nonsensical lyrics
From time to time I've wondered how hard it would be to write songs. After all, I'm a person who spends a lot of time crafting words for communication purposes. If I spent 40 hours a week working on lyrics could I come up with a few decent songs?
When I look at song lyrics stripped of the music I have to say they're not all that impressive. Maybe it's just that the music and artists I listen to are not that deep.
I think writing lyrics would be a lot harder than a person might think but there is a part that I think would be most difficult. I don't think I could come up with the nonsensical parts.
When I look at song lyrics stripped of the music I have to say they're not all that impressive. Maybe it's just that the music and artists I listen to are not that deep.
I think writing lyrics would be a lot harder than a person might think but there is a part that I think would be most difficult. I don't think I could come up with the nonsensical parts.
I can rhyme, and I can compose creative ideas, and if I was writing scripture based songs, I could copy down words out of my favorite version of the Bible. Here's the problem. I don't think I could come up with stuff like this:
Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel
Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
wo wo wo
God bless you, please Mrs. Robinson,
Heaven holds a place for those who pray,
hey hey hey hey hey hey
I don't think I would have any trouble coming up with the theological portion of that song but the rest of it would never occur to me.
Here is another example:
Obla di Obli da by The Beatles
Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel
Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
wo wo wo
God bless you, please Mrs. Robinson,
Heaven holds a place for those who pray,
hey hey hey hey hey hey
I don't think I would have any trouble coming up with the theological portion of that song but the rest of it would never occur to me.
Here is another example:
Obla di Obli da by The Beatles
lalalala life goes on
The philosophy on the Beatles song is easy, simple, and basic, but the nonsensical part of it would never enter my head.
Or, how about this one?
Can't Get You Outa My Head by Kylie Minogue
I just can't get you out of my head
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
It isn't that I couldn't come up with la la la or lu lu lu or do do do. But how many do's la's or lu's?
Maybe I'll just hang out more with my granddaughter. She's only 1 year old and says a lot of nonsensical things. I'll just write down everything she says.
The philosophy on the Beatles song is easy, simple, and basic, but the nonsensical part of it would never enter my head.
Or, how about this one?
Can't Get You Outa My Head by Kylie Minogue
I just can't get you out of my head
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
It isn't that I couldn't come up with la la la or lu lu lu or do do do. But how many do's la's or lu's?
Maybe I'll just hang out more with my granddaughter. She's only 1 year old and says a lot of nonsensical things. I'll just write down everything she says.
posted by TWH @ 5:14 AM
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2 Comments:
how about some pics of that granddaughter?
I can understand where you're coming from. When you take the lyrics on their own many times there's not much there. But a huge part of the appeal of pop music is the music itself. Plus, all singers and artists are not equal. American Idol proves that point - one artist could "sell" a song, and another one could butcher it. Same music, same lyrics but the delivery is different.
I can remember one time when a guy did special music in Streator, and it was so bad you said in staff meeting you wish you could have put your hands over your ears. That's a case of bad delivery. :)
Bob Dylan is another case in point. I have no earthly idea why his music is popular. You can't understand what he's saying and he sings like he's drugged out. (Same could be said for Springsteen, but I actually like him.) But for some reason the man is bigger than the music.
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