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by Sheila Davis (Author) "Five elements frame every well-written lyric: A Genuine Idea A Memorable Title A Strong Start A Payoff The Appropriate Form ..." (more)

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Paperback: 292 pages
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (Jul 1994)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0898792835
ISBN-13: 978-0898792836
Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.3 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Covers structure, viewpoint, voice, rhythm, rhyme, and setting, identifies common song writing problems, and provides writing assignments.

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2.0 out of 5 stars What do you want: Processed Cheese Slices or Gorgonzola?, 26 Jul 2003

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I've got to agree with an earlier reviewer who said this book would help you write average lyrics. But it depends what you want the book for. If you are writing generic pop songs for others to sing, then it's probably got something to say. But as a method for writer/performers in general, it's pure cheese. Some of examples of good writing quoted by the author had me cringing. And, in one or two cases, some of the student examples she mocked as bad examples were more thought-provoking than her own bland, generic lyrics. But that's the crux: generic lyrics or individual lyrics. I know which I'd rather have. But then again, she's making money out of it and I'm not.

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3.0 out of 5 stars How to write average songs, 27 Feb 2003

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This book is ideal for the musician looking to get involved in songwriting, covering all the basics you need to become a competent lyricist. Especially any who have never read or studied poetry or lyrics at all.

Coming from the opposite direction, as a lyricist who has learned instruments to build the songs with, it was not a whole lot of use to me. It describes forms that I am familliar with from listening to my record collection, mistakes that anyone who has read any amateur lyrics (and quite a few professional ones) will be well aware of and adds nothing to what you could learn from listening closely to songs you enjoy. As a british person, it showed a bit of the irritating "Nashville is the home of God and the only place songwriting can ever be worthwhile" attitude that seems prevalent among American lyricists.

This is not a bad book- if you have never written songs, you're not happy with how your lyrics come out or you have written for a long time and just feel you've hit a wall then it may well help. If you are serious about your songwriting then there shouldn't be anything here you don't already know. Go out and buy some new records, listen to them and read the words. There is a world of learning in simply listening to great songwriters at work. The lessons in this book are clear but the songs, even the examples are largely lacking in flair and subtlety you end up feeling like you're diving for dear life when you should be diving for pearls.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The absolute #1 book on lyric writing!, 20 Feb 1999

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I do not know Sheila Davis, nor have I ever even met her, but I have been using her book for years in the university night school course I teach. This book, and her book, "The Craft of Lyric Writing," are easily the premier books in the field. She's the first one to offer a textbook approach to lyric writing, to really put into words what goes on, subconsciously, when one writes a lyric, the how to's, the do's, and the don'ts. If there was a "Grammy" for song "book" writing, she would win it, hands down.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic for songwriters to gain focus on their craft
I had been writing songs for 9 years when I read this book. Since applying the methods in Sheila's book my songs can now compete properly in the music industry. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Uncovers the mystery of writing clear, effective lyrics.
Sheila Davis has done an incredible job of clarifying what makes a great song and how to write it. It is not so much a book on creativity as a book on understanding the nuts and... Read more

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