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![]() ![]() ![]() Names are a good source of inspiration, not only for love songs but for character-based story songs too (think Alison, Lola, Peggy Sue). Your song will thus have a good chance of being accessible if it's about (a) wanting to 'love' someone you haven't 'loved' yet (b) having 'loved' that person once, and now wanting to 'love' them repeatedly (c) explaining the futility of trying to live without someone's 'love' or possibly (d) inquiring whether you could 'love' them and perhaps some of their friends as well. Unsurprisingly, a recent study found that 92% of pop songs carry 'reproductive' messages. these kind of conflicts add meat to a song's bones. Maybe you're saying you want to kiss that girl even though the doctor said you would possibly die from a heart attack, or even though her boyfriend in the SAS will have something to say about it, or even though you can't stand her most of the time. Is there a plot reversal? Sometimes a great song can have a dark side. ![]() Chumbawumba delivered a message of defiance in a way people could empathise with when they wrote "I get knocked down / But I get up again / You're never gonna keep me down" instead of "If they knock you down / Get back up". Look for a more oblique way of delivering the message. Try not to preach, or tell people what to do it can be really annoying. "He would do anything for her" is not as compelling as "I would do anything for you" - in fact, the first example may even have the negative effect of inciting some jealousy about another's good fortune! F*** you I won't do what you tell me Try changing your emotional tack for a moment: "Even though the music's crap / Even though I've got one leg / Even though this club smells of sick / Being with you makes me feel so groovy / I wanna dance!" Straight to your heartīe direct! Use the first and second person if possible "I" and "you" as opposed to "he", "she" and "they". If you keep saying "I wanna dance!" constantly for the whole song, the message loses its impact. Contrast conversational against poetic, staccato against legato, positive against negative. ![]()
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