Elvis...or Michael?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

I want singers to write the stuff they sing. If somebody else writes it, and I don't know it, I feel cheated and lied to.

I don't hold hard and fast to this myself. For example, Neil Young writes some great songs, but his voice makes my skin crawl.

There are a lot of great songwriters out there who cannot perform well. I would hate to miss their songwriting skills just because I can't stand their performance.

Conversely, there are performers who I greatly enjoy who don't write all of their own material. Led Zeppelin, one of the great (IMO) hard rock bands did a LOT of cover material from old blues musicians of the 40's 50's and 60's.

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Led Zeppelin, one of the great (IMO) hard rock bands did a LOT of cover material from old blues musicians of the 40's 50's and 60's.

And they eventually even admitted it!