Re: [Harp-L] A Whiter Shade of....Yikes!

[Bob Cohen <bcohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 26, 2006, at 10:22 AM, Cljdm@xxxxxxx wrote:

> a whole other issue. The judge in my opinion was very generous here.

Doesn't this issue all boil down to who actually wrote the song?   
Very often the finished product is a result of a collaboration.  The  
"credited" song writer comes to rehearsal with a rough outline and a  
"head" arrangement.  The boys in the band listen and then the ideas  
fly.  Pretty soon, a song gestates and is born.

So who wrote the song?

Is it the guy who came in with the original idea?  The guy who added  
the killer intro or the solo most clearly identified with the song?   
The guy who came up with the perfect bass line that formed the groove  
that opened the mind of the soloist that transported the vocalist who  
became the moment that made the song?  Is it the guy who put up the  
money for the studio time and insisted that he receive song writer  
credit or no dough?

Bob

Bob Cohen
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