The song’s lyrics were inspired by the 1940 Ernest Hemingway novel. The story is about an American man who is assigned to take down a bridge that was held by the Fascist army during the Spanish Civil War, which is the precursor of World War II. He was in love, and discovered some very troubling …
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The Sound of Music lyrics were an integral part to the Broadway musical and movie by the same name. The song was sung by the character, Maria and The Sound of Music lyrics were written by Oscar Hammerstein II. In 1965, the film won an Academy Award for Best Picture. The Sound of Music lyrics speak of combating loneliness by …
Paying attention to meter in lyrics is arguably the most difficult part of writing memorable lyrics. Meter is the stresses on the syllables of the words in each line of the verse and chorus. For instance, in the line “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”, all of the “P” words are stressed on …
Some lyrics do not rhyme, but most do and is perhaps the most common convention in lyric writing used today and throughout history. Rhyme helps make lyrics memorable as poets and songwriters have known for thousands of years. Before words were written in stone or upon paper, songs were sung and handed down from one …
Poetic devices can help lyrics go from mundane to first rate if used properly. Most beginning lyricists either don’t take advantage of poetic devices (or know about them) or use them to excess. Some of the more popular poetic devices to spice up one’s lyrics include rhyme, metaphors, similes, alliteration, imagery, personification, point-of-view, hyperbole, repetition …
Andrew, lived with his parents, even long after Wham! it became very familiar. This isn’t as bad as it seems: they were out on the road every day, which meant it was much easier than running his own home that was empty (he as well as George Michael used a room inside the house to …
Unfaithful lyrics tell the tale of a woman who is living with a man in a relationship and having an affair on the side. On Rihanna’s second album, A Girl Like Me, the Unfaithful lyrics talk about how the protagonist becomes aware that her lover knows of the affair and is hurt by it every time …
This Is My Now lyrics were written by Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody. The song was the winning entry in the American Idol Songwriting competition announced on May 22, 2007. This Is My Now lyrics are about personal empowerment and the courage to come out of one’s shell and be the person they are meant …
“Smack That” lyrics by Akon are from the Konvicted album (2006) and feature Eminem on the song as well. These set of Akon lyrics talk about a dancer the protagonist sees at a nightclub or strip bar. The “Smack That” lyrics are primarily sexual in nature. The lyrics are also autobiographical in nature as well since they …
The Not Ready to Make Nice lyrics by the Dixie Chicks tell a tale of the fallout that happened after an incident in 2003, when lead singer Natalie Maines made a critical comment about President George W. Bush and the U. S. involvement in the Iraq War. The comment was made when the Dixie Chicks …