#song

His life, though none too long, Was never dull: Of woman, wine and song Bill had his full. ↗

— Robert W. Service

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But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in. ↗

— Mel Torme

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I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was totally shocked. ↗

— Elliott Smith

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We always feel pretty creative as far as writing songs. We write them together; we just get in a room, or on occasion in Flea's garage. We just sort of improvise, like jazz musicians. ↗

— Chad Smith

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I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel. ↗

— Elliott Smith

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It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning. ↗

— Elliott Smith

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I learn my songs by ear. ↗

— Kate Smith

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In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed. ↗

— Kate Smith

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It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song. ↗

— Kate Smith

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