I do a lot of co-writing with lyricists. They provide completed lyrics and I do the music. One of the things I've learned is to back away from the writers who have limited sense of verbal rhythm. While I could repair bad lyrics, doing so rarely gets friends. My chosen response for a bad set of lyrics is "I don't think I'm the right partner for this song."
You’re absolutely right that lyrics have to be musical and have a sense of rhythm! That’s one of the main things we teach and our SongTown lyric writing courses. Have you tried writing with lyricist from the ground up on a song so that you can contribute to the lyric being written in the room? CM
@@SongTownUSA I do work with a couple of lyricists via Zoom. In those situations, there is more opportunity to fine-tune the lines together to achieve a mutually satisfying result.
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I do a lot of co-writing with lyricists. They provide completed lyrics and I do the music. One of the things I've learned is to back away from the writers who have limited sense of verbal rhythm. While I could repair bad lyrics, doing so rarely gets friends. My chosen response for a bad set of lyrics is "I don't think I'm the right partner for this song."
You’re absolutely right that lyrics have to be musical and have a sense of rhythm! That’s one of the main things we teach and our SongTown lyric writing courses. Have you tried writing with lyricist from the ground up on a song so that you can contribute to the lyric being written in the room? CM
@@SongTownUSA I do work with a couple of lyricists via Zoom. In those situations, there is more opportunity to fine-tune the lines together to achieve a mutually satisfying result.
Awesome! About half of my pro co-writes these days are on zoom.~CM
You gents are as likeable as you are wise…
Awww appreciate that! Thanks for watching. Write on! CM