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#114235

JK2006

Lyrics 11 Years, 1 Month ago

Two old songs recently on the radio prompted me to wonder what happened to great lyrics. When, in today's hits, do we hear words like those of Send In The Clowns or The Gambler? Let alone attached to a catchy melody. New real hits appear sadly lacking in both but I really mourn the absence of well constructed and intelligent lyrics. I'm sorry but Get Lucky or Happy just don't cut it for me.

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#114326

Re:Lyrics 11 Years, 1 Month ago

There have always been good and bad lyrics.

Some songs work better with simple lyrics, Get Lucky and Happy are good examples of this. A lot of Paul McCartney's hits have very basic lyrics and they work, Paul Simon tends to be more poetic but generally his songs are more complex on the whole, I guess it depends what fits.

For today's hits, check out Rather Be & Bonfire Heart, both have strong lyrics IMO.

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#114331

In The Know

Re:Lyrics 11 Years, 1 Month ago
Could that possibly be because years ago people entered a studio with a finished song - and then recorded it. Whereas now, they "construct" songs in the studio? Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#114335

JK2006

Re:Lyrics 11 Years, 1 Month ago
That's a part of it ITK but Paul Simon's best verse in Bridge was forced onto him by Artie and the engineer in the studio! Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#114367

Re:Lyrics 11 Years, 1 Month ago

JK2006 wrote:
That's a part of it ITK but Paul Simon's best verse in Bridge was forced onto him by Artie and the engineer in the studio!Huh, well that's interesting 'cause I would have said the last verse is the weakest and when I discovered how it came about it understood why!

In The Know wrote:
Whereas now, they "construct" songs in the studio?
I think the band most known for doing this was The Beatles and some of their songs aren't too shabby

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#114462

JK2006

Re:Lyrics 11 Years, 1 Month ago
I'm so old - I remember when Beatles lyrics were She loves you yeah yeah yeah and I Wanna Hold Your Hand! Indeed, John Lennon was quite interested in how and why I constructed the Moon lyric. Though he never liked the record. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#114465

honey!oh sugar sugar.

Re:Lyrics 11 Years, 1 Month ago

JK2006 wrote:
I'm so old - I remember when Beatles lyrics were She loves you yeah yeah yeah and I Wanna Hold Your Hand! Indeed, John Lennon was quite interested in how and why I constructed the Moon lyric. Though he never liked the record.

To me, the simplicity of "Saw her yesterday-ee-ay" rhymed with "Told me what to say-ee-ay" is every bit as clever as "For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises" and I love them both.

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