Just finished a workshop with the very talented Martin Briley. He spoke of the importance of "melodic shapes", referring to vocal melodies. The penny dropped. In recent years I've been writing this sequence:
Lyric idea -> Chords -> Vocal Melody
Whereas he's suggesting this :
Vocal Melody -> Lyric -> Chords
Duh. That's why he has gold records and why my mom still helps me out.
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