I need help with the lyrics.. how to write a song about friendship 
My best friend and I are planning on writing a song about our friendship. She has been really busy lately..and she couldn't help with the song writing,...

The Instrumentation is not the song ? 
If you sent the backing track of a song lets say from the beetles to ten different songwriters from all over the world that had never heard it before i....

Protection of songs 
My husband and I are singer-songwriters. We don't perform in public, only at home. But how can we protect our songs from being stolen by someone who hears ...

Can a singer-only (unable to play instruments) write music successfully? 
Perhaps someone can give me some good advise?

Here's my musical background: I played piano for several years as a child, and saxophone & guitar for ...

how can i sell my song to female artiste in nigeria 
i want to sell my lyrics to omawunmi how can i do that

Becoming a talent scout and songwriter - Where do I go from here? 
I'm 15 years, I want to be a talent scout and a songwriter. Also to added I'm in love with music, if I here a song that blows be away I get goose bumbs!...

Writing a song - how to get unstuck? 
I am writing a song and i have a good title and beggining to a refrain but i think it needs sum thing more. Please help me. If you want to know what i ...

Songwriting - Subject, direction 
I've been practicing songwriting for a couple of years, mostly composing music. Recently I started focusing more on my lyrics. I think my lyrics improved ...

Songwriting help 
umm hey. im interest in becoming a singer. im doing the vocal practis and its coming along great, my only problem is i cant write a song to save my life!...

Music Submissions 
Do all submissions have to a have lyrics and music? I am interested in trying my hand in the music industry, but I can't write music. I know that co-writing ...

How to Write A simple Verse 
How to Write A simple Verses.......sometimes is always hard for me to write a simple verse for my song.So i want to know how to get it done without stress ...

Stuck with a hook - songwriting 
I have been writing songs since high school. I am 39 now. I am a Gospel/Contemporary Christian singer and producer. I play trumpet and piano (play to write)...

Songwriting - how do i do it? 
okay so i started a band about 6 months ago, we have been doing covers all the time. i brought up the topic of trying to write our own songs and they laughed ...

Putting all the parts together - Songwriting 
I am a pretty good guitar player but a fairly remedial songwriter. I have a whole warchest (metal of several varieties mostly) of riffs and hooks and all ...

Creating a Melody 
Hi, I have a song that I wrote and is in the process of creating a melody and chords for it. However, I'm having issues with this. When I was writing ...

Can I search this site for lyrics posted by author? 
Can I search this site for lyrics posted by author?

Expressing bitterness in a lyric? 
I don't know if you've heard the song Sunday Paper performed by Jonalee White (available on YouTube). It's a country pop song, tempo 176 (Calaisa version)...

Play music or write it 
I have some lyrics I think are good, but I am not musically inclined and cannot play an instrument, is anyone out there willing to help me work out some ...

do you have to be able to play music to write it? 
I have always been a writer, as far back as i can remember, But I am not musically inclined, or at least i don't think i am. and yes I have tried Guitar,...

Which comes first: the music or the lyrics? 
This is most probably a very stupid question, but seeing as I don't know, I shall just have to ask.

What is the done thing? To first write the words ...

Songwriting Bits and pieces. 
I have never written a song before. I do play guitar and is working on a song to play to one of my friends who i like. She is a singer and a song writer ...

expert songwriters 
i writen a song with melody and lyrics but i don't know how to play any instrumens and i have poor siging abilty is there a place for me in the music ...

Ability to play instruments. 
To become a music artist or song writer, do have to know how to play at least one instrument?.

Geting Known (as a Songwriter) 
I'm 16 years old.I written songs for over 4 years now . And i 've approved really well. But there's one thimg, i can't sing! So i write songs for my ...

How to sell my lyrics (as a songwriter) 
i want to sell my lyrics,how can i go about that?

Three chord problem 
I've recently written a song which I can only find

three chords for. It's currently in the key of G, and

I'm only using chords C, D and G. Can someone ...

How does my husband get started? 
My name is Penny Harmon. I am trying very hard to get my husbands music sold to country singers. How do I make that happen? I have been racking my brain ...

how to turn poems into songs 
My question is. How do you set your poems to a melody. What if you can't read music at all. Let me know. Thanks.....Penny

Another Chord Problem 
Another day, another problem concerning the same song.

The problem here is regarding a chord change. I have

a word in the song namely 'multiply' which ...

Chord name 
Can someone tell me please which chord I am playing if

I play the basic D7 guitar shape but instead of the

F sharp on the E string I play an E note....

songwriter help  
I'm 13 and fined writing songs help me to get out my feelings I have inside. Sometimes I just can't translate this in to lyrics but I have all these tunes ...

How to sell a song to a specific artist 
How do I sell a song to a specific artist?

Breaking the copyright law? 
I am writing a song about America and I included 3 lines from the Star Spangled Banner.

Is this illegal?

Two of the lines are in order as they are ...

lyrics no music 
where can I go to get someone to help me add music to my songs?

Recording a demo 
How does one know that a song is read to be recorded as a demo and what should one look for when choosing a demo serivce?

Help to write love song. 
i want to write song about love but i dont know how to start and i need a lot of help for the lyrics...... i dont know how to write a song but i want to ...

how to write a "rhymic" song? 
me and my friends are making a girl group together, but they want to make stuff more like pop and hip-hop and rap! and I'm a great song writer...well not ...

How to write a smooth R and B song 
Could anybody here please tell me how to write a smooth R and B song?

After the song then What? 
My daughter is 12 years old and has written 2 songs. She has not put the words to the music well yet, but the music is great!

Someone good with the ...

My Band 
Me and my friends are trying to form a band called "Aftermath," and i have been appointed pianist/songwriter. I have a few questions:

1.I want to write ...

writers block 
I feel totally uninspired and cant write at the moment what can i do ?

Recording 
We are recording a CD in a recommended studio. The people are very nice and accomodating. The problem is that when we get our CD in the car or home and ...

singing your own songs 
If you write the song from your own experience, should you let another singer's voice or should the writer of the song sing it

Writing Deeper Songs 
As I write songs, the meaning of it always fairly obvious what its about, but the songs I actually like to listen to are songs that have a somewhat deeper ...

Copyright 
If I post my lyric online on your site, does that make me vulnerable to someone stealing my lyrics? I have heard a lot of confusing information on exactly ...

About uniqueness in lyrics? 
Uniqueness that means different or other way. i want to find uniqueness for my lyrics. what if i write something different, something that makes readers ...

Advice about getting songs heard. 
I'm a songwriter who is interested in getting my songs heard (as most songwriters...). I have recently spoken with an agency in Nashville that will pitch ...

Songwriting Help!? 
I've come up with what i think is an okay bridge and a chorus for a song i'm writing to play with my band. I just wanted know if its any good and also,...

How to write a rap song. 
Hi folks. I would like to know the basics to how to write a rap song. What kind of vocabulary should I use? Are there typical expressions I should integrate ...

Help with writing metal/alternate genre songs. 
Hey I was just wondering were there some tips and hints for writing lyrics to a metal/ emo song, because I'm having great difficulty writing songs. I write ...

Songwriting and Drugs 
Does anyone here think that doing drugs can help you write good songs? Especially if it's a party/dance song. I mean, when people are out at a party dancing ...

Brand name use in songs 
I am a songwriter, and I need to know if it is legally OK to use names of credit cards, vehicles, baseball teams, rock bands names, antidepressant pills,...

Non-sense lyrics 
I'm a big fan of rock music and jam bands. some of my favorite bands are led zeppelin, jimi hendrix, the allman brothers, and phish. my question is this,...

songwriting problem 
I have a slight problem with a song I'm currently writing...
I have an idea for a song but I don't know how the lyrics should go.. I tend to have this ...

How to start writing a song.  Not rated yet
How do you start writing a song, that's always my problem in writing a song. I do it for fun because I love singing and what's better to do than sing your ...

Writing to a Music Producers Track - Copyright  Not rated yet
I have been fortunate enough to meet with a music producer who has shopped his beats to a lot of celebrity R&B artists and he has asked me to write to ...

Help Please with my song writing assignment.  Not rated yet
Hi I’m Josh Hill, I’m 15 and I am an aspiring song writer and have been since a young age. I am currently doing a B-Tec course in Music Technology. For ...

recording quality for copyrighting  Not rated yet
I have written lots of songs over the years and since I don't have the means to professionally record them, I have decided to try and sell some of them....

Is my song locked with current publishing company?  Not rated yet
Once I agree with a publisher to represent a particular song, is that song now locked in with them? My concern is that I have what I believe to be a hit ...

How to avoid being cheated by record company  Not rated yet
hello my name is michael welodon and my e-mail is michaelweldon24@yahoo.co.uk.i have recently got into writing lyrics of my own and i hope to improve. This ...

How to write a Christian rock song?  Not rated yet
I want to know how to write a Christian rock song?

Entering the music business?  Not rated yet
Right now im in high school and i absolutely see myself doing something in music. I've started writing my own songs but now i want to know how i can get ...

ethics when recording demo  Not rated yet
I was deliberatly left out of several studio sessions when the band Im in went ahead and recorded 3 songs1

the first song used a bass player to fill ...

Song Legalities  Not rated yet
If you write a song to pitch to a publisher and that song has a name of a national known product, does the publisher/label deal with getting permission ...

songwriter registered with another publisher  Not rated yet
how will i deal with a songwriter who has written work with my client but who is registered with another publisher?

computers and software for solo gig back-up tracks  Not rated yet
I am a retired high school band and orchestra teacher. It has been quite sometime since I retired and am out of the loop. I want to get back into playing ...

can you make it singing r'n'b outside the states  Not rated yet
i'm a song writer and a singer in Zimbabwe so obsessed with r'n'b. My question is can i make it by singing r'n'b outside of the states cause it seems like ...

My songs don't have enough depth  Not rated yet
I have no experience in love because im still on 12 so all my love song are not that good. I do have a lot of experience in hurt because it seems to be ...

My songs don't have enough depth  Not rated yet
I have no experience in love because im still on 12 so all my love song are not that good. I do have a lot of experience in hurt because it seems to be ...

Can't get a melody from my head to an instrument  Not rated yet
Every once in a while a great melody or guitar lick will come to my head, and it will sound good in my head, but I can't for the life of me figure out ...

Getting permission to sing another artiste's song  Not rated yet
how do i get permission to sing another artist's songs

When will we be able to post lyrics for feedback?  Not rated yet
It says on the lyrics feedback page that posting has been disabled... when will it be enabled again? I'd like to see what people think of some of my songs....

co-writers?  Not rated yet
If someone is writing a song but needs a singer to help in develeloping the song to the end, then if it has taken months to complete this song together,...

Which should come first when writing a song?  Not rated yet
During writing a song you need a beat, would making the drum track first make it easier before doing the guitars? I thought of this after I watched the ...

Fair percentages for songwriter  Not rated yet
Hi I'm a singer songwriter..... I write songs all the lyric and the full melody.... I do not play an instrument well though.... I've just recently started ...

Hi. :) Thanks for this songwriting web site,  Not rated yet
This site is amazing, thank you so much. I feel like I just found what I need to translate my poetry into songs.

It is scary working with so much emotion,...