Originally Posted by Brian Austin Whitney
Mark,

I think "Respect" was actually a male sung song first.

Brian


Yep, and written by a male too, same with "Hit the Road, Jack"...I was being sly. But I tend to agree with you that although it's possible to write outside of your experiences and still write a classic, the vast majority of great songs tend to be written straight from the heart. We can argue either way, but it's a lot rarer for any outsider to express the raw truth of an insider.