" "songs that the audience can relate to and sing along with" - those are two different things. The first is the one that matters most. Singing along and choruses are only part of "the tradition", and not the largest part by any means. And personal songs are very much part of "the tradition" too."

I think I said the wrong thing. I should have not have put the words "sing along with" in my statement. What I should have said was simply "sing". Too often songwriters write songs that only THEY can sing. I was referring to songs that are owned by everyone - even though one person wrote it. That is what makes it part of the tradition, not just one person's tradition. That is what I was attempting to say, but I ramble too much!!

Ron