More shit lyrics
I've planted the seed now! What makes lyrics shit? Well I am not one to diss other people's art, it's all a matter of opinion, but there are some which make you wonder 'why?!'. I should set myself some ground rules before I slag off everyone. Firstly, I am not bothered about quirky stuff, or just general lazy lyrics. I'd put The Cult's 'She Sells Sacntuary' in this category:
The heads that turn, make my back burn
Oh the heads that turn, make my back, make my back burn, yeah
I mean, that's just nonsense and a classic example of someone writing a good tune and then slapping in some words. Fair play to 'em, it's a good song.
Nor am I concerned about lyrics in a song that are tongue in cheek or throwaway. It's the songwriters that take themselves very seriously, you can almost imagine them quoting their lyrics like poetry at arty parties and expecting adoration. I can't help but put Weller's lyrics for The Jam in this category. I love The Jam, but he just tries too damn hard.
To be honest I haven't done much research into this so the list isn't going to start today, but I just wanted to jot down some thoughts.
Not just lyrics annoy me. Daft samples or noises that people put into songs really gets my back up. For instance Kylie Minogue's 'Give Me Just A Little More Time' (I associate the song to her because she sang it, I very much doubt that she had anything to do with the writing of it). What's this Brrrrrrrrrrrr bit going on?
Give me just a little more time
And our love will surely grow. Brrrrrrrrrrrr
Maybe they couldn't afford a whistle or something. Very annoying though.
Stuttering is also one of my bug bares. Pay attention The Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Does stuttering make the song any better? I think not. I used to be in a band in me youth and we thought of covering 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' but we had to drop it because the singer insisted on doing the stuttering shit. I just couldn't take it seriously. I have no idea why 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' and 'My Generation' needed all the stuttering. I suspect when The Who were writing theirs, the Why don't you all f-f-f-f-fade away bit was supposed to be risque and tongue in cheek, but they just got carried away. I have no idea why BTO needed some stutter action. Of course both these are good songs, just ruin it for me for the unwanted addition.
This post will run and run, I'm going to make a concerted effort to weed out the bad lyricists out there. (By nature though, 'a concerted effort' cannot be achieved by an individual, so if there is anyone out there - apart from people that link to poker sites - your contributions will be most appreciated.
Of course there are good lyrics as well, which will be posted seperately when I can think of some.
The heads that turn, make my back burn
Oh the heads that turn, make my back, make my back burn, yeah
I mean, that's just nonsense and a classic example of someone writing a good tune and then slapping in some words. Fair play to 'em, it's a good song.
Nor am I concerned about lyrics in a song that are tongue in cheek or throwaway. It's the songwriters that take themselves very seriously, you can almost imagine them quoting their lyrics like poetry at arty parties and expecting adoration. I can't help but put Weller's lyrics for The Jam in this category. I love The Jam, but he just tries too damn hard.
To be honest I haven't done much research into this so the list isn't going to start today, but I just wanted to jot down some thoughts.
Not just lyrics annoy me. Daft samples or noises that people put into songs really gets my back up. For instance Kylie Minogue's 'Give Me Just A Little More Time' (I associate the song to her because she sang it, I very much doubt that she had anything to do with the writing of it). What's this Brrrrrrrrrrrr bit going on?
Give me just a little more time
And our love will surely grow. Brrrrrrrrrrrr
Maybe they couldn't afford a whistle or something. Very annoying though.
Stuttering is also one of my bug bares. Pay attention The Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Does stuttering make the song any better? I think not. I used to be in a band in me youth and we thought of covering 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' but we had to drop it because the singer insisted on doing the stuttering shit. I just couldn't take it seriously. I have no idea why 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' and 'My Generation' needed all the stuttering. I suspect when The Who were writing theirs, the Why don't you all f-f-f-f-fade away bit was supposed to be risque and tongue in cheek, but they just got carried away. I have no idea why BTO needed some stutter action. Of course both these are good songs, just ruin it for me for the unwanted addition.
This post will run and run, I'm going to make a concerted effort to weed out the bad lyricists out there. (By nature though, 'a concerted effort' cannot be achieved by an individual, so if there is anyone out there - apart from people that link to poker sites - your contributions will be most appreciated.
Of course there are good lyrics as well, which will be posted seperately when I can think of some.
posted by SkyBlueSnowy @ 8:26 am
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