Songs Written for Other Artists (and my thoughts)

Often times, a song changes hands at least a few times before it's officially released. Writers and producers shop their songs around with the hope of it falling into the hands of an artist who will make it a success. But, this isn't always the first person to be attached to or record the song. And in some cases, writers write a song for an artist but decide to keep and record the song for themselves. I'm going to share my opinions on some of the songs originally intended for other artists- can't wait to hear your thoughts as well! Songs Mentioned: Baby One More Time (Britney Spears) Telephone (Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce) Im a Slave 4 U (Britney Spears) Umbrella (Rihanna) R.E.M (Ariana Grande) Pretty Hurts (Beyonce) Shape of You (Ed Sheeran) Same old Love (Selena Gomez) Issues (Julia Michaels) Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson) DEMOS: Same Old Love (Rihanna):    • Rihanna - Same Old Love (Lyrics) take away...   Same Old Love (Charli XCX):    • Video   Telephone (Britney Spears:    • Britney Spears - TELEPHONE ( Original Demo...   Wake Up (R.E.M) (Beyonce):    • Beyonce -  Wake Up ( R.E.M.)   Wake Up (R.E.M) (T-Pain):    • Video   Umbrella (Rihanna) (The-Dream):    • The-Dream - Umbrella (Britney Spears Demo)...   Go to www.Casetify.com/Naomicannibal to get 15% off your order! SOURCES: https://popcrush.com/hit-songs-origin... https://www.mtv.com/news/oee6mv/tlc-b... https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainm... https://theneptunes.org/2018/08/beyon...   / leak_charli_xcx_issues_julia_michaels_demo   https://exhale.breatheheavy.com/forum... https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads... https://www.glamour.com/story/ed-shee... https://www.billboard.com/music/music... https://www.glamour.com/story/pop-son...