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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

I guess I could totally write a hit then.

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

All great tips on how to write a hit ๐Ÿ˜Š

As long as you had a great time itโ€™s all good

You guys come up with great new songs and I think they are all HITS!!

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

Sounds a lot like grad school! I don't have a twin though -- Do you think Sara would write this research paper for me? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜น

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Why is this me when trying to create new art/designs?

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿซ  I feel SEEN, Tegan! The struggle is real ๐Ÿ˜†

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

"Pray Sara has written a banger" ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€ we already know she's a lyrical genius so I wouldn't worry about that! lol

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

LOL sounds like my week

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you are such an icon tegan

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

We pray for the day we will be able to take a week out just for writing songs. Do not remember the last time that happened if ever.

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Feb 5ยทedited Feb 5Liked by Tegan and Sara

Hey Tegan (and Sara, I think?)

Love the โ€˜share this post with someone who can give Tegan some song writing tipsโ€™.

I have to admit I saw the title of the post/email and thought โ€˜itโ€™s about closer, because of the 10 year anniversaryโ€™. Would love a post about heartthrob, all the songs on it and maybe even some heartthrob acoustics?

Tegan, (As I told Sara), my new dog Grover is settling in well (all things considered), heโ€™s mostly lab (and a forth golden retriever) so naturally he eats everything and what he doesnโ€™t eat he licks! Whatever pants Iโ€™m wearing get covered in slobber and everything Iโ€™m wearing is coverde in black dog fur! As of yesterday Iโ€™ve had him 2 weeks and I love him to pieces (despite everything listed above).

Anyway, it was a good and sort of funny post, it wouldโ€™ve been very funny if it wasnโ€™t as relatable! I get the procrastination, (I mean who doesnโ€™t), I used to be good at not procrastinating and then I became a teenager!

Also whatโ€™s this about not writing hit songs? You have! Both of you have! (And are Iโ€™m assuming, you have loads of time, but I remember you (Tegan) saying that you wrote stop desire around the same time you were touring for heartthrob (or near the end).

Hope you enjoyed my disjointed comment!

Thanks for the post!

Phoenix, he/they/it, 16, Australia

PS: I see you dropping hints about new dates! Fingers crossed tight for Aus! Please do VIP, I want to shout โ€˜hiโ€™ and have a chance youโ€™ll actually see/hear me. ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ!

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Oh no Tegan.

Do Canadians do vacations differently?

Because Miriam Webster has THIS to say about vacation:

"period of exemption from work."

Anyway, they (Shakespeare I think) say "journeys end in lovers meeting," so the only conclusion here is that in order to end a hit-writing journey successfully you should probably just have lunch with Sofia.

It's not more procrastination if it's what Shakespeare told you to do.

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

Seems easy ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

New music??

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

Extremely funny! I could relate. Not a songwriter but an epic procrastinator!!

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Feb 4ยทedited Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

Now I just really wanna watch Pressure Cooker! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜‚๏ฟผ

But yeah, setting aside time to do something productive or creative things is always tricky. And I think this is definitely me in this situation too, the pressure Iโ€™d put on myself would be too much and I would end up watching TV.

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Feb 4Liked by Tegan and Sara

Did Sara write a banger? Don't leave us hanging, Tegan!

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Me with art and poetry, except my shows are Doctor Who and Absolutely Fabulous at the moment.๐Ÿซ 

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