Bought a new book the other day, don’t laugh at me or judge me on the title which sounds like the self help book of all self help books i.e: 40 easy step to your best life today for your tomorrow…today!
It is called 6 Steps to Songwriting Success- written by Jason Blume. am plodding my way through it right now. Such an in depth book! There are no general rules that will guarantee a hit song, it depends on the artist themselves,their personality and the performance of the piece. 
But there are guides you can follow. Writing a song that communicates to the listener about what you want to say rather than getting mixed up with multiple metaphors! He wrote it back in 1999 but has a new revised edition out now- I recommend it, it is so through and helps you put your ideas into place!
Give it a read, think it was about 6 quid!
I’ll let you know my thoughts in the next few days!- Also CV has been completed and I am aiming to send out my show-reel this weekend! WOOP WOOP!
See ya,
H x
Wow – You’ll have to let me know what you think of the book when you’ve gotten a little further into it. I have real trouble, especially with lyrics for songs. I have loads of “bits” of songs, but I have real trouble in finishing anything. You can find me @ http://www.myspace.com/markpuk ( I think ). There are loads of bits and pieces at http://drop.io/markpmusic password=musicman. If you can use anything from there you’re more than welcome….
P.S. – If you can come up with some lyrics for ” Going Home ” on my myspace – that would be awesome !!!! Download it, sing it, send it back. Then I’d have my first complete song !!!!
( I also read your about me bit, which mentioned Bra Burn Apples – I thought WOW – potent stuff !!! Then I realised my cursor was blanking out the E in BRAEBURN !!!!! DOH !!!! )
Ok, at the risk of looking like a stalker, I was playing with a couple more loops at the weekend, with you in mind. I didn’t have a lot of time, so they really are just musical sketches at the moment, but have a listen and see if you could use them as the base for anything. You can find them at http://drop.io/markpmusic3 pass=musicman as usual.
I’m sorry – I’m starting to take over your page !!!! – Just a quick note to say I think I’ve added your usercode to my page so you can read it ( its locked normally ). http://returnofthemaxx.wordpress.com Come over and say hi…….
Yeah, this is a great book. Jason is an amazing teacher. Another very cool book released not long ago is ‘Shortcuts To Hit Songwriting’ by Robin Frederick. Well worth the investment.
Cheers,
Lyndon