2nd Annual Songwriter Challenge: Listener Songs #2

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:

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