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What does it mean?
Peel credits Franklin's immense talent for elevating even low-quality material.
In plain terms
She makes bad songs sound good just by singing them.
What can you take from it?
Talent can overcome poor production or material.

Where it applies

  • performance
  • collaboration
  • judging art

Putting it to work

  • appreciate talent
  • look beyond production

Questions to consider

  • Can talent fix bad songs?
  • What matters more?

Another view

It might ignore the value of better original material.

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