Pandora - Persecuted or Persecutor?
Irving Berlin lived at the right time. So did Doc Pomus. And Bernie Taupin. Harlan Howard, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, "Yip" Harburg were also lucky to be born when they were. In fact, practically the entire Songwriters Hall of Fame, pre rock and roll, should consider themselves lucky they were born when they were. Why? None of them had to worry about Pandora, Spotify or any other music streaming service. "God Bless America", "White Christmas" (Berlin); "Save the Last Dance for Me"," Lonely Avenue" (Pomus); "Tiny Dancer", "Candle in the Wind" (Taupin); "Streets of Baltimore", "I Fall to Pieces" (Howard); "Leader of the Pack", "River Deep, Mountain High" (Greenwich/Barry); "It's Only a Paper Moon", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Harburg) - these are just a few examples of songs written by NON-performers. Those titles are amongst the most popular songs w...