Season 2 Trailer

Welcome to 50 Bad Songs — a behind-the-scenes look at the process of transforming ideas into music and lyrics. Starting in 2020, a new episode of 50 Bad Songs will be posted on the 1st of every month. If you like 50 Bad Songs, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, check out our website at www.50badsongs.com and leave us a glowing review on Apple Podcasts! (it helps other people discover us). But most importantly, if you enjoy 50 Bad Songs, tell a friend or family member! That’s truly the best way to help us grow.

TRANSCRIPT:

Even the best songwriters in the world have written countless songs that are, well, mediocre, ....good? I guess?, or just plain bad! After all, you can’t expect the first song you write to be a hit! Or the next. Or the next.... In fact, you might have to write up to fifty bad songs before you ever write a good song, let alone a top-charting hit song!

My name is Tim Rosko and I am embarking on a journey to write my own ‘bad’ songs and I wanted to share my journey with you, in the form of a podcast! Each episode, I will have a conversation with a guest and from our conversation we will find the seeds of an idea that will become the basis of a new song that we will write together. From this kernel of an idea, we will dig in and craft lyrics and music and by the end of each episode we will have a new song of our own creation. By removing the self-imposed pressure to write a ‘good’ song, we allow ourselves the freedom to write any song, period. And by writing song after song, eventually, we will get better. Only by writing can we get better at writing.

So if you have ever wondered: how the heck does a song gets written? how do I write a song? what do I even write about? how do I know if my ideas are any good? Listen in as we wrestle with these questions, and challenge ourselves to create in spite of ourselves. I’ve heard it said that there is no wrong way to write. So hopefully by listening to this podcast, you will be inspired to find your own way to write songs, create music, or try something new you’ve always wanted to try! Remember, you can’t be good at something without first being bad at it.

Welcome to 50 Bad Songs.