Comments on: 7 steps to writing a good song http://kellypettit.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/7-steps-to-writing-a-good-song/ A white guy in Japan. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:12:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kelly Pettit http://kellypettit.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/7-steps-to-writing-a-good-song/#comment-7 Kelly Pettit Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:23:42 +0000 http://kellypettit.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-7 Thanks for the comments Firefly and planetross. As you can tell Firefly, I'm just throwing my ideas out there. For me, these blogs are a good place to get things off my chest. Give it a try. You're entitled to your own opinion (providing it's the same as mine -lol). Thanks for the comments Firefly and planetross. As you can tell Firefly, I’m just throwing my ideas out there. For me, these blogs are a good place to get things off my chest. Give it a try. You’re entitled to your own opinion (providing it’s the same as mine -lol).

]]> By: firefly http://kellypettit.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/7-steps-to-writing-a-good-song/#comment-6 firefly Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:52:29 +0000 http://kellypettit.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-6 I found your blog indirectly through someone elses...that is the cool part of randomly strolling along the blog-way. It looks as if you are just getting started with this whole blog thing and I've just got to take a second and cheer you on. You are already doing better than I am. I'm working at working up the courage to even float my thoughts out there. So I am practicing by making comments on blogs I admire first. About writing songs...I've been in on that process a few times, but from the lyrics end only. I envy people who have the language of music at there disposal. I only have words...lots of words and also emotions...way too many of those for my own good. One thing I do know. If a song is written, just to write a song, without any of the background emotion, without any visceral feelings attached then it will always feel hollow. Good music MUST have a soul, and the only way to breath life into a song is to give it a living, breathing soul. Talk about verbal diarrhea, I've gone on too long, so I will shut up now. Hang in there. I found your blog indirectly through someone elses…that is the cool part of randomly strolling along the blog-way. It looks as if you are just getting started with this whole blog thing and I’ve just got to take a second and cheer you on. You are already doing better than I am. I’m working at working up the courage to even float my thoughts out there. So I am practicing by making comments on blogs I admire first.

About writing songs…I’ve been in on that process a few times, but from the lyrics end only. I envy people who have the language of music at there disposal. I only have words…lots of words and also emotions…way too many of those for my own good.
One thing I do know. If a song is written, just to write a song, without any of the background emotion, without any visceral feelings attached then it will always feel hollow. Good music MUST have a soul, and the only way to breath life into a song is to give it a living, breathing soul.
Talk about verbal diarrhea, I’ve gone on too long, so I will shut up now. Hang in there.

]]> By: planetross http://kellypettit.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/7-steps-to-writing-a-good-song/#comment-5 planetross Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:27:03 +0000 http://kellypettit.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-5 I like the "pour a stiff drink" part of song writing. I would be a good song writer; too bad I don't play an instrument :( I like the “pour a stiff drink” part of song writing.
I would be a good song writer; too bad I don’t play an instrument :(

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