What Makes A Good Song?

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:55 pm

What is it for you that makes a song a good song?

Charade I am · Post by **Charade I am** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:18 pm

the fact that it touches you. the melody is very important, I think.

Flame-Sky Diver · Post by **Flame-Sky Diver** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 5:17 pm

It's magic.

woof · Post by **woof** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 10:06 am

A really good hook and a line from the song that you can remember!

Post by **mosespa** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:40 pm

A good SONG (notice the emphasis) is, to me, one in which the melody sticks in one's head long after listening. You don't even have to particularly LIKE the song...if it sticks in your head, it must be well written...there must be SOMETHING good about it.

For example..."Ignition Remix" by R. Kelly. I don't much care for what passes for "R&B" these days...it seems to be more focused upon the "R" than on the "B"...however, I sometimes find myself singing the hook out loud when the radio isn't on in the car.

I'm stuck with it.

Now...I differentiate between "song" and...say..."composition" due to the fact that, for the purpose of this post, "song" refers to a piece of music within the standard parameters of "popular" music.

The Revealing Science Of God by Yes is far longer than 3-5 minutes and goes through so many moods and changes that it almost seems an insult to call it a "song." It is a "composition"...and is made up of several segments that would have made good "songs" on their own.

RWpinkfloyd45 · Post by **RWpinkfloyd45** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:40 pm

an interesting beat

princessDungan74D · Post by **princessDungan74D** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:18 pm

it has to speak to you

lisa · Post by **lisa** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:16 am

If I find myself thinking about it when it's not playing

Useful Idiot · Post by **Useful Idiot** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 3:45 am

I can't really explain my love for music. If it clicks with me, I'll declare it good. If not, too bad.

floydrocks · Post by **floydrocks** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:48 pm

Useful Idiot wrote:I can't really explain my love for music. If it clicks with me, I'll declare it good. If not, too bad.

That's sort of the way I feel.

Trying to say what makes a song good to me, well, it's hard but I'll try.

It's got a good hook or it makes me feel good in some way.... It has not really touch me, but hit me in the gut. Take Pigs: 3DO. That hits me right in the gut.

emiemi2375 · Post by **emiemi2375** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 12:41 pm

me playing a solo in it

Post by **henno** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:54 pm

for me a good song must be simple, harmonious, ethereal (wish you were her would be my prefect example)