#23 - Finding Topics to Write about by Looking at Universal Human Values

#023 - Not in the mood to write another song about love? Get inspired by other great topics to write about.

Let me ask you this:

Have you ever wondered if there’s anything other than writing a love song? 

It seems every second song seems to be about love. So there’s a huge demand for love stories. 

But still, can’t we write about something else for once?

But what else is there?

• How can we define some other options of things to write about?
• Where do we start? How can we come up with interesting ideas that really interest people?
• Are there some overall possibilities we could use, like some overall categories that can inspire us to know what to write about?

Today’s bite-sized episode will give you the answer, and I’ll include song examples that help you see each of those different topic versions applied.


Episode Overview:

[00:01:28] Recap of Crucial Components of Storytelling

[00:03:00] Universal Human Values in Stories

[00:06:08] Love Spectrum

[00:07:18] Life and Death Spectrum

[00:11:13] Story Example: Gladiator

[00:13:56] Crucial Components in a Love Story

[00:16:47] Lyric topic ideas by looking at different Story Content Genres

[00:18:03] Action 

[00:18:35] Crime

[00:19:20] Horror

[00:19:51] War

[00:20:24] Thriller

[00:20:57] Western

[00:21:07] Society

[00:21:30] Performance

[00:21:56] Summary of what we’ve learned about external content genres and universal human values

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