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SongTown on Songwriting | Mastering the Art of Great Songs
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Songwriters on Process
by Ben Opipari
Today: #147 in Music on our combined chart.
Today: #173 in Music, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #132 in Music, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #122 in Music, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #60 in Music, Ireland on our combined chart.
Chart positions today · New Zealand
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About the show
In-depth interviews with songwriters about their songwriting process. Nothing else. No talk of band drama, band names, or tour stories. Treating songwriters as writers, plain and simple. By Ben Opipari, English Lit Ph.D.