i don't know if you were here for the debate on whether George Clinton was a top tier songwriter...

but there were two camps.


one was of the opinion that he was a fantastic songwriter...
b/c of his lyrical concepts... and because of the strength of his musical compositions.

there was another camp that was saying that he was not a top tier songwriter,
when compared to songwriters like smokey robinson and Burt Bacharach.



camp one said that clinton's non-linear songwriting was great enough to make him top tier.

camp two had a pretty specific criteria for songwriting, and george clinton didn't belong
in the same sentence of folks like Bacharach or holland dozier and holland (in terms of songwriting).







why am i mentioning George Clinton?
b/c your views on pharell as a songwriter depend on how much you believe
songs should pass the "will it sound gorgeous on a piano" test.

thom bell's songs pass that test.
pharell's songs, much like george clinton's (or james brown's) don't.

how much that test makes a difference depends on your taste.



>>Pharrell is not a songwriter.
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