Lyrics Writing Challenge Wk4 2016

[john]

Hi Gang

 

Time for a fresh challenge!

 

For this challenge you will need to work with AAA song form:

 

http://www.songstuff.com/song-writing/article/song-form-guide-aaa/

 

It's a pretty straight forward form. You can do a variation, such as AAAA if you want to. The key aspect to be used here is the refrain line (as opposed to verse-chorus forms). This is a common song form and a very useful form to have in your toolbox.

 

AAA is often used to tell a story.... so for this challenge, picvk something from the news over the last 6 months and write about that. Feel free to build upon the story, but try not to alter facts.

 

Have fun!

 

Cheers

 

John

[Vagdavercustis]

I've really been strugling with this one.
Deceided to write about what I feel with all the terorism attacks lately in the news.
Not really happy with the end result but it was the best that came out at the time.

No one has the right too decide

 

No one has the right too decide
Who lives and who dies
Doing it in the name of your so called god
Doesn't make it right
We all have the right to breath
Until faith decides it's time to leave
Not you with a gun in hand
Innocence lost to make a stand
 

No one has the right too decide
Who's wrong and who's right
Aren't we all the same for what you call god
Does it make it right
To kill for what you believe
Leaving all the rest with the grieve
I guess I seem to forget
You don't even know what's regret
 

No one has the right too decide
We're black and we're white
We all believe in something or a god
I hope it will be allright
That one day we'll open our eyes
And love will conquer the hate and lies
That this war will end
That enemies will become friends

[sgtsoul]

Sorry I missed your return John. Been offline for a while now but am back online...Very excited to get back into it. Just thought I'd respond straight away so you know there are still some of us keen

[Skin]

Didn't see this, will try something if I can, a bit lost for words lately so his might be a kick in the pants needed to start up something.

 

Les

[ames1212]

On ‎1‎/‎27‎/‎2016 at 9:05 AM, john said:

Hi Gang

 

Time for a fresh challenge!

 

For this challenge you will need to work with AAA song form:

 

http://www.songstuff.com/song-writing/article/song-form-guide-aaa/

 

It's a pretty straight forward form. You can do a variation, such as AAAA if you want to. The key aspect to be used here is the refrain line (as opposed to verse-chorus forms). This is a common song form and a very useful form to have in your toolbox.

 

AAA is often used to tell a story.... so for this challenge, picvk something from the news over the last 6 months and write about that. Feel free to build upon the story, but try not to alter facts.

 

Have fun!

 

Cheers

 

John

 

 

I am so glad I found this, I have missed these Chalenges.

 

Here is my song about a recent news event.

 

The Day the Doves cried- Amy Abernathy 2016

 

On a typical weekday morning,

It was April twenty first,

flipping channels ,landed on the view.

It was interrupted, by breaking news.

Coul'dnt believe what was said,

an 80's rock legend was found dead.

Today the doves will cry, we're saying good bye,

Your songs will forever be etched in our minds.

Today is the day the doves cried.

 

 

Thought it was a hoax at first.

But the media confirmed it was true.

thoughts of purple rain came to mind.

Singing many jams you left behind.

Famous riffs from your purple guitar.

An awesome talent, you are a star.

Today the doves will cry, we're saying good bye,

Your songs will forever be etched in our minds.

Today is the day the doves cried.

 

 

Bridge

Rock on, your a legend,

that died before your time.

but your talent will be forever in our minds.

 

 

Chorus

Today the doves will cry, we're saying good bye,

Your songs will forever be etched in our minds.

Today is the day the doves cried.

 

 

 

 

I guess this is obvious about what news story this is about. I hope it came out ok.

 

 

 

 

 

[Amram]

I know I'm a bit late to this conversation haha, but I was reading old posts and thinking about this. Based on a true story where a couple got married, and died in a car crash Sept. 27, 1927

 

The Love Beneath the Willows

 

He's got the keys to a old black chevy.
She's got his heart and a wedding band.
Leaving town on the day they married,
set to start a life well spent.

 

Pinned to her dress is a rosebud flower.
Nothing but future, up ahead.
Put in some fuel at the service station.
Sun is setting on their plans.

 

And the fog is rolling over.
Life's a curve, running 'round the bend.
While everybody else gets older,
they won't even cross that bridge.

 

Just out of town was an open quarry,
by the river, just before you'd cross.
The turn that tends to twist this story,
starts in the mem'ry of what they lost.

 

Pinned to her dress was some rosebud flowers.
Nothing but future, up ahead.
Beneath the tears of autumn showers.
Sun is setting, just to rise again.

 

They poured water in the old clay quarry
that pond of pain became a park.
Now the love beneath the willows
is where the local prom will start.

 

Pinned to her dress is an open flower.
Nothing but future, up ahead.
All the girls dress up for hours,
for picture-perfect photographs

 

(Realized this wasn't in the news over last six monthes, was too concentrated on the structure lol)

Edited May 7, 2016 by Amram