Meaning of songcraft | Babel Free

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The practice or skill of crafting or composing songs.

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“The purpose of the anecdote is to show⟳ the bold recklessness of the warrior, who could amuse himself with his song-craft in the very face⟳ of the enemy.”

“Pause by some neglected graveyard, / For a while to muse, and ponder / On a half-effaced inscription, / Written with little skill of song-craft, / Homely phrases, but each letter / Full of hope⟳, and yet of heart-break, / Full of all the tender pathos / Of the Here and Hereafter;— / Stay⟳ and read⟳ this rude inscription, / Read⟳ this Song of Hiawatha!”

“[The] Mother Hips was the first band in the 1990s to emerge⟳ from the Chico, California, music scene and introduce⟳ itself to the wider world. […] During this era, many area venues frequently invoked a "no original material" policy, but the exemplary song craft and swelling fan base⟳ of Mother Hips led many bars and clubs to abandon that edict.”

“A child weaned on Police Academy sequels or, say⟳, the appalling robot pimp in 1984's The Ice Pirates could have⟳ no trouble⟳ giggling at song parodies like⟳ "Eat⟳ It" or "I Lost On Jeopardy," but might come⟳ to appreciate, however unconsciously, ["Weird Al"] Yankovic's songcraft or the peculiar places his lyrics could go.”

““The Life of a Showgirl” doesn’t quite fulfill this prophecy — or, rather, it delivers only technically. It is a work⟳ of hyperprofessional songcraft and production, but its emotional texture is curiously flat and joyless.”

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