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Pudding 04:50 am UTC 01/27/08 |
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re: Rydian Interview - rockfenris2005 04:07 am UTC 01/27/08 |
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I may be completely off base with this, but Jim didn't write the tune for No Matter What, Andrew Lloyd Webber did...didn't he? The song was then performed by the biggest boyband act at the time. No one really gave a shit about the lyrics to start off with.
> I hear no difference between the beauty (or whatever) of
> the tunes for "No Matter What" and "Not Allowed To Love".
> I think they function on similar levels, based on the
> pop/dance mix (The original would only work as an Adult
> Contemporary song.) And they both seem to have an
> underlying message about people's freedom. I think a great
> deal of the public could connect to that, even though some
> of the lyrics are a bit verbose.
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> > > What about the rest of the song?
> >
> > What about it?
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> > People will either listen to a song and like it because of
> > the artist (think hardcore Loafers). Some people listen to
> > the tune and like the melody and lyrics usually come
> > second
> >
> > I understand a lot of songwriters write the lyrics first
> > then the tune, but for the majority of listeners I would
> > guess it's the tune first then the lyrics.
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