Songwriting News: CAN YOU WRITE A VIRTUOUS SONG? (2024)

Ever thought about writing a song based on a virtue? Lots to pick from. How about faith, hope, charity, fortitude, justice, temperance and prudence. Also know as the “seven heavenly virtues”. There are “moral virtues” like courage, liberality, magnificence, magnanimity , proper ambition, truthfulness, wittiness, friendliness, modesty, righteous indignation.We even have the “human virtues” of humility, honesty, courage, perseverance, hope, charity, balance, wisdom and justice.HonestyI’m going wit

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May 31, 2023 - 13:59

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Ever thought about writing a song based on a virtue? Lots to pick from. How about faith, hope, charity, fortitude, justice, temperance and prudence. Also know as the “seven heavenly virtues”.

There are “moral virtues” like courage, liberality, magnificence, magnanimity , proper ambition, truthfulness, wittiness, friendliness, modesty, righteous indignation.

We even have the “human virtues” of humility, honesty, courage, perseverance, hope, charity, balance, wisdom and justice.

Honesty

I’m going with honesty today. Give this one some thought before you jump in. Know someone who’s honest as the day is long? Lots of classic songs play off this simple theme. “I Honestly Love You”, “Honesty“ by Billy Joel, maybe the Jimmy Reed classic, “Honest I Do”. Try creating a new list based solely on words in the family of honesty.

Songs of affirmation are always in demand. Anytime you can lift the listener up it’s a good thing. How about “Hope”? “ Courage”? “Bravery”? All great, big, virtuous words to start with. The word doesn’t have to be your title, it can be your theme. The Beatles classic “Here Comes The Sun” has a strong feeling of hope. One of my all time favorites “People Get Ready” has the dominant theme of faith. You can find courage and perseverance in the Tom Petty classic “I Won’t Back Down” and even friendliness in Bill Withers’, “Lean On Me”.

The Good Result

You get the idea. By virtue of being a songwriter you can tap into one of the very definitions of the word, “The good result that comes from something”. Write something great today, I’d call that a good result!

And… wherever you are in the world, wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas!!

Mark Cawley

Nashville, Tennessee

Parts of this blog are quoting from my book “ The Daily Song Journal”

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Mark Cawley is a hit songwriter, best-selling author, in-demand speaker, songwriting coach, and popular blogger. As a songwriter, his songs have been on more than 16 million records to date with cuts ranging from Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, and Diana Ross to Wynonna Judd, Taylor Dayne, Paul Carrack, The Spice Girls, and many more. Through his coaching service iDoCoach.com, he has coached thousands of songwriters worldwide.
His book, Song Journey, was released in April 2019 and went to #1 in 6 categories on Amazon. Mark is a past judge for the UK Songwriting Contest, Nashville Rising Star, Belmont University’s Commercial Music program, and West Coast Songwriter events. He’s also a contributing author to USA Songwriting, InTune Magazine, Songwriter Magazine, a sponsor for the Australian Songwriting Association, and a past mentor for The Songwriting Academy UK. Born in Syracuse, New York, Mark has lived in Boston, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, and London. Mark now resides in Nashville, Tennessee. The Daily Song Journal is his second book.
Here is a link to “ The Daily Song Journal” on Amazon
You can also find Song Journey on Amazon.
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