I didn’t come up with the phrase “awfulsome” though I wish I would have. The first time I heard this phrase was in New York Magazine describing some of the lyrics in Katy Perry’s new album “Teenage Dream”. The term “awfulsome” is supposed to be a mashup of “awful” and “awesome” at the same time. [...]

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Now, as a songwriter or lyricist you may have been scammed at one time or know someone who has by those famous words, “Set your poems to music”. There are a wide variety of companies that prey on budding lyricists saying they will take their words and put a Top 40 composition with them and [...]

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Okay, some lyrics are bad and make you scratch your head and wonder what the artist was thinking at the time. And then there are the worst music lyrics that are right up there with Sock Puppet Olympics or Rodeo on Ice as far as just plain bad ideas. Since I put up a page [...]

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Over the weekend I received an email from Kris a budding lyricist who wants to find more resources online but doesn’t know where to start. Kris says, “I enjoy writing poems/lyrics but am at loss at where to begin to get them out in the public. I do not write the music, just the words, [...]

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Whether its politics or pocketbooks musical artists sometimes decide to change their song lyrics to be less offensive. Three cases in point come to mind including out with the old Bush, in with the new Obama and let’s just say Britney’s back in the news. Broadway musical Avenue Q has been poking fun at George [...]

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