Songs performed and discussed: “You Go Down Smooth” (Olson) begins at 5:20 “Look What a Mistake” (Price) begins at 20:30 “Seventeen” (Kearney) begins at 46:20 […]
Paul McCartney Songwriting Technique
This is a quick video on a simple and effective technique by the true master of songwriting, PAUL MCCARTNEY! Examples include Yellow Submarine, Carry That […]
SONGWRITING LESSON (Part 2) – Using INSPIRATION from FAVE GUITARISTS to ‘Stylize’ Chord Progressions
http://www.intimateaudio.com In Part 2 of this Songwriting Video Series, I demonstrate how familiarity with different artists’ playing styles (James Taylor, Chet Atkins, Elliott Smith, Jeff […]
Paul McCartney on a Lennon/McCartney Songwriting Reunion (1984)
A brief, but noteworthy clip from “The Making Of Give My Regards To Broad Street” in 1984. Paul is asked about John Lennon and discusses […]
On Songwriting – Episode 6: “Antennae”
Hit songwriter Christopher Ward (Alannah Myles, Diana Ross, Hilary Duff, Backstreet Boys) discusses sources for songs and gets the inside story from Sir Paul McCartney […]