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Songs Are Perform<br />
If the bard of Avon<br />
himself (William<br />
Shakespeare to you)<br />
was not above tailoring<br />
his works to play to the<br />
strengths of his best<br />
available actors, should<br />
we as songwriters be<br />
doing the same? After<br />
all, songs are intended to<br />
be performed, right?<br />
Are we giving our performer<br />
(perhaps ourselves?)<br />
something they<br />
can work with? Is it too<br />
far outside their comfort<br />
zone? Or worse yet, too<br />
far inside that well-worn<br />
path? Fundamental truth<br />
number one: songwriting…..in<br />
fact, all art,<br />
needs to evoke in its<br />
audience both a feeling<br />
of surprise, and one of<br />
familiarity. Their reaction<br />
should be “Wow, I<br />
never thought about it<br />
that way!” rather than<br />
“What the hell are you<br />
talking about?” (Having<br />
said that, it seems like<br />
the best art often starts<br />
them feeling the latter…<br />
..and gently leads them<br />
to the former, almost as<br />
if they have come to the<br />
logical conclusion on<br />
their own).<br />
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www.writeawaymagazine.co.uk
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