SINGING vs. SONGWRITING

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I AM A SINGER BUT I REMEBER PEOPLE TELLING ME IT TAKES MORE TALENT TO BE A SONGWRITER, I PERSONALY DISAGREE WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK??????????  

[Old Fashion Cliche]

most ppl make songwriters look bad, cuz every 14 year old that throughs some ryhmes together thinks they are a songwriter.

both are important and most musicians do both.  

[AoibhealDragonheart]

On This Night

most ppl make songwriters look bad, cuz every 14 year old that throughs some ryhmes together thinks they are a songwriter.

both are important and most musicians do both.

I completely agree about the whole 'throwing rhymes together and they think they're a song writer' thing. It takes way more to be a somewriter than just throwing together a few rhymes. I personally thing that the song has to have some sort of deeper meaning to it than what most people hear, if you know what I mean.
But I am a singer and a songwriter(I Have been for the past three/four years now) and I think that both are really important. After all you wouldn't really have a band or whatever without the singer, nor would you have the song without the songwriter. Just like without the band you'd have no music. All parts are important. They're equal and I don't get why some argue over which one is better.
And it takes an equal amount of talent to either sing or play an instrument or write a song in my opinion.  

[Old Fashion Cliche]

Tempest29

On This Night

most ppl make songwriters look bad, cuz every 14 year old that throughs some ryhmes together thinks they are a songwriter.

both are important and most musicians do both.

I completely agree about the whole 'throwing rhymes together and they think they're a song writer' thing. It takes way more to be a somewriter than just throwing together a few rhymes. I personally thing that the song has to have some sort of deeper meaning to it than what most people hear, if you know what I mean.
But I am a singer and a songwriter(I Have been for the past three/four years now) and I think that both are really important. After all you wouldn't really have a band or whatever without the singer, nor would you have the song without the songwriter. Just like without the band you'd have no music. All parts are important. They're equal and I don't get why some argue over which one is better.
And it takes an equal amount of talent to either sing or play an instrument or write a song in my opinion.

you can have music without a band. theres lotsa solo musicians out there  

[AoibhealDragonheart]

On This Night

Tempest29

On This Night

most ppl make songwriters look bad, cuz every 14 year old that throughs some ryhmes together thinks they are a songwriter.

both are important and most musicians do both.

I completely agree about the whole 'throwing rhymes together and they think they're a song writer' thing. It takes way more to be a somewriter than just throwing together a few rhymes. I personally thing that the song has to have some sort of deeper meaning to it than what most people hear, if you know what I mean.
But I am a singer and a songwriter(I Have been for the past three/four years now) and I think that both are really important. After all you wouldn't really have a band or whatever without the singer, nor would you have the song without the songwriter. Just like without the band you'd have no music. All parts are important. They're equal and I don't get why some argue over which one is better.
And it takes an equal amount of talent to either sing or play an instrument or write a song in my opinion.

you can have music without a band. theres lotsa solo musicians out there

Right, sorry, I was ranting and not paying attention to what i was writing... sweatdrop  

[Old Fashion Cliche]

maui boy no ka oi

I personally think that to be a songwriter requires a lot more skill and creativity than being a singer unless you are an ad-lib rapper and just make up good songs on the spot like Snoop Dogg. Though singing may take more practice and repetitive tasks, the skill is really shown off in the song itself rather than the lyrics or voice.

i have to disagree. in a song the part that hits ppl most is the lyrics. its the meaning of the song that gives it power.  

[AoibhealDragonheart]

On This Night

maui boy no ka oi

I personally think that to be a songwriter requires a lot more skill and creativity than being a singer unless you are an ad-lib rapper and just make up good songs on the spot like Snoop Dogg. Though singing may take more practice and repetitive tasks, the skill is really shown off in the song itself rather than the lyrics or voice.

i have to disagree. in a song the part that hits ppl most is the lyrics. its the meaning of the song that gives it power.

Indeed. I have to agree with you On This Night. The lyrics are what hits people the most in a good song. Pretty much rap is just non-scense talking. I mean, sure lots of people like it, but it's not one of my personal favourites out of all the genre's mainly for that single fact.  

[_Riyo_]

They both take different kinds of talents. It's like comparing script-writing to acting. Both are incredibly important for the outcome, you know? And you need a lot of talent for both to make a good outcome, really. A badly written play will not look good even with good acting, just as a well-written play will not look good with bad acting. Same goes for songs. Not everyone can be singer, and not everyone can be a songwriter, but both have talent of different kinds.  

[xox Dont Forget About Me]

i think it takes more talent to write a song because you have to write down a lot of words. when singing, you just memarize a song  

[Angel_Of_Witness_Patrol88]

Honestly in my opinion, it takes talent to do both.... biggrin  

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personally i think that anyone can write a song. it just have to reflect how you feel. it takes time and practice to sing well  

[enchantress of lightning]

I beleive that both are very inportant to a song and take a lot of talent (if you're actually good). I am a singer myself and I wish I had the talent to write music as well.  

[Airborne_scout]

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I AM A SINGER BUT I REMEBER PEOPLE TELLING ME IT TAKES MORE TALENT TO BE A SONGWRITER, I PERSONALY DISAGREE WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK??????????

I'm both, and in all honesty writing a song is easy, but a great song takes something else.  

[Paperwhale]

It takes talent for both 3nodding

What if there wasn't any songwriters,What will you sing?
What if there wasn't any Singers,Who will sing the song?

Personally you need both 3nodding