I liked Achy Breaky Heart, mainly because of the beat, but my understanding is that that song was turned down by many artist and was ridiculed by many in the industry, still it was loved by the public. Never did like the Dogs song. Makes you wonder who's at the helm when it comes to choosing music. How can someone listen to 15 to 30 seconds of a song and trash it. Everyone knows that most songs has to grow on you. Rarely do I hear a song and like it from the first listen, but after a few listens it starts to take hold, next thing you are singing along with it, and it is not always the first few seconds that grabs you.

You have to have that exposure. Even after you convince someone to record it, you have to get the DJs to play it enough to get it recognized. I had a song cut, called Precious mother, the local DJs gave it a few spins but not enough, then they dropped it. A female DJ was brought in so the regular DJs could have their vacations. I guess she loved her mother, she played it every day, then people started requesting it, when the DJ got back from his vacation, he had no choice but play it because people were requesting it. Another radio station in our town called looking for the song because people were calling them requesting it, they were given a copy earlier but they had trashed it, now they came begging for another copy.

When you pitch a song it has to go through so many filters and so many taste in music, it is a wonder any songs ever make it to market. From the publisher to the producer to the artist to the label, they all have their likes and dislikes, and some have weird taste in music, how do you make it through. I think if I was an established artist, I'd let my fans have a say in what I recorded. I'd pick the top 100 songs that were pitched to me, songs that I liked and could sing, I'd have a site on the net where I would post the songs and have my fans vote in order what songs were liked best, then choose from the top voted 20. This would give a sample of what my fans liked and they would feel they had some input into my recording.