Writing Better Lyrics, 2nd Edition

By: Pat Pattison

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Paperback | 8 January 2010 | Edition Number 2

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The Must-Have Guide for Songwriters

Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics.

Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques.

Songwriters will discover:

How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song''s emotional impact on listeners
Techniques for avoiding cliches and creating imaginative metaphors and similes
Ways to use repetition as an asset
How to successfully manipulate meter
Instruction for matching lyrics with music
Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles
Advice for working with a co-writer
And much more

Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs, Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.

Industry Reviews

"I count myself lucky and proud to have studied with Mr. Pattison. I would not be the writer I am today without his teaching and his unique and comprehensive understanding of language, rhyme, rhythm, and structure."
- 3-time Grammy winner Gillian Welch
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"Pat Pattison does the impossible. He takes the mystery out of songwriting without taking the heart out of it."
- David Wilcox
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"I took a class with a great teacher named Pat Pattison... I learned a lot in that class...and I still read that book, Writing Better Lyrics. I think it's great."
-7-time Grammy winner John Mayer
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"Last year, I read a book called "Writing Better Lyrics" by Pat Pattison that completely reshaped the way I look at songwriting. Just as an athlete prepares for a game with a proper warm-up, I've learned to start my day with writing. I picked up a black Moleskine notebook and began writing freely without worrying about meter or rhyme scheme as a way to reflect on my thoughts or my day. Not only has this practice allowed me to get the creative juices flowing each morning, but I now have a notebook full of memories to look back on..."
- Madison Kozak

"It's a great book for new songwriters, to whom some of this advice will be revolutionary, and it's great for experienced writers who want to understand songwriting on a theoretical level."
-Liam Duncan, musicindustryhowto.com

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Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Object Writing: The Art of the Diver	p. 3
Rusty's Collar: A Lesson in Showing and Telling	p. 19
Making Metaphors	p. 23
Learning to Say No: Building Worksheets	p. 33
Clichés: The Sleeping Puppy (A Case Study)	p. 47
Productive Repetition	p. 55
Verse Development and Power Positions	p. 82
Travelogues: Verse Continuity	p. 93
Stripping Your Repetition for Repainting	p. 101
Perspectives	p. 111
Point of View: Second Person and the Hangman	p. 128
Point of View: Second Person as Narrative	p. 132
Dialogue and Point of View	p. 139
Meter: Something in Common	p. 147
Spotlighting With Common Meter	p. 153
Meter: Two by Two	p. 161
Managing Couplets	p. 168
Prosody: Structure as Film Score	p. 177
Understanding Motion	p. 189
Form Follows Function: Building the Perfect Beast	p. 229
The Great Balancing Act: Courting Danger on the High Wire	p. 239
Song Forms: (Im) Potent Packages	p. 250
Song Forms: (Im) Potent Packages II	p. 257
Process	p. 262
Appendix: Co-Writing: The "No"-Free Zone	p. 289
Permissions	p. 292
Index	p. 295
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