Originally Posted By: pmills
I often tell people that writing a parody of some other song is educational and great practice.

If you analyze the original song well enough that you can match the structure, rhymes, accents, and even syllables you will have insight into how that song was written. Then you can pick a different song and do it again. Repeat as necessary.

If your problem is composing music, this won't help. But for lyrics and song structure, it's a useful tool.


Excellent advice. I couldn't agree more.


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