Glad to see that I am not the only one who works and works at getting the words of songs beaten in to my memory. I have always considered it essential to thoroughly know the words of a song. It leaves you free to then sing the words with feeling and tell the story. To do otherwise is an insult to the listeners - in my opinion.
I do not have a good memory and I have seen me take months to learn the words to a lengthy, or awkward song. But it must be done. Then of course the musical accompaniment has to be arranged, learned and added in. Once this has been perfected, the only thing remaining is to perform in public and have all the mistakes appear (an inevitability), be remembered and be eliminated before the next performance. Such is as it should be.
So many sessions are now like being in a library with books and sheets of paper everywhere. If i (with my poor and enreliable memory) can do it, then so can others - if they make the effort.
Well, that’s my rant over for the day - ha!