Originally Posted by: BJoy
On another note, my biggest songwriting influence is poetry, which helps a lot here.

I have written poetry since I was knee high to a grasshopper. Writing poetry is a great help in songwriting as far as rhyming and vocabulary. However, poetry and songwriting are very different. Poetry relies on the rhyming, meaning, and a constant rythme. Usually the same number of syllables per line.

A song has many different other factors needed to hold the interest of the listener. The music is one of biggest factors. If one does not like the music (playing, instruments, beat, vocal, style, etc.) they will not like the song. A song may have a different number of syllables per line, changes in melody (a bridge) or even a change in scale. All of these things are entered into when someone determines they like a song.

Songs are not just poetry set to music.

Spoken words in a song are great if done right. I don't think I would like a song with all spoken word, but if that's your thing, enjoy.

Good luck!