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I am considering writing a song I will dedicate to Željko Joksimović. I look for ideas for the song. I want it to have a Balkan influenced melody. I want to have it completed by April 20, Željko Joksimović birthday.
Songwriting
Oh, well, writing a Balkan influenced song for Željko Joksimović seems to me a little like taking coals to Newcastle...but let's give it a try anyway.
If you're not experienced in songwriting, you might want to start with a very basic Waltz rhythm that you build a nice melody around.
Well, I never tried to write a song, but from what I remember my poetics class, I might have some tips/recommendations:
- Choose the theme of your song. Is it a love song? A song to thank this performer? An eulogy?
- That is crucial so you can choose the most appropriate words for whichever context.
- Decide if you're following any metrics rhyme, and which scheme you find most proper: ABBA, ABAB, AABB, etc.
- Think of how long it will be: one stanza, two stanzas, stanza + pre chorus + chorus + bridge + pre chorus + chorus + stanza, etc.
- See the words that fit better in the context of the song. If it's a love song, more uplifiting words shall be used.
- Write a draft and check if you like it.
- If you, do, its over.
But don't mind if you think it needs to be rewritten once, twice or thrice. That's part of the creative process of pretty much every kind of writing ;)
Hope I helped!
I write songs and also sing them if you want to be inspired then look up on my songs: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/achampnator-lyrics.html
