Lyric Mastery Podcast

#18 - 15 Secrets Every Songwriter Must Know About Writing The Lyrics For A Lovers’ First Meet Scene

May 13, 2021 Melanie - Certified Story Grid Editor Season 2 Episode 18
Lyric Mastery Podcast
#18 - 15 Secrets Every Songwriter Must Know About Writing The Lyrics For A Lovers’ First Meet Scene
Show Notes

#018 - The Ultimate Guide To Writing Love Lyrics About The Lovers' First Encounter.

Do you want to write an original love song about the lovers' first encounter?

About that special moment when the possible future couple first lays eyes on each other?

But there are so many love songs out there and you don’t know what details to focus on and apply to your songwriting to find the best ways to write your original and innovative love song that will speak right to the heart of your listeners.

If that’s you, I’ve got great news for you.

Today’s episode, "15 Secrets Every Songwriter Must Know About Writing The Lyrics For A Lovers’ First Meet Scene." - is exactly what you're looking for!

It summarizes the 15 most helpful tips about writing the lovers’ first meet scene.

Those tips are the ultimate collection of what we’ve found out as we studied the lyrics of some wonderful songs about the lovers' first encounter in the last eight episodes.

Only by listening to this episode will you perfectly know what you need to focus on when writing about this kind of love song.

Additionally, you'll also learn about four different types of "Meet-Cute" scenes that we have not yet talked about to ignite your imagination.

I’ll also tell you about nine other love songs about the lovers’ first encounter that you can study to get even more inspired by different possible ways to write about that one love story must-have moment.

And I’ve got a big surprise for you at the end of this episode.

So if you want to be able to start working on your new original love song about the lovers’ first meet scene right away, then tune in to spark your imagination.

Here's what we cover:
[00:00:00]
Discover the 15 secrets to writing the lyrics for the lovers' first meet scene.

[00:02:19] What can listening to the Stories in Songs Podcast do for you?

[00:06:43] Telling Stories in Songs

[00:08:01] Love Stories in Songs

[00:10:20] The lovers’ meet scene

[00:12:11] Option 1: Lovers First Meet Scene - Mutual attraction

[00:14:32] Option 2: Lovers First Meet Scene - Only one character is instantly attracted to the other one but the other character is disinterested

[00:16:27] Option 3: Lovers First Meet Scene - Mutually disinterested

[00:19:14] Option 4: Lovers First Meet Scene - Missing Courage to act or feeling too overwhelmed to act

[00:20:56] Advice for using those options for your songwriting

[00:23:01] 15 Tips for writing a lovers’ first meet scene in your song.

[00:52:23] More “Meet-Cute” Songs to study

[00:55:16] Preview: Next Stories in Songs episodes


Links mentioned in this episode:

  • "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" by John Michael Montgomery - Episode 10 - How To Write A "Love at First Sight" Song
  • "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera  - Episode 11 - Three Lyric Writing Mistakes That Could Cost You Your Audience’s Engagement
  • “Crazy for You” by Madonna  - Episode 12 - An Unspoken Truth To Writing Enticing Lyrics
  • “I Saw Her Standing There” by The Beatles  - Episode 13 - The Beatles Way to I
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