Song Writing 101
Nick Cyr
Ms. O
Eng-2:00
2 September 2004
Song Writing 101:
Expressions of the Soul
There is a common misconception is that one must be in love in order to write a song, but in fact many people write songs just to express themselves. Being able to carry a tune and the ability to write poetry are good skills to have if you want to be a songwriter, because after all songs are poems put to music. Being in love would be an exceptional advantage to have, because when an individual is in love all of his or her feelings are enhanced. Love is the most intense emotion human beings feel, and it can make people do extraordinary things. Even William Shakespeare, the most knowledgeable man about love, wrote,
"But love is blind and lovers cannot see
The follies that they themselves commit;
For if they could, Cupid himself would blush."
These things are usually good but not always. They can be good, like asking the person you love to marry you on the scoreboard at a football......
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