[dreamsongs]

To make it clear...

I never used the word "mediocre" in my original post. I said an ok/average/kinda-likable song...

The are thousands of those songs around and if you know the right people and happen to know a bitchin'/hit making producer, he could potentially turn that particular song into a hit.

I also agree that the song has to have the basic elements to even have a chance, like a catchy hook and/or melody.

I pitch songs every week to publishers, producers, managers, A & R etc. A lot of this is subjective and that is probably the heart of the problem. I've had some of the abovementioned people love a particular song and 2 days letter another person will tell me it doesn't do anything for them...

One thing I found out for sure is, the song has a much better chance if it's well recorded and well produced. The same song in it's raw form wouldn't stand a chance.

Having said that, I have a beautiful ballad with killer lyrics that I'm working on this week that I will keep to just piano/guitar and vocals. Mainly to bring out the focus on the lyrics, no ear candy on this one...

I stand on what I said earlier, there are hundreds of songs that if you played the chords on your guitar alone, you would've never imagined they would be hits. Too many to mention, you all know a few I'm sure.

This is mainly in Pop/Rock more than any other genre. These days I'll include R&B as well.

For most cuts, take away the marketing, the big producer and the great production and you have very little ...