[LAU] Any lyrics please?

[Ken Restivo]

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On Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 03:49:15PM +0200, julien lociuro wrote:
> > > Does anybody happen to have written any kind of lyrics I could use for
> > > composing a song?
> > > I never felt like writing lyrics..but I would like to try composing a
> > > song based on lyrics..
> > > so..any guy there?
> >
> > I've written a lot of lyrics, most of them also have accompanying
> > melodies - with many of the melodies never written down so I no longer
> > remember what they were. What kind of lyric are you interested in?
> >
> 
> Really any kind of lyrics should be ok. Well, lyrics with meaning that
> touches your feelings.
> Preferably not simple depressing love lyrics (Ex: she left me and I feel
> alone..I'm gonna die :-) )
> But it could be love lyrics..
> Anyway, fyi it'll probably be a song with as base instrument the piano.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Julien
> 
> p.s : sorry for the previous unedited subject


I recommend the book "The Art of Writing Great Lyrics" by Pam Oland.
(http://www.pamoland.com/art_of_writing_great_lyrics.html)

Her style of lyric writing (Top 40 pop) is not for me, but her style of book-writing I found excellent, entertaining, and very illuminating. 

- -ken
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