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This post is about song choices.

Some of you Taylor fans have been enthusiastic about Bob Seger's songs as well as the Eagles' songs for this coming Tuesday ( where one of the themes is -- Songs from the Year you were born ).

One thing to note --- CAN THEY BE CLEARED ?

I myself am partial to Seger's NIGHT MOVES because the SOUL in the music as well as the rhythm and energy fits Taylor to a "T". But two things to consider :

1) Each contestants will be singing 2 songs. Therefore, the time limit comes into play again. NIGHT MOVES is a song that can only be done justice to if you give the contestant TIME to BUILD into the music.

Come to think of it, if you listen to UNDER THE RADAR ( Taylor's self-produced CD ), most of the songs he sings are like that... starting low key and building eventually to a flourishing finish. But then it takes at least a minute and a half. Something you CANNOT DO in this venue.

2) THE SONGS HAVE TO BE CLEARED BY WHOEVER OWNS THE RIGHTS.

Not sure if both can be done by Tuesday for Seger's song and the Eagles.

Another bummer. Which just shows you that observations made by Dave of VFTW is spot on.

1) Each contestants will be singing 2 songs. Therefore, the time limit comes into play again. NIGHT MOVES is a song that can only be done justice to if you give the contestant TIME to BUILD into the music.

Come to think of it, if you listen to UNDER THE RADAR ( Taylor's self-produced CD ), most of the songs he sings are like that... starting low key and building eventually to a flourishing finish. But then it takes at least a minute and a half. Something you CANNOT DO in this venue.

Once again, I find your observations spot-on. I have been wondering lately about how the time constraints hurt certain performers more than others. It most certainly is true in Taylor's case. Even in his critically denounced "Just Once", he got better as the song progressed, but had to clip it so much the buildup was premature and rushed. He is not a technical recording-studio singer, but rather a feel-the-spirit live performance one. One more indication AI is not his thang when it is all said and done.