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Some thoughts on memorial songs
This week we’ve lost some important people in our world. Aaron lost his brother in law, David. And the music world lost songwriter and...
To bridge or not to bridge?
It’s one of the most delicate questions in songwriting. Do we add a bridge to our songs? Do they need that little bit of...
Oh baby: The word songwriters can't live without
The word “baby” has been a staple of songwriting since before we were born. From “Baby Face” to “Be My Baby” to “…Baby One...
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Michael's tribute to Bobby Ronstadt
Michael remembers his cousin, Bobby Ronstadt, who passed away on March 30, 2025. In this episode, Michael recalls doing some of his own earliest...
The beauty of near rhymes in songwriting
When it comes to crafting rhymes in song, the perfect can be the enemy of the good. In a perfect rhyme, among two words,...
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Why "This Land Is Your Land" is surprisingly subversive
In part two of our conversation, Spook Handy unspools the story behind “This Land Is Your Land.” He talks about how Woody Guthrie had...