If asked, many of us would easily be able to identify our favorite song or tune, and often to even quote verbatim (e.g., sing embarrassingly off-key) the actual bridge, melody, or lyrics that made that song so special. Whether it is the way a song made us laugh or reflected our innermost desires and fears, songs have a unique way of capturing our feelings and our spirits.
Though it’s relatively easy to identify the title of our favorite song, and even the artist or performer of that song, most of us couldn’t name the songwriter quite so effortlessly. These difficulties arise because often the songwriter is not a performer him or herself, or there could be multiple different song writers involved in making that