what makes a good song .....

[fabtastique]

I've really liked some of the country tribute albums over the years (Coal Miner's Daughter : A Tribute To Loretta Lynne and Tribute ... Tammy Wynette Remembered in particular) both of which have introduced me to artists that I'd not really listened to before. However subsequently when I've bought these artists solo albums I've been underwhelmed. I commented on another thread about Trisha Yearwood that I'd felt that with several of the CDs I'd bought of hers but her performance of 'Til I Get it Right is wonderful.

So yes, the song on these CDs are generally classics, but what makes a good song and are they not as many good songs around anymore???

Strangely, I always thought Linda found wonderful, obscure (to me), interesting songs to do....

thoughts??

[erik]

Quote by fabtastique:

So yes, the song on these CDs are generally classics, but what makes a good song and are they not as many good songs around anymore???

Strangely, I always thought Linda found wonderful, obscure (to me), interesting songs to do....

thoughts??

I suppose the short answer to that is that it's all subjective, at least in my humble opinion. Certainly it doesn't hurt to have lyrics that give off a mood or a feeling, and that are intelligent.

Beyond that, I think it's in the way the song's arranged, or some "hook" to it--like the hot sultry opening of Linda's version of "You're No Good." After her, for me, there's the eerie synthesizer/keyboard-drenched chords that open and close Gary Wright's 1976 classic "Dream Weaver", and the saxophone riffs (courtesy of Raphael Ravenscroft) on Gerry Rafferty's epic 1978 hit "Baker Street." A more recent example for me is Nile Rodgers' retro-Chic guitar work on Daft Punk's 2013 hit "Get Lucky".

[Goldie]

How about what makes a good video. Check out this creative outing someone posted on youtube for Linda Ronstadt's Round Midnight: