David,
Artists are a tricky bunch at best. Total egotists at worst. And music is totally SUBJECTIVE. So unless something is written that REALLY becomes part of them, they are going to only be self interested. I work with a lot of artists and writers who might not be artists, and I always ask them, "you work on your own songs all the time. You spend money getting them demoed, you work hard to get someone to hear them if you are an artist, you only have so many spaces to perform or list songs. If someone you don;t know comes along and tries to get you to take THEIR songs over yours, what would your reaction be?" And it is always "I'd do my own songs."
This is the hard thing about writing and trying to "place" songs with artists. Two of the writers on this particular song are the Warren Brothers. Those are two of the guys behind "Red Solo Cup", one of the most inane (and successful) songs of recent history. Those guys can get anyone to listen to anything they do. And they write a very specific kind of "party" song. That is what this is. If you read Brent Baxter's article that Phil references, you know that all of those precepts are included in this song. Big audience type song. (Anthem), Summer touring season. Making the audience look good. very singable. And right in the wheelhouse of what Jason Aldeen has done before. It is a safe bet for a record company to put money into the promotion of the song, and that money is paying off with his fans. So it is a win win all the way around.
John's question about another artist doing it and getting the same results, really just don't factor in.
On a semi related note, I hate to chide you, but that OC 9 group, that Cliff and Bev are doing are really taking off out there. I wish you would contact them, on Facebook or other wise and find out when they are getting together again. Because they are really doing it right. Cultivating artists, developing them. I hate to have something so close to you that you are not participating in.
MAB
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