@lizard_, @theodoodle, and @K1LLER, this is for you, to help you motivate your songwriting career... Whenever you get into that funk of thinking you're never gonna write something that will grab the ear of music lovers... Just remember these songs and how they just appeared out of thin air...And yes, these are all hit songs. The "Scrap-Paper" Classics "Yesterday" by The Beatles: Paul McCartney woke up with the melody fully formed from a dream. Afraid he would forget it, he rushed to a piano to figure out the chords and used the dummy working lyrics "Scrambled eggs, oh my baby how I love your legs" on a scrap of paper to preserve the rhythm. "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen: The Boss spent six agonizing months perfecting the title track, but the actual album imagery and subsequent lyrics were famously scribbled across envelopes, notebook margins, and loose restaurant placemats while he sat on his bed in Long Branch, New Jersey. "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart: Lacking a proper notebook while staying in a hotel room, Stewart hastily scratched out the lyrics to his breakthrough solo hit on a brown paper grocery bag. The Off-The-Wall Inceptions "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses: This song started completely by accident as a joke. Slash was sitting in the band's house merely playing a "circus melody" as a silly warm-up exercise. Hearing it from upstairs, Axl Rose immediately started writing lyrics based on a poem he'd penned for his girlfriend, and within an hour, a rock anthem was born. "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.: Guitarist Peter Buck was sitting in his kitchen watching television. He had just bought a mandolin and was trying to learn how to play it. As he was recording his practice session to see how he sounded, he accidentally stumbled into the main riff that defined the track. Written in Minutes "Under Pressure" by Queen & David Bowie: Born out of a 24-hour, wine-fueled jam session in Montreux, Switzerland, the song was completely spontaneous. Bassist John Deacon created the iconic bassline on the spot, but then the band went out for pizza. When they returned, Deacon forgot what he had played, and drummer Roger Taylor had to hum it back to him from memory. "Rock This Town" by The Stray Cats: Frontman Brian Setzer wrote this entire rockabilly anthem in less than ten minutes. He was sitting on a bed in a cheap London hotel room, completely struck by a sudden burst of inspiration, and mapped out the chords and lyrics all at once. Wishing you all of the best in your pursuit of a successful music career... Take care, and GOD bless.
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