Eric
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| posted on 2004-3-28 at 05:32 |
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Is it better if it really happened to you?
I forget where else i've heard this but at the beggining of some song they ask...
Do you have to be depressed to write a sad song?
Do you have to be in love to write a love song?
Is a song better if it really happened to you?
Im not exactly sure what i would answer for the first 2, i don't agree with them exactly but for the last one i think its cooler when you write
about something that really happened to you. Like it makes the song more interesting to play, atleast thats kinda what i think. What do you guys think
about this?
www.nobodyknew.net
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Reivax
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| posted on 2004-3-28 at 07:53 |
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I'm not really the type of person that really takes lyrics to heart. Some of my favourite songs in the world, I don't even know the words.
I've always been this way. For some reason, when I hear words being sung, I hear the persons voice as an instrument and the words just become
notes. I can't really explain it better than that. It probably comes from listening to instrumental music since I was really young. Even when I
do take the time to try and listen to the words, alot of the times I don't understand what the person is saying. Matthew Good is the best
example of this. I love everyone of his songs and he is one of my favourite artists, but I don't know what any of his songs are about. Unless
someone writes lyrics like Blink-182, then it makes perfect sense.
All these examples probably happen 95% of the times I listen to music. There is definetely occasions where I listen to words and they make alot of
sense, and I think how great the words are...but it's rare.
http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=reivax
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armour_guitarist
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| posted on 2004-3-28 at 09:00 |
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i would answer the first 2 with no, but i have found that it does make it considerably easier if you are in that mood.
and the third one, if you write a song based on experience, you can write deeper and more meaningful lyrics for sure, although some of the greatest
songs are about things that could never have happened to someone. annother factor is the writing skill of the artist. some people can write incredable
stuff just off the top of their heads, but others write better off experiences.
Some things take more than a lifetime.
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Eric
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| posted on 2004-3-28 at 18:10 |
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quotation:
Originally posted by Reivax
Matthew Good is the best example of this. I love everyone of his songs and he is one of my favourite artists, but I don't know what any of his
songs are about.
Yea I love all of their stuff but his lyrics are some of the most complex ones ive ever heard.
www.nobodyknew.net
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RobH
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| posted on 2004-3-28 at 22:12 |
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For me, it's not a matter of whether a song is better if I am writing with inspiration, but a matter of being able to write it at all. Without
something to inspire me, some deep strong feeling, it just won't happen. The song doesn't have to be about me, just something that moves
me.
www.sluggy.com
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