Why Olivia Rodrigo Starts Writing a Song with Lyrics

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Komentáře • 179

  • @shwetadnyate122
    @shwetadnyate122 Před 9 měsíci +2103

    “Iknowwewerentperfectbutiveneverfeltthiswayfornooneandijustcantimaginehowyoucouldbesookaynowthatimgone”
    -Olivia rodrigo

  • @cloudskyecovers
    @cloudskyecovers Před 11 měsíci +702

    I have always wrote my song lyrics before anything else, coming up with lyrics would help me pick a song title!

    • @vleaky3430
      @vleaky3430 Před 5 měsíci +3

      How fo you write lyrics?? I got some good ideas for beats and melodies but can't writr lyrics. Any help?

    • @cloudskyecovers
      @cloudskyecovers Před 5 měsíci +7

      @@vleaky3430 sometimes if you just think of random lines during the day or write about something that has happened that’s important to you maybe 😊

    • @vleaky3430
      @vleaky3430 Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@cloudskyecovers thanks for the quick response! Any idea on how to not write cringey lyrics?🤣 like sometimes I think I'm doing good but then the next day I read it and think it's cringe or not good.

    • @cloudskyecovers
      @cloudskyecovers Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@vleaky3430 no problem! Sometimes your mind changes but I would say keep it anyway or try to make it as Olivia says “something that yourself would listen to” 😊

    • @vleaky3430
      @vleaky3430 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@cloudskyecovers got it thank you

  • @eyesfullofstars13
    @eyesfullofstars13 Před rokem +597

    I also write my songs this way! I’m trying a new approach though, which is working on the beat and rhythm first.

    • @lunamars233
      @lunamars233 Před rokem +5

      same!!:)

    • @OA2605
      @OA2605 Před rokem

      Me too :) can you check my first music video please? And give me your opinion? I am just a beginner and your review would help :)

    • @sonnyboynft2847
      @sonnyboynft2847 Před rokem +4

      I usually start rhythm 1st but I love lyrics

    • @Jaston49
      @Jaston49 Před rokem +20

      same! But im struggling that way😭😭 its difficult for me to start off with the beat first do some reason

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Před 5 dny

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back

  • @LuciensMusic
    @LuciensMusic Před 7 měsíci +68

    Im terrible at writing songs that dont pertain to my life, but Im doing it more and more lately. Its great to observe other peoples lives and relationships and use that : )

    • @dalethedippa5822
      @dalethedippa5822 Před 4 měsíci +7

      I ONLY write songs that don't pertain to my life. Each to their own!

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Před 5 dny +1

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back

  • @animator77nic
    @animator77nic Před rokem +374

    I always write lyric first. In fact i only have music for a few ones I've written, the rest are just lyrics on their own

    • @m3.ya13
      @m3.ya13 Před rokem +16

      Oh wow I make the entire track first we’re like complete opposite’s lol

    • @animator77nic
      @animator77nic Před rokem +6

      @@m3.ya13 hehe yea

    • @Tyrenexg
      @Tyrenexg Před rokem +2

      Sameee here haha🫶

    • @farheenanikhath7422
      @farheenanikhath7422 Před rokem +8

      @@m3.ya13 how do u make melody chorus and music

    • @m3.ya13
      @m3.ya13 Před rokem +5

      @@farheenanikhath7422 I use garage band, I usually make orchestra songs lol

  • @Giovanni_Pesci
    @Giovanni_Pesci Před 8 měsíci +61

    Personally I use a hybrid approach, I typically start with rough lyrics, then I try to find a chord progression or melody that fits with the vibe of the song. After that, I take all of those ideas to my daw and produce the song, and add things that I originally hadn’t thought of, and finalize the lyrics and the composition of the song, and any extra things a

    • @imawakemymindisalive13
      @imawakemymindisalive13 Před 6 měsíci +1

      i don’t really have an approach, the songs just come to me… melody and lyrics at once… but now the problem is i can’t fit chords to it. it takes forever to figure it out!

  • @marmantole
    @marmantole Před měsícem +3

    So much talent in one person

  • @arkjandaniellsanchez1555
    @arkjandaniellsanchez1555 Před 2 lety +332

    Interesting, I'm curious though, do you recommend this method of songwriting by olivia?

    • @getsmartquick
      @getsmartquick Před 2 lety +46

      If you have something of value and meaningful then yes but If it's sophistry like most secular music then scat sing

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Před 2 lety +139

      I recommend any method of songwriting tbh. One advantage of starting with lyrics is that it can give you provide you with the overall song concept and that can help you make musical choices. but ideas can come from anywhere, lyrics, music, melody, you got to know how to write from all possibilities.👍

    • @rafaelsantosx
      @rafaelsantosx Před rokem +26

      @@SongWritersChopShop there are two different approaches, I think. You can start writing lyrics but as you write you also define the melody of those sentences. Or you can write just a text, like a poem, then come up with melody later. I can't do the second one properly, because if I come up with a good melody, I tend to modify the lyrics to fit in. Although I do the first one in some occasions, most of the time I come up with melody/chords first, then lyrics later (can be right next or take days/weeks).

    • @Si_fly
      @Si_fly Před rokem +6

      @@rafaelsantosx you can also start with drums/beat

    • @projectpat7449
      @projectpat7449 Před rokem +12

      When I start with lyrics or what’s just in my head before I hear a beat, The song almost always sounds better every time.

  • @LydiaSaunders-cd3xs
    @LydiaSaunders-cd3xs Před 10 měsíci +8

    Omg I do this too! A lot of people say starting with the notes is more important, but I find it easier to start with the lyrics, and figure out melodies from there.

  • @dochudson7284
    @dochudson7284 Před rokem +14

    This is how I do it most times but another way that works well for me is to just go for it off the dome to get the sound and you can change parts or move them around easier

  • @Thepixiebella
    @Thepixiebella Před rokem +29

    I always write my lyrics first

  • @salbellajr
    @salbellajr Před 3 měsíci +1

    When she said the line it sounded sincere and genuine

  • @connorsweeney3858
    @connorsweeney3858 Před rokem +75

    If she actually writes all her lyrics. Fair play cause they’re pretty good

  • @novamakesfood
    @novamakesfood Před 4 měsíci +1

    Same!! Big on lyricism

  • @kr7.00
    @kr7.00 Před 2 lety +72

    She definitely took Drama and English for her GCSE or whatever it's called in America-

    • @jethroteece4750
      @jethroteece4750 Před rokem +1

      @@bobwilkinsonguitar6142 that's not true 🤣

    • @wannabedrewafualo
      @wannabedrewafualo Před rokem

      I had to Google wtf a GCSE was but ours is called a General Educational Development test (most just call it a GED). 🥲

  • @leahlee2918
    @leahlee2918 Před rokem +187

    Eminem has been real quiet…

  • @sonnyboynft2847
    @sonnyboynft2847 Před rokem +12

    This is a legit tip

  • @pingpong7286
    @pingpong7286 Před rokem +9

    Starting intro because of the vibes is wrong lmao I learned the hard way 😭

  • @RobertoSarracco-fc7kk
    @RobertoSarracco-fc7kk Před rokem +5

    Your the Olivia Rodrigo wow I love déjà vu your song

  • @Thebookwormsguide
    @Thebookwormsguide Před rokem +4

    I do this as well. And it works perfectly

  • @tessamitchell1305
    @tessamitchell1305 Před rokem +35

    I got a couple of lyrics they, sound like something Olivia Rodrigo would sing
    "You know you talk about her, like she walks on water
    and that's not the problem in full
    but, while you're undermining me, and up lifting her
    is there any part of you that can feel how I hurt
    My love was forgotten..........."

    • @ab6457
      @ab6457 Před rokem +7

      is there any part in you that feels how hurt I am
      when you talk praises about her, like she is a miracle walking on water
      undermining me and uplifting me,or she is the light and am it's shadow
      or is it my love was long forgotten
      I would write it this way anyone tell is it right or am I being poetic

  • @madelynsparks9528
    @madelynsparks9528 Před 11 měsíci +3

    I personally always start with a tune or chorus that I have in my head and then start from there. Once I have the groundwork for the song, only then do I start to write real lyrics. I feel like doing that method just allows the lyrics to naturally come into play without thinking too much about how to make it sound good in a song because you already have the song. I mostly just use filler words and sing nonsense when I get a tune in my head and that’s how it ends up working well for me

  • @gaye_alisir
    @gaye_alisir Před 2 měsíci +1

    "Good for you. Im happy as hell". Damn those are some deep ass lyrics. Shakespearean. Joking aside i like her music and its nice to see a Filipina making it in music.

  • @maxpayne0006
    @maxpayne0006 Před 11 měsíci +2

    She is gorgeous

  • @youngdumbandbaroque1543
    @youngdumbandbaroque1543 Před 4 měsíci

    Great insight from Olivia. I’ve started journaling my day-to-day experiences, free-writing my thoughts, etc. and I already feel like a better wordsmith.

  • @duckonboard
    @duckonboard Před rokem +1

    This is exactly what I do!!

  • @thebatman7730
    @thebatman7730 Před rokem +73

    She’s one of the few who I trust because she plays instruments. Unlike other “musicians” who act like they are really good at music even tho they have their producers and teams make the music for them.

    • @alonzomor112
      @alonzomor112 Před rokem +42

      lmfao just because you don't produce your own shit does mean you're not a "musician" an artist figuring out how to structure their song in terms of (verse, chorus, bridge). and that is already hard enough to handle on your own not looking at actually playing the instruments
      idk why people hate so much on musicians that don't produce, even if they can't. they are still pretty much poets which you aren't but you want to judge.

    • @ArtisanAsteroid
      @ArtisanAsteroid Před rokem +13

      Musicians don’t have to write music. You mean you only consider preformer-songwriters to be musicians.

    • @phi-losiphy2038
      @phi-losiphy2038 Před rokem +14

      You don't have to play instruments to be a good musician. Ever heard of Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur. The voice is also a very powerful instrument which takes a lot of breath control to practice and master. Educate yourself before you make comments like these!

    • @phi-losiphy2038
      @phi-losiphy2038 Před rokem +13

      You should educate yourself before you make these comments because Biggie, Tupac Shakur, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston etc don't know how to play instruments yet they're on of the best artists I'm history. The voice is also a powerful instrument which takes a lot of breath control and YEARS of practice to master.

    • @synthiachristina6384
      @synthiachristina6384 Před rokem +4

      Oof guess Michael Jackson wasn’t a real musician then 🙄

  • @Whitepandagirl3
    @Whitepandagirl3 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I didn't notice the scary part because i was reading the comments pushup bro 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💀6:46

  • @gabesantos4588
    @gabesantos4588 Před měsícem

    Excellent video

  • @jazaniya9378
    @jazaniya9378 Před rokem +6

    I did wrote many songs but I really don't know anything about music. All I know is I'm passionate about it. I hum to tunes made by my head and write my lyrics. So I did completed a lot of songs but I don't know if that's the right way to make music. 😞

    • @StrongScholar
      @StrongScholar Před rokem +4

      The "right" way is what works for you :) everyone is unique

  • @pIaxondry
    @pIaxondry Před rokem +13

    is that why she is one of the most with copyrighted songs? awesome

  • @lilliekateminor7606
    @lilliekateminor7606 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thats really cool

  • @Nowhatsgoingon11222
    @Nowhatsgoingon11222 Před rokem +4

    I write songs like that too

  • @memphisfitz8294
    @memphisfitz8294 Před 28 dny

    I love her

  • @ctinathegemini
    @ctinathegemini Před 9 měsíci +1

    Same! ❤❤

  • @LOADEDPISTOL
    @LOADEDPISTOL Před 9 měsíci +1

    I do this. I tend to come up with songs out of the blue and I can sing them for ages and then I just don’t end up remembering anything I sung which sucks, but I do this aswell, I think of things especially about my ex and they can be turned into songs I just don’t know what to start and how to properly write songs but I’m hoping I’ll get there

  • @evastood4539
    @evastood4539 Před 5 měsíci

    32:22 thisssss>>>

  • @illicitveniceb
    @illicitveniceb Před 5 měsíci +1

    i used to do this and now i typically start with a melody or even a rough track to add lyrics to

  • @siliovice2277
    @siliovice2277 Před rokem +5

    If you feel something write it

  • @ryanjenkinsmusic8339
    @ryanjenkinsmusic8339 Před měsícem

    For some reason I always end up writing the chorus first and then fill in the blanks from there. I guess it helps me figure out the layout of the song

  • @user-dc6zj4ju2k
    @user-dc6zj4ju2k Před 4 měsíci

    I got inspo from your song traitor and ended actually writing my own song and one of the lines from it is “yooouuuurrrrree just a traaaaaiiitoooor” and it slaps

  • @jayleon89
    @jayleon89 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Chunk writing has to be one of the best ways to write.

  • @Kisha05
    @Kisha05 Před 4 měsíci

    I also write songs like this.. it's just soo much fun, when I first started, i thought it would be horrible, but somehow it turns out good, since then I have been writing them , and now my friends think I wrote like either Taylor or Olivia , ❤❤❤ my dream is to become just like them .

  • @evastood4539
    @evastood4539 Před 5 měsíci

    34:32 wait whattt I’ve never known this 😮

  • @Zlist1994
    @Zlist1994 Před rokem +14

    I usually start with the chorus melody but then that’s as far as I get sadly. I wish I could write a full song one day. I still have hope tho atleast lol

    • @thatbetchlol2968
      @thatbetchlol2968 Před rokem +6

      Ur so lucky cuz whenever i try to get a good melody for my choruses i just end up getting nothing good to it

    • @Zlist1994
      @Zlist1994 Před rokem +5

      @@thatbetchlol2968 usually just humming to the beat instead of trying to think of words helps me a lot. I would try to write lyrics that fit after. Look up “top lining” for songs and it might help you out as well. Good luck to you. Please don’t give up 😁

    • @SongWritersChopShop
      @SongWritersChopShop  Před rokem +5

      There's a video on top lining in the melody playlist, it has sia on the thumbnail 👌

  • @AUGUSTIN-MUSIC
    @AUGUSTIN-MUSIC Před 4 měsíci

    She’s speaking facts

  • @Neve144
    @Neve144 Před rokem +7

    I looked at her and thought she was milly bobby brown 😂

  • @deineoma2494
    @deineoma2494 Před 3 měsíci

    The way she just rapped that line down like it was easy

  • @alexandertye3244
    @alexandertye3244 Před 4 měsíci

    Artists 🎨 🎨 🎨 🎨

  • @insteadnotschoolthaninvain9957

    Gorgeous

  • @jazzman2516
    @jazzman2516 Před rokem +17

    Songwriting would be a piece of piss if my standards for lyrics were this low. 😂

  • @insteadnotschoolthaninvain9957

    Dayum

  • @-jamesslays.periodt-
    @-jamesslays.periodt- Před rokem +9

    She's like a little Taylor Swift, it's so cute 🥹

  • @evastood4539
    @evastood4539 Před 5 měsíci

    29:25 get em b😠👊

  • @gello583
    @gello583 Před 8 měsíci

    I always put lyrics first too most of my songs are just lyrics
    Put your favorite lyrics that you have written here

  • @gatacelta
    @gatacelta Před 10 měsíci

    "I've never felt this way for no one." I'm curious about her tendency in her lyric writing to use double negatives. She does it in several other tunes. "Just don't find no one better" etc. I think I've heard maybe Adele and Taylor do it, too. Occasionally I see it, but I've picked up on it the most with Olivia. I've always wondered if that's just taking some creative license, or if it serves another purpose I haven't thought of. I have to admit, my English teacher sensibilities struggle a bit with it! the urge to correct it is overpowering, but otoh I'm also all for creative writing, so I've got myself tied up in my own knot with this particular frame of lyric device. 🙃

  • @rutikajadhav21
    @rutikajadhav21 Před měsícem +1

    I'm a lyrics writer and I need a producer I'm just a student getting started if you'd like to help...

  • @itsmelissaseals
    @itsmelissaseals Před 9 měsíci +1

    respect

  • @hunterjc3231
    @hunterjc3231 Před 28 dny

    I often start with a title

  • @Lyssss.
    @Lyssss. Před 10 měsíci

    Same

  • @THEREALDPVRK
    @THEREALDPVRK Před 9 měsíci +1

    She says like so many times

  • @JuliaPeck
    @JuliaPeck Před 10 měsíci

    I need help with writing lyrics!!!

  • @ES92-
    @ES92- Před 11 dny

    She Busta Rhymed it 💀

  • @FatherjosephEspita
    @FatherjosephEspita Před 6 měsíci

    👍👍👌

  • @selliantuttimusi6735
    @selliantuttimusi6735 Před 3 měsíci

    Funny because I ALWAYS write the melody before the lyrics as melody is truly the main character of a song. I'm surprised that the vast majority of people here take Olivia's approach (which is great BTW, I just don't/can't do it that way).

  • @hailieB527
    @hailieB527 Před rokem +1

    ❤❤

  • @miurie.
    @miurie. Před 10 měsíci

    She just raps all the way through her music history

  • @wilsonyang4152
    @wilsonyang4152 Před 6 měsíci

    Where is this interview from

  • @SNAPEYISHOT
    @SNAPEYISHOT Před rokem +4

    Well yeah Ofc she writes songs with lyrics

  • @jas_bataille
    @jas_bataille Před 7 měsíci +1

    If Olivia drops a rap album the world will explode basically

  • @cosmic_comedy
    @cosmic_comedy Před rokem +5

    I dont even like her music that much but we need more lyricists in today's music, not just made up stuff with autotune and a pre-recorded beat

    • @elencobiavideoscantando8305
      @elencobiavideoscantando8305 Před rokem

      Actually to write a song you can start from a pre-recorded beat
      Autotune is not that bad if you can use it… it’s just a plug in that can help you to correct the notes you missed even though some people use it as an effect in genres like trap or r&b… all singers use autotune in studio to make it sound good and on pitch. Or else some others use it to create ideas and demos for writing down melodies… because if you think it’s used because people can’t sing, then actually they can sound awful with it no matter how much autotune you used

  • @dimelo2melo961
    @dimelo2melo961 Před rokem +2

    It depends on a genre, try that on trap and it's over

    • @elencobiavideoscantando8305
      @elencobiavideoscantando8305 Před rokem

      In Argentina for example they do freestyle in trap mostly of the time (Duki, Lit Killah, Ysy, Khea and others)

  • @Entertaining_Edits1
    @Entertaining_Edits1 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Eminem better watch out for Olivia Rodrigo

  • @jitzwa
    @jitzwa Před rokem +4

    step 1: copy paramore

  • @jeannieprice1180
    @jeannieprice1180 Před 6 měsíci

    HI

  • @davidmoss2576
    @davidmoss2576 Před rokem +11

    I think her favorite method of songwriting is plagiarism.

  • @1user_2009
    @1user_2009 Před rokem +2

    Is she a rapper

  • @tradingbasics01
    @tradingbasics01 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Thats one line?

  • @evastood4539
    @evastood4539 Před 5 měsíci

    33:07 every top inside urban outfitters suffocates my breast and they’re bulging

  • @xlysabj
    @xlysabj Před 9 měsíci +1

    Who is this?

  • @walshelliot1
    @walshelliot1 Před 10 měsíci

    Jaws swinging

  • @mantrafox
    @mantrafox Před rokem

    I think I would work great with her, as I am a big music/melody guy, so that comes first.

  • @citrusmoth1103
    @citrusmoth1103 Před 6 měsíci

    "Im a big lyricist, like i write down poems"
    Also her: "well screw that, screw you!!!"
    No hate y'all im just kidding, so dont kill me olivia stans

  • @evastood4539
    @evastood4539 Před 5 měsíci

    32:34 omg there’s this instagram girl who lost a lot of her breasts and people commented on how she looked better before 😮

  • @AUGUSTIN-MUSIC
    @AUGUSTIN-MUSIC Před měsícem

    Uhhh can I marry her? 🥺

  • @isaiahminott
    @isaiahminott Před 11 měsíci +1

    She just listens to Taylor swift and copies that it's not hard

  • @qiamdof
    @qiamdof Před 7 měsíci

    no hate but she should just stayed an actor

  • @damianlee6957
    @damianlee6957 Před měsícem

    What that mouf do

  • @bamabat8435
    @bamabat8435 Před měsícem

    Because the music for all her songs has already been written by other artists. The lyrics are all that's left to do.

  • @user-pn6by7fh2t
    @user-pn6by7fh2t Před 5 měsíci

    Horrible lyrics😂

  • @Larkxlyn
    @Larkxlyn Před 13 dny

    Lyrasiss💀

  • @Stoneabba9999
    @Stoneabba9999 Před rokem +1

    It can work but most hits songs are music first😮

  • @thepillgrim5286
    @thepillgrim5286 Před 8 měsíci +1

    How did that even make it in the song without rhyming 😅😅😅😅😅