While cruising the Internet, looking for resources that may be of interest to lyricists, I stumbled upon an active songwriting forum with many offerings. Members of the forum offer critiques on lyrics, songwriting tips and a chance to collaborate with others who are also looking to partner up. Of particular interest to me is the [...]
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The right to free speech in a high school setting does not include the right to threaten violence against another. This is according to officials who arrested six teens in Loveland, Colorado for posting threatening rap lyrics on their MySpace.com website. As one group tried to let their fists and lyrics do the talking, the [...]
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Last night, Melissa Etheridge gave the Academy a jolt by winning for Best Original Song with her hit “I Need To Wake Up” from the movie An Inconvenient Truth. With as green as the Oscars were last night, the only thing missing was Helen Mirren from The Queen rolling up to the red carpet in [...]
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I realize that this is a music lyrics blog, but I just have to comment about last night’s American Idol episode. By now, contestants should know not to try to one-up the music industry icons such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Maria Carey, Stevie Wonder or Aretha Franklin. When they do, however, Simon Cowell is [...]
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VH1’s White Rapper Show, hosted by a cat named Ego Trip, heads to its finale on Monday, February 26 at 10 pm EST. I say this only because I became hooked on the last couple of episodes and its worth checking out to see which of the emcees, John Brown or $hamrock takes home the [...]
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Well, what would a weblog called Music Lyric Blog be without a review of the movie called “Music and Lyrics”? It would be a dereliction of duty, I tell you! And, since there are no derelicts around here, it is my duty to offer a review of this aforementioned movie. But, the review will not [...]
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Last week I had blogged about how Bob Dylan was overlooked with his 2 Grammy wins as the new kids in the industry received all the hype. Now, on President’s Day I would like to talk about another old timer who also received 2 Grammy’s and was overlooked as well. One of the greatest lyricists [...]
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Well, the 2007 Grammy’s featured the Dixie Chicks, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Carrie Underwood, John Mayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Police and a bunch of others. But, even in this “bunch” the name “Bob Dylan” seems to have been lost. Bob Dylan, one of the greatest songwriters in history, who has been cranking out [...]
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Once into drugs, alcohol and abusive relationships, Mary J. Blige has cleaned up both her personal life and professional image and now has 3 Grammy’s to show for her transformation. Nominated for a whopping 8 big ones at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, Mary J. Blige also performed solo and with Ludacris and Earth, Wind [...]
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Carrie Underwood is floating on top of the world since winning three Grammy Awards in the 2007 competition. The understated Underwood was the winner in season four of American Idol as well. One of the Grammy’s Underwood won was for “Jesus Take the Wheel” written by Hillary Lindsey, Brett James and Gordie Sampson. The Christian [...]
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