That's a hit

What is more important when determining whether a song is a "hit" or not? Does the lyrics matter or the beat? That's a tough question to answer, but here are my thoughts. When I tune in on the popular stations such as Wild 94.9 or 106.1 KMEL, I hear many songs that they consider "hits" The majority of these songs have a pretty damn good beat, but have the WORST lyrics, EVER. But, it's still a "hit".

I don't consider these songs "hits" in my book, they won't last. Would you really listen to songs like "Crank Dat Soldier Boy" and "Ay Bay Bay" five years from now and say, "That's my song!" Probably not, a song with a great beat can make it's way to the charts but without meaningful lyrics, the track is incomplete. Now just because a song has a good beat, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will top the charts.

Bottom line is that lyrics matter. You can listen to songs by Jason Mraz and when others hear it, it will be as if the song came out last week. This is just my opinion, lyrics matter. A great example of this is Dumb It Down by Lupe Fiasco. It has one of the simplest beats in history but has the sickest lyrics I have ever heard. Later.

MyNameIsTimothy