Random Poll of the Day! (790)

[Kor]

Yeah, I know it's not an actual dilemma for non-song writers (hence this isn't a real dilemma for me either). I do have this argument with some people every once in a while.

I'd go with the second option, mainly because I care more about the music than the lyrics.

[Jd-]

Definitely the latter. Lyrics are nothing if they aren't on top of a good melody, and usually the best way to get that is to have the melody in place first it seems. I'm not a songwriter, but that seems to mostly be the case when you see behind the scenes footage with successful artists.

[Vylash]

When I was writing my hit song "Midnight Train To Georgia" I found that writing the music first and then the lyrics made things easier

[KainTheVampire]

I'd first write the lyrics and then dump the music writing to someone else *likes writing*

[Jecka]

Definitely the latter. Lyrics are nothing if they aren't on top of a good melody, and usually the best way to get that is to have the melody in place first it seems. I'm not a songwriter, but that seems to mostly be the case when you see behind the scenes footage with successful artists.

^This

[Kaito Lady]

I'd first write the lyrics and then dump the music writing to someone else *likes writing*

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[Commi-Ninja]

I'd first write the lyrics and then dump the music writing to someone else *likes writing*

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What they said.  I don't know enough about music to write it.

[Kor]

but its interesting that i read somewhere that classical composers such as Chopin used to come up with a harmony scheme before the melody, i find that somehow hard to believe.

Harmony is completely different from lyrics, so it doesn't have much to do with this poll.

But I don't understand why it's hard for you to believe. It makes perfect sense for me that some classical composers cared first for their harmony than their melody.

[PT]

First option. Lyrics are most of the reason I listen to a lot of the songs I listen to.

[kei]

Option 1. The only reason I can think of, is that it seems easier to write the lyrics first.

[Akonyl]

Music first. In a lot of the music I listen to, the vocals are just another instrument, and whatever the actual lyrics are is relatively unimportant.

[Wakarimashita]

Music first, lyrics after except in very specific genres of music (like sung poetry).

[ProfParanoia]

Lyrics have always been the important thing to me.

[Anaine]

That depends, do you have something you want to get "out there" of course lyrics first
But I choose music first, since I'm way better with music than with words

[sstimson]

The later as some of the greatest music ever writen never got lyrics and that the way I like my music - Instrumental. That might be one reason why I love classical music from Beethoven, Pachelbel, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Strauss.

Please enjoy some of it

Found here Best Classical Music