What Do You Value Most In A Song?

[Make me your Dream Life 83,318]

When you think about a song, being kind of like a kind of spell, a world, the weather, as clothing, what makes you value the most in a song?

The sound? The imagery? Writing, who wrote it? The time surrounding it's creation?

I'm sure there's multiple components, but what is it that you value from a song the most?

Discuss. 

[ShadesOfFool 18,925]

lyrics/who wrote it

 

2 diff songs can sound just as good but if one was written by the artist and one was written by professional songwriters/ghostwriters, i will always put the self-written song first

[honeymooncd 3,631]

The most important thing to me is the production and writing, always writing over production though. I cannot deem it as a good song if the writing is bad, and sometimes the writing can save the songs bad production....not rlly the other way around though(for me at least)

[Pedriko 1,659]

As someone who relates feelings to memories a lot, I would say memories and feelings that I have tied to a music is very important.

There are really good songs out there that doesn't give me a fraction of the feelings that one of Lana's worst songs does, for example.

[DeadSeaOfMercury 19,851]

Sounding like nothing else before it…

[The Stargirl Pinky 67,404]

Melody kinda trumps everything for me. I need to like the chord progression otherwise I don’t want to listen to it. Beyond that a song gets bonus points from me if it makes me feel a certain way - nostalgia, dance, provocation…. 

[bluechemtrails 23,133]

the atmosphere of the song and how everything (lyrics, melody, production) fits together

[southbeachswing 2,348]

Lyrics overall because even if the production isnt top tier i just can’t listen to a song with (imo) bad lyrics

 

Lana’s songs made me appreciate bridges a lot more also

[annedauphine 34,647]

Melody is EVERYTHING to me.

[Get Drunk 17,482]

9 minutes ago, annedauphine said:

Melody is EVERYTHING to me.

oh THIS. 

[CHATEAU MARMONT 948]

melody and instrumentals

its rare for me to fall for a song only by the lyrics - i always thought that its bc i grew up listening to english music and since its not my 1st language i can never "translate" what im hearing i just go with the vibe idk

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like i definitely did not care or knew what "my pussy taste like pepsi cola" meant yet i was 

 

[Veinsineon 70,965]

Production and Lyrics. There is no vibe to be built if the pieces have no cohesion

[Ultra Violet 18,436]

I think the overall energy is what I value most, which has a lot to do with background synths, bass, etc. To me, it almost has nothing to do with vocals as I connect with instrumental songs just as much, if not even more (when considering instrumental parts of songs with vocals. I go crazy for instrumental solos).

I might value progression the most too. A song starting slow and building up, or just a good slow burn in general

[Make me your Dream Life 83,318]

I wanted to say writing, bc it's incredibly important to me, but now I really wanna say composition. the wholeness/ entirety of the song, and how it's organized and composed together, and what it might really be saying. bonus points if it sounds smooth/ like it's sailing