How do you feel about spoken passages in songs?

**Goofle** · 09-16-2014, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

x2

**Janszoon** · 09-16-2014, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Oh god, yes. No one cares that he's found God and Rush Limbaugh at the same time and quite possibly in the same person. Although, to be fair, his singing, guitar-playing, and songwriting also ruin Megadeth's newer music.

To be fair his singing, guitar playing and songwriting ruin their earlier music as well.

The Batlord · 09-16-2014, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

To be fair his singing, guitar playing and songwriting ruin their earlier music as well.

Now you're just being racist.

**Janszoon** · 09-16-2014, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Now you're just being racist.

It's true. I really have a thing against white thrash guitarists.

The Batlord · 09-16-2014, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

It's true. I really have a thing against white thrash guitarists.

Your anti-ginger prejudice is just sickening, Janz. I'd thought better of you.

Trollheart · 09-16-2014, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

What's with the dumb poll?

You already said in the original post they can be good or bad so why create a poll question which asks you to judge all of them as being all good or all bad?

What's with the dumb question?

I asked people to say whether or not they like them in general, so a poll seemed a good idea, particularly for those who didn't want to go into detail: just vote yes no or doesn't matter and off you go. Not sure why you think it's a dumb idea??

Anyway, no I did not say they could be good or bad (though of course most things, in life as well as music, can be) --- I said do you find they enhance or detract from the song? It's a simple question. Not sure why you're picking it apart. Don't you have Doctor Who stuff to write?

I was just listening to "Are you lonesome tonight" and it struck me that it's generally cheesy and annoying, imo, for a singer to stop singing and start talking on a song. I don't feel it really ever works in the song's favour. But I was just mildly interested to find out how others felt.

Oh yeah: it's good to be back! I've missed you, Urban!

Lisnaholic · 09-16-2014, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I was just listening to "Are you lonesome tonight" and it struck me that it's generally cheesy and annoying, imo, for a singer to stop singing and start talking on a song. I don't feel it really ever works in the song's favour.

x2 on this because the spoken-word part is often delivered in a kind of portentious "Let`s get serious/sincere" tone. Worst offenders are The Moody Blues imo.(Remember Cold-hearted orb , etc, etc?)

On the other hand, Jim Morrison has used it quite effectively, as has Captain Beefheart. That`s right... fast and bulbous.

**Frownland** · 09-16-2014, 08:00 PM

Yeah, but you gotta wait until I say "Also, a tin tear drop."

A lot of the Beef's singing on Ice Cream for Crow could be considered spoken word as well.

Black Francis · 09-17-2014, 10:30 AM

3 of my fav bands The pixies, the violent femmes and Sonic youth all regularly use spoken verses so im all for it.

Plankton · 09-17-2014, 10:41 AM

Lulu

Just gonna leave that there and let it stink up the room a bit.

View Poll Results: Do you like or dislike spoken passages in songs?
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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Yeah, but you gotta wait until I say "Also, a tin tear drop." A lot of the Beef's singing on Ice Cream for Crow could be considered spoken word as well. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	3 of my fav bands The pixies, the violent femmes and Sonic youth all regularly use spoken verses so im all for it. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

09-17-2014, 10:41 AM	#20 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	Lulu Just gonna leave that there and let it stink up the room a bit. __________________ See location...