(9/?) PEER-REVIEWED SONGS:
Anyone can say "I love you".
Your songs can PROVE it.
Citations. Results from double-blind studies.
The focus group findings should be in the bridge section.
(1/?) To help break into country songwriting, it can be helpful to carve out a niche.
To become the "go-to" for certain types of tunes.
Here are some currently untapped ones:
(7/?) SPONSORED SONGS:
Become THE guy for securing in-song sponsorships.
Movies do it all the time - hell, the James Bond franchise is basically bankrupt w/o Heineken placements.
Get PAID to drop the name of that cold beer.
(6/?) FINANCIAL ADVISE SONGS:
So many country song subjects are down to their last dime. No money in their pocket. Waiting for payday to come.
Not yours!
Get a foot tapping over a tax bracket & you got magic.
(3/?) SEQUEL SONGS:
Let others do the hard work for you.
Slap an "again" or "some more" at the end of various lines, give a couple points on your writing credits, & you've basically guaranteed a cut.
Cruise 2.
Take A Backroad... AGAIN.
(2/?) TUTORIAL SONGS
So many broken-down things in country songs.
Houses, tractors, trucks, etc.
Take advantage of that - how can listeners fix those? What tools are needed? Teach a man to fish, literally.
Something that won't ever leave me:
So the opening yell of "Crazy Train" ("All abooooooard, ha ha ha ha ha") is Ozzy Osbourne.
However, it also sounds exactly like @tomhanks