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zwackerm
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 Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? I don't think so. As long as a tune is catchy, for me it's a good song.
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Jiffy
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Nope.
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Algren
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Not at all. Most of the time I could be singing anything, as long as the music is good I'm ok. I hate, hate, hate those people that say it's all about the lyrics and if you don't listen or care for lyrics you're basically a fucking Neanderthal not worthy of music.
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stuffp
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? I'm also on that side that it doesn't for me.
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Flava'd vs The World
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Mostly no, but there are exceptions. The chorus in"New Americana" by Halsey is so corny that it nearly ruins the rest of the song.
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David
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Every now and then, maybe. There are energetically or colorfully produced rap songs where I gag on see-my-deluxe-lifestyle boasting or Furious-style ride-or-die sentimentality.
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Algren
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Rap is shit anyway so it doesn't matter what they talk about.
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Shack
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? If they're about Jesus the song is ruined. Other than that it depends on the genre, for folk or MC driven rap yes, for other genres probably not as much
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zwackerm
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Shack wrote: If they're about Jesus the song is ruined. Other than that it depends on the genre, for folk or MC driven rap yes, for other genres probably not as much So like every choral piece ever written.
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David
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? It is a glib comment, but I presume he means For King & Country-type music, not Bob Dylan or Nick Cave or Leonard Cohen types wrestling with spiritual themes, let alone sacred Bach chorales.
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i.hope
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Sure, bad lyrics make a song look cheap. Cheap songs can be fun though, in a laughable way.
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Algren
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? ^ music snob
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BJ
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? its 50 50 for me, i try to base a songs likability on its lyrics, but quite often the tune can overcome crap lyrics.
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Shack
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Chained to the Rhythm is an example of a song where Katy Perry's transparent attempt to be woke makes it hard to enjoy what otherwise could be an enjoyable bop
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zwackerm
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Shack wrote: Chained to the Rhythm is an example of a song where Katy Perry's transparent attempt to be woke makes it hard to enjoy what otherwise could be an enjoyable bop It's quite easy to ignore the lyrics to that song, IMO.
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_axiom
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? Sometimes bad lyrics just go hand in hand with a catchy tune and make a good match. Mmmbop, ba duba dop...
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Shack
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Re: Can bad lyrics ruin a good tune? _axiom wrote: Sometimes bad lyrics just go hand in hand with a catchy tune and make a good match. Mmmbop, ba duba dop... We Built This City is a song who's laughable lyrics make me love it more Mmmbop's lyrics are an existential take on the passage of time and uncertainty of life. Not a joke. _________________Shack’s top 50 tv shows - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90227
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