Can a band's lyricist come up with melodies as well?
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:21 am
Hey everyone. I own a lot of U2 and Green Day CD's. And I've read the sleeve notes for every one of those CD's.
In almost all the liner notes, the songwriting credits are denoted as "Lyrics by Bono, Music by U2" or "Lyrics by Billie Joe, Music by Green Day".
When it says "Music by U2"- Does it mean that the band collectively created all the melodies, riffs, hooks, harmonies, rhythms, and chord progressions while writing the music itself?
And when it says "Lyrics by Bono"- Does it mean that Bono came up with just the lyrics themselves? Or does it mean that Bono generated BOTH the lyrics and the lyrical melodies.
In other words-
Does the lyricist establish the lyrics AND the melodies? Or does musical composition encompass writing everything from melodies to riffs, hooks, harmonies, rhythms, and chord progressions?
Thanks guys!
In almost all the liner notes, the songwriting credits are denoted as "Lyrics by Bono, Music by U2" or "Lyrics by Billie Joe, Music by Green Day".
When it says "Music by U2"- Does it mean that the band collectively created all the melodies, riffs, hooks, harmonies, rhythms, and chord progressions while writing the music itself?
And when it says "Lyrics by Bono"- Does it mean that Bono came up with just the lyrics themselves? Or does it mean that Bono generated BOTH the lyrics and the lyrical melodies.
In other words-
Does the lyricist establish the lyrics AND the melodies? Or does musical composition encompass writing everything from melodies to riffs, hooks, harmonies, rhythms, and chord progressions?
Thanks guys!