{"id":1599,"date":"2017-03-29T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T16:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/songregistration.com\/blog\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2026-02-22T12:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:14:57","slug":"songwriting-tips-trivia-from-songregistration-com-this-months-featured-artist-bob-dylan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songregistration.com\/blog\/songwriting-tips-trivia-from-songregistration-com-this-months-featured-artist-bob-dylan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Songwriting Tips & Trivia from #Songregistration.com (This month’s featured artist: Bob Dylan)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nFirst, some tips:
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\n\u279c Focus particularly on the opening lines of your song. They are, by far, your best chance for pulling in your listener and creating an immediate engagement.
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\n\u279c If you have a chord sequence for part of your song, but struggle where to go next, try reversing the chord order and using that for the new part.
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\n\u279c Many musicians double vocal lines and shift pitches to achieve richer #vocals for their #songs.
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\n\u279c Create vivid metaphors and use strong similes to embellish your song’s narrative. This tells the story more effectively, while creating memorable imagery for your listener.
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\n\u279c Analyze your metering, sussing out syllables and their lengths. Often, a lyrical hook will pop out at you.
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\n\u279c Always preserve your song copyrights<\/a> by professionally registering your songs. With SongRegistration<\/a>.com, it’s fast, cheap, and super-easy.
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\nNOW\u2026 as the first musician ever awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, it’s only fitting to share a few #Bob_Dylan facts\u2026
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\n\u279c Born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, his first pro recording was as a harmonica player for Harry Belafonte (on the 1962 Midnight Special album).
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\n\u279c He signed with Columbia at age 20, but was technically a minor back then. Not wanting his parents involved, he claimed to be an orphan.
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\n\u279c He appeared with Joni Mitchell on the first episode of The Johnny Cash Show (his lifelong buddy). And when Elvis died, he reportedly didn’t speak to anyone for a week.
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\n\u279c Interestingly, we could find only one song from his vast catalog to ever top the charts: Mr. Tambourine Man, covered by The Byrds. Though plenty of #2’s, including: “Like a Rolling Stone,” \u201cRainy Day Women #12 & 35\u201d (AKA \u201cEverybody Must Get Stoned\u201d \u2013 recorded in one take), and “Blowin’ in the Wind” covered by Peter, Paul and Mary.
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\n\u279c Speaking of covers, it’d be difficult naming an artist more covered \u2013 from Joan Baez, Adele, Willie Nelson and David Bowie, to the Animals, Bad Religion, The Band, The Beatles, Springsteen and Jason Mraz (to name just a tiny fraction).
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\n\u279c Rolling Stone Magazine (which took its name from his song) named “Like a Rolling Stone” the greatest song of all time.
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