Cross genre songs don't occur as often as they use to but some songs seem designed to achieve that goal. In my mind, "Lights" by Journey could have easily been successful on the country chart as it was on the rock chart. Another song ripe for crossover success is "As Long As I Love You" by Backstreet Boys. Keep the vocal, bass and drum track and replace the instrument tracks for a pretty good country song. Nowdays with the release of alternative mixes it's pretty easy to discover that one of your favorite songs could have easily been released way different from the version you remember and love.

If I was seeking commercial success as a songwriter, I would concentrate on writing "seasonal" or "Christmas" songs. There is an annual need for fresh material, if a particular artist's version becomes a standard your heirs will be collecting royalities for generations, songs can more easily adapt to various genre performaces and, most important of all, you don't have to try to match current trends.

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