Writer of Reba McEntire Hits Liz Hengber on Songwriting, Confidence, & Positivity

A songwriter behind some of your favorite Reba McEntire songs including “It’s Your Call," “And Still,” and “For My Broken Heart” appears on the Bored and Curious Podcast. You can also see the video of this episode here (follow the prompts and leave comments): https://youtu.be/g19VtJXuzcw

You're going to hear the stories behind those songs from the award winning songwriter herself. Liz has been writing hits in Nashville for over 20 years. She has earned 6 #1’s, and has had over 65 songs recorded by some of the biggest names in country music.

She shares stories from her songwriting career, songwriting tips, take us inside the music industry, and also answer some fun personal questions! 

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Liz Hengber's Songs: https://music.youtube.com/search?q=liz+hengber

Episode Guide:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Childhood influences
4:00 Songwriter tip! College for songwriting
5:00 Ignoring Negativity & Moving to Nashville
8:35 Brooklyn "moxie" in Nashville 
10:20 Songwriter tip! Becoming a full time songwriter
11:19 Love most about songwriting
12:00 Story Behind the Song: Just Like Them Horses (Part 1) (Reba McEntire)
13:00 Do you go in the studio with the recording artist?
13:55 What would you change about the industry?
15:23 Songwriter tip! Biggest hurdle in songwriting
16:00 Biggest misconception about the songwriting industry
16:55 Who has "it" out of emerging songwriters?
18:56 Can you tell when a songwriter doesn't have "it?"
19:45 Songwriter tip! Try one more time, be patient, and be positive!
22:04 Who are your dream co-writers and how does that happen?
23:21 Story Behind the Song: Just Like Them Horses (Part 2) (Reba McEntire)
25:42 Songwriter pay | How do you treat yourself?
28:07 The Story Behind the Song (with Songwriter tip): For My Broken Heart (Reba McEntire)
31:16 The first time you heard Reba sing that song
32:03 The Story Behind the Song: It's Your Call (Reba McEntire)
33:22 The Story Behind the Song: Forever Love (Reba McEntire)
34:22 The Story Behind the Song (with Songwriter tip): And Still (Reba McEntire)
36:29 The Story Behind the Song: She's More (Andy Griggs)
37:34 The Story Behind the Song: A Father's Love (Bucky Covington)
39:17 Whatcha watchin'?
40:45 Favorite movie
41:14 Whatcha readin'?
42:00 What's in your song playlist?
42:30 Who's your celebrity crush?
43:01 Do you have pets?
43:28 Where would you like to travel?
43:58 The worst thing you did as a kid
46:14 Most adventurous / riskiest thing you've ever done
46:46 Biggest compliment you could receive?
47:30 Could ya not? (What bothers you?)
47:44 Why in the Sam Hill do we say that?

Intro music artist credit: Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://audionautix.com/