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"Talented" singer-songwriters who can't write their own music.
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Tejas
01-10-2011
Originally Posted by rawr:
“I don't think there's anything wrong with songwriters who are solo artists co-writing if it's genuinely a collaborative effort.

No one slags bands off for co-writing with each other. What's the difference.”

Personally I'd be inclined to agree with this statement. Writing say the lyrics, and having other musicians polish the melody, is not a problem in my book.
Middleotroad
01-10-2011
Originally Posted by rawr:
“I'm talking specifically about the implication in this thread that if a songwriter doesn't write all their songs on their own they're not "proper" songwriters. I think this is rubbish, and my point is that no one holds bands to the same standard.”

The suggestion is that record companies exaggerate the songwriting talents of some stars, and the implication is fans believe those exaggerations. If a songwriter writes no songs on their own you can't tell how much input they have on their songs. They may need their collaborators as opposed to just being inspired by them.
Scratchy7929
01-10-2011
There are literally hundreds of singer-songwriters out there.Check out this Wiki list :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_singer-songwriters

Why the Major labels sign up so much crap only God knows when there is so much talent already out there.
Check these out :-
Sarah McLachlan
Anouk Teeuwe
Anneke van Giersbergen
Ane Brun
Susanne Sundfør
Fiona Apple
Jeff Buckley
Melissa Etheridge

One to look out for in the future :-
Catherinead AD
Scratchy7929
01-10-2011
Sorry try this link
Anneke van Giersbergen
nikproffitt
01-10-2011
Mark (E) Everett - Eels
Sam Duckworth - Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Isabelle Monteiro - Drugstore

All singer songwriters who usually go under a 'band' name
Scratchy7929
02-10-2011
Anna Ternheim
John Gorka
Alison Krauss
Lou Rhodes
Martina Topley-Bird
Toni Childs
CEThom
03-10-2011
There's a moniker which followed Madonna around in the music industry for years; Change a word, take a third.
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