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sweetpeee
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So the Harry Nilsson approach won't work: "You're breaking my heart Tearing it apart
So fuck you!"
LOL, I've never heard her say the F word! I can just imagine how me singing it to her would go over.Like I said, I may, and probably will, just let it ride and wait for the next song to appear.
I find that every now and then, I'll take a look around at some songs I like and think "what the fuck is he/she singing about???" Okay...Come Together by the Beatles? the first line "Here come old flattop he come, groving up slowly" is a play on a Chuck Berry tune "here come old Flattop, he come moving up quickly" but the rest of the song?? I haven't a clue.
So screw the lyrics. If the music can carry the song, either most won't pay attention to it or they'll wonder what you're talking about. For me, the challange it making it rhyme and keeping the subject matter on track.
I usually start with a scratch lyric and then alter it to match the meter of the song. Another thing I try to do is make the lyrics timeless. I won't mention a current news situation unless it's going to be around for a long time. I mean Spudz McKenzie was the Budwieser dog in the eighties, but if there was a song mentioning him today, most people would wonder what the hell the singer was talking about. It's like Kiss by Prince "You dont' have to watch Dynasty...to have an attitude" To me, that's dated.I expressed this to someone on another forum and they said sometimes songs that mention what used to be, can bring the listener back to that time.Which is something I never thought of. Some day, I'll actually have to record all this stuff floating around in my head, but for now,It's college first.
My first class of the sememster is tomorrow and I'm here doing this??? LOL
So fuck you!"
LOL, I've never heard her say the F word! I can just imagine how me singing it to her would go over.Like I said, I may, and probably will, just let it ride and wait for the next song to appear.
I find that every now and then, I'll take a look around at some songs I like and think "what the fuck is he/she singing about???" Okay...Come Together by the Beatles? the first line "Here come old flattop he come, groving up slowly" is a play on a Chuck Berry tune "here come old Flattop, he come moving up quickly" but the rest of the song?? I haven't a clue.
So screw the lyrics. If the music can carry the song, either most won't pay attention to it or they'll wonder what you're talking about. For me, the challange it making it rhyme and keeping the subject matter on track.
I usually start with a scratch lyric and then alter it to match the meter of the song. Another thing I try to do is make the lyrics timeless. I won't mention a current news situation unless it's going to be around for a long time. I mean Spudz McKenzie was the Budwieser dog in the eighties, but if there was a song mentioning him today, most people would wonder what the hell the singer was talking about. It's like Kiss by Prince "You dont' have to watch Dynasty...to have an attitude" To me, that's dated.I expressed this to someone on another forum and they said sometimes songs that mention what used to be, can bring the listener back to that time.Which is something I never thought of. Some day, I'll actually have to record all this stuff floating around in my head, but for now,It's college first.
My first class of the sememster is tomorrow and I'm here doing this??? LOL