Comments on: Aretha Franklin, Songwriter: An Appreciation http://tonyconniff.com/aretha-franklin-songwriter-an-appreciation/ Songwriter, Producer, and Coach, based in New York City. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:15:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/aretha-franklin-songwriter-an-appreciation/#comment-7464 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:15:19 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3907#comment-7464 In reply to Daniel McBrearty.

Daniel,
I don’t disagree with you. But those are tremendous records. And you don’t make a great record without a pretty damn good song!
Thanks for reading and commenting.
Best wishes,
Tony

]]> By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/aretha-franklin-songwriter-an-appreciation/#comment-7463 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:13:27 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3907#comment-7463 In reply to StartupBrett.

Sorry… Who are you talking about?
Thanks,
Tony

]]> By: Daniel McBrearty http://tonyconniff.com/aretha-franklin-songwriter-an-appreciation/#comment-7462 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:52:26 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3907#comment-7462 She was wonderful, one of the greatest vocalists ever, but honestly I don’t think these songs would have meant much in anyone’s hands but her (and the phenomenal musical team she had, as you point out). I think you can measure a truly great song by the fact that it gets used in a variety of contexts and genres by different artists, and none of these really meets those criteria. Now, there *were* some great writers in Memphis, many of them extremely under-appreciated (Dan Penn anyone?) but I honestly don’t think she was one of them.

]]> By: StartupBrett http://tonyconniff.com/aretha-franklin-songwriter-an-appreciation/#comment-7461 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:59:14 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3907#comment-7461 She used the moment to elevate herself as someone who came from rough beginnings and ultimately crafted the career she is known for. The connection she made to Aretha could not have been more insignificant. Aretha had nothing to do with the things she spoke of, like falling from the top of a cake on stage and losing a shoe, leaving her life in Paris or wherever it was to learn the guitar and write her own songs the story was all about herself. She spoke of Aretha for probably 20 seconds out of a 7-minute speech. It was absolutely self-indulgent.

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