Notice how old songs are incessantly given a "face-lift" the past decade by local artists? During the first few years of this trend, it was okay. It was nice to bring old songs back once in a while - nostalgia has its ways of hitting the right spots to make you feel good.
But then it came to a point when one particular song was remade by at least three artists, all at the same time. Then some bands/artists started releasing albums of purely revival songs. Up until now, people behind these recordings still come up with a another song to remake/remix. Some of these revivals sound okay, but most of the time....it's murder. I wish they just leave original songs alone, they sound perfect already.
I commend singers or groups who write their own lyrics. Anyone can carry a tune, sing someone else's song on stage or in videoke, but only a select few can compose words that make sense and turn it to a song. Song lyrics are much like poetry, the deeper the lines, all the better. So I'm not just talking about original lyrics that go like "Come on baby, your smile makes me happy. I'm sad when you're gone" and all that crap. Take Urbandub's songs for example, or Bamboo's. It takes some calories to decipher their words. Now these people are real musicians. They write music, play instruments, and give mind-blowing performances. They're the real thing. To the rest of the guys who borrow other people's lyrics...good luck.
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