Ann Reed Quote: "Writing a song isn't that hard. Writing a good ..."

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Writing a song isn't that hard. Writing a good song is difficult. Let's face it, we're faced with taking a complex feeling or event, making words rhyme and saying exactly what we want them to say in a short amount of time. ...the primary reason for keeping it short and to the point is to be certain that you're not boring your audience.
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Writing a song isn't that hard. Writing a good song is difficult. Let's face it, we're faced with taking a complex feeling or event, making words rhyme and saying exactly what we want them to say in a short amount of time. ...the primary reason for keeping it short and to the point is to be certain that you're not boring your audience.
⇛ Ann Reed (Songwriter)

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This is also an execellent time to ask this question: Did I get lazy and go for a quick rhyme?

Ann Reed Songwriter

What's interesting about songs where the writer is genuinely in love with words is that it's easy to read the lyrics like a poem.

Ann Reed Songwriter

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Ann Reed Songwriter

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