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re: Rydian Interview

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Pudding 05:14 am UTC 01/27/08
In reply to: re: Rydian Interview - rockfenris2005 04:56 am UTC 01/27/08

I highly doubt anyone is going to give rats ass about Not Allowed To Love having a similar message to No Matter What. The Teletubbies didn't have a hit because it had a similar message to Mr.Blobby now did it?

The hardball fact is, Not Allowed To Love is not that great of a song. I respect the fact that you think it's the next best thing to slice bread, but it isn't really chart friendly...my opinion of course.


> Yeah, Lloyd Webber wrote the tune. But the song has a
> similar sort of message, about someone being persecuted
> (that was my interpretation at least) and sticking by
> their beliefs. But it doesn't have an epic tune, does it?
> Like "Not Allowed To Love", it's not trying to be "It's
> All Coming Back To Me Now" and "I'd Do Anything For Love"
> or even some of Webber's stuff. I think if Jim gave "Not
> Allowed To Love" to a girl group, or a famous act, it
> would do the same as "No Matter What". But only the
> pop/dance version. The original is way too theatrical, too
> "Rodgers and Hart".
>
> > 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.
> > >
> > > > > What about the rest of the song?
> > > >
> > > > What about it?
> > > >
> > > > 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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