Theoretical/practical book on writing lyrics (paid):Ī book by Berklee educator, Andrea Stolpe. It showed me step by step how to build a lyric and gave me a the reasoning behind the approach. This Berklee course really changed how I think about the art of lyric-writing. In case it might help someone in a similar struggle, I'm listing my findings here: I now have a great time writing lyrics and I've been finishing my old songs on a weekly basis. The tools/resources listed below helped me become more confident in writing lyrics that express what I want to express and to do it in my own voice. In my frustration I started looking for tools and resources to help me become a better writer. I started to feel a sense of dread everytime I started to write lyrics, to the point I had written so many songs only for them to end up gathering dust on the shelf for years, cause I didn't know what lyrics to put to them. Not knowing what to write about, not knowing what makes a good lyric. ![]() It was the most abrupt and sudden ending to any movie that I have ever witnessed.Through my songwriting journey I was always struggling with writing lyrics. It just ended immediately after the final showdown. And the ending of the movie, well I was stunned at that. English dubbing always has, and always will, be a horrible experience. These movies are meant to be watched with the original language track. Luckily the DVD was in Cantonese most of the time, but when it changed to English dub (by its own will) it was just painful to listen to. The dubbing was so bad it was beyond belief, they were even doing racial, stereotypical slur at the dubbing - it was just horrible. I got a Sony DVD release of the movie from Amazon, and despite playing the original Cantonese language track, it kept changing between Cantonese and some seriously doubtful English dubbing. This Jackie Chan movie is a definite must have in any DVD collection of any Jackie Chan fan, just don't do the mistake that I did that compare this movie with the movies from the last two decades. I am not saying that it wasn't enjoyable, far from it, just don't expect it to be all that and a bucket of chicken, because it was really staged from start till end. It just lacked that natural flow to it, to make it seem realistic and natural. ![]() However, for the Kung Fu, well it was fun to watch, lots of great movies and funny situations, but wow it was so horribly staged that it was painful to watch at times. But it also shows off the grace, dexterity and skills of Jackie Chan quite well. There is a lot of slapstick comedy in this movie, as is to be expected from a Chan movie. ![]() "Drunken Master" is more of a comedy (or Comedy Fu, if you will) than it is an actual Kung Fu movie. The young Fei-Hung is in for some rough training, but eventually comes to see the meaning of the tough training. As a punishment he is to train with his uncle who is said to be ruthless and mean. ![]() The story was fun and well-thought through, about Wong Fei-Hung who is a rascal, dishonoring his father who is a Kung Fu master. Was it worth it? Well, yeah it was, but at the same time it wasn't all that I had expected. Well, I finally got around to watch it and it was with some expectation and anticipation to it. Being a fan of Jackie Chan and never having seen "Drunken Master" before 2012 is sacrilege, I know, but I just never gotten around to it, not even with all the high praises for this 1978 movie.
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