But all this still requires hard work.
I believe I develop as a song writer and a performer about at the same
speed. Old songs, though simple and with out a catchy chorus, will sound
better every half year I revisit them (their not recorded just words and chords).
Some might even open my eyes/ears and make me look at them in a new light.
I'm stuck in the view that writing a song means lyrics and noted chord changes.
I'm of course wrong. There are so many components of a song these days like
drum tracks and samples. But I think I got the basics.
What is an improvement of a song? This in some way saddens me. Is there really a goal in it
except making a living(yes a living not money) to make a song appeal to people who
only remembers the chorus? I think not. I think there's more to a song.
Many of the songs I've heard here have no part of me screaming Top 20!
But they are good songs. Good lyrics. Good performances.
I guess exceptional is the word. Just 'Good' doesn't make it these days.
To make an exceptional song you have to sacrifice a lot. Most of all you have to think
in another way. Instead of 'Does this feel right?' you have to think 'Does this work?'.
To me the whole idea is very uninspiring. Why should I do it when someone else can do
it better?
I hope my moody opinion doesn't put you all of songwriting.
Martin