Readers Share Their Favorite Pink Floyd lyrics

A short while back, we asked you to name your favorite Pink Floyd lyrics, in order to enter out Why Pink Floyd? giveaway. If you didn’t win the Discovery box set or Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion set, well, don’t freak out –  we’re also giving away a copy of the Wish You Were [...]

“Go-Go Boots,” The Drive-By Truckers

Patterson Hood tells the story behind this modern noir classic.

Mavis Staples, “In Christ There Is No East Or West”

Mavis Staples teams up with fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy for the traditional song.

Behind The Lyric: Chrissie Hynde, “Boots Of Chinese Plastic”

Hynde says “Boots” started out like a Mose Allison song.

No More Auction Block: Bob Dylan’s “Times They Are A-Changin’” Lyrics Hit Sotheby’s

Deep-pocketed Dylan fans, keep an eye on Sotheby’s. The original lyric sheet for “The Times They Are A-Changin’” will go up for auction next month, expecting to fetch a price of $200-300,000. Handwritten edits show the process behind crafting the classic protest song. The 46-year-old sheets of notebook paper also include the lyrics to “North [...]

Wanda Jackson, “Dust On The Bible”

For the b-side to Wanda Jackson’s new single, “Thunder On The Mountain,” Jackson and producer Jack White chose the gospel-influenced chestnut “Dust On The Bible.” The song was made most famous by Kitty Wells, but was also recorded by the likes of Hank Williams Sr. and Roy Acuff. Interestingly, Williams and Acuff both played pivotal [...]

American Songwriter March/April 2011 Amateur Lyric Contest

Enter for your chance to have your lyrics printed in American Songwriter magazine. One of the four finalists will also be chosen for American Songwriter’s one-page Q&A feature in the coinciding issue. The First Place winner also receives a Martin DCX1E acoustic-electric cutaway guitar and a legendary Shure SM58 Microphone, and four sets of Elixir® [...]

Jan/Feb Lyric Contest Deadline Tonight At Midnight

Your last chance to enter our Jan/Feb Lyric Contest is just hours away! Tonight (Thursday, November 18) at 11:59 p.m. we’ll officially close the gates of opportunity for our 2010 Grand Prize, which includes a trip to Nashville, co-write with Jim Lauderdale, and demo recording session. View the current 2010 Grand Prize finalists and updates [...]

Lyric Spotlight | March/April 2010

A Q&A with Lyric Contest 3rd Place Winner Effron White In your AmericanSongspace.com bio, you mention a couple of song placements, one on an Australian TV program and another on Canadian TV. How did those come about, and how did they pan out financially and/or creatively? I don’t know specifically how those songs got placed. [...]

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