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The enduring beauty of Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman” and one of the greatest musical couplets ever written

Lithub has a wonderful piece on the classic Jimmy Webb composition, "Wichita Lineman," one of the most enduring pop songs ever written. Made famous by the late Glen Campbell, the author of piece describes the song as one that "defies the injustice of repetition."

And then, there's that amazing "I need you more than ...

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this playlist of love songs that other songwriters wish they wrote

Just in time for Valentine's Day, NPR's All Songs Considered spoke with a bunch of celebrated songwriters such as Phoebe Bridgers and M. Ward and asked them about the love songs that they wish they'd written — the masterful melodies and heartfelt turns of phrase that other poets envy and only dream to one day ...

Paul Simon explains his song “Mrs. Robinson” to **** Cavett (1970)

I'm really loving these old clips from The **** Cavett Show on YouTube. Here's a 5-minute clip of Paul Simon telling Cavett about his music making process, his involvement in The Graduate, and how he wrote "Mrs. Robinson."

This is as good a time as any to share a theory about The Graduate that my ...

3 Simple But Extremely Helpful Songwriting Tips

09.14.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

Do you feel frustrated or unfulfilled with the songs you have written? Do you think your songs have to meet a certain standard before they are any good to be published? If so, what exactly are you comparing them to? You may find you have to much expectation of yourself or what you think a ...