| re: NJC The art and craft of...Desmond Child | |
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Bright_Eyes 10:06 pm UTC 08/05/07 |
| In reply to: | NJC The art and craft of...Desmond Child - Daniel 08:38 pm UTC 08/05/07 |
| Very interesting article, I thank you much for posting it. > Let the lyrics tell the story > > Though many writers like to get their tracks or melodies > down before working on the lyrics, Child feel that the > lyrics are essential to finding a song's musical center. > "You get a thought in your mind, and that thought turns > into words," he explains. "And then you open your mouth > and you express yourself. And then you sing the words. If > you just open your mouth to say nothing, it's pretty > silly. So the logical progression of singing is that it's > a communication, but it has to communicate something." I think this section might have something to do with the reasons why Child does not achieve Steinman's level artistically. Some writers, like Steinman, write songs where the music alone makes a strong impression. I find that usually not to be the case on a Desmond song. | |
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