I don't mind Bard in its current form at all. Can't tell you how many times I've been thanked and/or appreciated for "song dancing" (swapping between Ballad and Army and Foe) during HM Ifrit, and occasionally saving the group from a wipe by using LB heal in numerous dungeons/encounters.
I feel like the songs the way they are now are ok, but I think other songs should be brought back or new ones introduced. In reality DPS LBs should be kept to the pure DPS jobs imo.

I also feel like if BRD was to have a DPS LB instead, it would make us far more favorable than most of the other DPS classes, mainly melee, as it is easy for us to maneuver for boss fights, and our support mechanics are extremely unique. Thus, we would start seeing full parties with mostly BRD, BLM, and SMN dps instead of any MNK or DRG.