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To me, there are two kinds of lyrics, in a general sense... there are personal lyrics, stories about personal experiences... and then there are lyrics where the artist talks about something separate from themselves... you know, I much prefer the first type... if I know that a singer is singing about something that has happened in their life, I just connect with them more... for instance, most of the lyric albums I love are like this... Peter Gabriel, who had started out writing mostly about situations and characters other then himself, release the album Us, and I just love that album... it's all about his relationships, his troubles, his pains... the same with Beck and his Sea Change album... I just think it's more personal... what does everyone think? |
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Personal lyrics that I can relate to. Sigur Ros ( ) lyrics are the best . |
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i dont know. it depends what mood i'm in. If i'm out dancing and having fun..Cylobian lyrics like "Rock the house" and "Drop the Bass" are spot on, most other times, thoughtful, personal lyrics that i can identify with personal experience. |
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yeah, expecially because there are no lyrics on ( ) |
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hehe, yeah I was thinking that... technically there are lyrics though, but do they even mean anything? :) I don't care anyways, they sound beautiful whatever they are,... |
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I prefer abstract lyrics, where at first glance there just seems to be no logic or substance in it at all until you start unraveling it piece by piece. |
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I like abstraction in lyrics as well... but I prefer lyrics that are personal, but abstract as well so you can apply it to your own situations and relate... but, I do like all kinds of lyrics if they're done right... |
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i like lyrics where they create a story too... like "Rocky Raccoon" by the beatles :) |
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ray davies - clasic english lyricist writing about english things - great storyteller |
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in general, lyrics i can relate to, or which are very emotional to me... (12 Rounds - Barbed Wire Hair; The The - TheWhisperers...) i like senseless crazy lyrics too, but i prefer the ones i can relate to... and some lyrics with good plays on words... and some who could make a story... (Einstürzende Neubauten's track "Haus der Lüge" is a great example of both, playing on the words 'geschoss' (floor), 'schoss' (knees), 'geschossen' (shoot), and describing the "house of lies", this song alone is a masterpiece) |
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one of my favorite songs that tells a nice story, well I should say makes a nice statement, is San Jacinto by Peter Gabriel... it's basically about native americans, and how the white man stole their land I believe... I like the way the lyrics are written, and the music is great as well... yes, I love PEter Gabriel... I want to make love to him!! |
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abstract is very personal.It copmes from the heart. |
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I like close straight-forward lyrics about the hardship of man. Abstract lyrics are poo. Nick Drake and Ryan Adams are good lyricists IMO. And "Helpless" by The Bear Quartet is ace! This is the devastatingly good lyrics to a swedish song called "Kaj och jag" by Doktor Kosmos: "Jag och Kaj jobbade tillsammans på lokaltidning i Norrland. Han var strax över 40 och vår tidnings bästa journalist. Men det märkliga med Kaj var att han varit kriminell. Han hade knarkat och snott bilar, tillbringat 20 år i cell. Kaj blev mitt bästa exempel på att man kan bestämma sitt liv, att det inte är så förtvivlat ödesbestämt som det verkar när man läser statistiken. Vi blev riktigt bra vänner. Men efter ett par år bytte jag jobb och stad och Kaj och jag hördes allt mer sällan. Han skaffade fru och barn. Så i höstas träffade jag Kajs fru och frågade hur det var med honom. Då sa hon att han hade börjat knarka igen, efter 15 år som ren. Hon berättade att han snor bilar igen och lever som sprutnarkoman i Stockholm. Hon sa att han blivit mager och personlighetsförändrad. Jag har inte vågat ringa honom. Jag har ingen aning om vad hans fru eller han själv tycker om att jag gör en låt av deras olycka, men jag vet att jag inte har kvar några illusioner om att ens liv nånsin går att förändra och jag ångrar mig att jag gjorde Kaj till nåt sorts socialt exempel. Han är inget exempel, han är min vän Kaj som det riktigt illa för just nu. I en ändlös ström av öden och historier flyter Kaj och jag Något har bestämt nån gång om vem det ska gå dåligt för och bra Ändå har jag fåfänga funderingar på hur jag ska bli den som jag vill va" |
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i prefer good lyrics. any variation of good lyrics is fine with me, i like it all. |
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Gibberish lyrics are what I seem to like most... Syd Barrett, later Beatles, Robyn Hitchcock, etc. Weird stuff. And I agree with Dobbin... Ray Davies sticks SO much wit into his lyrics. It's rarely too serious, but there's always a scathing message or something in there. |
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i gotta agree there. i think some of the most powerful and emotion-expressing singing could be considered just "vocal-noise" and not words.. sometimes making the singing have a literal meaning takes away from the expression. |
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