How I write a song (9 Tips and Tricks)

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  • @Malinda
    @Malinda  4 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    To chat more with me about songwriting and learn from my process, JOIN MY PATREON FAM!!! www.patreon.com/malinda
    And be sure to send your music to malindasubmissions@gmail.com :D
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    • @desktopcarpet
      @desktopcarpet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This already helps! I am a young song writer, and I am thinking if publishing my first song! I hope people like it :)

    • @mariahrayy7115
      @mariahrayy7115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@desktopcarpet Same here I've made a few, I just dont think people would like my songs...

    • @indigo_bunnyrandomstuff5178
      @indigo_bunnyrandomstuff5178 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is a rap okay for the submissions?
      I'll send one in and if that's not what you wanted then that's ok.

    • @BrunoBomb13
      @BrunoBomb13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm not so much in song writting, but actually I'm working on my 3rd book. Occasionally I sing something that feels right to the characters.

    • @artkincell
      @artkincell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BrunoBomb13 great idea. See my comment in the main thread.
      Good luck with your book!

  • @t.allanlugviel7707
    @t.allanlugviel7707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    Malinda: "Less is more"
    Google Translate: "You and I have tightly linked the agricultural economy and all the activated meals. It fills his pocket, blessing all verbs."

    • @xtinydemon7631
      @xtinydemon7631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes.

    • @A-D-D-F_Toxic
      @A-D-D-F_Toxic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ha! Good point!

    • @You-ip8dn
      @You-ip8dn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wait what’s that from I don’t think I’ve heard it oh no this is bad

    • @t.allanlugviel7707
      @t.allanlugviel7707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's from The Shape of You translator fail.

    • @You-ip8dn
      @You-ip8dn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      T. Allan Lugviel oh ok thanks

  • @manishsehgal8697
    @manishsehgal8697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1221

    Me writing a song......
    Lets start from the start
    I don't wanna fart
    Oh my foolish heart
    Where is my chart
    I dont know any art
    I just know how to fart💨
    Thank you for all the appreciation thank you so much 💓😊😭

    • @cinjeeenie
      @cinjeeenie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      I cracked at "I don’t wanna fart" 😭😭✋

    • @filmsofgilbert
      @filmsofgilbert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Where can I buy this?👌🏼

    • @ava.19
      @ava.19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I laughed so hard I started crying and squeaking like a pig

    • @monkeylicker3
      @monkeylicker3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      pls

    • @justinortiz8113
      @justinortiz8113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Definitely drop this because This was beautiful ! 😂

  • @lolawilding447
    @lolawilding447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    “Write one thing that is true” “write what’s on your mind.” Ok I’m probably going to end up writing about food now 😂😂

    • @SlightlySingedAngel
      @SlightlySingedAngel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I'm a swing dancer (in the Before Times) and there are a surprising number of swing songs that are just.. about food.

    • @bellabreebee
      @bellabreebee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Now we know how the song Yummy came to be 😂

    • @OfficialHZMREY
      @OfficialHZMREY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bon appetit baby

    • @annsusan1237
      @annsusan1237 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/xLk1-B6JU6g/w-d-xo.html🥺❤❤

    • @international_playboy_1334
      @international_playboy_1334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I ended up doing that 😂😂😃

  • @JacobSutherlandMusic
    @JacobSutherlandMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    The story of your songwriting journey (and how long you convinced yourself you weren’t a songwriter) is honestly really inspiring! Especially when listening to how good your original music is, and how great an outlook you have on the songwriting process! 😁

  • @BraveLilToasty
    @BraveLilToasty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1297

    Malinda writing a song:
    *Works perfectly
    Me writing a song:
    "What rhymes with Community? Oh, I know! Bananas!!"

    • @charalampos_st
      @charalampos_st 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Ah yes! Related Reality

    • @k.sharma6104
      @k.sharma6104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I once wrote 'invoking evocation' before realising those are the same word. You're not alone.

    • @macncheese302
      @macncheese302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      LOL

    • @billopad9625
      @billopad9625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Me: Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!

    • @ArtistRamWill
      @ArtistRamWill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Reality

  • @xAbbieCx13
    @xAbbieCx13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    I'm kinda nervous to comment this because I've never actually told anyone before, but I've been writing songs for 10 years! I don't play any instruments so haven't put actual music to any of them but they all have melodies. I'm actually really proud of a lot of the songs I've written so I don't know why I'm scared to share them with people. The past few years I've been struggling though, I wrote 8 songs in 2017 which was great, but then nothing in 2018, 3 in 2019 and I've just written 2 in July, I feel like after writing 2 songs this past month I'm maybe finding that spark again, there's no feeling like when you complete a song, I always cry for some reason. I'd really love to add music to my songs one day but think I might need other people to do that for me haha. xx

    • @pandaluna0
      @pandaluna0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I've been writing songs for about two years... i wrote stories before - i still do, because i can say whatever i wanna say with far less trouble. anyway, i dont put a lot of thought into my songs.. i just let words flow out, so it takes about an hour to write a song. I'm not proud of most of them, but i think some of them are nice, and sometimes - too many times, tbh - i just can't write a thing. it all seems to be... empty. i hate those times, but i also know that they come to an end eventually, and at that moment i am more proud than ever, because i overcame the wall that held me back. think positive - those long breaks might actually allow you to carry more tension and passion into your songs.
      also, i dont show my stuff to anyone else too. i dunno why... it's private, in a way, and showing it seems like... openening up to other people without them trying to find out who i am first... i dunno why you dont show your songs, but... if that helped you... ya know

    • @distortionblue
      @distortionblue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That seems so sweet, I wish I could write songs like you do. My only problem is that I can't be lyricist because I didn't inherit that from anyone unlike my sister who can rap,sing and even dance! I just wish I could be able to write good music and my poetic skills make it worse! I've tried so hard to make my poems into songs ,however it never works and no matter how hard I try......there's nothing I can do to make music the only thing I can do is think of the chorus but i can never match my lyrics with my chorus..
      Please help, advice would be much appreciated!

    • @ScribblesFromAnObscurePoet
      @ScribblesFromAnObscurePoet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same I've been writing stuffs since I was 9 and to this day I've written almost 100 songs and I have melody too for most of my songs and most of these songs are really close to my heart and convey true feelings of my mind and heart but like you I need someone to make music for my songs (╥_╥)
      Idk what to do :///

    • @islemkalkoul534
      @islemkalkoul534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually I can sing but I can't write , that made me singing covers but I wanna bring something new , do you mind if I tried one of your lyrics ?

    • @Jessievlog101
      @Jessievlog101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@distortionblue hey if you need some help im always here okay!!

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Let your heart guide you, put your heart and soul into a song's creation

    • @maximuscraig8222
      @maximuscraig8222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      AVERY it's YOU again!!! You appear in wildly different places!!!

    • @tylerhackner9731
      @tylerhackner9731 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. Put your passion into it.

    • @cb_sketches787
      @cb_sketches787 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👏🏻👏🏻

    • @alishazworld9836
      @alishazworld9836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Omg...you r a great songwriter.... God bless you..

    • @myak5754
      @myak5754 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maximuscraig8222 Ikr I see them all over

  • @KitsukiiPlays
    @KitsukiiPlays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    I can't sing and 100% sure can't write, but I'm here because I love to listen our girl talk about her passion

    • @sonnetandelled8717
      @sonnetandelled8717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You can do anything so believe!! :)

    • @alliajorge3644
      @alliajorge3644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sonnetandelled8717 omg i be like:

    • @Nerezzanothere7766
      @Nerezzanothere7766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can sing and make up a song but everytime i do i dont have anything to write it down and when i get something to write it i forget it

    • @jazsimone26
      @jazsimone26 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      💋❤️😘

    • @rayt3894
      @rayt3894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just keep a pen and paper handy or keep notes on your phone or tablet.

  • @Bulletformyexie
    @Bulletformyexie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I definitely have regretted not jotting down lyrics when they pop in my head from a dream or coming out of a dream. i'll say "i'll remember in the morning" nope gone forever

  • @crossroadskeeper347
    @crossroadskeeper347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Okay. Okay. I get it.
    I used to write poetry like crazy and actually have won awards. When I got into recovery I poured myself fully into it and I stopped writing.
    I really miss it and the universe has sent people to just say to start writing even if it's shit. I'll stop procrastinating.

    • @jameshaining8791
      @jameshaining8791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Post your first poem as a comment, we want to see it!

    • @crossroadskeeper347
      @crossroadskeeper347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Enemies all about
      Seen and unseen alike
      As plague and destruction
      Just rages right along
      It can't get
      Within the bubble
      As we eat
      Make merry
      And heal from past
      As well as present
      We laugh
      We cry
      We fight
      We make up
      We laugh again
      This
      Is the Fremont way.

    • @yes.802
      @yes.802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@crossroadskeeper347 👌🏼

    • @pep6816
      @pep6816 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crossroadskeeper347 you are definitely talented

  • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
    @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    It has just occured to me that malinda is not even 25 and she's freaking successful. Awesome.

    • @japanpanda2179
      @japanpanda2179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Er no I think she's 26

    • @poteyatocheapp6978
      @poteyatocheapp6978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oh yea shes actually 26 lol

    • @annsusan1237
      @annsusan1237 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/xLk1-B6JU6g/w-d-xo.html🥺❤❤

    • @EmmaRiddle543
      @EmmaRiddle543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Look at the Beatles, they were incredibly successful when they were young.

    • @poison-LICKTHEPOISON
      @poison-LICKTHEPOISON ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@EmmaRiddle543boywithuke is 20

  • @pandaluna0
    @pandaluna0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    i wrote a song about a really close friend i had... i loved her, but we grew apart - not by choice... please... if you have the time, would you read it?
    BACK WHEN WE WERE NAIVE:
    Skin to skin
    Matching sets of everything
    Holding hands while we both live
    Back when we were naïve.
    Playing games
    Pretending to be someone else
    Nothing else mattered then
    Now we have different plans.
    And I don’t wanna grow old without you there
    No, I don’t wanna lose hold of your warm hand.
    Talking lightly
    Forgetting ourselves in the glee
    Nothing between us like a wall
    We are both pure souls.
    Fate is fate
    There is no such thing as safe
    Feeling like I have gone deaf
    I'm all by myself.
    Can we meet again?
    Can we get rid of this pain?
    edit: wow! i didnt know people would actually like my song! thank you!!

    • @oswin849
      @oswin849 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Those are so cool! :)

    • @emmakjr3276
      @emmakjr3276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Woah you're damn talented!

    • @pandaluna0
      @pandaluna0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@oswin849 thank youuuuuu

    • @pandaluna0
      @pandaluna0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@emmakjr3276 thanks😍

    • @pandaluna0
      @pandaluna0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      the thing is that when i put them on youtube on my channel, they sound so... not as good as i wish them to be... but thx!

  • @shannonpaine8620
    @shannonpaine8620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This video was what got me into writing songs and what eventually led me to some of my best friends. I absolutely love writing music and it has become a release for emotions that I don’t know what to do with and also has been an anchor as I’ve been struggling with severe depression and anxiety. This video led me to what saved my life. Thank you so much
    Also, this is one of my more recent songs, pretty unrelated to the previous topic, but I hope y’all like it!
    Cupid’s Mistake
    When I met you back in the fall
    I was falling like a pic from a wall
    Caught in the heart and reeled right in
    I was to the moon and back again
    But we had sat too long like over steeped tea
    We were too bitter all my friends could see
    My heart was turning from gold to black
    The arrow didn’t stick but my heart cracked
    Cuz we were Cupid’s Mistake
    He regrets us to this very day
    We fought we made up
    You threatened to break up when you saw some guy talking to me
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    The worst choice he ever could’ve made
    I feel bad for your roommates
    Who have to put up with you every single day
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    Remember that walk around the lake
    I was on time you were an hour late
    Out at a bar playing wingman with your buddies
    Why don’t you find a new girlfriend at your parties
    Yeah we were Cupid’s Mistake
    He regrets us to this very day
    We fought we made up
    Im happy we broke up when you didn’t care what happened to me
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    The worst choice he ever could’ve made
    I feel bad for your roommates
    Who have to put up with you every single day
    I wanna write a letter saying thank you
    For all the bullsh*t that you put me through
    Cause now I know what I want in a person I date
    Aka an IQ that’s higher than eight
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    He regrets us to this very day
    We fought we made up
    You threatened to break up when you saw some guy talking to me
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    The worst choice he ever could’ve made
    I feel bad for your roommates
    Who have to put up with you every single day
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    I regret us to this very day
    We fought we broke up
    I glad my friends spoke up when they found out you were cheating on me
    We were Cupid’s Mistake
    There’s a lot more I want to say
    But I’m done with your bullsh!t
    Babe you were asking for it
    Don’t go asking me to stay
    We were Cupid’s Mistake

  • @owoah536
    @owoah536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Hi. I'm a 11/12 year old, I am able to sing but I always don't like my voice even though everyone tells me that I sing beautiful. I am a boy. I cant make my own songs, its very hard for me...

    • @matvocaat
      @matvocaat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Im 13. I’d like to know your problems with making music. I want to write songs but never have any inspiration for them.

    • @kate.wilkinson
      @kate.wilkinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I'm the same way, I don't play an instrument and even though people say I sing well I don't believe them, I just don't have the confidence. Best of luck to you. I'm going to try to write a song.

    • @audreyx.luvluv
      @audreyx.luvluv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I’m 11, I have the same problem. I have been told I have a nice voice, but I don’t know how I’m supposed to use it, especially when I can’t write.

    • @pixelechofang2656
      @pixelechofang2656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sammeeee i have no ability to think of lyrics let alone do the melody and actually sing it XD im turning 12 this month ✨💞

    • @marlenamcclain1731
      @marlenamcclain1731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      same but im a girl

  • @keladryann813
    @keladryann813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    " But those details are actually something that you get to keep for you to cherish." I love this so much.

  • @sashagolden753
    @sashagolden753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As a poet, these tips are also helpful for writing poems and some things are just crucial (more is less, what sounds right ...) Thank you for summarizing them and reminding us all what's important :)

  • @Nossairito
    @Nossairito 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thank you SO MUCH for this Malinda. One other tip I'd give from my experience is: whenever you don't feel like writing, listen to people who you admire, especially if they're a smaller creator, it's such a boost to get reminded of the reaction that what you're writing would create in another person's brain and of how much it feels like having a superpower.
    Also, for topics of songs, my best way of coming up with cool subjects is to just try to be more aware of the random thoughts that cross my mind in an instant, be it just 'I enjoy being awake at night' or 'I feel claustrophobic within my small town and I want to explore the world' or any thought you may have, anything can make a song once you extract the essence of what you want the song to convey.
    Songwriting truly is one of the most beautiful things I got to discover over the last few years, especially once you make a song and listen to it and have that mindblowing sensation of having made something that gives you a pleasurable feeling, it genuinely feels like magic, even moreso when sharing a song with someone else and having them relate to it, I just cannot express how much meaning it can give you.

  • @elvennoodles1911
    @elvennoodles1911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    *i have no idea what to write but i want to compliment my queen*

  • @hannaherica9137
    @hannaherica9137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I’ve recently started writing music and was looking for some tips then this video came out. Great timing 😂. This helped me a lot and will hopefully improve my songwriting

    • @Je11keng
      @Je11keng 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same for me!

  • @error...40
    @error...40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Malinda: Puppies Puppies Puppies
    My brain instantly: PUPPIES PUPPIES PUPPIESSSSS

  • @skhafijurrahaman9204
    @skhafijurrahaman9204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Following the siren (-unkown)
    Come my children
    Come with me
    Let's leave this world
    And live our broken dreams
    Stay closer......... closer
    And don't don't fall asleep
    Because we don't wanna go back to where we used to live
    Keep dancing on the glass
    Tilll it starts to bleed
    Because we don't wanna breath
    We don't wanna be seen
    We just wanna be
    Leave
    Ohh my children why did you leave
    This place is not what it should be
    This world is dark
    Not for us
    Ohh at the end we all broke apart
    If this is life
    Then what is death
    Disgusting mess
    We all have to face
    Ohh my children why you all
    smiling
    I don't know why this is happening
    It's getting harder
    to breath
    ..........
    ........
    .......
    Come my children keep on smiling
    I wanna be with you
    Please ..... take.....me
    She died after singing this song.
    I wrote this.

  • @amritha6187
    @amritha6187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    My song writing skills usually comes when I'm showering or pooping and I easily forgets it after getting out of the bathroom .....y

    • @Potatoeschannel777
      @Potatoeschannel777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wtf 😭😭😭😂😂😭😭😭😭

    • @f.h.k773
      @f.h.k773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what the hell SAME

  • @byakuganboy7856
    @byakuganboy7856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This video comes out at the PERFECT time. Been going through a bit of a writing block YEAR. Lots of ideas and inspirations and thoughts in my head but nothing seems to fit or sound right out loud. I’m legit planning on using your melody technique, because its genius!
    This is PERFECT! Thank you Malinda!
    (I may submit something for your review...maybe haha)

  • @kalissa8490
    @kalissa8490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’ve always considered myself a poet, and not a song writer because I felt that I could never come up with an original tune. This was actually really inspiring, thanks for the advice Malinda!

  • @Amy-wg5dh
    @Amy-wg5dh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I don't write songs but this really helped me for writing stories. I've been having a block. This may help me. Thanks Malinda!

  • @jonbinnie
    @jonbinnie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Beautiful thank you! I love your energy, journey and technique. I didn't write for years, then in Feb 2018, I started writing a song everyday based on daily meditations. I am now on album 32, it's a beautiful journey and you inspire me to share more about my song writing adventures 💜 thank yo! Sending love from Scotland!

  • @maximuscraig8222
    @maximuscraig8222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I think i find it a bit tooo funny that I clicked on this WHILE listening to a Malinda song. Yeah, that's way too hilarious to me.
    And it's comforting to see someone who is obsessed with keeping a massive note. I am not alone.

  • @DanyelleReed
    @DanyelleReed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a songwriter I can say all of this 100% true and very helpful! I was nodding my head all throughout this video because: YES! I can relate to this so much! Great video, Malinda :)

  • @m_hasan_alfarisi_10mipa54
    @m_hasan_alfarisi_10mipa54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My inspiration for lyrics ideas comes through from event that happens in my life and experience i've gone through but my life is so uneventful I stop writing for a year, so this is very helpful in every way

  • @JiminPark-nt8jh
    @JiminPark-nt8jh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’m writing rn this is how far I’ve came so far:
    My tears are falling down white writing this song, try to fit in with the public
    Don’t know where I belong
    I hope one day I will meet the one and only
    I have the melody in my head it’s pretty slow 🥰

    • @mythic_soup
      @mythic_soup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good job! You’re super talented!

    • @TheRealRandomations
      @TheRealRandomations 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe next, "Hope they are true, and not a phoney."?

    • @Je11keng
      @Je11keng 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm also writing songs, just need to work on the melody part, but that's awesome! Keep going! You got this! :)

  • @brentage5000
    @brentage5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    These are tips that are also useful for regular writing. I'm a fanfic writer, and I've been working on a Star Wars/Wynonna Earp crossover for a while, but the return of the jedi equivalent hasn't been coming as quickly as I'd like due to covid, time, and other stuff. Its fine, though -- I just write other little things in the canon universes while saving to buy Jedi and take notes on that (the main stumbling block is that Jedi is my least favorite of the trilogy and also that except for the skeleton it'll be the most different adaptation, but I still need them notes)

  • @artkincell
    @artkincell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There was a band in the 70s, I forgot which one, but their lyrics was a full band member. He couldn't play an instrument, he wasn't even poetic, but his words must have meant so much to the rest of the band, he was their only writer of lyrics.
    So that proves anything is possible.

  • @Natalie-101
    @Natalie-101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yayyyy new malinda! I really needed your positivity today, thanks for gracing our screens with your musicality and entertainment and love💖

  • @nessaaaaaaa7
    @nessaaaaaaa7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was just wondering how people write songs yesterday 😂 It's like she read my mind lol

  • @saanvidhingra4021
    @saanvidhingra4021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Your singing and personality are both so so amazing!

  • @ethansmith7997
    @ethansmith7997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Okay. I struggle constantly with finding lyrics for songs. I always have three songs in the works and finish the music part but then they sit without words while I struggle for inspiration. This has been a huge help! I love your music style and this video is going to contribute immensely to my creative process.

    • @area11d
      @area11d 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/Fapf2MeIcas/w-d-xo.html

  • @soopheeah
    @soopheeah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was so enlightning and encouraging! Malinda, thank you so much for sharing your experience and wisdom with us

  • @niamhgallagher9841
    @niamhgallagher9841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ahh this is so useful, thank you! I’m going back to school in about 5 weeks and once I’m back I’ll have until around March to write 2 full compositions for my music GCSE which I’m honestly pretty stressed about so thank youuuu! Xx

  • @RLDavennor
    @RLDavennor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my goodness, your journey to becoming (or telling yourself you can't/shouldn't become) a songwriter is LITERALLY my journey to becoming a composer. For so long I wasn't, until one day, I literally couldn't deny it anymore and the floodgates opened.
    Love your content, love your voice, and thank you ♥

  • @irenashiloh8808
    @irenashiloh8808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There are no songwriting tricks that one can learn from someone else. My ideas come to me from a divine source. I started writing songs when I was 8 years old. Today, I produce my own songs in my recording studio because no one can envision my ideas as a final product the way I can. My advice to all songwriters out there is to follow your own instinct. Learn music production techniques from others so you can use them in your own creative process, but don't try to please anyone's taste. Be bold and brave in your creativity or it will never reach its unique artistic apex. Once I finish my songs, I do pay attention to which songs people like most. For example, my song "Cute Dude" is always men's favorite - men of all ages, races, and music preferences. I can't ignore that.

  • @emilystoneworldaccount9254
    @emilystoneworldaccount9254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am literally in tears because what you said is SOOOOO similar to my story and self talk. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS!!!

  • @malcolmpatton8875
    @malcolmpatton8875 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Hey Malinda, are you planning on releasing the puffin song as a single?

  • @addie553
    @addie553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    When you’ve had life long writers block

  • @ardenianderson
    @ardenianderson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for this! I just started being interested in song writing, and your video really helped me. I love all your songs and videos and I hope you keep doing this for a long time!

  • @juliakatmusic
    @juliakatmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Malinda ! I’ve been researching this topic for a long time having been a (non)songwriter for the past 12 years myself and I have to say your advice is really eye opening and different ! Thank you 🙏

  • @cflcami1008
    @cflcami1008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hearing that you were insecure about song writing before now, makes me feel allot better. I’ve been asked to come to a studio and only have one song, and I super appreciate you!

  • @ILalaloveya1
    @ILalaloveya1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Especially the first tip is sooo important! There are so many ideas that are lost in the land of forgotten tomorrows and its such a shame. I need to really work on writing down my ideas as soon as I think of it...

  • @rosemarycat5
    @rosemarycat5 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am SO excited about this! I actually suggested that video idea (covering people's original songs) when you asked for suggestions a few weeks ago! I am so hyped. I'm definitely sending in music!

  • @phallonparks2424
    @phallonparks2424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    I wrote a song...
    LOVE IS SUICIDE
    The truth is falling in love is suicide
    Guess that makes us all suicidal
    People say it's a beautiful thing
    But it's the reason we all drown
    Love
    Its something so hard yet so easy to do
    Cause it's hard to tell when you really knew
    Its something you don't ask for, being in love
    Love is like falling and not knowing where you'll land
    Love is something we'll never understand
    Its the reason you stay up for hours
    Plucked petals, piles of flowers
    It's wondering if they love me, they love me not
    I shouldn't be suprised, it happens a lot
    It's this feeling that makes you want to scream
    Makes you do things to the extreme
    Why do I fall for the ones that don't feel the same
    To them, it's all a game
    Why do I put myselfs thought this pain
    Trying to find their faults, its all in vain
    I do all I can and hope that they'll notice
    In the end, we're all hopeless
    And I change myselfs so maybe they'll like me
    Loves never a guarantee
    The truth is falling in love is suicide
    Guess that makes us all suicidal
    People say it's a beautiful thing
    But it's the reason we all drown
    People say love makes you whole
    I just feel like I'm losing control
    And people say love is worth the wait
    But love doesn't seem all that great
    I just want my heart to stop racing
    And forget the true love I've been chasing
    I don't want to drown anymore

    • @mysterykarma7295
      @mysterykarma7295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      O M G. Are you a compositor?!?

    • @phallonparks2424
      @phallonparks2424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@mysterykarma7295 OMG... Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. I honestly forgot I commented this. I write songs but everyone always says I cant sing so... ya know

    • @cynthiaguedes8578
      @cynthiaguedes8578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This song is so amazing and I felt every single word because I can relate
      Continue composing song I really loved it

    • @phallonparks2424
      @phallonparks2424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@cynthiaguedes8578 OMG Thank you so much!!! You dont even know how much this comment means to me. And I will keep composing!

    • @K_Sparkxx
      @K_Sparkxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I tried singing this song and it sounds soooooooo good, I'm bad at writing music so when I saw this it was very inspiring

  • @sabrinakirchner242
    @sabrinakirchner242 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this! As someone who wants to write songs but doesn’t know how this is so wonderful to find. There are so many things that I had never thought about before and I am so excited to really start writing now!

  • @user-ev4ze4mk9q
    @user-ev4ze4mk9q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You have inspired me to feel free with my own voice and music style. You are amazing 💕

  • @katieohanlon4112
    @katieohanlon4112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are one of the very best singers on TH-cam and I love your channel ❤❤

  • @NEHAGUITAR
    @NEHAGUITAR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All I've lacked so far is inspiration and I really think your video can help me get inspiration the next time I write a song
    Thank you so much your video truly helped!

  • @FilipGron
    @FilipGron 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My goodness Malinda! THANK YOU FOR THESE TIPS! I am in a writers block right now. This game me inspiration to continue and keep going. Thank you!

  • @mckenziehill1961
    @mckenziehill1961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm glad the puffin song made it in there! 💙

  • @maryc.
    @maryc. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you a lot, Malinda! I want to start writing songs and I think these tips will help me! Thank you so much💜

  • @oswin849
    @oswin849 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your long list of notes... I have a whole journal dedicated to story ideas and it gets filled more every day. I'm not really a songwriter, but I do stories, poems, and fanfics and this helps with those too.

  • @kathleenanimates
    @kathleenanimates 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, wow, this is pretty great timing- I was just writing a song for a musical and this popped up in my recommended. That's epic.

  • @roiaknin
    @roiaknin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been asking and waiting for so long this kind of a video!

  • @esanfilippo1230
    @esanfilippo1230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    omg the timing of this was so perfect thank youuuuuuuuuu ❤

  • @derronmendel9650
    @derronmendel9650 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I literally went to like this video multiple times because I forgot I had already done it. Thank you so much for making this video! I am just getting into songwriting, and I'm looking for tips on how to write, but also validation that I don't have to be perfect straight from the start. Especially coming from someone as thoroughly amazing as you, this is exactly what I needed to hear, and I cannot thank you enough! I will definitely be submitting my (let's be honest; only decent) song!

  • @fd3135
    @fd3135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I wrote i song, please check it out.
    You are like my blue sky today
    I’m lost in your eyes
    You are like the music in my head
    End i don’t even try
    I want hold you forever
    So pure, i like this vibe
    End i know i should be better
    But i’m broken inside
    You are like my sunshine today
    I’m lost in this feeling
    You are like my strenght in the weakness
    Its like i’m breaking
    I want to be there forever
    So Nice just let me try
    End i know i should be better
    But i’m broken inside
    But someday we will be together
    Someday i Will be happy
    Somday, someday,someday
    Someday we Will understand
    You are like my little light today
    I’m lost in this dreaming
    You are like the most sweet candy
    End i don’t even see
    So strong i like this feeling
    End i know i should be better
    But i’m broken inside
    Why is everyone happy?
    Except me.
    Why is everyone stronger?
    Why is everyone better?
    I am not good enough for you....
    Course.

    • @vaidu_pranju7016
      @vaidu_pranju7016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow! Talented

    • @fd3135
      @fd3135 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vaidu_pranju7016 thankss😙

    • @TheVIYA
      @TheVIYA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @F D Hey, a suggestion for the chorus. What about :
      I'm trying to be better
      But I'm broken inside
      Instead of:
      End I know I should be better
      But I'm broken inside
      Just my opinion, cause the edit I made kinda makes more sense to me and also I've been writing songs since like 4 years so yea that's what I think😅

    • @iffatparveen245
      @iffatparveen245 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why are there so less comments and likes , you deserve it, BTW, are you a boy or girl?

    • @fd3135
      @fd3135 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iffatparveen245 i'm a girl

  • @heyitskier_
    @heyitskier_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this. Thank you so much. Im actually having a hard time recently. I feel like giving up on my dreams, my plans, etc. Ugh Thanks for this very alive and cheerful reminders.🥺🌱🧡

    • @Je11keng
      @Je11keng 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too, but I'm pushing too.

  • @marybrowne1481
    @marybrowne1481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your story and advice! You are so talented and thoughtful. I have so many ideas, and I’ve been trying for years to turn them into songs, and I just finally started this summer! Still a bit stuck, but this helps so much. Everything you said really resonates with me, and I love the way you explained it! Best wishes! :)

  • @jakerussell135
    @jakerussell135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i just checked this channel for the first time in a few months and it happened to be 12 minutes after a video was uploaded

  • @eloisebeingeloise
    @eloisebeingeloise 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much for this video! I've been wanting to write a song for fun over the quarantine so maybe with this video I can do just that!

  • @RogerG40
    @RogerG40 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've thought about songwriting, but never persued it. Now I might. I have old poems and unfinished stories. Poems are songs without music I have found. All writing is a piece of your heart. Thank you for giving us little pieces of your heart. ♥️

  • @avidaalpaca4424
    @avidaalpaca4424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow I'm early for once... Also, thanks for making this, I needed it

  • @ishaanwankhade4834
    @ishaanwankhade4834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why is her singing channel so underrated? Her translating channel is brilliant too, but her voice is so beautiful

  • @savannahnino8902
    @savannahnino8902 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is what I’ve been doing lately gosh, and I love writing my own songs they are so personal!!!

  • @megan2098
    @megan2098 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #5 was very helpful and eye-opening for me. I always want to portray exactly how I was feeling in the lyrics, but the idea of keeping some of those details for myself is very nice.

  • @user-is5hj6in6n
    @user-is5hj6in6n ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the advice! I found the things that can be useful for me and willing to try them out.

  • @INNITSTARS
    @INNITSTARS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ooh I might watch this later since writing a song is something I’ve been wanting to do lately

  • @robertwainso873
    @robertwainso873 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the tips it will help have listened what u said from others and didn't understand well but the way u brought it out increasedy determination

  • @phantaphil
    @phantaphil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice video dear Malinda. Here is the newest of my Poems:
    Lying on this lively meadow
    I try to hug the earth
    Apologise for all the sorrow
    Mankind caused to her since birth
    I smell the plants
    Caress some ants
    Take a deep breath
    I shed a tear for all the deaths
    It is a peaceful moment here
    Where everything becomes so clear
    What is right and what is wrong
    Most of us know that for time long
    But living our lives not hugging earth
    Many forget that till they give birth
    To the next generation living their lives
    And hopefully teaching them
    How to hug our earth

    • @Velocitist
      @Velocitist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is amazing

    • @phantaphil
      @phantaphil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Velocitist Thank you so much!

  • @iankristofer1
    @iankristofer1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's great hearing another songwriter who didn't believe they were a songwriter share their story and tips and tricks...well done, so fun!

  • @faymish6670
    @faymish6670 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have no idea the hope this video has given me. I recently started writing ideas for songs. I love singing but I want to sing songs that are mine. My best friend told me that I wouldn’t be able to do it because I didn’t know enough about music. This year she stopped being my friend and the pain of that drove me to start writing. Now because of your video I feel like maybe someday I’ll be able to make good music. Thank you 💙

  • @aahana1674
    @aahana1674 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Malinda! Thanks for the tips coz I wanna become a guitarist and I am about to make a band with my classmates. This video really helped me🥰

  • @ivyceroja99
    @ivyceroja99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this video! I really needed some advice because I've always wanted to write songs! 😁

  • @coopmdlck
    @coopmdlck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi. This is super cool and you're awesome. I love you and your other channel (Translator Fails, I LOVE THAT).

  • @JersonBTV
    @JersonBTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Enjoying every video you have. Thank you for sharing.

  • @horsepro123
    @horsepro123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my goodness. I completely suck at the music part but I can make pretty great lyrics!! Thanks so much Malinda!!!

  • @haidyahmedwael3246
    @haidyahmedwael3246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So beautiful,
    Love from Egypt💕

  • @mono013
    @mono013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! This video is absolutely amazing and helpful! I love all the tips that you gave c:

  • @jules2291
    @jules2291 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Running is my favorite song of yours - but I also love music box and pretty much the entire love letter album.

  • @confessionsofafangirl5518
    @confessionsofafangirl5518 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm working on a story where the main character is a singer and I want to make actual songs to put in it. Your advice about not letting a lack of music theory stop you has boosted my confidence. Thanks

  • @hiraldhuwaria7565
    @hiraldhuwaria7565 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best video I could find on songwriting so far. Thank you so much!

  • @namilovesyou
    @namilovesyou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is gonna be soooo useful! Thanks!

  • @k.sharma6104
    @k.sharma6104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i was literally just in a songwriting block when i saw this, thank you!

  • @theannechann642
    @theannechann642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve been working on a song for a while and this truly helps. I’ve been stuck on the melody and where the vocals need to be.

  • @Danka42
    @Danka42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Me: never considered writing a song in my life
    Malinda: "Here are some tips for songwriters."
    Me: *"Must. See. Now."*

  • @MusicToLiveAndLove
    @MusicToLiveAndLove 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how you can apply most of these tips to story writing as well 🥰
    But maybe I will try song writing in the future. Sounds like fun, too 😂

  • @traceyh7444
    @traceyh7444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    YAY! I try to write songs but its so difficult... So this is amazinggggg

  • @clawdicat908
    @clawdicat908 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been watching all your previous videos and listening to all ur music
    You are so good at singing!
    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Annna615
    @Annna615 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have had writers block for months and have tried getting back into music but nothing has worked. This video helped me so much, thank you!

  • @gracereynolds5292
    @gracereynolds5292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is amazing!!! Thank you for this

  • @perrygenix333
    @perrygenix333 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I stated watching this because I could not for the life of me write a song but as soon as I clicked on this video melodeys and lyrics started flowing into my head so fast

  • @graciesigmon5639
    @graciesigmon5639 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok your song music box was absolutely amazing! 👏🏻

  • @roshepvids5513
    @roshepvids5513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wowww thank you Malinda, this is probably the most helpful video I’ve ever watched.