First, some writing tips:
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➜ Focus particularly on your song’s opening lines. They’re your best chance to pull in and engage your listener.
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➜ Find other songs you like and analyze them – themes, chord progressions, how verses, choruses and bridges work together. Don’t imitate, simply master your craft!
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➜ Don’t put off your chorus for too long. Bring it in within the first 60 seconds or so.
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➜ Try this lyric-writing technique: Write “situations” in your verses and “emotions” in your chorus.
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➜ For other lyric ideas listen to conversations, monitor activities around you, take notes.
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➜ Always preserve your song copyright by registering and documenting your songs. With SongRegistration.com, it’s fast, cheap, and super-easy.
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NOW… some interesting #Prince facts…
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➜ “Prince” was not a stage name. Born “Prince Rogers Nelson” in 1958 in Minneapolis, it was a tribute to his father’s jazz combo, The Prince Rogers Band.
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➜ Called “Skipper” as a kid, Prince wrote his first song at 7, formed his first band at 13, and appeared on American Bandstand in 1980 when he was 19.
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➜ He wrote songs for many other artists, including Chaka Khan (I Feel For You), the Bangles (Manic Monday), and Sinéad O’Connor (Nothing Compares 2 U). And because of strong religious beliefs (Jehovah’s Witness), he didn’t use swear words in his songs.
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➜ His first album debuted in 1978 when he was 20, though he hit super-star status 6 years later in 1984 when his film “Purple Rain” and song “When Doves Cry” topped all 3 charts (singles, albums, movies).
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➜ He originally asked Stevie Nicks to write the lyrics for Purple Rain. But after listening to the 10-minute music track, she felt overwhelmed and told him it was too much. So he did it himself.
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➜ At just 5’3” and 120’ish pounds, he was indeed larger than life – writing more songs than the Beatles (600+ tracks including his back catalogue) and selling 100 million records worldwide.
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