I wrote in an early part of this thread about what I thought was the relevant importance of lyrics to a song, which I concluded was on the low end of importance. But let me suggest two things:

1. That while there may be many mediocre lyrics that get by when supported by good melodies, production, vocals, etc., this also is support to the argument that, in fact, real good lyrics and really great lyrics are not that easy to write and there are not that many great lyrics around.

2. That a creative work that spans only a few minutes in time, a few minutes to catch the interest of a listener, who probably has his/her attention split while listening, cannot really afford to be weak in any of the categories we are discussing.

Looking forward to more great postings on this topic! Linda



[This message has been edited by sweetsong (edited 11-01-2002).]