To be honest I think its a little bit pointless.

Songs work in different contexts. The pub singalong, the dance, the rave, the singaround , the folkclub, the concert stage, the video, the sports arena, the rock arena......

A song you admire may not be the sort of thing that would work given the audience you have, the performer you have use of......


Of course we can say we are true artists and we write for ourselves. But I think an important part of songwriting, poetry , srorytelling....has to be communication.

theres a certain pragmatism to songwriting, which I think is too often overlooked, and which is an important part of the craft.