Hi Joanne,

Thank you for taking time to have a listen. These days, after writing lyrics that I think are good enough to call "done", I always go through them with a razor and see if I can reduce the word count by 10%. I got this idea from something Pat Pattison once said at a seminar. The reason I do this is because it's amazing how often the reduction of the word count can really tighten up the overall song.

One thing I keep in mind, though, when cutting words is that some of the seemingly unnecessary words are often required to keep the melody identifiably intact from verse to verse. I ALWAYS let melody be the final judge with my editing decisions because research shows that, for most listeners, melody is the bus-driver of the song and lyrics are a VIP passenger.

I guess what I'm trying to say is "That's how the lyrics became sparse for Brenda and me!" smile

Once again, thank you.
Noel


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