Nice one Marc,

I would add apart from the latest hated words, it's knowing where your tune is going melody wise, "The Vowel Triangle"

described in a book by Pat Pattison (A Professor of Berklee College)also know as (Beauty and the Beast)

In short Pat describes how there are Certain words to avoid at the higher range, and certain words that sing better at the lower range.

Listen to the high notes of Roy Orbison, and try substituting them for others, and you will find 99 percent of your chosen words will not work when the song peaks.

The same goes for the bottom range.

It's all about how the mouth forms itself re open vowels and closed vowels. < O----nely in dreams >(key letter here is an open vowel) < Yest-er-day > like the song sings better in that mid to low range (Yest- er-day) closed vowel.

Not many top writers use perfect rhyme any more because most have become cliches.

Hope this helps.

Cheyenne


One of the most important principles of songwriting is to remember that a good song is a partnership of many different components, all working together to produce a satisfying musical experience.

In that respect, song components are either enhancing or compromising their combined effects.