Your Songwriting Task
Theme: Houdini
Guideline: Make something disappear (use your imagination)
Time Limit: 1 hour
Listening Guide: Listen to the lyrics of each of these songs to discover what each songwriter made disappear.
Houdini
Songwriter – Lisa Richards
“My father was dying in Brisbane during the Covid Lockdown in 2020. It was a very reflective time. I couldn’t get into Queensland to see him so I wrote songs. Death is the ultimate disappearing act.”
Houdini
Songwriter – Erin Harrington (Artist Name: Miss Elm)
“This song was inspired by the elements of magic, mystery and disappearing. I was challenged to write in a different genre for the week and for the first time tried producing some of the elements myself in a quick garage band session playing around with instrumentation which created a demo then went to work with a producer to polish the song.”
Escape Act
Songwriter – Alana-Lee Wight (Artist Name: Alana-Lee)
“For this song, I pictured a night out with friends at a laneway cabaret event in Sydney. While I was confident it would be my next release, the feedback was invaluable and it gave me the confidence to take the song into the studio.”
