Originally Posted by fatfoo

My understanding is that it's about the voice they sing it with. So, they can give written lyrics to 1,000 people, but only 1 person will sing it well. Therefore, it is about the pitch of the voice and pleasant melody of the voice. A singer's talent pleases the ear. John Lennon sings about the good and peaceful, doesn't he. Talented voices can be so good, that they even sing about the evil and people still like it. In other words, a person can sing "slit my wrists, cut off my arms," and the listener still likes it, because the voice sounds sweet and melodic.