Aesthetic Quote by Stephin Merritt

A good song is like a mannequin - its form makes sense, but there's no life. There should be memorable melody, thoughtful lyric, appropriate…

— Greta Salpeter

I feel like a good song is one that ticks all the boxes, but a great song is one that has this kind of…

— Thomston

It's so interesting how you can take a bad situation and make a great song out of it that somebody else can listen to…

— Lauren Alaina

I think that a great song needs the full package. I think that a great song needs everything from lyrics, to melody, to music,…

— William Beckett

A good song is a nice set of chords and some good lyrics; a great song is a song that reinvents itself over time.…

— Bryce Dessner

A good song to one person could just be something mediocre to somebody else. It's always strange thinking about how songs connect with people.

— Lauren Mayberry

But when I hear a great song, I can't help but be inspired by it, regardless of whatever genre that song falls under.

— Taylor Swift

A good song's a good song, and well known songs take on meaning in people's lives.

— Ty Segall

What makes a great song - you don't put it into words. You feel it. The perfect lyric. The perfect melody. It makes you…

— Diane Warren

What makes a great song - you dont put it into words. You feel it. The perfect lyric. The perfect melody. It makes you…

— Diane Warren

I really don't know what exactly all the songs mean. Sometimes other people have meanings and when I hear them I think, 'That's really…

— Paul Simon

A great song is a great song, whether it's on vinyl or CD or cassette or reel to reel or mp3. Then again, that…

— Moby