Renee Hobson
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I Talk To Millions I Talk To Millions
A songwriting exercise. SSGY11W27. Your first line is as follows: She (or he, your choice) talks to ________
The Dress Don't Make The Lady The Dress Don't Make The Lady
A songwriting exercise, SSG Y11W22. Write a song about an article of dressy clothing.
Nothing But Dreams Nothing But Dreams
A songwriting exercise, SSGY11W25. The song had to have a word like nothing, nobody, etc. in it.
The Farm Is Fracked The Farm Is Fracked
A songwriting exercise. The idea was to write about a farm.
Blue Loughs And Green Hills Blue Loughs And Green Hills
Done as a songwriting exercise - SSG Y11W20. It was the week of St. Patrick's Day and the exercise was to write an Irish song. It's vocals and mandolin.
I'm Coming Home I'm Coming Home
A songwriting exercise. Y11W14 - write about being on the road and going home. In this case, it's about intending to go home. When I wrote the lyrics, I immediately thought of a Joni Mitchell style. It's in drop D.
You Keep Coming Back You Keep Coming Back
A songwriting exercise, SSG Y11W11. Write a song with a repeating phrase. Too low the first time, so I'm singing an octave higher. I also changed the words in one verse and made one instance of the chorus an instrumental.
Whatever Happened To The Band Whatever Happened To The Band
A songwriting exercise. Start with the phrase "whatever happened to?" SSG Y11W6 I revised some of the lyrics since I first posted this. I've added "bass guitar," which is just me playing on the low strings of an electric guitar.
Wine In A Box Wine In A Box
Done for a songwriting exercise. SSG Year 11 Week 3. Write a song about a drink. It didn't have to be alcoholic, but this one is. No surprise that it ended up as a drinking song.
Sunday Somewhere Sunday Somewhere
A songwriting exercise, SSG Y11 W1. Write a song with this beginning line: It's Sunday Somewhere OR It's Sunday Someplace
This Is Not A Drill This Is Not A Drill
Done as a songwriting exercise. SSG Y10W52. Write about the end of the world.
Middle Of The Night Middle Of The Night
Another songwriting exercise. Write about someone who works alone. Focus on what they're thinking. I'm playing the tenor uke because it gives the song a dreamlike quality. Also because I just got my first uke and wanted to try it.
Don't I Know You? Don't I Know You?
Done as a songwriting exercise. SSG Y10W48. Use one of a given set of phrases as the opening line. One of these was "Don't I know you from somewhere?" Since I can't sing the male part, I started with "he said."
Southern Sky (Revised) Southern Sky (Revised)
I moved the verses around. I also changed some of the lyrics. I added some chords between verses. I added an instrumental part after the last verse and before the final arpeggios. I added a little percussion.
Southern Sky Southern Sky
An interesting songwriting exercise. Instead of a topic for lyrics, we got tab with a series of arpeggios. I play those at the beginning and the end.
Smiling (Five Smiling Faces) Smiling (Five Smiling Faces)
A songwriting exercise, SSG Y10W43. Choose one adjective to be the song title. The idea is to make the title the hook. I didn't quite succeed. I used 2 adjectives and a noun.
Home Again Home Again
Songwriting exercise, SSG Y10W41. The assignment was to write about a place, being reasonably specific in the description. I wrote about a friend's house.
Brian Brian
A songwriting exercise. SSG Y10W40. Write a song where the title and the hook are the name of a person, a fictional character.
I Apologize I Apologize
Songwriting exercise, SSG Y10W39. Write about a situation where one person is definitely concerned or preoccupied with another's welfare even though it may seem to that second person that the first person doesn't care.
Be Smart Be Smart
This was another songwriting exercise, SSG W10Y38. The assignment was to pick one of three fortunes from fortune cookies and turn it into a song. The one that I picked was "be smart, but never show it."
