: I just entered a band as the lead singer, does enyone how to write a good
: song. Mabye some guidelines to write a song?
My opinion - you either got it or you don't. If you've never found yourself humming a completely new melody and thinking that this would make a great song, you probably don't. Of course, there's rap, which requires absolutely no talent to write.
One interesting point - most great song writers do not write their own lyrics. Someone like Paul McCartney (factually the most successful song writer of all time) is a true rarity. Elton John (I know, I'm dating myself), was inspired to write his music by the lyrics that Bernie Taubin gave him. In other words, for him, the poetry set the mood, from which he wrote the music. Most people start with a tune and then try to come up with words that seem to fit.
