I've often heard songwriters refer to their own songs as their 'babies' or 'children'...
While blubbering over what songs they're going to play in their set, they'll say things like "its like trying to chose between my children!"
It's not that I disagree with this. The opposite almost. I don't think that they're being specific enough. For me a song is like my daughter. And no, not because I need to protect them, or they need emotional support or something dumb like that...
Songs are like girls because if they are naturally beautiful, they need nothing be done to them. They are perfect just they way they are... and you can appreciate that even more if you're a songwriter yourself! They sound good on an acoustic guitar in a lounge, or on a stage with a band.
Its just a beautiful song. Simple but perfect. and you wouldn't want it any other way would you?
Or maybe you would? I don't know... see, you do get those guys who like strange girls they've never met before, caked in make up in some dark club to disguise what they really are... and what are they really? a terrible song. But you can't blame them! Its just the way they were born. They need the make up. They need the alcohol at the gigs. They need the hype, and the lights, and the smoke machines. They couldn't survive without it! They would be exposed to their true nature. Ugly.
And they would wither away...
However if you've got a great song. There's not need to dress her up, put her in a low cut top and short skirt. It would be upsetting to see!- No. It is upsetting to see! As a father (not literally) with my own "daughters", When I see other song-writers do this I just don't understand! Why?? When you hear what could be a good song, but its so over developed and there's just no need. Strip it back, let it breath! Don't smother it!
If I could marry a song... it might be this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36bItoBXpxk
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