Shambles

"The writer (and usually the performer) of original songs does have a hard time. They can be accused of pushing their creations upon people but of course if they don't sing their song - no one else will. "

Yea man, right on -- now I've written a few - oh hell, if anybody wants them - they can look 'em up in the "Songs you've posted" thread - although some of them have allegedly been submitted by others than me to the Mudcat Songbook, just waiting on the next update run.... :-)

And I have so few songs that I want people to know about. Most of my output is uter crap - tear it up and throw it away level crap. If I TRY to write a song, it always seems sort of forced - even to me - the ones that I keep are the ones that have grabbed me by the throat and never let me go until I put then on paper - then I have peace and can forget them. I don't really care if others don't "get" them - not any more - I'm too old and cynical now.

And if you use a tune everybody knows, you are decried for lack of being "original", but if you make up some weird sort of original wailing crap, many others don't like it... unless you are a Pop singer that a Record Compnay has "invested" in.

One thing about those old "Tin Pan Alley" songs, they usually had "a tune you could whistle" ... :-)

Now "Rap", - we don't need no stinking tunes!

Art
"Now, in these dumbed down days, it might be too much to expect aspiring performers to recognize when they really aren't very good yet,"

Right on!

Robin