines describe the one before it (maybe in the same way that in the first verse the 4th line tells us why we are describing what we are (well, they have to answer their own “if”) or am I just being too “I have a useless English lit degree” about this? The second verse is “if children playing all around/ to you is noise and not pleasant sound/ and you’d be lost of the playground/Then this one is for you” I don’t see how that fits the pattern but the next verse does: “all alone the life you lead [so we describe it now] / A silent dinner where you feed/bow your head pretend to read.” Am I understanding this correctly and if I am, is Mr. Tamborine Man the ultimate example due to the entire song existing to show why he should have his request of a song played, promises he makes if Mr. Tamborine Man will play, what he will get out of it, what it will do to his senses, his imagination, his physical body, his convincing that he’s ready etc. it almost makes it sound laughably sinple when you think of it in terms of that song but many of the others you mentioned are more nuanced. As is this phish song i don’t see 100% clearly.

[@MatthewChambersMusic]

Can you explain 'canon' in the context of songwriting? Is this another acronym?

[@jacklynam5653]

I think he means is it curcial to the point you are making in your song. Can you say more about less. Have fewer canon ideas that are explored fully rather than a lot of shallow ideas

[@stitchgrimly6167]

Canon just means all the content. He's basically saying know what you're writing about and stick to that.

[@4ofwands]

Good idea 👍🏻

[@JJvienneau]

ACTION ACTION ACTION!!

[@DJ2109]

more like this!!!!!!!!

[@derekgreenacre9530]

Well I must say that I was completely underwhelmed both by your suggestions and the songs you chose as being good lyrically. You firstly assume that a song has one central theme it wishes to convey and that should somehow be emphasized and take central stage. A great song can explore many themes some in depth where others it merely touches upon. Not every word in a lyric needs to relevant indeed by introducing "wrong" words into the lyric adds mystery to the song making the listener want to hear the song again to try to comprehend the meaning. If a song fully explains it's meaning it has failed. Think of songs as paintings not everything has to be in focus write an impressionistic song or a song in the style of Turner. Forget about fully focussed messages add mystery and vagueness to the content and you will have the listener coming back for more!

[@egrudasill1]

Funny how you forgot to mention that Jimi Hendrix was also talking about Civil Rights and the lyric "My Kind" was about Racial Segregation in the United States.

[@SeekerStardust]

1:59 go the freaks :)

[@andrewtea]

Great video, thanks! But one thing: Do we want jokers or not? Not really getting that part. 🃏😅

[@SongWritersChopShop]

You want to get rid of the jokers and use the ideas that are essential to the message of the song (Canon ideas). Then you can use the second part of the Canon method to expand on those essential ideas. 👍

[@andrewtea]

@@SongWritersChopShop Thank you. 👍

[@SongWritersChopShop]

@@andrewtea no worries Andrew, let me know if you have any other questions.

[@SteveHigney123go]

Bob Dylan. Sorry about spelling in previous comment. Lol

[@simolinekey8365]

I have no problem writing I just don't know how to write the melody that is in my head to paper with right notes

[@theeliotwilcox1]

If you can sing the melody into a recording device(capture the butterfly) then you can find the notes on an instrument. DO NOT try to find the notes in you head on an instrument until you’ve recorded it. Recording it will keep it like it is in your head. As soon as you pick up an instrument & play a note if it’s not the right one it will conflict with the melody in your head & probably chase it away. Get it recorded first👍👍👍 sing it

[@mantaanafm]

hi tony how’ve u been

[@mojorisin8368]

Another belter..

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers memorisin 👍

[@emiliomiaja]

"The wave" ("La ola") is named "The mexican wave"? - any mexican

[@alteredbrain]

Th guitar rack behind you keeps me from listening

[@mannoplanet]

cool... . but "We can write more about less"? Seems you want the other way around. Or "we can write less and say more." maybe.

[@Stevestevestevestevestevesteve]

Poor jimi looked 40 when he was not even 27 yet

[@Skaggy2012]

That's what happens when you play with fire.

[@GoingMarco]

No

[@Stevestevestevestevestevesteve]

@@GoingMarco yup

[@TheseusTitan]

Hendrix’s lyrics in many cases, ended up sounding very ghetto

[@GoingMarco]

What does this even mean

[@grunntalll]

damn i didnt really get it

[@airbrushdungeon]

I watched this three times and still can't find any helpful information in it. All I heard was use the right words in your lyrics. Not being too verbose if clearly one helpful tip, but then again, tell me you can help tapping your foot to Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire.

[@AdeobaDebayo-Doherty]

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