♪ how to write a song ♪ 

do you guys ever write a song at 3am and then the next morning you realize that you just copy and pasted gary come home from spongebob

A genius attempting to teach plebeians how to be geniuses

AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT EXPERIENCES THAT ONE MOMENT WHERE YOU THOUGHT AND SANG A WHOLE AMAZING CHORUS BUT THE MOMENT YOU TRY TO WRITE DOWN THE WORDS YOU FORGET WHAT YOU JUST SANG AND- *P A I N.*

conan it’s been 2 years why is “cup cup” not on spotify yet🙄

title - “how to write a song” conan - “i don’t really know”

"Hello, welcome to my bed." Me: well that's probably the first and only time a boy will ever say that to me.

My cup is filled tea Cause coffee makes my throat itchy I'll teach you how to write a song I promise it won't be too long Now let's all go cry together Because I wish I was Heather

Him: I can't write a song Crush culture, Heather, Generation Why: 👁️👄👁️

how to write a song: (by conan) step 1: ...uh step 2: and you’re done!

us: how do you write a song? conan: ummm yes, cup cup

Im sorry this might be weird but my friend is a singer/ songwriter song of her songs went popular on tiktok and spotify (just to tell you she obviously can write a good song) but dude i wrote songs in a month like whenever i was free i made it a challenege for a month to write songs whenver i was free and so far i wrote 13 songs in the month and i have a studio in my basment so i have the software and instruments to make the melody and when i finished the songs i showed them to my friend acting like it was an album from an unkown artist and she said she LOVED the songs lol and she was so suprised when i told her i wrote them lolol

I find myself keep coming back to Conan’s old videos. It’s like a slice of happiness

i can write lyrics but never melodies :/

Petition for conan to start making videos like these again

Conan in 2018: I cAn'T dRiNk CoFfEe Conan in 2020: 12TH COFFEE OF THE DAY ✌🏼

Wait why did I suddenly made a song about cup- What’s filling in my cup? Stomach full of butterflies But my cup is filled with lies But I’m falling for your eyes And my heart is beating what is this feeling ? My baby I’m craving all you want is me to sit in your lap baby I’m on a trap in my cup in my cup... Take a sip as your hands starts slip As the cup touch my lips with a cup of coffee And whip cream on top but you never stop Won’t stop won’t stop won’t stop - Oh what’s in My cup my cup ? It’s Never What’s up what’s up Then there’s always tea spilling Now my cup keeps filling But It’s always what’s under Filled me up with wonder but you leave for another My cup my cup now drink it up drink it up And never stop never stop It won’t stop it won’t stop.. in the morning with a cup of coffee But it feels like a cup of tea Baby You flow like water Sweet like milk then get sour Only Hold my hands in one night stand We only last for an hour - It’s never what’s up what’s up what’s up? Or what’s filling in my cup my cup my cup Saying no but you never stop never stop It won’t stop you keek drinking it up drink it up It’s always what’s under Feel me up with wonder Then you leave me for another In My cup my cup but you never stop...

Conan: I don't know how to write a song also Conan: writes "Heather"

Every time I’m in the shower i come up with something i go “o wow that good I should remember that” THEN I NEVER REMEMBER IT . I need to start writing things down more often

This is the first time I’ve heard his voice- I thought it would be deeper... We- 💀

"who taught you to write songs?" me: tate mcrae and conan gray.

conan:😐😑😦 conan’s hands:🤘🤝🤞✊👊👈🤛☝️👉✋

He’s like a cute, helpful Shakespeare

Conan: there is really no right way to write a song but I wrote mine in shower- Me in shower: okay now think

How to write a song : have trauma

"it always starts of with a little something that pops up in my head for some reason." me: du du du du du du du, du du du... du du du du du du du, MAKING MY WAY DOWNTOWN-

i miss when he used to make videos like these :(((

i love how the beginning of this video is conan saying that coffee is bad for him and now he has multiple a day 🥰 self growth

1:35 "comes out of my face" imma use this from now on

is anyone else *f a s c i n a t e d* by the way Conan's coffee machine just throws the pod into the back ALL BY ITSELF? 🤔 or am i just really behind on the times haha

“How the music comes out of my face” -Conan Gray

11:42 : "didnt know that was hurting me" *writes heather*

🎶mosquitoes aren’t evil, they’re just misunderstood.🎶

“I dOnT kNoW hOw To WrItE sOnGs” 2 years later: Writes Heather, goes viral

Everybody: ur talented HELP Conan: guys I'm actually clueless

I do not care about writing songs at all, but him explaining his process is so precious.

Song I just made randomly: I'm sitting here Tryna do my homework I'm looking round And thinking my whole life has turned into a blur I'm sitting here Tryna do what supposed to I'm looking round And analyzing things how thing could have been different How things could change How my name Will be forgotten Why's there all this pain? What am I even doing rn-

"Idle town is my most popular song" Heather: are you sure about that?

Caffeine tightens the vocal cords, thats why it makes your voice scratchy

Anyone else dreaming of their songs performing like Heather on the charts? Yeah me too.

So , I don't know *anything* about music at all as I've never been to a music class in my life (I'm 15 now) and don't have any instruments at home either , but I write lyrics , the thing is , when I get the first line or the chorus line or just any line into my brain (which no one knows how) , it already comes with a tune , like , "Why should I dream about Something that'll never come true" , These are the first two lines of one of my favourite songs I wrote and when I got those lyrics into my head , they didn't come as words but came as a song already with some sort of tune , from that tune and lyrics I just go on with the rest of the lyrics naturally coming into my head (but I struggle at the parts where the tune needs to be changed after a few lines of lyrics in that tune but somehow end up finishing it tho 👍) so... Mine is a much more complicated case....

art begins a 0:00 you’re welcome

the original cup song is quaking

When his 'normal' voice actually sounds so good; 👁️👄👁️

This is one of the best videos explaining the process I’ve ever seen! It’s extremely reassuring. I feel like I’ve actually always written songs, it’s just a matter of practicing, being more confident, and sticking to the process.

um why isnt "cup cup" on spotify yet?

“I think everyone makes songs in their heads” Me: 👁👄👁

PLS NEVER AT ALL COST NEVER DELETE YOUR BLOG VIDEOS!!! Like- you are one of the few recommendations on my RU-vid which make me smile. Others are literally sad playlists for your comfort characters (and it’s sad)

reading has been really helpful for my songwriting. you’re unconsciously expanding your vocabulary, it’s amazing.

What've you done to me, you crazy man? I'm 65 and because of this ^ I've written my first song. Suppose I'd better sing it quick, before I turn into a fossil.

I JUST WROTE A SONG ABOUT HATING THE GEESE

thank you sm. I read so much stuff about song writing and your video was a completely different perspective and it helped so much! Thank you sm you beautiful soul

This has by far been the best video explaining song writing. I feel inspired, encouraged and excited to write my own songs!

I can’t write a song without it sounding like another song anyone else get that?

"It spills out of my face" -Conan Gray (BEST WORDS EVER TO SPILL OUT OF CONANS FACE)

title - “how to write a song” conan - “i don’t really know” Also conan: writes Heather

his room is very aesthetic i love it

Step one: believe in it, and sing it all day long Step two: just roll with it *and that's how you write a song*

So I wrote a song, without actually writing it down and remembering the tune- I forgot it now-

"I don't know how it comes out of my face" LMAOOOO 😂

I needed to hear this tbh. I have been trying to work on songwriting and you are super inspiring and thank you for posting this. Your music is incredible and u are such an inspiration.

Now I can perform my fake world tour in the shower

My cup, my cup Say what’s up To my cup, to my cup

My watching this at 2am in 2023 cause why not watch a Conan Gray video from 5 years ago?

i relate to this dude so much and i still watch this to get inspired to write because he literally talks from my soul

"Cup cup, there's a cup"~Conan Gray my senior quote

When I was in 6th grade I wanted to be a rapper and listened to alot of rap and wrote alot of rap and now I can’t write normal songs because it turns into a rap

2018 - can't drink coffee cause it makes him nervous (2021-2022) -Posts coffee pictures every single day~~

when i was watching this i never thought i'll be able to write songs... now i've uploaded my first original song 😭 he is such an inspiration and actually this video helps me so much 😭 thanks conan... i love uuuu

now i can write a song about how much i love you

1:04 this is why Emma chamberlains voice is always gone

I’m watching this in 2024 for some reason 💁🏽‍♀🤷🏽‍♀

i just came up with a new song while watching thissss

i tried to record my voice like you said and now i'm cringing

he should do a "write a song with me" video. i feel like it would be cool if artists kind of took us with them on their song writing journey....if that makes sense?? lol

his energy is so comforting

the fact that I started watching this video and then an add pops us saying “do you want to know how to write a song?”, I’ve never seethes add before or watched any videos like this. Like come on RU-vid way to make it obvious.

ur coffee machine throwing the pod by itself is my inspiration tbh

It's the other way round for me. First I make the words, then the tunes come. Like I have a certain thing that I wanna write or talk about, or describe, and I sort of start writing about it, a little like I'm writing a poem. Then I start singing what I've written out in different ways until I've found what suits it.

omgg cone ur amazing!! u literally cleared my thoughts, and all u said is truly relatable (at least to me). sometimes I take my guitar thinking like "yup, i’m going to write something rly dope” and then i end up failing miserably, or writing something that looks like any other song but something i’d actually write?? it's just so frustrating, and, as you said, we end up being limited by chord progressions.

hey Conan! just wanted you to know that I watched this almost two years ago and I now write my own songs and am looking into recording. thank you so much for being the best role model

I’ll literally just start singing like 🎵 I need to do the dishes🎵 There’s a bowl in the siiink that’s been there for 2 dayyyyys🎵 It’s so random lol

Conan: I don't know how to write a song Also Conan: Wrote, Crush Culture, Heather, Maniac etc etc etc

I love your prospective, I never would have thought of song writing like that.

This is so aesthetically pleasing

this video called me untalented in 10 different keys

Today i figured i can transform my poem (i write poems without rhymes) into a song, and it turned out pretty good. I recommend that method

i wrote 6 albums for fun when i was 9 and now i struggle to remember what a refrain is.

Have you ever just like walk or having a moment on the car and just randomly made a song and it sounded really good but you haven't write it down so now you've forgotten it???

"it kinda just flew out of my head and into my phone" i love this sentence

Conan: coffee makes me super jittery and super nervous for no reason Me: *so does my anxiety-*

you are the first-ever person who talks the exact words that my captions say what. Also I'm 2 years late.

Finally someone that makes SENSE about songwriting. Thank you

I spent 75% of the video going “awww” like I was looking at a corgi but conan is cuter

My vocal teacher told me that coffee dries out me heckin vocal chords so for those of you wondering, its not you, its the coffee. dont drink coffee if you're gonna record something.

conan: i have no intention of putting out an album also conan: *literally has 3*

0:55 conan now would never😭

*runs to the piano*

I never finish writing my songs lol. usually I write the first verse and the chorus (with the melody) but then I kinda stop and take a step back idk, and when I come back the day after I just hate what I made or I get very inspired on a whole new different song lol

crazy that this came up on my suggested in 2023 you wrote my favorite song ever

Your smol hand wave just made my day thanks🌼