Welcome to the seventh episode of Write Me A Song: A Songwriting Podcast with Edward Randell and Olivia Rafferty! Thanks for joining us on this journey so far, it’s almost the end of Season 1! Take a listen to this week’s songwriting challenge and don’t forget we’d love you to get involved too! Scroll down to read this week’s homework and the submission link.
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🎵 Episode 7: Write Me A Real Person
This week we have someone who we consider the unofficial godfather of this podcast: Findlay Napier. Edward and Olivia met at a Findlay Napier show back in 2023. We chat to Findlay about co-writing, being an engaging performer, and finding subject matter outside your own life.
Listen to the episode to see what challenge he assigns us!
🎹 Songwriting Homework #7
This week, we want you to write a song about someone OTHER than yourself!
Here’s your homework:
Choose a well-known person (preferably dead!) with a Wikipedia page
Distil the information you find about their life into a song
Pick out details you find compelling, and craft a story from one angle
Try to keep things lyrically simple, especially the chorus
Record a demo and send it in!
Upload your song to be featured on the podcast or newsletter below.
📚 Episode References
Mentions from today’s episode:
🎟️ Tickets for Findlay’s Tour
🧍♂️ Boo Hewerdine
🎟️ Tickets for Edward’s String Quartet Show on 3rd April
✒️ Lyrics
Gentle giant, seven feet four
Eighth wonder of the world
Did you ever enter a room
Unobserved?
The world’s gonna put you on the brute squad
Like it or not
You outgrew the family farm
Dwarfed only by your fame
New York City stadium crowds
Chant your name
The world’s gonna put you on the brute squad
Like it or not
But you’d spend all your winnings
For one day a week
At regular size
Lost in the bustle of 5th avenue
Staring at people
Who don’t notice you
Gentle giant, weight on your back
Hurts more than you can bear
Drain a dozen bottles of wine
Feel them stare
The world’s gonna put you on the brute squad
Like it or not
Like it or not
Gentle giant
Gentle giant
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