Is your favorite song you've made, other people's favorite from your work?

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Posted by -FSP- on Oct-19-2011 07:22:

Is your favorite song you've made, other people's favorite from your work?

So I was in the middle of making a concept EP, and I thought to myself "wow me, this is surpassing what i can do!" but then i realize that most people will not even like it. The songs I least like of my work tend to be the ones that other people enjoy. I'm always in shock that some people enjoy my garbage projects more TBH.

What has been your experience with this? Is your favorite song you've made generally your most liked song?

Posted by skyhunter on Oct-19-2011 16:49:

Like out of all the tracks I've made my favorite? Well I enjoy all of my tunes just about equally. No real reason to write music I don't like.

Posted by meriter on Oct-19-2011 18:27:

The biggest response from my music I've gotten so far was from a joke grindcore record I threw together in a weekend. The album that took me like 6 years to make barely got any recognition :/

Posted by Zak McKracken on Oct-19-2011 19:01:

my best work is the worst according to others. but that comes to everything i like. common taste is bad. just like common sense isnt common.

Posted by EddieZilker on Oct-19-2011 19:33:

My favorite pieces, long after their release, have been routinely panned or ignored.

Posted by Vector A on Oct-19-2011 21:04:

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Is your favorite song you've made, other people's favorite from your work?

Yep. The ones I like best end up getting the most favorable responses.

Posted by Normie on Oct-21-2011 03:26:

Stephen King in his book "On Writing" said something that sort of applies here. "Kill your children". He was referring to getting enraptured with an idea to the point where it detracts from the rest of your work, but it could just as easily relate to music. In short, even though you may love it (song/riff/part/whatever) to death, don't be afraid to remove it if the whole will benefit.

Even though I only have a few 'complete' songs together (well, instrumentally speaking), the one that's my personal favorite is not the most liked by the few others who have heard them.

Posted by EgosXII on Oct-21-2011 05:55:

haha yeah, every time I release more than one song (in an ep for example) I'm really surprised which one is most successful. My favourites usually aren't that well received for some reason

Same goes on soundcloud, trashy bootlegs usually get the most listens haha

Posted by Normie on Oct-21-2011 06:13:

I'm an 80s guy and LOVE The Cars. Top 5 band for me. Love 99% of their stuff. Total fanboy.

On every album they had, my favorite was the least or at least 'less' popular.

1st album - 'Moving in Stereo/All mixed up' (but that whole album pretty much charted)
Candy O - 'Nightspots'
Panorama - 'Running to You'
Shake it up - 'This could be love'
Heartbeat City - 'Stranger eyes' (same thing as above)
And finally...
Especially "Everything you Say", a song from their last 80s era album, "Door to Door". It's kinda rockabillyish and WAY outside their traditional new wave/synth popish sound.

Same thing applies to Rick Ocasic's solo work. Love the 'non hits' more than the hits.

I'm starting to think the key to success is to push your (in your OWN opinion 'worst stuff'. It's like reverse psychology. If you love your stuff, it will fail. Hate it and receive bacon ... or not

Posted by fleec on Oct-21-2011 10:56:

Re: Is your favorite song you've made, other people's favorite from your work?

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Originally posted by -FSP-
So I was in the middle of making a concept EP, and I thought to myself "wow me, this is surpassing what i can do!" but then i realize that most people will not even like it. The songs I least like of my work tend to be the ones that other people enjoy. I'm always in shock that some people enjoy my garbage projects more TBH.

What has been your experience with this? Is your favorite song you've made generally your most liked song?

With the limited amount of music that I've just started to throw together recently, I've certainly found that to be the case. The more trancey and longer, melodic tracks I find are the ones that people tend not to like as much, in contrast to shorter, more 'instant' tracks that introduce a hook very early on.