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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1987342780">I see a lot of debate on this thread, arising out of its title, as to whether or not Morrissey is a songwriter.To me, the whole argument arises out of a false premise - that a song has to be written, on order to exist, which is not true:&nbsp; a song just as to be created.&nbsp; Most pop musicians can't even read music, so they certainly don't write it.&nbsp;&nbsp; They compose it and they record it.Morrissey is a lyric writer, and he's a song creator.&nbsp; He creates songs by singing his lyrics over pre-recorded backing music, thus creating the vocal melody - and the vocal melody/words basically are what a song is.&nbsp; Ask somebody to sing 'This Charming Man'.&nbsp; They're not going to start by singing the guitar riff.&nbsp; They'll sing the words.&nbsp; So no, Morrissey is not a great songwriter.&nbsp; But yes, he is a creator of great songs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1987342780"] I see a lot of debate on this thread, arising out of its title, as to whether or not Morrissey is a songwriter. To me, the whole argument arises out of a false premise - that a song has to be [I]written[/I], on order to exist, which is not true: a song just as to be created. Most pop musicians can't even read music, so they certainly don't write it. They compose it and they record it. Morrissey is a lyric writer, and he's a song creator. He creates songs by singing his lyrics over pre-recorded backing music, thus creating the vocal melody - and the vocal melody/words basically [I]are[/I] what a song is. Ask somebody to sing 'This Charming Man'. They're not going to start by singing the guitar riff. They'll sing the words. So no, Morrissey is not a great songwriter. But yes, he is a creator of great songs. [/QUOTE]

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