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re: Hey, Charles Isherwood: SCREW YOU!

Posted by:	ryhog 12:28 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to:	re: Hey, Charles Isherwood: SCREW YOU! - Michael_Portantiere 11:29 am EST 12/06/13

This thread is superficially amusing but it actually is revealing fundamental questions: should a song be evaluated based on its association with noble (or ignoble) causes,or independently? should a song's music (when written collaboratively with the lyricist) escape criticism if it would (arguably) be more palatable without the lyrics? I think the answer to both ought to be no. Regarding the latter, which is the point you raise, we spend a lot of time here arguing about whether music and lyrics are integrated in a satisfactory way. I don't think a composer can or should be let off the hook when the product of his or her work ends up in a song that some would define as treacly. This is not a case where someone's music is appropriated to support someone else's lyrics. I think it is important (and time-honored) that both members of a songwriting team hold each other's feet to the fire.

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