For more advanced writers:
Write a simple song and then turn it into a more complex song.
Then do the opposite.
Write a complex, dense song and simplify it.
It’s a technique I’ve used with great results. No one has to know the original version of your song – just you. What counts is what remains after your editing and re-writing.
Which brings me to “Dirty Loops”.
If you aren’t familiar with the trio “Dirty Loops”, check them out.
When they first broke out, they caught the attention of millions with their covers of Justin’s “Baby, Baby” and Britney’s “Circus”.
Write a simple song and then turn it into a more complex song.
Then do the opposite.
Write a complex, dense song and simplify it.
It’s a technique I’ve used with great results. No one has to know the original version of your song – just you. What counts is what remains after your editing and re-writing.
Which brings me to “Dirty Loops”.
If you aren’t familiar with the trio “Dirty Loops”, check them out.
When they first broke out, they caught the attention of millions with their covers of Justin’s “Baby, Baby” and Britney’s “Circus”.
They took these simple pop songs and re-arranged them into incredible jazz/pop/fusion pieces that were amazingly intricate and opaque.
When they started sharing more of their own originals, they shared a songwriting technique.
They didn’t start by trying to write something that sounded like a complex “Dirty Loops” cover; they composed a simple pop song and then covered themselves in the style of Dirty Loops.
They covered themselves – whaat a concept!
They first wrote simple, triadic pop songs that they then re-arranged and injected the “Dirty Loops” DNA in every note, chord, and rhythm.
You’d be hard pressed to find the germ motif in their finished products – but it was a necessary part of their writing process.
So why not give it a shot.
Write something – and then cover yourself.
When they started sharing more of their own originals, they shared a songwriting technique.
They didn’t start by trying to write something that sounded like a complex “Dirty Loops” cover; they composed a simple pop song and then covered themselves in the style of Dirty Loops.
They covered themselves – whaat a concept!
They first wrote simple, triadic pop songs that they then re-arranged and injected the “Dirty Loops” DNA in every note, chord, and rhythm.
You’d be hard pressed to find the germ motif in their finished products – but it was a necessary part of their writing process.
So why not give it a shot.
Write something – and then cover yourself.
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