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Thread #19977 Message #206147
Posted By: Bert
03-Apr-00 - 04:35 PM
Thread Name: Help with parody?
Subject: RE: BS: Help with parody?
Terri,
When I have problems like that with a song. First I decide how it's going to end, that is "What is the last verse going to be about". (You don't actually have to write the verse yet.} Then I'll decide what each verse is going to be about.
If the verses are still not flowing easily I'll imagine a picture, or stage setting, for each verse. Then I'll add some props to each picture.
That gives me lots of different things to use for rhymes. For example for your 'Pub' scene, you have him lying on the floor, add some sawdust, barstools, footrail, bar, pool table, dartboard, cardgame, spitoon, customers and so on 'till you have a wide choice of things that you can use to complete the verse.