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I used to love the Berklee songwriting exercises where they would throw us topics and get us to write sense bound songs that would take us out of our comfort zone. One for me was writing a song about a supermarket, which became Love at the Grocery Store.

A few garden related songs for you:

The Garden of Jane Delawney by Trees was an old favourite

In Amongst the Roses by Strawbs has a great haunting theme

I also love the guitar in A Little Fruit song by Al Stewart, which is based no the Am riff that all budding guitarist play with Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F AM/E There must be tens of thousands of songs that started with that theme

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I love the term 'sense bound songs'! I will listen to the garden songs you've suggested, thank you. My favourite supermarket song is 'Lost in the Supermarket' by The Clash.

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