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Episode 230 - Norah Jones

Sodajerker On Songwriting

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The Best Lyrics Come From Gibberish

I had one kind of lyrical idea. One song was more finished, and then one was just like, one little snippet of the melody. It's nice to have a jumping off point in your back pocket, for sure. But it doesn't have to be even close to being finished, you know. We were just playing guitar on the couch. That one was very spontaneous, yet lyrics too. T at ei sing the a tin. Woud jeff, i had too snippets of melodies, and that was pretty much it. I mean, sometimes the best l s come from gibberish,. Sometimes the worst lyrics come from Gibberish. They become married to certain phrases

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