“Somebody has to write those mediocre middle of the road songs that get cut…why not us today…maybe we could write one of those average songs that a signed artist cuts and it’s so average that it goes to radio and makes everyone a bunch of money.”
The reason why it’s a trap is that it might work.
The danger is if you stay in the trap, those days that you wrote those songs aren’t good fulfilling days. Line up a bunch of days like that and you have a bad life.
The trap is not the writing of average songs…because that will happen sometimes.
The trap is in the intent. The trap is in fooling yourself into thinking it’s a worthwhile intention to write average songs that will appeal to everyone and eek out a few dollars.
And for anyone who’s in the business and been in those writing rooms you know exactly what songs I’m talking about.
Get out of the trap. Write better. Write for the best. If it’s not great, that’s ok, lay it down and make another run…but always write for the best. Everyday. Every session.
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I’m always interested in your perspective, whether affirming or dissenting. Continue the conversation anytime: gabethebassplayer@gmail.com