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But how will you make your song stand out as something special, when every other aspiring song writer has the same access to the same level of insta gratification for making a full production from barebones song writing?

Or is your target audience only your own ears, and you never plan to publish or even compare your work to others?

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Songwriting is songwriting. You make it special by making a great song. You make a demo. You can get a song published if it sounds decent and is a great song. Publishers are influenced by the production quality, but they aren't idiots. They can discern a great lyrics, great harmonic shifts, and great melody as separate matters from whether it has a fantastic lead guitar solo or drum part.

If all someone can manage is "barebones song writing" without great lyrics, harmonic interest, or melody, they need to either be in a fantastic band or give up.

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