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Originally posted by travlin'easy:
Granted, there comes a time when we all believe that we can no longer make a song better, but in reality, that's never been the case. I've heard lots of remakes of great songs, some that really were lousy, but some that totally transformed the song and brought out attributes that no one knew previously existed. A good example of this was Nat King Cole's "Unforgetable" which was remastered and done as a duo with his daughter years after his death. What an incredible creation.


Gary,

The problem with the above statement is that the original songwriter may not have had the capability of making the song better as each persons abilities are finite and at some point they will consider their song done even if you don't feel that it is. If someone else comes along and produces the song or changes it in a manner in which the songwriter may never have even thought of, it may make it better but it clearly wasn't the original vision of the songwriter. This is why there are songwriters, arrangers, producers, and engineers. Each one can bring something unique to the table and often times each can make a song better. However, its very rare to find a songwriter who can write, arrange, produce, and engineer their own works and have them turn out great.