Typically when I write a song, it only takes me about 20 minutes to write. Then I'll go back and make changes where I need to so it fits the music or change a word. But, generally speaking, a song doesn't take me long to write when inspiration strikes.
However, my first original song that I released 2 weeks ago, took me much longer to write. The first line of my song, "He said I looked beautiful wrapped in the sunrise," comes from a poem that my roommate, Staci Eckenroth, wrote. As soon as she read the line I was hit with a song. What made this song different is that I wrote several different versions of it before I was satisfied.
I finally came upon the version I loved about 3 weeks ago. Then I realized that the guitar didn't fit so I started over, yet again, to find the right chords. Frustrated, I began playing a different song, "Basket Case" by Sara Bareilles and a chord in the song struck me with inspiration, Bm7. In 10 minutes, my song was finally finished.
Check back for the recording, I'll post it later today. Hope you like it!
Song writing is something I could never do. Just don't have the creativity to make a good song.
ReplyDeleteThat happens to me all the time. I think a song is done and then I keep working on it trying to perfect it. At some point everything just clicks and it is done.
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