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Posted by Bolts on March 23, 2000 at 12:02:05:

In Reply to: For the songwriters out there..... posted by Ally on March 22, 2000 at 22:12:40:

Then a melody that seems to rhythmically suggest a certain phrase. That first seed, since it seems so instantaneously pure, is what the song gets built around. Unless it's utter nonsense--which is how I shape the rhythm of the lyrics for the verses: Singing nonsensical syllables until words begin to suggest themselves and meaning takes shape. Then the painful process of sitting down and actually finding the words! But remember: Paul McCartney's working title for "Yesterday" was "Scrambled Eggs."

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