Niteshift understands me and therefore must be a man of great intellect! (smile)
I challenge anyone to put a melody to most of the lyrics on the boards. Songs need light and shade and variety, not words that don't "sing" - the only songwriter I know who can write verse after complicated verse successfully is Bob Dylan - the Shakespeare of our time.
Graham is a musician, so he is able to compose lyrics and melodies, and can see in his mind how the final song might sound, so when he writes lyrics I am sure his experience enables him to visualise the final product. If you are not a musician and play no instrument I think it would be very difficult to visualise the melody - though not impossible. Even the great Lionel Bart who composed "Oliver" the stage show, found it necessary to use the piano and one finger.
I put a serious comment as a topic, but felt that, as most contributors write poems (lyrics), they would be irritated by my "outrageous" view. Obviously I was wrong as the replies were by the regular gang and no one else - I don't understand how you can be part of a "club" and not want to take part in discussions. If you are that placid you ain't going nowhere in the music business baby! I would rather see fiery comments and items that get the little grey cells working, rather than polite acceptance of everything.
Get involved folks and be part of something good!
Graham you obviously don't visit the MP3 forum or you would know what I do!
Malenac