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Topic subjectI don't think good songwriting (tm) would change a thing...
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2662505, I don't think good songwriting (tm) would change a thing...
Posted by Jakob Hellberg, Wed Feb-15-12 12:38 PM
The problem is that people belie4ve that songwriting is something static and timeless. However, there are numerous professional songwriters who once upon a time could write good songs (tm). Did they all lose that ability overnight or could it be that that definition of good songwriting isn't what people want anymore? In the context of pop, look at Max Martin; the songs he wrote about a decade or so ago are, I think safe to say, stronger than the shit he writes now when he's part of a big team that just cranks out crap. Did he lose the ability? I don't think so-dude is not an artiste but rather a professional songwriter who give the recordlabels and audiences what they want and right now, that isn't classically good songs.