Lyric Mastery - Storytelling in Songwriting

#24 - “Rumor” by Lee Brice – Using Multiple Love Story Conventions

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#024 - Do you want to write a great love song about the first kiss? Get inspired by using love story conventions to get your listeners into the mood.

Today we’ll do our second lyric study about the love story moment of the first kiss. And we’ll use the song “Rumor” by Lee Brice as today’s example to find out how you can pull it off to write about that special and exciting moment when two persons who are attracted to each other are about to share their first kiss.

And by studying the lyrics of this song, you’ll discover ...

  • how you can use multiple love story conventions in a song without getting over the top
  • and when it’s better to leave your story unresolved and end with a cliffhanger not to steal the spotlight from your song’s central idea.

    • Sound good?

    So let’s get started.

    Episode Overview:

    [00:01:21] The S.O.N.G. Framework

    [00:02:25] “Rumor” by Lee Brice

    [00:04:43] 1. Summary (About)

    [00:17:27] 2. Observer

    [00:22:55] 3. Narration

    [00:28:02] Analyzing the scene told in the song.

    [00:36:16] Change

    [00:38:18] Writing Techniques

    [00:47:59] What we’ve learned from Rumor by Lee Brice

    [00:50:30] Song Exercise - The First Kiss


    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Rumor lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

      • Visit ⁠⁠lyricmastery.com⁠⁠ for everything on storytelling in songwriting.


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