| BostonAngel |
22 May 2012 21:04 |
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Originally Posted by White of High
(Post 570701)
Not for me... I think lyrics is the third most important thing in a song. Lyrics is important in a poem, melody and arrangement are most important in music... Because of it we call it music and not poem...
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This is why in general, I am not a fan of rating songs on a numerical scale. It is so subjective; Everyone has their own criteria for how they rate a certain song. There are so many elements that go into a song - lyrics, melody, instrumentation, vocals, etc. ALL play a part in how the song comes together. Each element does play a part in how I rate a song too. Every individual has different tastes and therefore different elements that make them like one song more than another. For me it is lyrics.
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Originally Posted by White of High
(Post 570709)
I like lyrics (I have written various songs) but lyrics with an unfitting melody makes average songs. When I'm listening music (or songs), the first is the tune. If I don't feel anything I don't care about lyrics....
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For me it is the opposite; no matter how catchy or sweet the melody, if the lyrics don't speak to me and touch me soul, it becomes less memorable to me.
As, you stated, for you it is melody that is important. Both are essential to any song. it is just a matter of personal taste as to what is more important to you and which you prefer
I thing Caryl said it best:
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Originally Posted by CarylB
(Post 570705)
What is important to you is down to your personal taste, but I think you'll find that the inclusion of lyrics is why we call it a song, rather than simply music, and the addition of lyrics to music makes it a song rather than a poem .. though I understand your comment is written in a second language. But composers write music, lyricists write words, songwriters do both.
However, as you have seemed so often to find songs Meat has recorded wanting because of what you describe as "simple" lyrics, they clearly have some importance to you nonetheless.
For me lyrics are very important. They are what makes the music into a song, and the meaning a singer can put into them what makes it a song that resonates with me..........
Caryl
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