Stupid Easy Trick to Write Better Lyrics🔥

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  • This stupid easy trick to write better lyrics will stop you from struggling with writing lyrics. There's no one formula for writing a great song. However, some tips and techniques can help you write better lyrics.
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  • @SongWritersChopShop
    @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +66

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  • @jas_bataille
    @jas_bataille Год назад +1601

    My dad have about 45 years of experience in the industry. When I started writing songs, he told me this : "Every line that's not an image, you cut it. Every single one of them. No filler." I've basically been doing this subconsciously for years!

    • @dayvia10
      @dayvia10 Год назад +22

      Great advice

    • @InAtlasAtLast
      @InAtlasAtLast Год назад +72

      As a folk writer, I totally disagree with that. Understanding popular songs….. he’s right.

    • @beatrice3371
      @beatrice3371 Год назад +31

      Depends on the type of song.

    • @gvngbvngiggy
      @gvngbvngiggy Год назад +39

      Theres like a million hit songs that are like 80% filler

    • @cigh7445
      @cigh7445 Год назад +26

      ​@@InAtlasAtLast And most pop songs have terrible, generic lyrics with a catchy melody

  • @skinnyDN
    @skinnyDN 2 года назад +893

    " a very plastic bag thing to do." made me laugh so hard. love it

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +18

      cheers skinny dave, but the credit has to go to Ryan George. cheers man😂

    • @Afrodulcys
      @Afrodulcys Год назад +3

      Do you need a songwriter?

    • @ioncewasmikey
      @ioncewasmikey Год назад

      Fake plaaaa-AAAAAstic bags

    • @judithhartley9392
      @judithhartley9392 Год назад

      But very scary if you've seen those huge bags (👻👽) wafting through a neighborhood park, freaking out van occupants !!😮😂

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou Год назад

      An opening lyric that has been derided as a joke since it came out 😂 perfect example

  • @lucasulich4149
    @lucasulich4149 2 года назад +319

    i feel like a cinnamon roll
    always spiraling, never in control
    because....
    i dont know myself

    • @mikehawkertz9237
      @mikehawkertz9237 Год назад +44

      Feel like a cinnamon roll
      A sweet little spiral
      Around and around I go
      I try to help but hurt my soul
      And people taking bites out of me
      They take but don’t give anything
      And I just continue spiraling
      Just spiraling
      Just spiraling

    • @handsomehead1381
      @handsomehead1381 Год назад +7

      deku deku you can call me deku green hair green eyes im just a lil cinnemon roll 😍😍😍

    • @charlespancamo9771
      @charlespancamo9771 Год назад +8

      I feel like his advice is a good start but it gives way to a lot of linear and formulaic thinking, which, there already is FAR too much of in the world so no sir, I can't cosign.

    • @deannawilson3421
      @deannawilson3421 Год назад +1

      @@mikehawkertz9237 Bars! 🙌🏽

    • @DaschonelleMusic
      @DaschonelleMusic Год назад +2

      Feel like a cinnamon roll
      A sugar laced whirlwind
      But carbs take their toll....

  • @oliverbrauning1586
    @oliverbrauning1586 2 года назад +19

    Honestly read (especially older) poetry to learn how poetic devices are actually supposed to work. View the world as if it is actually full of meaning and look through objects and situations to find their ultimate truth.

  • @SplotchTheCatThing
    @SplotchTheCatThing 2 года назад +347

    It's always fun when you find a really important piece of advice and realize you've already been following it for years :)
    Not quite the same as validation or feeling like you've been doing it "right", because in a creative space like songwriting there isn't really a right or a wrong, but it's encouraging all the same.

    • @brigwood7658
      @brigwood7658 2 года назад +17

      Of course it's not not so much fun when you realise you've been following this advice for years ... and your lyrics still suck.

    • @dimboomx7582
      @dimboomx7582 Год назад +1

      well, there's definitely a weak message and a strong message in songwriting. There are certain things we have to follow to guarantee the lyrics hit as hard as we want them to, otherwise we would be doing it wrong, also how well the lyrics sound poetically - that's another thing that one could do wrong

    • @SplotchTheCatThing
      @SplotchTheCatThing Год назад

      @@dimboomx7582 That's definitely true I just meant there's often more than one way to do that.
      And the best way to send a message sometimes also depends on what the message is.

  • @CLaw-tb5gg
    @CLaw-tb5gg Год назад +20

    I heard it said once that the art of writing poetry is essentially alienation. That is, taking something familiar and looking at it or expressing it in an unfamiliar way, making the mundane seem extraordinary. If you can do it in a particulary interesting or striking or beautiful way, you have poetry - or in this case, song lyrics. This is really what this "SHY method" is really about.

  • @cbrooks0905
    @cbrooks0905 2 года назад +76

    I tend to break the rules quite a bit in every regard(I don’t write pop music), but one thing I always do on every song or verse is the ‘why’. I always figure out a way to tie my lyrics and structure together with some intent. It makes the song feel like it has a purpose.
    Now this video brings new ideas, especially with regard to working with other artists who are more pop oriented. Good shit! 🤘

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад +1

      Yes. The chorus can be viewed as a punchline. BTW there are no rules. Just theories. But I know what you mean.

  • @rubendaviso
    @rubendaviso 2 года назад +361

    "I'm gonna fly as a bird through the night" from Chandelier is not a WHY, but rather more HOW. The lyrics of that song just gives you metaphors that sets the listener in the scene and help convey the current feeling and somewhat dark actions of the person in the song. The lyrics talks about being mentally in a bad place (the reasons left to interpretation) and overall the song means you’re holding on for dear life. The WHY isn't given to the listener.

    • @mattrushing8025
      @mattrushing8025 2 года назад +4

      It's more of a simile

    • @rubendaviso
      @rubendaviso 2 года назад +8

      @@mattrushing8025 It actually is a simile, but the purpose of that simile is to give more info on the "HOW".

    • @rubendaviso
      @rubendaviso 2 года назад +7

      @@thebeefyleaf I agree, that could be part of the WHY, but it's not answered in the Chorus, at least not in the main chorus. That song has two choruses with different motifs (rhythmically and melodically) which is what sets them appart, and in this case these choruses are placed one right after the other. The first chorus is when it says "I'm gonna swing from the chandelier....", and the second is when it says "But I'm holding on for dear life...".

    • @NotDingse
      @NotDingse 2 года назад +2

      It really is neither.

    • @davidblairmusic
      @davidblairmusic 2 года назад +3

      And the listener always has to be given something to think about otherwise it's not relatable or entertaining. The listener doesn't want to be force fed truth, they want to discover it with help from you the songwriter. Nice observation!

  • @jarrettfinney4882
    @jarrettfinney4882 2 года назад +97

    Thanks. This helps out a lot. True story. I've been writing music ever since I was a young kid, and when I was a kid, I wrote songs like crazy. They just popped out like nothing. I would see the things you're describing. The thing now is that when I was in high school, I got some head injuries playing football that I only just recently found out about in the last few years. Im not stupid, it's like my brain just works in a entirely different way. I can't seem to write good lyrics to save my life now, but I'm glued to my guitar now. Just one of those things. Seeing this really kinda reminded me how I used to write though. I guess I was doing some of this stuff just not knowing it at the time. I'm gonna see what I can do now. Thanks again

    • @SAEpisodes4444
      @SAEpisodes4444 2 года назад +9

      That’s interesting that you stopped writing lyrics after the head injuries. I had a concussion about two years ago and several months later started writing lyrics for the first time.

    • @djcoldfood8800
      @djcoldfood8800 Год назад +8

      @@SAEpisodes4444 u guys swapped

    • @acoustically9201
      @acoustically9201 Год назад +4

      You know about the role of the left side of the brain vs the right side? Depending on where any damage may have occurred it could be a factor here.

  • @cacobapt
    @cacobapt Год назад +19

    I'm a singer/songwriter just starting in Brazil and I'm really glad that I found the SHY method on my lyrics even in Portuguese, I never forget that, thank you!!!

  • @PGwatson13
    @PGwatson13 2 года назад +38

    Btw this is the best songwriting channel on YT. Helped me tremendously

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +4

      Cheers Gabriel, I really appreciate that. Glad to hear the content has helped, makes my day 😃

    • @alinaaavikko2623
      @alinaaavikko2623 2 года назад +2

      Same! Helpful AND inspiring.

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +2

      @@alinaaavikko2623 cheers, I really appreciate that.😊

    • @ChannelOwnersMusic
      @ChannelOwnersMusic 2 года назад +1

      Absolutely! Most consistent channel ever!

  • @recentalpaca5529
    @recentalpaca5529 Год назад +3

    Bro, I have watch lots of lyric writing videos and this is by far the best formula yet, it fits the examples perfectly and easy to execute. Thanks!

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Год назад +1

      Cheers recentalpaca, really appreciate that. Great to hear you got some value from it 👍

  • @ShenauticOfficial
    @ShenauticOfficial Год назад +7

    A lot of lyrics are based off of poetry so making some sort of image with words it’s generally great advice.

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад +1

      I considered at one time to go to my local college to find a literary or poetry student or club that could help with a project. Give them a song with guitar phrases as vocals and see what they come up with.

    • @andrewspicer6399
      @andrewspicer6399 Год назад +1

      ​@@pgnandtI actually do this quite a bit in my own music. I'll come up with some good voices and phrases on the guitar then translate.. actually put out a video on RUclips yesterday that is me starting a song and finishing it. it's a whole video of me writing a song from beginning to end.. and in that video actually do this and talk about it briefly

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад

      @@andrewspicer6399 Nice. I will definitely watch your video today.

  • @juliandivine
    @juliandivine Год назад +6

    Have been writing songs forever and took a break recently.. now it feels like I can't write anymore. Going to try this method and let you know how it goes. Thanks!

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Год назад +2

      Good stuff Julian. Remember that this is a framework. You don't have to limit it to just similes, you can use metaphor, personification...anything you want. You can also expand on the how & why whith other questions...where, when etc. Good luck 👍

  • @akeithing1841
    @akeithing1841 2 года назад +18

    Been struggling with the music for new song. Even more so with the lyrics. This actually helped!

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +2

      Great to hear A keithing, so glad you got some value from it. it's simple but effective👍

  • @ketchupknife
    @ketchupknife 2 года назад +10

    I hope this channel blows up soon. your videos are amazing and deserve so much recognition

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +2

      cheers Silky Bolt, thank you for the kind words. Glad you're getting some value from the content.👍

    • @ChannelOwnersMusic
      @ChannelOwnersMusic 2 года назад +1

      They're underrated, and I'm sharing this channel to my friends cause they deserve it!

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +1

      @@ChannelOwnersMusic Cheers We are Songwriters, I really appreciate that👍

  • @davidrichmusic121
    @davidrichmusic121 Год назад +9

    Good vid and yes this is a way, I think you have to do what works for you. Most songwriters fight with themselves and spend too long thinking and overthinking. I have a book side of bed wake up and write the words because you never remember the next morning. Also I just write what comes into your head I can write 6 songs a day and then spend time going over editing ( sometimes months) but get the basic thoughts down first. I think the content you have on your channel is really a great watch cheers David

  • @VxDxLx
    @VxDxLx 2 года назад +5

    I was doing this but unintentionally already, I’m going to make a wave of sound and enjoy the process of creating what I’m intended to create.

  • @lance134679
    @lance134679 2 года назад +49

    When deciding between similes and metaphors, I try to think of how strong it should be. With "I'm like a stone", the focus is still on me, but now I'm rather stone-ish in some particular way. Whereas "I am a stone", I've now fully become the stone and ready to take on all traits of being a stone, like rolling or gathering moss or no moss.

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +4

      well said Lawrence.

    • @angerock49
      @angerock49 Год назад +2

      Good point!

    • @strummercash5601
      @strummercash5601 Год назад +2

      @Lawerence Gillespie
      I am in complete accord with the two previous comments (including the creator! Cool.) That was an incredibly clear and concise insight and illustration-not only on and of the strength, commitment, and willing transformation inherent in the “I am” as opposed to “I am like”-but also provided the basic nuance between metaphor and simile for any previously unaware peruser of comments. Thank you.
      As an MFA in Creative Writing grad who musically was lyrical/vocalist first and has worked (still do) to level-up my musicianship, I always respect and admire precise and effective explanations/lessons/instructions etc. I enjoyed the video: your reaction very much resonated.
      Odd comparison, perhaps, but my near 60 year old sister has discovered a late-blooming liking for THC products, especially the after-work gummy. She was and mostly still is confused by the proliferation of strains, ways of consumption but asked for a newbie simple indica vs sativa breakdown. “Well, sis…it’s maybe the sativa is the inspiration and energy to bake homemade chocolate chip cookies weed. And, the indica is the slouch on the couch and devour said cookies smoke.” Again, great comment, thank you and excellent channel, my gratitude, as well. 🙏🏽✌🏽❤️

  • @freddiekay
    @freddiekay Год назад +10

    Be careful with similes, boys and girls. That’s a very quick shortcut to ending up on Metaphor Boulevard in the famous town of Cringeville.

  • @Housey29
    @Housey29 Год назад +1

    Glad I watched this and good examples to back up the SHY method, gonna apply that technique on my 1st song!

  • @astrixkz
    @astrixkz Год назад +5

    love this video, man got right into the topic and gave very worthwhile advice

  • @BautistaZep777
    @BautistaZep777 2 года назад +13

    Guy called him Yorkie 😂

  • @shannonsmith6085
    @shannonsmith6085 Год назад +4

    Nice tune! Thank you for sharing your process through Jeff Tweedy. I love the idea of being a collaborator in the meaning of a song! I feel confident to dive into the song in my heart!

  • @Auldhelm
    @Auldhelm Год назад +3

    I tried this on a song I just wrote and sure enough it did improve it IMO!

  • @ChannelOwnersMusic
    @ChannelOwnersMusic 2 года назад +18

    Yay thanks! You guys inspire me to become a better song writer. Cheers!

  • @Bow503
    @Bow503 Год назад +4

    "I'm gonna make a change/for once in my life/ it's gonna feel real good/ gonna make a difference/ gonna make it right/ .." this is the pinacle of an imortal anthem that was ever written. It tells the story trough inner monologue but out loud. How much personal can it be, than to whiteness someone facing their biggest fears and finally coming to the point of Realisation about themselves. Your all alone, only you and the man in the mirror. 💚 Thanks for the tipps

  • @bloodyshrine1369
    @bloodyshrine1369 2 года назад +5

    The radio head song, is also like patronising someone in a kind of demoralising way. Good song lyrics, I believe, have a “not what they seem” way about them at first. Sometimes years go by before the actual meaning sets in.

  • @kawakeman9583
    @kawakeman9583 2 года назад +28

    thanks for your videos! Great advice every time and straight to the point. Keep up the good work, song writers (and their listeners) will benefit greatly!

  • @singalternative
    @singalternative Год назад +1

    It's all about poetry. "Angel" is one of those poetic words.

  • @ironicdreamsonfire755
    @ironicdreamsonfire755 Год назад +2

    Omg you’re the best! Thank you for this, very helpful.

  • @chocolatemoose7761
    @chocolatemoose7761 2 года назад +9

    Dope tips. Simple and straightforward. Thank you!

  • @davidblairmusic
    @davidblairmusic 2 года назад +7

    The 'why' has to be obvious for the writer as the teller of the story, and it should give the listener a reason to listen otherwise they won't. Nice short video - straight to the point with great examples!

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад

      cheers David.

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад +1

      But having lyrics that are confusing will draw the listener into listening again. The listener will make their own sense of it. -Berkley School of Music. One of many theories out there.

  • @badedgod1321
    @badedgod1321 Год назад +3

    This is such a helpful video, I've studied lots of music theory in college but where I've always struggled is creating lyrics for my songs. I've always been strong in English but these concepts are so new and refreshing to my mind and make so much sense to what I'm trying to accomplish. I wish I could've received this kind of useful education earlier in my career. I don't know what school or program you attended to learn this techniques but I would be incredibly in your debt to share with me lol. Thank you for all your amazing content I'm hooked.

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Год назад +1

      Cheers badedgod, glad you found it helpful. This is stuff I picked up over the years here and there. 👍

  • @randomfangirl1275
    @randomfangirl1275 Год назад +1

    Helped a lot with my poems! Thank u

  • @RedNK
    @RedNK Год назад +2

    This was actually a great video and very useful
    Cheers!

  • @lumberpilot
    @lumberpilot Год назад +2

    Often the words will come out from just singing the song through with whatever consonant and vowel sounds flow with the musical phrases. Then, you go back and try to make sense of it all. I think Cat Stevens said he did this when writing his songs.

  • @samuelkatz5370
    @samuelkatz5370 Год назад +1

    Bro your channels awesome. Dont stop kid!

  • @Starfire2kpersonal
    @Starfire2kpersonal 2 года назад +1

    big help in killing my months long writers block. Lots of love from drogheda, Louth

  • @JonValtandtheEvilRobots
    @JonValtandtheEvilRobots 2 года назад +5

    Being told to put a simile in your poetry is like being told words are made of letters.

  • @exmagnolia
    @exmagnolia 2 года назад +5

    My favourite simile is found in Coffee and TV by Blur:
    Do you feel like a chain store
    Practically floored
    😆

  • @MrAngeloDy
    @MrAngeloDy Год назад +1

    Wow ! Thanks such awesome content!

  • @spotifyaccount1565
    @spotifyaccount1565 Год назад +5

    An example of a song i wrote using this method:
    they say
    numbers tell no lies
    i stop and think
    before i dial it
    would you tell me
    you cant hear me
    i bet that club so crowded
    or could you
    hear it in
    my voice
    that im alone
    and i feel surrounded
    tell me that you’ll
    be right there
    breathe
    count to a thousand
    your love is
    like a deep breath
    at the top
    of a mountain
    they say
    you cant
    get over it
    then you go
    around it
    i
    cant get over it
    there’s no way
    around it
    i
    cant get over you
    and
    i need you
    need you
    around me
    i need you around me
    your love is like
    the finish line
    lookin back
    at those
    who doubted
    your love is like
    the sun
    and sky
    still keeps
    me grounded
    your love is like
    a deep breath
    at the top
    of a mountain
    they say you
    cant get over it
    then you go
    around it
    i
    cant get over it
    there’s no way
    around it
    i
    just cant get over you
    and i need you
    need you
    around me

  • @CallMeBigWorm
    @CallMeBigWorm Год назад +1

    👏👏👏😌✌️ it sounds beautiful! Very nicely done. It sounds so sweet, somber, and docile. I would love to hear you play it on the electric with a clean tone and some light reverb and maybe some delay.

  • @rpfcreates4476
    @rpfcreates4476 Год назад +12

    You’re more than a teacher
    With you I’m not alone
    I’ve learned everything I can
    Now I’ll write a story of my own...
    Thanks!

  • @1oolabob
    @1oolabob Год назад +4

    I make lots of instrumental music, and I write a lot of words. I should be a natural at songwriting, right? Wrong. Even with those two conditions and practices, I hate trying to write song lyrics. My solution? Never try, because trying to write a song will make me hate the process. Good solution? No, not really, because I'd like to write songs my own way. I like starting with an instrumental, and then let lyrics occur to my mind if they do, and if they don't, I made a nice instrumental.
    Um, this S.H.Y. method might actually get me unstuck. Really I want songs to have a purpose, and express something that is quite a bit bigger than the words. Thank you for this video. I like your ideas.

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад

      I'm the same. I have lots of music ability but have no talent with lyrics. Look up Pat Pattison, Berkley school of music. Guy has lot's of tricks. I have tons of music leaving space for lyrics. I've also considered finding a literary student from my local college. Find a poet. You never know.

  • @CountryCroonerMusic
    @CountryCroonerMusic Год назад +4

    I want my lyrics to be less obvious. One of my favorite lines is from Jeremy by Pearl Jam, "Jeremy spoke in class today" and I think how genius is that of a way to say "jeremy shot himself in class today." John Prine is another one of my favorite song writers and he writes lyrics that are so relatable and paint a picture. He has a lyric "Climbing walls while sitting in a chair" about someone using heroin in Sam Stone, for example. In All the Best, a song about divorce, he writes "Say you drive a Chevy, say you drive a Ford, you say you drive around the town til you just get bored" which hit me hard because that's exactly what I did when I split with my fiance many years ago. You don't have to directly say your point, but it's made. I also want to write something where I know what it means, but it can be interpreted in different ways, like in poetry. What I don't like about the simile example in Katy Perry's song is that it explains exactly what she's trying to say. It takes away the impact, for me. In Summer's End, Prine writes "well I can see that you can't win for tryin and new years eve is bound to leave you cryin. Come on home, you don't have to be alone" that can be interpreted in so many ways. And when you watch the video, you see it's about a mother dying from a drug overdose and the grandfather raising the child and so it's like his message to her. It's heartbreaking and it wasn't spelled out for you. You could have interpreted that in your own ways. Amazing stuff. Your video really got me thinking about this and I'm going to watch more of your videos and check out your site and keep working on writing and performing.

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Год назад +3

      Cheers Travis, thanks for the comment. It all depends on how you want to write. I agree on your approach to writing lyrics that can be open to interpretation, I think the writer needs to know what they are saying. Then they can write in a nuanced way that the listener can insert themselves into.

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад

      Yeah but you don't want to leave your audience in a state of depression. Personally as an old musician I care more about the music than a song's meaning.

  • @Adrianaboss305
    @Adrianaboss305 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this! Your advice is on point.

  • @davidlawrence5
    @davidlawrence5 Год назад +9

    Interesting advise and I'd add another color to that palette - flow. Just start writing without stopping and then go back and look for SHY areas to touch up. I like to get it all out no matter how the words collide for those are my ideas and not a copy of something I've already written. At least that's my hope and oft times I'm pleased and what the listener hears is no longer of importance to me.

  • @colalightyear7859
    @colalightyear7859 2 года назад +5

    "a very plastic bagey thing" loled hard XD

    • @colalightyear7859
      @colalightyear7859 2 года назад +1

      Pretty good video, straight to the to the point, thank you

  • @realcarlspartacus
    @realcarlspartacus Год назад +1

    HAHA THOSE TRANSITIONS RULE MAN... THANKS FOR MAKE ME LEARN AND LAUGH IN BETWEEN.

  • @AdelleVDL
    @AdelleVDL 6 месяцев назад

    I found myself in writers block now so I am looking for inspiration and your video is so nice, short, sweet and informative, truly amazing and fun as well

  • @watchthewindblowby
    @watchthewindblowby 8 месяцев назад

    Excellent tutorial. Well done. Thank you!

  • @easypeasyabcsy7883
    @easypeasyabcsy7883 Год назад +1

    Great. Gonna try %) Thanks

  • @bolivar1789
    @bolivar1789 Год назад +3

    Excellent advice! Thanks a lot for this great lesson!😊

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo57 Год назад +2

    I had a friend with a radio head, but video killed him, right in his head.

  • @ZiggyTheAdventurer
    @ZiggyTheAdventurer Год назад +1

    amazing channel, glad i found it

  • @LuciensMusic
    @LuciensMusic Год назад +2

    Good tip! I need all the help I can get😅

  • @ricktheexplorer
    @ricktheexplorer Год назад +1

    Thanks for this. WOW!!!!

  • @blacksheepbill3055
    @blacksheepbill3055 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the advice bud

  • @ambs9564
    @ambs9564 2 года назад +1

    why hasn’t anyone thought of this?? this is BRILLIANT

  • @charlescharliejpeg
    @charlescharliejpeg Год назад +1

    Just subscribed ❤ Very cool breakdown, looking forward to more

  • @Iksiksinski.
    @Iksiksinski. 2 месяца назад

    Kudos for giving a awesome knowledge

  • @wbmstr24
    @wbmstr24 2 года назад +2

    Hey, I did it, used the SHY method, wrote a song today....pretty cool, thanks so much. It's not perfect, as I'm adding music via guitar, I'm making it fit, inserted a word here or there, or dropping out a word or two, but it really worked....thanx for the road map !!!

  • @FutureExitsMedia
    @FutureExitsMedia 2 года назад +1

    This is good stuff, the content interested me and was worth the view, and the Wayne's World moment got a big laugh from me; instant sub!

  • @liddywit7139
    @liddywit7139 Год назад +1

    I would also suggest learning how to properly structure a 🎶

  • @gabe2968
    @gabe2968 2 года назад +7

    "Do you feel like a chain store? Practically floored"

  • @HannahSchzde
    @HannahSchzde Год назад +2

    This is very helpful! Do you have more examples but of more recent songs? I teach Songwriting to high schoolers and I like to use song examples that are not 10+ years old lol!

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад

      What is wrong with old songs?

    • @HannahSchzde
      @HannahSchzde Год назад +1

      @@pgnandt I never said there’s something wrong with old songs. As a trained educator and teaching artist I often show my students examples of old songs along with new ones that they can identify or are more familiar with to help with the learning process. Showing them examples both old and new helps emphasize the relevance of the topic to the younger generations.

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад

      @@HannahSchzde I agree.

  • @athomesongwriting
    @athomesongwriting 2 года назад +6

    PURE GOLD. Amazing.

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +3

      Hey Chad,, how's it going? great to hear from you. Really appreciate that👍

  • @steve_bal4
    @steve_bal4 Год назад +3

    "you're just like an angel" has to be one of the most cliché lines/lyrics ever written. Most people go for the idea they've heard a million times before because it's easy and lazy. Go for something, a turn of phrase, that no one's ever heard before. Be unique, be brave.

  • @benevolentconcepts
    @benevolentconcepts 2 года назад +2

    Thank you! This was really great! New subscriber.

  • @samantastrautina6694
    @samantastrautina6694 Год назад +2

    Sia is truly underrated lyricist

  • @robertcronin6603
    @robertcronin6603 2 года назад +4

    Anyone looking for great lyrical imagery in song ought to check out Bob Dylan's first 6 albums - he's the king of intense imagery...imho.

  • @theysprey7777
    @theysprey7777 Год назад +2

    I thought it was “you’re just like an onion, your skin makes me cry” 🤣

  • @pgnandt
    @pgnandt Год назад +1

    Verse= Describe a person, place, thing or feeling. Chorus= What are you going to do. With rock and roll lyrics you don't have to make sense. Leave the meaning of the song up to the listener's interpretation. The Beatles 'Come together'.

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Год назад +1

      I don't disagree but it's only one way to write lyrics. Established acts can get away with it way more that unknown artists trying to break through. Unknown acts should be aiming to be better than what's already out there. Just a point of view to consider before you get into the habit of writing lyrics that lack the ability to connect with a listener on a meaningful level. But what ever works for you, go for it👍

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад

      @@SongWritersChopShop There are many ways to compose lyrics. I added what you provided here in my bag of tricks. I appreciate it. Subbed.

  • @SHIMSHAMRECORDS
    @SHIMSHAMRECORDS Год назад +1

    I always thought that the plastic bag line in the Katy Perry song was alluding to a scene in the film "American Beauty".

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Год назад +1

      It is indeed and nicely spotted. I can’t believe the amount of heat its getting in this here comment section!

  • @lightartorias552
    @lightartorias552 Год назад +1

    Awesome video!

  • @suburbanindie
    @suburbanindie Год назад +2

    All the lyrics you used as examples are loaded with clichés which most people are told to avoid...
    I've heard writing the lyrics to the chorus first helps a lot to establish the theme of the song

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Год назад +1

      It's more about the framework than the examples. I just wanted to use well known songs for the examples. Yep starting with the chorus is a solid approach, it helps keep everything cohesive.

    • @pgnandt
      @pgnandt Год назад +1

      Solid advice. Many songs do start with a chorus. 'Don't bore'us, get to the chorus' is the saying.

  • @SJO897
    @SJO897 2 года назад +1

    Man, wish you could do a session in Ireland, I’d love to have a legit talk with you about songwriting. Maybe extend it to young kids

  • @brianmac8260
    @brianmac8260 Год назад +1

    X-Ray Spex 1977 - My mind is like a plastic bag. Stealing lyrics is good too.

  • @NeilMalthus
    @NeilMalthus Год назад +1

    Brilliant video. Now I have to write a song to address the ecocide...
    Woe is me!

  • @Cruskxp
    @Cruskxp 2 года назад

    I think also this video has a S.H.Y method.
    Pretty cool!

  • @pingpong7286
    @pingpong7286 Год назад +1

    I understand it easily thank u

  • @angsmft6929
    @angsmft6929 Год назад +1

    awsome i'd glad to see ya video whom can better than teaching you showed that nothing posssiable. it all your

  • @omelettttttteeeeeee
    @omelettttttteeeeeee Год назад

    I'm pretty sure that Katie Perry's song is a reference to the movie American Beauty, where there was a short video of a plastic bag floating in the wind, and I'm pretty sure that was lambasting the lack of self-awareness artists seem to have sometimes...

  • @MrMikomi
    @MrMikomi 2 года назад +4

    This is very good, and easy to remember. And I didn't have to watch an hour long video to get the information. Thanks.

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад

      cheers mrMikomi. yeah i love watching hour long vids for two minutes of info.

  • @NenaLavonne
    @NenaLavonne 2 года назад

    Excellent breakdown!

  • @Eyeintheredsky
    @Eyeintheredsky Год назад +1

    I just followed this and made myself cry with my lyrics.

  • @krugsmatedan5373
    @krugsmatedan5373 2 года назад +6

    criminally underrated channel

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +2

      Cheers Dan. That damn algorithm eh! Great to hear you are getting some value from it😺👍

  • @brshkid666
    @brshkid666 Год назад +1

    first imanging a situation
    then answer it of how
    last tell us why/how u feel that way

  • @danielridgeway6375
    @danielridgeway6375 Год назад +1

    I try to steer clear of similes. They've been overused as lyrics over the last 20 years. Especially by rappers, who rarely follow it with a 'how?' They just use them because it's a cheap method to throw in a word or phrase that fits the meter.

  • @glennmorrison7328
    @glennmorrison7328 Год назад +1

    One of the greatest of songwriters Hank Williams read comic books for song inspiration.

  • @chris_d_r_u_m_s
    @chris_d_r_u_m_s 2 года назад +33

    I love how "do you ever feel like a plastic bag" is used as an example of greatness here! That's literally the exact example that I always use to tell people about how embarrassingly bad lyrics can get in songs 🤣
    One man's trash is another man's treasure... Or should I say "plastic bag"

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  2 года назад +8

      Hi Chris, thanks for the comment. I'm not actually saying any of the lyrics of the examples are an example of greatness. The point of the video is the pattern that they all use. 👍

  • @robsem1
    @robsem1 Год назад +2

    Hey guys thanks for the video. So I have a weird scenario, I happen to be a great writer and lyrics and ideas come to me very easily, BUT I am ZERO musical, so I have a bunch of these complete songs in my phone with barely any melody involved besides a drop of a ryrhym in my head that I can't even express. I want to show my most recent song I wrote and tell me what u think:
    Title: You Taught Me The Song
    Intro:
    I've heard about these things before, thought I understood it all
    I've seen it in movies, heard about it in song
    When they say you can't keep living
    That the future is bleeding
    Thought I knew what it meant
    But it was all in my head
    I've heard about these things before, thought I understood it all
    Oh hell I wish that you didn't, but girl you taught me the song
    Chorus:
    It's a broken heart
    A way to start
    Doubting my reason -
    Doubting my reason to keep on this breathin
    I turn right there your sittin
    Turn left here I'm grievin
    One minute I'm beamin
    The next here I'm singin -
    Bout why to keep on this living
    Damn I'm feelin that feelin
    Cuz girl you taught me the song
    Bridge 1:
    Some say there's another
    Some say lose my number
    Some don't mean no harm
    Some can't be more sharp
    But however the storm chooses to open its gates
    You'll be lying here with me wondering what it takes
    To click on erase
    To get her back to your place
    Chorus:
    It's a broken heart
    A way to start
    Doubting my reason -
    Doubting my reason to keep on this breathin
    I turn right there your sittin
    Turn left here I'm grievin
    One minute I'm beamin
    The next here I'm singin -
    Bout why to keep on this living
    Damn I'm feelin that feelin
    Why girl you taught me the song
    Bridge 2:
    Can't turn on the radio or lean back my seat
    Can't roll over in bed and see it's empty
    Cuz all that stuff kills me
    Reminding me of what I see -
    As a love on the brink
    All because of me
    Now all that's left of my misery
    Is my new understanding
    Of what they sing on the frequency
    Cuz my baby she's history
    Chorus:
    It's a broken heart
    A way to start
    Doubting my reason -
    Doubting my reason to keep on this breathin
    I turn right there your sittin
    Turn left here I'm grievin
    One minute I'm beamin
    The next here I'm singin -
    Bout why to keep on this living
    Damn right I'm feelin that feelin
    See girl you taught me the song (why)
    Outro:
    I've heard about these things before, thought I understood it all
    Oh hell I wish that you didn't, but girl you taught me the song
    Yeah why'd ya teach me this song

    • @FootyEditz276
      @FootyEditz276 Год назад +1

      is it chill if i use these lyrics and make a song?

    • @robsem1
      @robsem1 Год назад

      @Deltaz yo please do it and send it to me I'd be more than happy

    • @FootyEditz276
      @FootyEditz276 Год назад

      @@robsem1 sure it'll be a while though how should i send it?

    • @pwarner
      @pwarner Год назад +1

      It’s not bad. you should learn basic guitar or piano so you can get those songs out!

    • @NoahHornberger
      @NoahHornberger Год назад

      seems too long, you should select the best passages from this flow and edit together a more concise version that clearly announces one main idea, supporting it with details. Or just consider it a poem as is!

  • @justinstorm
    @justinstorm Год назад +1

    Goated advice

  • @Actuallyusefulthings
    @Actuallyusefulthings 9 месяцев назад

    Yes, true. It is a very plastic baggy thing to do. That was an amazing analysis.

  • @QuickSticks8771
    @QuickSticks8771 Год назад +2

    hey mate need some help finding the free cheat sheet in the description as mentioned
    doesn't seem to be there ??

  • @pauluskerenga4624
    @pauluskerenga4624 2 месяца назад

    Like a mighty sea veseel she sails the waves of sorrow, heart filled with grief, she knows no surrender, truly a vessel built for tough waters strong is she .ready to face life head on.
    Once a hero's queen now a lonely star
    Though lonely,still shining
    brightly .
    Take care of my little soldier cause I don't think I'll be coming back.

  • @joshvadvniels
    @joshvadvniels Год назад +3

    Wow I knew about using literary devices in my songs but you expanded my mind a bit more with you acronym thank you 🙏🏾.