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Quality is a memorable, diverse tune and melody that flows together in a harmonious way. Listen to some of the early Carpenters songs. That is quality songwriting.

The lyrics are secondary, the fact it might have a beat to dance to is also secondary. The genre is also secondary, a great song is still a great song regardless of it being poppy or rock, or even in a country and western style.

I'm sure you know yourself in what is considered as a classic tune that is timeless and replayed a lot. This is what sticks with people, regardless of if they know how to play an instrument, can read music or not. It is instantly recognizable.

Sure, their are songs that remind people of times in their life that are memorable for having a dance beat etc, but if they were asked to speak honestly, they would say, well the songs not very good but I loved the beat to get down on the dance floor too.

Let's compare it with art. Little Timmy at 5 years old draws and crayons pictures constantly. The pictures are of stickmen families, typical of what any 5 year old can do. It entertains his mother, she compliments him and sticks them on the fridge. Years later, little Timmy looks back on these pictures with nostalgia, knowing, it could be called art, but not great art.

Bands of yesteryear often have a renaissance period where their first couple of albums are filled with great tunes and songs. This is often due to having a principal songwriter who later leaves to go solo, or the inspiration to create great songs dry's up and they produce lesser albums. The public becomes disinterested in these later efforts. U2 is an example, they lost it. They went on, like the Beatles, longer than most. The public, despite having no musical knowledge still recognize what was great and the nostalgia is for those first few albums alone, the best stuff.

When an old band reforms years later, for money or whatever, they just generally play their best material. They recognize it too.