One of my favourite songs a couple of years back was the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. I was grieving the death of my father who died at the age of 91 of Alzheimers just before than and that song just perked me up out of my gloom. I even wrote a post about it on my I Like Songs blog. Well, I didn’t write much, I just wanted to feature it.
It’s no surprise that the song was an enormous hit.
What IS a surprise is an article I read just recently about the income it generated from Pandora. There were 43 million streams. And what did it earn? A measly $2700. Yes, to some of you $2700 sounds like a lot of money. But 43 million streams?
The question today is: Has production become more important than songwriting in today’s music? It’s not a new question, but it’s important to revisit from time to time. I actually saw a discussion of this on Reddit and it got me to thinking about it again.
flowed out of us in one, sweet sitting with no editing necessary? More likely is the fact that we’ll have to work at it to get it done. When you find yourself struggling to finish a song, consider these five points: