You have all your wonderfully crafted lyrics and they look great on the page. You've really thought about each word to make sure the meanings are exactly what you want. But is it singable?
Speak your lyrics in a high area of your speaking voice. Do they roll off your tongue. Are any combination of words hard to say when placed together in a phrase? Are you squeezing too many lyrics together so your singer doesn't have a chance to breathe?
Be nice to your singer. If you have a sudden high note, especially a held high note, the best words to use start with M or N. Easier to sing. The more challenging words start with voiced plosive sounds D G B or unvoiced consonants sounds like T K P F S SH TH or Approximates like L and R (also the Y and W sounds can be an issue.)
Depending on the genre, some vowels are easier on higher notes. The ih vowel sucks. Avoid. Pretty vowel is oo for heady pure sounds, like Move is easy to sing pretty. Belty vowels are eh or aeh, example: Man is easy to belt. Good for country, rock, etc. For more legit singing like Jazz or choir-like sounds, the AH vowel is your friend. Held words that have the ull or er sounds are a pain. Can you feel how cloggy this word is? Speak it out slowly and hold it out: Bull. Horrid. Now try the word Nod. Easier.
Words like Still egad…no… unvoiced S T with an ih and ending ull. Oh don’t do that to your singer. Find a different word!
Of course any experienced singer can do any word anywhere, but they will have to modify. And not everyone singing along to your song is a pro. Make your song enjoyable to sing. If you have the choice, make the better choice.
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