Thursday, 28 August 2014

Ticket 66: Write An 'Occasional' Song


A song to celebrate a national holiday or a commonly shared life experience (all the things you might buy a greeting card for).

Birthday
Christmas Time Is Here Again

also

Auld Lang Syne
Father's Day (Groucho Marx)
First Of May (Jonathan Coulton)
Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder)
Happy Birthday To You (trad.)
Happy New Year (Abba)
Shrove Tuesday (Matt Blick)
We Are The Champions (Queen)

And of course too many Christmas songs to mention.

See also

Ticket 42: Have A Completely Unique Concept For The Song
Ticket 49: Employ Madrigalism
Ticket 54: Unify Your Lyrical Imagery/Extended Metaphor
Ticket 64: Try Writing For Kids

See the full list of songwriting tips here - Tickets To Write

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