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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird
I agree, but I think you missed the point...
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What is the point?
If the point is to criticize Ethan, I didn't miss it, it's appearing in heavy rotation these days. In this thread many are focusing on the fact that he is drawing from Stevie's lyrics, but people are forgetting that he is supposedly 16 years old and has a lot to learn about lyric writing. Who, among those of us who write, in their beginnings or youth hasn't done what he is doing? I once wrote a song that was sort of a response to Dreams as if Lindsey were singing. I only remember the chorus but it went: "Hear the thunder, feel the rain. All that's left is the hurt and pain. You said goodbye, you let me go.. my dreams are gone and now I know".
It's extremely cheesy, and takes words from the original song, but when you are young and starting to take writing seriously everything you write is important in developing as a writer. It can be very hard to open yourself up to people and share your writing. Constructive criticizim is great and helpful, but just being negative to someone because it seems the popular thing to do lately speaks more about the critic and less about the writer.