Good tip! here's another: Carry a pocket notepad and pencil with you at all times. Every now & then you'll hear something, see something, or think of something offhandedly that is an interesting phrase. Write it down, and keep a log or Rolodex of these little tidbits that occur to you daily. This can become a resource for filling in blanks when you you're stuck trying to complete a set of lyrics.
tbh didn't expect much from this vid (based on my experience with vids like this on utube, nothing personal), but there were so many good points - thx for the great info my dude, wish you big success here
Synecdoche : a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning ‘the English cricket team’). The vice versa bit, is important enough to mention.
@@traytonmonju3943 cheers tray. Metonymy is similar but is something associated with a thing and not necessarily part of the thing. There's lots of crossover between metonymy and synecdoche.
Norwegian Wood is a dick joke. The song is about John cheating on his wife(he didn't sleep in the bath) Further complicated by the last track on the album Run for Your Life where John warns his wife not to cheat or he'd kill her.
@@MichaelForbes-d4p lol, it's highly debated. Is it a d joke, is it weed, is it a mispronunciation of "knowing she would", is it wall panelling? Guess we'll never know. 🤣
@@hw343434 Norwegian Wood is one of my favorite songs and It was a perfectly accurate comment. You may not be familiar with the snarky and subversive nature of the Beatles lyrics.
Apparently this is how Paul McCartney remembered it: "John told Playboy that he hadn't the faintest idea where the title came from but I do. Peter Asher had his room done out in wood, a lot of people were decorating their places in wood. Norwegian wood. It was pine really, cheap pine. ... So it was a little parody really on those kind of girls who when you'd go to their flat there would be a lot of Norwegian wood. It was completely imaginary from my point of view but in John's it was based on an affair he had. This wasn't the décor of someone's house, we made that up. So she makes him sleep in the bath and then finally in the last verse I had this idea to set the Norwegian wood on fire as revenge, so we did it very tongue in cheek. ... It could have meant I lit a fire to keep myself warm, and wasn't the décor of her house wonderful? But it didn't, it meant I burned the fucking place down as an act of revenge, and then we left it there and went into the instrumental." -Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now by Barry Miles, p.270-71, 1994 (as found on The Beatleswiki)
Why does no one discuss the ending of 'Norwegian Wood'?! 🎶"And when I awoke / I was alone / This bird had flown / So I lit a fire / Isn't it good / Norwegian wood"🎶 My analysis : The girl wouldn't have sex with him, so he burns her damn house down!
In my first draft of the script I did mention that. It's both hilarious and troubling tho. The joke is set up beautifully in the first verse when he mentions NW. They had a wicked sense of humour for sure. But it's troubling to think they thought it was an appropriate response to a woman not wanting to sleep with a married man to burn her house to the ground. Oh John😂
@@frankenviews4069 so they say. I like to think it was covert instructional advice on how to tastefully and economiclly decorate your house so John Lennon wouldn't try to have s£x with you!
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my right ear enjoyed this video
and I spent many minutes thinking I had an audio problem :(
My left ear didn't get to learn the lyric writing trick
😂😂😂 in the car at that 💀
Good tip! here's another:
Carry a pocket notepad and pencil with you at all times. Every now & then you'll hear something, see something, or think of something offhandedly that is an interesting phrase. Write it down, and keep a log or Rolodex of these little tidbits that occur to you daily. This can become a resource for filling in blanks when you you're stuck trying to complete a set of lyrics.
Hey Tony - there's an issue with your audio, I'm only getting it out of the right speaker during your monologues. Examples are in stereo!
@@NickCormierMusic thanks for the heads up nick👍
I thought my headphones were broken lol
@@soft6418 Me too.
Well noticed I thought I was going crazy
Jokes on you, I'm deaf in one ear
tbh didn't expect much from this vid (based on my experience with vids like this on utube, nothing personal), but there were so many good points - thx for the great info my dude, wish you big success here
Cheers loki, glad you got some value from it🤙
Synecdoche : a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning ‘the English cricket team’). The vice versa bit, is important enough to mention.
“Lend me your ears” found in little help from my friends is actually a nod of the hat too Shakespeares Julius ceaser
@@danwatson8991 friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears...and I'll sing you a song...
True Irish wisdom!! Tremendous info. More power to you and thanks
@@Peter-sk5vg cheers Peter, I really appreciate that 👍
Always good stuff from you, m8. Live might give us Lemons 🍋 but you always help us turn it into smashing lyrics
🍋 Nice one Roland, much appreciated 👍
this is exactly what i needed, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
You’re the man Tony!
@@SirenSaysxx 🙏 much appreciated siren👍
BRO DON'T LEAVE US ,WE NEED YOUR TEACHING
@@BARGABEATS too kind my friend. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere 👍
Very useful and I'd never come across this piece of advice before!!
@@angerock49 glad to be of help 👍
Efficiency with your lyric space also helps " hands can bruise but words fail me"
True that Dr.👍
Thanks Tony! 🍋 Your channel is very helpful.
🍋 cheers nick, much appreciated 👍
Still the best, Tony!! Thank you for what you do 💪
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I've heard this technique was called metonomy, maybe that's something else. Super helpful reminder just before writing another song. Thanks!
@@traytonmonju3943 cheers tray. Metonymy is similar but is something associated with a thing and not necessarily part of the thing. There's lots of crossover between metonymy and synecdoche.
Thank you for sharing.
Cheers mos, glad you got some value from it 👍
Ty
Synecdoche ... what a terrible term. But somehow you managed to make sense of this technique. That is your songwriting superpower. Much appreciated.
Great video sir🎉🎉
cheers raag, glad you got some value from it🤘
hi! is there any techniques you would suggest for writing punk rock lyrics? everything i try sounds very cringe
Lemon! Thx!
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TH-cam needs a "mono" audio option.
Lemon!!! 🍋
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Norwegian Wood is a dick joke. The song is about John cheating on his wife(he didn't sleep in the bath)
Further complicated by the last track on the album Run for Your Life where John warns his wife not to cheat or he'd kill her.
@@MichaelForbes-d4p lol, it's highly debated. Is it a d joke, is it weed, is it a mispronunciation of "knowing she would", is it wall panelling? Guess we'll never know. 🤣
@@SongWritersChopShop The Beatles are a endless well of mythology.
Norwegian Wood is an epic track. Crap comment lol, if you don’t open your mind you’ll never understand
@@hw343434 Norwegian Wood is one of my favorite songs and It was a perfectly accurate comment. You may not be familiar with the snarky and subversive nature of the Beatles lyrics.
Apparently this is how Paul McCartney remembered it:
"John told Playboy that he hadn't the faintest idea where the title came from but I do. Peter Asher had his room done out in wood, a lot of people were decorating their places in wood. Norwegian wood. It was pine really, cheap pine. ... So it was a little parody really on those kind of girls who when you'd go to their flat there would be a lot of Norwegian wood. It was completely imaginary from my point of view but in John's it was based on an affair he had. This wasn't the décor of someone's house, we made that up. So she makes him sleep in the bath and then finally in the last verse I had this idea to set the Norwegian wood on fire as revenge, so we did it very tongue in cheek. ... It could have meant I lit a fire to keep myself warm, and wasn't the décor of her house wonderful? But it didn't, it meant I burned the fucking place down as an act of revenge, and then we left it there and went into the instrumental."
-Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now by Barry Miles, p.270-71, 1994 (as found on The Beatleswiki)
Lemon story I heard long time ago. Someone ruined a brass band concert by standing in front of the band eating a lemon while they were playing.
@@tombuur 🤣 love it Tom.
oh wait.. Give piece a chance, give piece a chance.. i bet no one has said that.. Ill check tbe comments..
Cant hear you on my left earbud .. there seems to be an issue
Thanks for the heads up, I don’t know what happened or how I missed it. Unfortunately there not much I can do unless I reupload🤢
Of course, lend me your ears is Shakespeare.
@@reppepper I wonder was Shakespeare one of those ghost writers everyone says the beatles had🤔
Why does no one discuss the ending of 'Norwegian Wood'?!
🎶"And when I awoke / I was alone / This bird had flown / So I lit a fire / Isn't it good / Norwegian wood"🎶
My analysis :
The girl wouldn't have sex with him, so he burns her damn house down!
In my first draft of the script I did mention that. It's both hilarious and troubling tho. The joke is set up beautifully in the first verse when he mentions NW. They had a wicked sense of humour for sure. But it's troubling to think they thought it was an appropriate response to a woman not wanting to sleep with a married man to burn her house to the ground. Oh John😂
AM SUBING. WHY TH-cam NOT SHOW ME ALOT TIME ALOG
@@BARGABEATS that's youtube for ya!🤣
N. Wood was about John cheating on his wife, Julian's mom Cynthia.
@@frankenviews4069 so they say. I like to think it was covert instructional advice on how to tastefully and economiclly decorate your house so John Lennon wouldn't try to have s£x with you!
Lemon
@@Iksiksinski. 🍋🍋
Get a rhyming dictionary and sing on one note. It's called rapping! 😁
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