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Originally posted by captain Russ:
Tunes listed by Chas and Ian show that, in large part, any worthwhile tune is what you, the player makes of it. Think of "Masquerade"; written by Leon Russell (possibly my favorite pop writer) and first charted by Leon and by the Carpenters in the early 70's.
The secret, I think, is to play what fulfills you, interpret fundamentally good tunes, giving them your personal imprint,
What a complex/satisfying/frustrating field we work in!
Wouldn't have it any other way.

Russ


+1 to this, and extra to the Leon Russell comment. great songwriter.