tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032965621524796038.post7634216803990633220..comments2023-09-23T17:58:11.690+02:00Comments on OUT ON YE!: LYRICS - WHAT'S THE POINT?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13018817482272375666noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032965621524796038.post-14175584721693635112008-07-03T18:41:00.000+02:002008-07-03T18:41:00.000+02:00I think with something as subjective as lyrics, an...I think with something as subjective as lyrics, and the goodness thereof, it's important to look at context, weirder/more interesting bands like MBV are singing but you're not really focussing on it cos the music is so intensely mint and the vocals are low as hell in the mix. But with a band like the Smiths, the voice is so prominent, Morrissey couldn't really get away with singing a load of old shite, so he has to write awesome lyrics out of sheer necessity.<BR/>When I write lyrics I just write total crap that's about nothing in any way relevant to my life. Whereas the other lyricist in our band is alway writing about stuff that he's done or had done unto him, so it's a kinda mix and doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's how we roll.Shepton le Panzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470879247213651136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032965621524796038.post-6144768643470658942008-07-03T18:09:00.000+02:002008-07-03T18:09:00.000+02:00most of what i have written, only i can understand...most of what i have written, only i can understand. which is not the best thing for the audiance but if you like a song and it makes you smile or dance or sad or has some kind of effect on you(not anger though) then a song is good. thinking about kings of leon for the first few months i started listening to them i couldn't understand a word and spent loads of time reading the lyrics, but the songs rock. <BR/>my fave line i have written is probs "Good karma, bad karma, what's the matter with your down beat looking face"<BR/>my fave i haven't written is the whole song of "little room" by The White Stipes because i can't pick."When your in your little room and your working on something good. but if its really good your gonna need a bigger room"Jack Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970288322921078811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032965621524796038.post-51018533300612267722008-07-03T16:13:00.000+02:002008-07-03T16:13:00.000+02:00I don't think I've every heard many lyrics at most...I don't think I've every heard many lyrics at most Whitby gigs. The PA's can sometimes make a 'primal, rock' scream sound like a Whitby Jet's kazoo. Especially if the gig's in the Met.. then it's more like a kazoo in a cave.<BR/><BR/>The beat and the singer's antics get my attention at local gigs. A bit of talking between the songs is always good though, cos that's about the only time you can hear what they're on about.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469068806143321426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032965621524796038.post-63186705869695953712008-07-03T15:58:00.000+02:002008-07-03T15:58:00.000+02:00I find lyrics really frustraing. Sometimes they ca...I find lyrics really frustraing. Sometimes they can just role off the tongue, sometimes they are a real struggle to write. When I first got properly into writing I made an effort to write about things that didnt make sense. No meanings, no nothing. I think that was to do with the kind of music I was listening to at the time. But over time I've become different in the way I approach songs. I don't try and write a particular kind of lyric, and just write what comes to mind. Sometimes they are shit, sometimes they make me think, "did I really just write that?!!"<BR/><BR/>There have been too many songs over the years that have influenced me and my writing to go into. But there is one song that reminds me of a really tough time in my life, and one line in particular. Most of you will know what happened to me 4 years ago, and there is one song that has a different meaning to me then it does to my lass. <BR/><BR/>At Evies funeral we played the song, "Flying Without Wings" by Westlife, which is a beautiful song written by two talented writers called Steve Mac and Wayne Hector. This song reminds my lass of the funeral and all the bad things, where as to me, it reminds me of the good times we had with her. There weren't many, but this song helps me to smile when I think of her. <BR/> "Some find it in the faces of <BR/> their children,<BR/> Some find it in their lovers <BR/> eyes,<BR/> Who can deny the joy it <BR/> brings,<BR/> When you've found that special <BR/> thing,<BR/> You're flying without wings."FredFlintstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631964092456184825noreply@blogger.com