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i wil love to part of hre thanx laker baby lotto - Tue, Sep 7th, 2010 9:00 AM PDT Thanks alot for sharing your Talent with us. saron - Mon, Sep 6th, 2010 9:12 AM PDT i really wanna be famous one day wanna be a singor or actor or some thing i write songs but i gust write it i dont think i gust write short ones then combine them alll together and i dont like it help me John Morell - Sun, Sep 5th, 2010 10:12 AM PDT Dear Robin, I just, belatedly, caught the most recent episode of Taxi TV. Thank you so much for your discussion of my song "Thought I'd Never Fall Again." It's really a thrill. Best, John Carol - Thu, Aug 19th, 2010 9:58 PM PDT looking for lyrics from closing song of disney show you and me kid. internet suggest theme song is "Just You and Me, Kid" by Robin Fredrick. Hi Carol - Yes, I wrote the theme song "Just You and Me, Kid." It's been a long time and I actually don't remember the lyrics past the first couple of lines. ("Just you and me, Kid / We're quite a pair") I have them in a box somewhere but can't promise I'll be able to find them. If you need them, check out Amazon.com or eBay. You should be able to buy a used VHS in good condition. You can get the lyrics off of that. (Actually, I should probably do that myself!) If I find them, I'll post them here in the guestbook and send them to you. - Robin Buddy Davy - Thu, Aug 19th, 2010 12:11 PM PDT This is amazing, just the kind of knowledge we have been looking for.Me my wife and daughter of 15 are into making songs for our daughter. the tips we find here are what were were looking for. I am untrained but have composed lyrics and music aswell. thanks for this great opportunity to learn to be a good sing writer... buddy Jijen Sherlin - Thu, Aug 19th, 2010 11:19 AM PDT Greetings from India. I was browsing for a website to get details on 'HOW TO WRITE A SONG'. Thank God I found this site full of useful resources and step by step tips on writing the song. I just love this site. I am gonna be a regular visitor on this site here after. Regards Jijen Elijah Omare - Thu, Aug 19th, 2010 2:35 AM PDT Hello,imma proud to join you. deja bernardino - Wed, Aug 11th, 2010 8:43 PM PDT i really want to know how to write a song i have all these songs that i really want to post!!!! Keith Bowen - Tue, Aug 10th, 2010 10:09 AM PDT Thanks very much for creating this site. I am a musician,singer/songwriter who has been active with music for over 30 years. When I first started writing songs as a teen it seemed to come easily, but as the years past I found myself drying up and playing in cover bands just to make a buck. Now, I want to rediscover my first love,songwriting. I am excited to try some of the tecniques you have mentioned to get started. My hope is that will spark the creative nature in me again. Thanks again, Keith Bowen jessica - Mon, Aug 9th, 2010 3:13 PM PDT i read it but i only got throgth one part and thats the title please email me and tell me wat i did wrong thanx juliet - Sat, Aug 7th, 2010 4:52 AM PDT I have gone thru your articles and found it interesting. Please, i would like to know what book is really more helpful for learning how to write a song. Reading your article, i could only sight a book by john Braheny. What are the contents of this book how helpful is it? Is it available in Italy as well? Hi Juliet - That article is based on my book "Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting" which you might find useful. You can buy it at any Amazon store online. There are some addit'l books on the Resources page on this web site. - Robin Ken Lehnig - Fri, Aug 6th, 2010 5:46 PM PDT Hi Robin I just read your wonderful article and I wonder if I could re-post your article on our site songwritersmarketplace.com. It would help to sell your book and give us some great content. I would of course link back to your site and to any other site you would like. I won't post your article without your permission. Thanks Ken Lehnig Hi Ken - Thanks for asking for permission to use my article. I've emailed you with info. Nice looking web site you've got! - Robin Ralph Schuckett - Fri, Jul 23rd, 2010 5:54 PM PDT Hi Robin-- I think we met years ago when I was an A&R guy at Colombia Records '89 thru '92. I just wanted to thank you for the potential students you've sent my way. One of them showed me your book & I was impressed by how succinct & well organized it was. It would be useful on many levels, not only for beginners, but for pros who want to improve their craft. Congratulations on a job well done. I'd love to meet you sometime over coffee or a good meal to talk shop & catch up (My treat). Thanks again, & I hope you're having a great summer. Ralph Schuckett Ted Allen - Tue, Jul 13th, 2010 1:25 PM PDT Hi Robin- I've been writing songs for over twenty years, and a TAXI member for about 8 or 9. I just watched your excellent interview with Michael Laskow and had to leave a comment here. I consider myself fairly well-versed in songwriting techniques, but you shared a lot of invaluable information that I had never heard elsewhere. I also checked out your site, and it is wonderful. I really like the way you break down current hits, and even point out where they could be stronger. Just wanted to say thanks for all the help and inspiration. Best, Ted jerome weldon - Sat, Jul 10th, 2010 11:27 AM PDT need help.I am seeking to find someone to help me to write a song,it is about my true feelings from my heart to my wife. Please help, i am not good at writing but i can tell my true feelings to someone. Again Please help i am desparate. Thanks - Jerome Weldon Hi Jerome - Try posting your message on one of the big songwriter forums. You can find a very active message board at http://www.musesmuse.com. In the meantime, try writing down your feelings and thoughts as the basis for a lyric. You may find that you come close to the kind of honest, conversational lyric style that's characteristic of today's singer-songwriter style. Then, look for a collaborator rather than someone to write both music and lyrics for you. Besy of luck to you. - Robin ryan - Fri, Jul 9th, 2010 1:33 PM PDT hi what do you when i have done some songs. Thank you Matt Shockley - Tue, Jun 22nd, 2010 11:10 PM PDT I find your work/thought processes very inspiring and helpful. I stumbled upon your site somehow in Google. - Go figure. haha. Anyways, I often write a TON of uncompleted pieces (hooks, chorus's, sometimes whole songs minus the 2nd verse). I DO complete songs on occasion very quickly and others after many months and sometimes years. I find that my struggle tends to be the same every time and I was wondering if you could help. It seems that my musical hooks, melodies, and even lyrical ideas are strong, However, after I end up writing most of the song out of sheer inspiration, I then find myself getting stuck and asking finally "What is this song even about?" I don't know if its a fear of commitment to the initial idea that keeps me from trying to answer that question from the beginning or the thought of not wanting to plan it out but rather just see where this idea takes me. SO, I personally feel like I may not understand plot development or themes very well except that I do KNOW when I get them right. I'll admit I'm incredibly ADD when it comes to analyzing lyrics and even when reading so understanding the main idea over just noticing all the details has always been a struggle. Do you have any ideas or suggestions that could help me write from a thematic or structured plot or even take a song that I'm stuck on to re-work it so that it has depth and actually goes somewhere? Hi Matt - I know exactly what this feels like. I've been there! Just today I tweeted about laying out a "song map" to act as a guide. You can also create a "lyric development path" to guide you through your whole song. Write from the title using questions to lead you. While I'm always concerned about pushing my book on people, it really does describe several solutions to this problem, like the two I just mentioned. You might want to buy it at Amazon.com. Good luck! - Robin Casper Castello - Sat, Jun 12th, 2010 1:59 PM PDT After writing songs for 15 years, published and aired this book is the best i've ever read on the subject. I did a song following your steps as strictly as i could and it worked! Just got a call from a major management because of that song. Way to go!!! Thanks for letting me know! - Robin Thanks and greetings from Denmark! Sabrina - Fri, Jun 11th, 2010 2:42 AM PDT this is the best site 4 writing songs. i had 2 disign a song 4 a book if it were made in2 a movie, this site helped me with the basics i needed 2 no. Sue - Thu, May 27th, 2010 4:06 AM PDT I hope this is the site of the writer of "Just You and Me Kid. My son is getting married this summer and I am trying to get a copy of the song for his wedding. The song was and still is "our" song. I hope you can help me. Hi Sue - Yes, you found the right person! I did write that song for the Disney Channel. What a wonderful idea to use it as a Mother/Son wedding dance. I love it! Unfortunately I don't have a copy of the recording myself and, to my knowledge, it has never been released on a CD of any kind. However, at Amazon, there are episodes of the show "Just You and Me Kid" available on VHS. Each includes, I think, four episodes. You could take the audio out of the VCR and record the song on to cassette or into your computer where you could then burn it to CD. Just be aware that it's a short song. I think the longest version runs about a minute. Hope that helps! - Robin alexandra - Tue, May 25th, 2010 6:45 PM PDT this is great:) Jonathan Boyd - Tue, May 18th, 2010 12:49 AM PDT I've perused a lot of sites claiming to offer advice for songwriters, but rarely found material like what you offer. You don't burden the reader with fluff or excessive references to your own music or book, and you offer very practical advice. Recently I began working on a folk/singer-songwriter sort of project with a friend, and I'm glad to say that your insight has helped me with writing lyrics that don't meander (a big problem of mine), given me a better understanding of song structure, and spurred me to begin writing in earnest. More specifically, the idea of choosing a title first has done wonders. Gone are the half-formed, amorphous ideas I used to come up with. With a title firmly in my mind, the direction of the song is clear and I can proceed where I need to go. It's such a simple bit of advice, but it was a revelation to me, the king of aimless lyrics. Thank you, and shoot me an email if you know of any good folk in Austin, Texas. Travis Winn - Fri, May 14th, 2010 11:23 AM PDT Hi Robin, I really liked your site. I liked how it wasn't just filled with ads, just a few tastefully placed book recommendations and I also liked how you are hones tand it is simple. So many websites these days are just filled with garbage, I think it's really killing the web. Keep up the good work! Finished my first dance music album (took two years including a course from SAE Institute on Electronic Music Producer) and was on your site for ideas into writing pop songs, thanks! Travis phyllis wright - Mon, May 10th, 2010 2:10 AM PDT Hello Ms. Fredrick. First of all, I want to say thank you for succeeding,looking and reaching back, to help other song writers. You are an answer to my prayers. Thank you for letting your light shine so that we can see the steps we need to take to succeed. Second, my ultimate goal is to write songs, but my secondary goal is to get paid as soon as possible for my lyric. Next page >> |