Category Archives: songwriting

Is the Eurovision Song Contest Getting Better?

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Paul Carr

Yesterday, like I do most years, I dutifully switched on the TV to have my yearly moan at the Eurovision Song Contest. There is something deep inside me and many others that loves to pass comment on the ‘rubbish’ songs, … Continue reading →

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Songwriting and Grief: Creative Unifying Principles

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Paul Carr

I was thinking this week about Sting’s creative process when writing both Nothing Like The Sun and The Soul Cages. It is well documented how Nothing Like the Sun was written during a time when Sting’s mother died from cancer, … Continue reading →

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