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2 February 2009

Songwriting Thought of the Day

Posted in: Songwriting — Daniel J. Mount @ 7:33 am

Be original.

Just because a line was a good idea 200 years ago, for Fanny Crosby or Phillip Bliss, that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea for your song.

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  1. Comment by abk (February 2, 2009, 10:02 am)

    That kinda reminds me of these big orchestrated ballads we have today, where half of the song calls back to the old hymn.

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  2. Comment by Samuel (February 2, 2009, 10:38 am)

    My songs are original.

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  3. Comment by Janet (February 3, 2009, 1:23 am)

    And, please oh please, pick a subject other than the prodigal son! (Great subject, but overdone.)

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  4. Comment by Andrew S. (February 3, 2009, 7:44 pm)

    let’s not forget how you can find “David & Goliath”, “the 3 Hebrew boys”, and the Red Sea parting in almost all of the Southern Gospel songs. if it doesn’t mention it directly, it may make some slight recollection of those stories.

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  5. Comment by Matt Paasch (February 4, 2009, 9:08 am)

    As long as people keep writing about the cleansing blood of Christ, I won’t complain! I think we need more of that!

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