Trying something other than a love song with Greg Wyard

Best known for his heartfelt love songs, songwriter Greg Wyard is about to surprise his audience with “Guns and Money,” a song that delves into significant global issues with a guitar-heavy rock sound.

“Guns and Money” takes a more serious and thought-provoking direction than previous songs, taking inspiration from society’s obsession with wealth and weapons that often overshadows essential human concerns.

Written, recorded, produced and mixed by Greg, Guns and Money is now available all streaming platforms.

Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

• How Greg’s new song started like a love song, but then he decided to write a protest song
• How singing hard consonants (in a triple rhyme, no less) can come across as angry or yelling
• How melodic and rhythmic changes in each section are needed when your chord progression is the same throughout
• How Greg was inspired by Max Martin to draw really clear delineations between his song sections
• Releasing singles vs. albums
• Peter Gabriel’s new album I/O
• How Greg recently learned how to not strain his voice when singing high notes