http://disqus.com/by/ceegee/enTue, 25 Nov 2008 09:28:32 -0000http://sivers.org/mystery#comment-4004655<p>This a delicious blog and much appreciated. Artists need to be inspired, and curious and just a bit encouraged which as a mentor you do so well. You’ve given great suggestions.</p><p>I do think that the devil is in the details though and a great song can tell an entire story, take Suzanne Vega’s ‘Luka’, or while you’ve brought up Keith Richard, ‘Sympathy For the Devil’. Both songs clearly tell the story, but allow some form of the listener’s interpretation.</p><p>A good melodic hook can captivate the most bizarre of lyrics. Steely Dan comes to mind. Take Bodhisattva, it has a great hook, with a lyric that draws curiosity. Then again you’ve got ‘Throw Back The Little One’s” which allows the listener to truly interpret, with the biggest hook being the musical lick.</p><p>I say try everything, if deleting every other line helps the writer to see the story in a new light great-but I caution that this should be more of an exercise (although great spontaneous lines can be born in this way).</p><p></p>ceegeeTue, 25 Nov 2008 09:28:32 -0000