About writing! (lyrics, album, AC/DC, reviews, vocalist)

A_Perfect_Sonnet · 04-20-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by moley

the simplicity of the lyrics shouldn't dictate wether or not you'd define the lyrics as 'incredible', since when did lyrics need to be so in depth? that's poetry, not lyrics.

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Originally Posted by dictionary.com

lyr·ic

-Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form.

-Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or an ode.

-Of or relating to a writer of poems in this category.

My mistake.

littleknowitall · 04-21-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by A_Perfect_Sonnet

My mistake.

oh im sorry, since when did 'decent' lyrics have to be so in depth is what i meant to say....

TrampInaTux · 04-22-2006, 04:32 AM

I suppose I write the way I do because that is the way I work. I don't think about deep things and the like so it is easier for me to avoid writing in a deep and vague manner. I do it sometimes when I am looking for the challenge, but usually I stick to simple writing because it is what I am best at. Maybe someday those simple lyrics will evolve into more thought provoking ones but at the moment I am comfortable writing the way I do.

DontRunMeOver · 04-23-2006, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by A_Perfect_Sonnet

My mistake.

Sorry everybody else, but I quite like the bickering.

Coughlearnhowtouseadictionaryproperlycough.

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Originally Posted by dictionary.com

adj.

1.
a. Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form.
b.Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or an ode.
c. Of or relating to a writer of poems in this category.

2. Lyrical.

3. Music.
a. Having a singing voice of light volume and modest range.
b. Of, relating to, or being musical drama, especially opera: the lyric stage.
c. Having a pleasing succession of sounds; melodious.
d. Of or relating to the lyre or harp.
e. Appropriate for accompaniment by the lyre.

n.
1. A lyric poem.
2. Music. The words of a song. Often used in the plural.

Look at it, they split up the 'lyric poem' and 'music' definitions of the nouns. Why could that be? Maybe because they are different?

The part which you quoted relates to lyric as an ADJECTIVE. Moley mentioned 'poems' and 'lyrics' which in that context were undoubtably the noun forms and you argued back with the definition of the word as an adjective.

Get your act together!

littleknowitall · 04-23-2006, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by skiesofganymede

Hobojesus:

And sorry for sounding all narky myself moley. Yeah, I understand. having your opinions antagonized is crapola. You're totally right about the whole ac/dc thing. I mean, they're just the right type of lyrics for their music. Maybe it's easy to be a bit of a lyric snob and dismiss certain songs because their words ain't literature; but expecting every song to be so cerebral, is pretty daft. Plus, what else are we gonna air guitar to? I mean, rock...rocks! \m/

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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver

Sorry everybody else, but I quite like the bickering.

Coughlearnhowtouseadictionaryproperlycough.

Look at it, they split up the 'lyric poem' and 'music' definitions of the nouns. Why could that be? Maybe because they are different?

The part which you quoted relates to lyric as an ADJECTIVE. Moley mentioned 'poems' and 'lyrics' which in that context were undoubtably the noun forms and you argued back with the definition of the word as an adjective.

Get your act together!

your both good people

and no need to apologise skiesofganymede, i wasn't pissed off or anything, and your completely right,

04-22-2006, 04:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,412	I suppose I write the way I do because that is the way I work. I don't think about deep things and the like so it is easier for me to avoid writing in a deep and vague manner. I do it sometimes when I am looking for the challenge, but usually I stick to simple writing because it is what I am best at. Maybe someday those simple lyrics will evolve into more thought provoking ones but at the moment I am comfortable writing the way I do.