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| From | "Eytan Mirsky" <eytanmirsky@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: bands v. songwriters |
| Date | Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:10:19 -0500 |
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Gregory:
But it's pretty much a necessity for any such band to produce a
songwriter(s) from within their midst in order to get a recording deal --
and, let's face it, songwriting talent doesn't grow on trees. Nor do good
musicians and good songwriters constitute identical constituencies; taken
together they represent a Venn diagram of two distinct circles with a
limited amount of overlap.
Me:
I'm in total agreement that performers shouldn't be expected to write their
own material (or be criticized for not doing so). But because there's so
much money in the royalties the songwriters' get, there's a lot of incentive
for bands to record their own material - even if they could find better
songs elsewhere.
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