luke_warm
04-14-2008, 08:52 AM
I was bothered by Carrie Underwood singing about poverty on Idol Gives Back because I knew she didn't write her song. While she sung I kept wondering how much she really cared about the less fortunate and whether the passion she clearly had was empathy, grief, self pity, pennance, or an act. Whichever, I eventually wondered what the level of connectivity was that any artist could feel towards a song that was not their own.
I also wondered if it mattered, which of my favorite songs were not written by the artist who performed them, and what the difference between a great song written by the artist that performed it and the other was?
After going through all these thoughts I realized that I have much respect and admiration to anyone writting their own lyrics.
Similarly, what is the disconnect between vocalist and producer and how does this compare to artists who are both vocalists and producers of their own music? How well can a singer connect to a song they have wrote [written?] but did not produce? What about emcees? Is it possible even?
To what extent can an artist write lyrics, perform them, and produce the music and still then still approach classicness? If you have an opinion like every person is a professional at one thing and that is what they should do then you would probably agree that if your a singer, sing -don't write lyrics, if you're an emcee rap, don't make beats then you may not see the benefit and strength in this.
I think one of the great things about underground rap is that people like The Grouch, Style MISIA, Mr Brady, Count Bass D, and El-producto do this. When you listen to something that they release you know your almost looking at the world through their eyes.
I also wondered if it mattered, which of my favorite songs were not written by the artist who performed them, and what the difference between a great song written by the artist that performed it and the other was?
After going through all these thoughts I realized that I have much respect and admiration to anyone writting their own lyrics.
Similarly, what is the disconnect between vocalist and producer and how does this compare to artists who are both vocalists and producers of their own music? How well can a singer connect to a song they have wrote [written?] but did not produce? What about emcees? Is it possible even?
To what extent can an artist write lyrics, perform them, and produce the music and still then still approach classicness? If you have an opinion like every person is a professional at one thing and that is what they should do then you would probably agree that if your a singer, sing -don't write lyrics, if you're an emcee rap, don't make beats then you may not see the benefit and strength in this.
I think one of the great things about underground rap is that people like The Grouch, Style MISIA, Mr Brady, Count Bass D, and El-producto do this. When you listen to something that they release you know your almost looking at the world through their eyes.