Episode 7: Write Me A Real Person

Welcome to the seventh episode of Write Me A Song: A Songwriting Podcast with Edward Randell and Olivia Rafferty! Thanks for joining us on this journey so far, it’s almost the end of Season 1! Take a listen to this week’s songwriting challenge and don’t forget we’d love you to get involved too! Scroll down to read this week’s homework and the submission link.🎵 Episode 7: Write Me A Real PersonThis week we have someone who we consider the unofficial godfather of this podcast: Findlay Napier. Edward and Olivia met at a Findlay Napier show back in 2023. We chat to Findlay about co-writing, being an engaging performer, and finding subject matter outside your own life.Listen to the episode to see what challenge he assigns us!🎹 Your Songwriting Homework!1. Choose a well-known person (preferably dead!) with a Wikipedia page2. Distil the information you find about their life into a song3. Pick out details you find compelling, and craft a story from one angle4. Try to keep things lyrically simple, especially the chorus5. Record a demo and send it in!Upload your song to be featured on the podcast or newsletter below:Share Your Work📚 Episode References💻 Findlay’s Website✉️ Findlay’s Newsletter🎟️ Tickets for Findlay’s Tour🎙️ The Jerry Springer Podcast Episode🧍‍♂️ Boo Hewerdine🎵 Very Interesting Persons EP🎟️ Tickets for Edward’s String Quartet Show on 3rd April🎸 Find Us Elsewhere…* Listen to Edwards’s music* Sign up to Edwards’s newsletter* Listen to Olivia’s music* Read Olivia’s Newsletter* Write Me A Song Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writemeasong.substack.com