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  On 3/8/2024 at 2:12 PM, MidTexHorn said:

Nirvana is perfect for this topic. Loved their sound, couldn’t quote one lyric. 

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LOL.  The lyrics to that song in particular are quite relevant to this very thread.

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Fat Boy Fat knew that the lyrics don’t mean shit most of the time as long as the song had a good hook.
 

HOOK by Blues Traveler

It doesn't matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel I'll convey
Some inner truth or vast reflection
But I've said nothing so far
And I can keep it up for as long as it takes
And it don't matter who you are
If I'm doing my job, it's your resolve that breaks
 
Because the hook brings you back
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The hook brings you back
On that you can rely
 
There is something amiss
I am being insincere
In fact I don't mean any of this
Still my confession draws you near
To confuse the issue I refer
To familiar heroes from long ago
No matter how much Peter loved her
What made the Pan refuse to grow
 
Was that hook brings you back
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The hook brings you back
On that you can rely
 
Suck it in, suck it in, suck it in, if you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Make a desperate move or else you'll win and then begin to see
What you're doing to me, this MTV is not for free
It's so PC it's killing me, so desperately I sing to thee of love
Sure, but also of rage and hate and pain and fear of self
And I can't keep these feelings on the shelf
I've tried, well, no, in fact I lied
Could be financial suicide, but I've got too much pride inside
To hide or slide, I'll do as I'll decide and let it ride until I've died
 
And only then shall I abide this tide
Of catchy little tunes of hip three minute diddys
I wanna bust all your balloons
I wanna burn all your cities to the ground
I've found I will not mess around unless I play then hey
I will go on all day, hear what I say
I have a prayer to pray that's really all this was
And when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck
I don't rely on luck because
 
The hook brings you back
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The hook
On that you can rely


 

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Even when I was younger and had very good hearing I was one that never understood the lyrics of most songs.  Too much mumbling and other distractions in the music.  Lyrics matter a little but I judge a song by the melody and the artist.  

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  On 2/24/2024 at 1:46 PM, freyguy said:

you cannot expect me to enjoy Yellow Ledbetter and attempt to decipher what Eddie is saying...all at the same time. 

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I now sing these lyrics every time I hear it:

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One of my HS girlfriends swore that Sting was singing "I'm a pool hall ace" instead of "how my poor heart aches" in Every Breath You Take.

She was a bit of a ditz, but pretty hot and fairly adventurous.

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  On 3/11/2024 at 10:35 PM, HouTex said:
Even when I was younger and had very good hearing I was one that never understood the lyrics of most songs.  Too much mumbling and other distractions in the music.  Lyrics matter a little but I judge a song by the melody and the artist.  
To me, this sums up the difference between listening and committing. Not judging at all. The sound & melody is what first pulls us in, after all

I've always been a lyrics guy. What is the artist trying to tell me? Am I hearing it? What subtext is being hidden beneath the hook & confection?

It's like what Scorsese said about film. The director's job is to try & make the viewer care about the filmmaker's obsession.

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