Songwriters: Become a pro at pronouns
By Don • Jan 24th, 2006 • Category: Songwriting TipsI thought this article (Writing Lyrics: Pronoun Problems) deserved a mention, even though I’ll read pretty much anything John Braheny writes after reading his book.
This snippet in particular about songwriting:
“Be very careful about the number of pronouns you use in a song. Without realizing it, you can create a maze in which only you know who’s saying what to whom. “She said she thought he loved her more than she loved him, and she wouldn’t recommend that he move in.” There are at least three different ways that line could be interpreted. If you can read the line at your leisure, you can probably figure them out, but when the line goes by in seven seconds in a song, you’re in trouble.”
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