fraserhutch
Flypaper for freaks
Yes, that analogy fails for the reasons pointed out by J.C.
A closer analogy might be a "story", and the question would be "is a story a story before it gets written down to print"?
Again, I say yes.
A closer analogy might be a "story", and the question would be "is a story a story before it gets written down to print"?
Again, I say yes.
Joepie said:Analogy:
Would you consider a book a 'book' before it has been written?
I'd say no. The author might say 'I have some ideas for a book' or 'I know what the storyline is going to be like' but it's not yet a book.
So, if you consider a 'song' to be a finished, tangible product, then it needs to be recorded or, at the very least, played... to be called a song.
On the other hand, if you define a song as 'a combination of lyrics and melody in a certain format' it can definately exist in the head in its final form, and thus be a song before it's performed.
Make sense?