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2nd Annual Songwriter Challenge: Listener Songs #2

March 21, 2021

This week we welcomed five more songwriters who sent us their answers to our latest songwriting challenge, to write a song with a single chord progression throughout. We got two protest songs, a song about social media, a rather tense relationship, and of course, COVID-19. We were so pleased to receive submissions from all over the world; thanks for sharing!
We talked about:

* How Phil found a neat way to use a simple looper pedal in his studio
* Being clear about your message in a protest song
* Using as few words as possible in your lyrics
* The hosts’ answers to the songwriting challenge
* The first batch of listener’s answers to the songwriting challenge

Download the lyrics to follow along:

* Tracey Dey – Messing with my Head
* Mark Ippolito – Another Mother’s Son
* Jo Faulkner – Give Me Time
* Sunny Zaman – The world has let its children down
* Jeff Putnam – Life is Hard