1.The First Song I Wrote

The first song I ever wrote was titled ‘Will You Be Waiting’, when I was around 14 years old. I am sad to say I can definitely still remember how to play it! An insight into the quality of the lyrics: “I guess I’ll be lost in this labyrinth of love / And you’re the only one who can save me…”! It had an epic key change too.

2. The Last Song I Released

The last song I released was ‘Up In The Air’ – this was part of the EP (with the same title) that I released a few weeks ago. The song was written in my bedroom and at the time was about to fly to Los Angeles. The first lyric in the song is talking about this, but the rest is fictional. I recorded the EP with producer Ryan Ritchie, and I think it’s one of my best songs – I’m definitely proud of it and especially love the live strings that are featured in it.

3.Songwriting Secrets

90 per cent of the time I write my lyrics first – they usually pop into my head and I feel compelled to write a page or two, but recently I’ve been needing to approach songwriting differently, by picking a lyric or a topic and writing from more of a character point of view. Personally, I feel that my best songs usually are written quite quickly and flow easily, but I’ve got a few that have taken me a very long time to finish and I’ve had to use different techniques and approaches to create a song when I’m not feeling overly inspired to write.

4. The Song That Makes Me Proud

‘Up In The Air’ is my recent favourite, but my song ‘Blind Eyes’ has been the most popular before that – it’s been on a few TV shows and advertisements. The music is deceptively upbeat, but the lyrics aren’t overly happy. A lot of people don’t realise that it’s a sad song – people hear the banjo and assume it’s a feel-good tune. It was funny to have my song about saying goodbye being used for someone’s wedding video!

5. The Song That Changed My Life

It’s very tricky to pick one song, but I would have to pick ‘Samson’ by Regina Spektor. It’s a beautiful tune by a beautiful artist. Regina Spektor is a big inspiration for me – I love her melodies and piano skills, as well as having a beautiful voice. She sings about such a variety of things, she’s super clever and is so entertaining/moving live. ‘Samson’ is a Regina Spektor’s most popular ballad – it’s based on a story from the Bible that I remember hearing at Sunday school.

Up In The Air by Lisa Crawley is now independently; and Lisa performs at Petersham Bowling Club on Thursday December 17.

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