After 50–60 years of performing, I believe that I've gotten a feel for what works or doesn't in a song. The idea of writing to a climax doesn't work for me. Good songs grab the audience, sustain attention through the middle and have a satisfactory end. This is true whether I am performing my own material or deciding if I should cut a verse or few from a hymn during a church service. The answer, as always, is, It depends.


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