Hello from Songbay HQ! Our upgrade is now in full swing. Users will already notice many improvements to our functionality. The first stage of our upgrade will be finished by the end of Febuary 2014 with the second stage completing May 2014 Here’s a few upgrade examples: Improved search functions so that buyers can more easily find suitable songs or lyrics The removal of any broken play links. Expanded social networking quick links to users material, including embedding options Continue
Songwriting thought of the Day
Uneven Lyric Length
Have you thought about your lyric phrase lengths? The Golden rule- Keep things EVEN. Ninety percent of mainstream commercial pop music is written with four beats to each bar (4/4) time, meaning the music is divisible by 4. This needs to be considered when writing commercial pop lyrics. If you write consistent song sections-verses, chorus, bridges, etc, that are grouped into 4 or 8 lines, you are on the right track. If you write lyrics with sections containing odd phrase lengths, e.g., 3 lines, 5 lines, 7 lines, or phrases with notable uneven syllable lengths, etc, they will not work well rhythmically, and will almost always be overlooked by composers looking for lyrics. Here is a great article on this very subject >>
