I like music. It makes me happy. Or angry depending on the tone. But it seems that some songs have no lyrics and are just noise. Yes, yes I know what you're thinking. "But oh great pretty one, should I have toast? " The answer of course lies in any Chuck Norris film. Some might say rock and its divisons are nothing but noise. Some rock songs are truly poetry. While others dwell no more deeper then an ant in pudding. Case in point Maroon 5.
The topic of this blog is, as I have stated, lyrics. THere are some songs that I'm fairly certain are completely bat-plop insane. The first being 'Louie Louie' by the Kingsmen. What the deuce are they going on about? Granted it was the 50's and rock was just stumbling onto the scene but even then songs usually had intelligable lyrics other then 'Louie louie, oh baby we gotta go'. I put it down to booze. Not that booze hinders. But it does reduce ones way of coveying a message.
Another song I'd like you all to listen to is 'Even Flow' by Pearl Jam. If one person on this wide web can give me the exact lyrics to that song, that doesn't contradict to another version I will give them all the money in my pocket. 'Even Flow' is pretty much Eddie Veder stumbling into a recording studio and cranking out a song. Not that its a bad song mind you. It just has no lyrics other the 'Even FLOOOOOOOOW'.
In todays music, lyrics are trying to be all imagery. If you read the lyrics from Green Days 'American Idiot' album you'll find alot of nuances and hidden messages. Mostly about how they hate Dubya. Going back a bit to a project band, Temple of the Dog, thier song 'Wooden Jesus' is a satire of why it costs money to purchase a religious icon and the irony behind that. Most Nirvana songs are like that. Nirvana came at the right time in history when a generation of young people were moody and searching. And lyrics from all thier albums convey a message of the same. Thats why it relates so well to people no matter where they are in life.
There are plenty of other songs that the lyrics either make little sense or none at all (IE Peaches by Presidents of the United States of America) or a combination of loud guitars and drugs. But is it better to have non-sensical lyrics or shallow ones? TOO DEEP TOO DEEP! PULL OUT! These questions will continue to be until I see fit to answer them. If there are other songs that you're pretty sure have no lyrics, by all means comment them. But if you're that pushy Rogers guy again, I will consume you in a ball of fire. Goodness gracious. Oh and before I forget, does anyone else think that the lead singer of the band Godsmack, Sully, is singing "Speak the truth, or make you're pee some other way"? Just me I guess.
Adieu
Jack White is scratching at my door.
46 comments:
I'd have to say that ANY Pearl Jam song has no set down lyrics.
Listen to any studio album (and if you can manage to discern what is being said all the time, kudos),
then listen to live tracks of the same album...not necessarily the same in all cases...
So when it comes to Pearl Jam lyrics...there always manages to be variations...since variation is the spice of life.
I DON'T DO SPEED!
Oh but you do. Or pyfoy as my word of the day says. I like elves.
especially those tall lanky ones, with the flowing blonde hair, muscular thighs and tight buns...
mmmmm, that really fires up your cauldron doesn't it?...
tall, muscular elf men...john can hardly contain himself
with dark auburn hair and green eyes. who play guitar and are artsy...mmmmm
NO! ELF WOMEN! Plus its better then dwarves that you love. And jen, please, we've discussed this, your dream man-boat, does not exist. There is only IGOR!
oh, he does exsist indeed, and i have horrendous grammar. you're just dreadfully jealous, so enjoy the elf men. and who, may i ask, is igor?
like adam levine...and he's from maroon 5! ha ha. seeing that ants sink in pudding, maroon 5 is obviously capable of being deep.
Deep as a puddle. And I dont get jealous. OR elf man lovin. I just become more socialist. And Igor is pretty much like jordan wall...cept opposite.
so there is a jordan wall obsession, eh? deep as a puddle with regards to ants. that's like ocean deep people.
all I can say, as the voice of reason, is that Pretty One, very good blog, and Helianthus isn't imagining the aubern hair guy, she is clearly stalking him. Either way, lyrics are often vacuous and meaningless in much music these days. I want you to continue this blog and tear apart emo music and expose it for all its smutty shittyness. I've said too much, I am much too tired to write, I am now a proletariate like The Pretty One. Who wants to abduct and paint green the members of All American Rejects?....anyone
OOH, OOOH!, ME, ME, ME!
Lumping proletariats...
what's proletariat mean? i kinda forgot...again.
More flock to my soapbox. My growing army of socialists MUHAHAHAHA! Im not crazy. DEMONS IN THE RECTUM!
okay, so i have this problem. i'm no good at composition. how do y'all do it?
john, you didnt answer my previous question; i feel rather disinclined towards you at the moment.
It's the working class laid out in socialism. As opposed to the bourgois, which was the merchant class- even though people routinely mistake it for a more aristocratic cast...anyways...
They were basically defined as peopel without means to support themselves, and so were forced to submit to labouring for someone elses profit.
In more modern terms, a slave to the wage..
As for composition...I'll have to think abotu that, but I'll get back to ya if I can...
Ad john, it's
"or make your peace some other way..."
Curse you! Mmm Communism. Nice, safe and competley paranoid.And I, dear jen am disinclined to aquest your despostion.
ouch, such rage.
DANGER WILL ROBINSON! DANGER! DANGER!
stupidity. who is will robinson and why are you saying danger? and why do i always put myself in situations that i can only leave without regrets if i make a complete fool of myself?
don't worry about it, you won't make a fool of yourself, just do what you must, without regret, and 'You can go your own waaaaay!'
Shudder...the eighties...
Thats how I live. No regrets, no regress, no re...making bad things.
oh, i have no regrets...but what if i dont do something because i think i'll regret it...which fully doesnt go with my having any regrets. darn. this is confusing
Ah, thinking too much. Being a simpleton is soooooo much easier. Like me....I like pie.
liar
I do think. Just not to the point of running around an idea til i cry. See life as simple and your life is much easier.
when do we get to have a beach fire?
very very soon I hope. I need to burn things and poke a stick into the fire. Instinctive male things.
instinctive male things? well...it better not include soberly seducing intoxicated females...
ooooOOOOOHHHHHHhhhhh!
JERRY, JERRY, JERRY, JERRY!
Firstly, I never seduce. It was my aura. And secondly, it will never happen again. And thirdly, Jerry is the devil. All Jerrys. Remember. No regrets or regress.
there are no regrets. i rarely regret anything. jerry should burn. forever, whoever he may be. and your aura? my aura is the amazing one. and what do you mean it will never happen again? it's almost as though you regret...
ahh. boys are horrendous. i shall be sober.
Ah, my plan worked. Confusius and Distractus. Speaking of...anyone wanna see Da Vinci Code? CURSE YOU DAN BROWN!
mmmm. da vinci code....
Book is good. But Tom hanks with long hair? Kinda creepy.
tom hanks is just creepy. oh, did i mention that i have no parents for another 2 weeks?
Par-tay! Fires and whatnot. Maybe tacos. I have a hankering for tacos.
Have fun with the play boys!
okay, so there needs to be a comma inserted into that sentence, but ya'll get it.
We killed there. Well more me then the others. Good play all around. Anderson cooper you devilish man.
You were closer to 'creation' than to killing, if you catch my drift.
Ha-hahahahahahaha.
No. No I really dont.
oh dear.
LIAR!
I never lie. I manipulate the truth to my own devious and sometimes nefarious deeds.
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