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Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form?
      02/02/07 10:32 AM
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Create a lyric dump - just a text file you use to collect phrases, lines, even single words. Then when you start to write lyrics to a song go back through it and pull out all the words/phrases/lines that have potential. Even if you don't use any of them it's a great way to get the ball rolling, and you never know when that throwaway line you came up with in the pub actually turns out to be the missing piece of the jigsaw. My lyric dump has proved invaluable over the years, and it grows faster than I can use it all.

If you want to get really into it you can create a database, and search for words/phrases/etc by rhyme or mood or whatever. The possibilities are endless...

*Rahnooo*

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* Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? ePhil 31/01/07 01:53 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Daniel Davis   05/09/07 01:17 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? __   06/08/07 09:19 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Rob C   07/08/07 08:15 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? blue manga   06/08/07 09:18 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? g18llo   07/08/07 02:00 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? __   06/08/07 09:20 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? AntiLuddites   06/08/07 10:28 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? ePhil   10/07/07 02:12 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? audioartist   03/08/07 04:28 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? DragonLogos   03/08/07 06:04 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? audioartist   03/08/07 06:25 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? DragonLogos   06/07/07 10:52 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? blue manga   06/07/07 06:27 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Rob C   06/08/07 09:06 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? guy999   06/07/07 04:10 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? blue manga   06/07/07 08:25 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Rob C   06/07/07 04:35 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? DragonLogos   06/07/07 12:39 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? hegiian   03/06/07 06:05 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? The real musiclover   05/06/07 11:26 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? hegiian   06/06/07 07:27 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Fjord   06/06/07 09:07 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? I'd Rather Play   15/05/07 08:57 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? hedroom   25/04/07 09:45 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? __   24/04/07 08:42 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? ePhil   24/04/07 10:17 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Rob C   24/04/07 05:40 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Fjord   11/05/07 10:33 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? thedogboy   24/04/07 10:38 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? GlynB   24/04/07 12:08 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? table for two   19/04/07 11:36 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? johnbrindle   18/04/07 12:23 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Bungle1   15/04/07 01:22 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Fjord   11/05/07 10:26 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? ProtestTheHero   05/07/07 08:54 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? The real musiclover   16/04/07 02:20 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Rob C   14/04/07 02:24 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? GlynB   19/04/07 11:26 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Dryjoy   14/04/07 01:57 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Dynamic Mike   21/03/07 12:39 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Rahnooo   02/02/07 10:32 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? molecular   20/03/07 02:43 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? ePhil   02/02/07 10:17 AM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? mrthingy   31/01/07 04:24 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? The real musiclover   01/02/07 09:53 PM
. * Re: Writing lyrics - How to get beyond the sixth-form? Bill C   31/01/07 03:13 PM

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