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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 ?

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

lyrics for music not composed by you  Not rated yet
I have been inspired to write lyrics for a solo-piano professional's music from listening to the CD without lyrics. I'm wondering what is protocol for ...

what is the right age?  Not rated yet
hi!
i am 12.
and i love to sing/song write
and i wanted to know,
when is the right age to get into the business
because i don't want people to look ...

About Ideas  Not rated yet
Would it be possible for someone to give me a song writing idea such as a story or situation?

Licensing Deals  Not rated yet
I have a series of questions that I would like to have answered and if you could take some time out to answer them this would help me deeply in where I'...

Song about Dead Civil Rights Leader  Not rated yet
IF I WROTE A SONG ABOUT A DEAD CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER LEGALLY WOULD I NEED THEIR FAMILIES PERMISSION OR IF I WROTE A SONG ABOUT ANY ONE DEAD WOULD I NEED ...

songwriting originality?  Not rated yet
okay really now, i have heard bookoos of songs about loooove gone wrong and suicidal tendencies and hopelessness, etc, they are all starting to sound the ...

song writing and lyric writing diferent or similar?  Not rated yet
Are song writing and lyric writing diferent?
I always thought that writing a song involved knowing how to read and write sheet music where writing lyrics ...

How to get lyrics translated?  Not rated yet
Hi

Is there somekind of organization or something who is making business with translating songs?

I write my texts to finnish and I would be inrested ...

Recording  Not rated yet
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 ...

How do you make your songs popular?  Not rated yet
How do you make your songs become known? Just like the guy who wrote Delilah. I love writing. I am 14 and I have been writing since I was 5 and I play ...

Non-sense lyrics  Not rated yet
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,...

About uniqueness in lyrics?  Not rated yet
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 ...

Software like band in the box geared towards pop, r&b, garage house sound.  Not rated yet
Im a singer song writer looking for some software. i found something called 'band in a box' which is exactly what im looking for but it seems it may have ...