17 Songwriting Ideas to Get You Unstuck

Without further delay, here’s the list of 17 songwriting ideas to get you unstuck. Click on the links to hear songs that demonstrate the concepts.

Write a Song About:

#1 – A breakup: Yesterday

#2 – Love: When a Man Loves a Woman

#3 – Relationship problems: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

#4 – Someone carrying a torch for someone else: You Were Meant for Me

#5 – Writing or sending a letter, text, or email: Return to Sender

Write a Song Around:

#6 – A metaphor: Life is a Highway

#7 – A particular setting: Knock Three Times

#8 – Someone using dating classifieds: Lonely Hearts

#9 – A phone call: One Phone Call

#10 – A pun: Johnny B. Goode

Write a Song With:

#11 – A question in the title: Why Do Fools Fall in Love

#12 – A color in the title: Yellow Submarine

#13 – A geographical location in the title: Last Train to Clarksville

#14 – A made-up word in the title: MMMBop

#15 – A woman’s name in the title: Michelle

#16 – The word heart in the title: Heart and Soul

#17 – The word if in the title: If I Could Make a Living