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Tim McGraw on songwriting
I came across something online about McGraw and thought it worth posting.
On a site I saw a lyric, it showed Tim McGraw as a co-writer. I was not aware of him being a writer. I googled it and found a detailed article about that. The article said he had recorded 206 songs and co-wrote just seven of them. I note that it also did not say that he wrote any of them alone, which is always telling to me. Primarily being a "non-writer" is the way of many of the country stars of yesteryear... relying on Nashville's best songwriters. Because it's hard to write a great song and if you have hundreds, thousands to draw from, you can find some really good, even great ones. It has done him well. For whatever reason, I am an anomaly and, typically, prefer artists who are strong writers. But do appreciate a great song no matter who wrote it. My appreciation of country music these days is that it has changed and, now, most artists DO write a lot of their songs. I just don't care for the sound of a lot of country music these days. Here is that article... I admire his candor... he has always seemed to be a good guy... https://www.cmt.com/news/yrbd66/why-...-his-206-songs
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Thanks for the post! I'm too cranky to co-write, but there's nothing wrong with it if it fits someone's temperament.
I like his comment about how people live vicariously through the songs we hear. I sure do, but I'd never thought of songwriting that way. Now I can't unthink it. |
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