do lyrics REALLY matter?
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what on earth gave you that impression? i posted the worst lyrics in the history of mankind and you somehow equate that to me being a lenny kravitz fan?
I've hung out with ez. He aint wearing no skinny jeans.
or jeans. or pants.
i wear pants about 10 times a year at the very most, and that's 10 times more than i'd like.
Same here. I'm not even wearing pants right now.
Chili
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Okay, I'll go away now. 
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rayc
retroreprobate
Lyrics are the most important thing in instrumentals!
I mentally try to find lyrics for the melody.
Lyrics do matter, without them the melody has a hard time hanging on to your brain. With them the melody has a 2nd chance at being beautiful. Without them the singer has to try to make scatting (no, not that sort!) interesting for a whole song. With them a little sublimation may make the world a better place for one person for a nano second. Without them the melody has a hard time hanging on to your brain. With them the melody has a 2nd chance at being beautiful. Without them the singer has to try to make scatting (no, not that sort!) interesting for a whole song. With them a little sublimation may make the world a better place for one person for a nano second. Without them the melody has a hard time hanging on to your brain. With them the melody has a 2nd chance at being beautiful. Without them the singer has to try to make scatting (no, not that sort!) interesting for a whole song. With them a little sublimation may make the world a better place for one person for a nano second.
I mentally try to find lyrics for the melody.
Lyrics do matter, without them the melody has a hard time hanging on to your brain. With them the melody has a 2nd chance at being beautiful. Without them the singer has to try to make scatting (no, not that sort!) interesting for a whole song. With them a little sublimation may make the world a better place for one person for a nano second. Without them the melody has a hard time hanging on to your brain. With them the melody has a 2nd chance at being beautiful. Without them the singer has to try to make scatting (no, not that sort!) interesting for a whole song. With them a little sublimation may make the world a better place for one person for a nano second. Without them the melody has a hard time hanging on to your brain. With them the melody has a 2nd chance at being beautiful. Without them the singer has to try to make scatting (no, not that sort!) interesting for a whole song. With them a little sublimation may make the world a better place for one person for a nano second.
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no, i'm not saying a song w/vocals vs. an instrumental. the question has always been, does it really matter what those words are, and the answer is obviously no. just read post #1.
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dintymoore
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Without vocals lyrics suck.
Here's one I did awhile ago http://www.musicmusicmusic.cn/onvacation.html
Without lyrics it wouldn't make a hell of lot of sense.
Here's one I did awhile ago http://www.musicmusicmusic.cn/onvacation.html
Without lyrics it wouldn't make a hell of lot of sense.
grimtraveller
If only for a moment.....
It has long been debated in scientific circles that if you gave some monkeys pens and paper and left them for 10,000 years, they'd not really come up with the works of Shakespeare, more likely they'd arrive at this !
I've long wondered how come I could hit the high notes.
Funny, mention that song and only that chorus ever gets remembered ! The rest of the lyric is good for a group of scousers in 1963. Second sensible lyric they did IMO.
That's right on the money for some and not for others.
I think it got taken out of your hands, mate. Such disobedient children, eh ?
kcearl
I see deaf people
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dintymoore
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I went on a big Costco/Home Depot fest last night and 30 years ago I wouldn't have predicted that in 2010 they'd be playing "That's the Way, Uh ha, Uh ha" and "I Love the Nightlife".
benherron.rrr
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I Think Lyrics do matter a hell of a lot. Songs in an instrumental level have the ability to communicate with you. But lyrics have the ability to speak to you on an emotional level. I dont think lyrics need to be so serious to a point where people are trying to write good lyrics by putting in big words and such. It just gives off a pretencious vibe which I dont like. However I think the lyrics of today are an all time low. I turn on the radio and hear nothing but this whole 'brit rap' thig thats going on. and it just depresses me that the mojority of people on this good earth are so un-cultured and hollow headed. to like this crap. Aww well its the whole simon cowell symdrome. . . create a song thats mimed by some pritty lass, with some mindless lyrics. . . there you go a few million in the bank. LOL tut tut tut. . when did music become all about the money.
Sorry for the rant
Sorry for the rant
rayc
retroreprobate
Post #1 doesn't make the point unless that point is that poor lyrics in a poor song can be a hit but the lyric probably does matter to someone who felt locked into a situation or circumstance from which they longed to flee.
You could just as well have made the opposite point & use the lyrics from Imagine & I'd respond that good lyrics in a good song can be a hit.
It also depends on what you consider good lyrics.
I think Ice-Cream Man by Jonathon Richman is a great song with terrific lyrics.
On the other end Road Runner is a great song by Jonathon Richman with almost nonesense lyrics but they're great because they sound good and give some essence of what he's banging to go on about.
The lyric you quoted is no better or worse than The Lady In Red or Rosanna or My Sharona but the message they relay, as liimited as they are, resonate with some listeners so they do matter.
From my position: that is someone who listens to, writes, analyses, recites, reads lyrics they do matter.
You could just as well have made the opposite point & use the lyrics from Imagine & I'd respond that good lyrics in a good song can be a hit.
It also depends on what you consider good lyrics.
I think Ice-Cream Man by Jonathon Richman is a great song with terrific lyrics.
On the other end Road Runner is a great song by Jonathon Richman with almost nonesense lyrics but they're great because they sound good and give some essence of what he's banging to go on about.
The lyric you quoted is no better or worse than The Lady In Red or Rosanna or My Sharona but the message they relay, as liimited as they are, resonate with some listeners so they do matter.
From my position: that is someone who listens to, writes, analyses, recites, reads lyrics they do matter.