Today's artists have lost the ability to write lyrics...

[kingmonty]

Seriously... look at the grammy nominees and some of their songs:

Adele with chasing pavements? WTF?? Nominated as song of the year, record of the year and even female vocalist of the year... :eek:

Another song of the year finalist: Jason Mraz's I'm Yours - some of the lyrics follows:
Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
And now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some
....
I've been spending way too much time checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer

Next is John Mayer who didn't have any idea what to say and instead just got stuck on "Say what you need to say" - 36 times in fact. That's 65% of the song is a f'n chorus :mad: I hate that song almost as much as I hate that John got to stick his mayer in Jennifer Aniston.

Then there's Beyonce's If I were a boy:
If I were a boy
Even just for a day
I’d roll outta bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted then go
Drink beer with the guys
Ok, maybe that's what some of these playboy millionaires get to do, so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt on that one.... but this:
If I were a boy
I could turn off my phone
Tell everyone it’s broken
So they’d think that I was sleepin’ aloneSay what? How does that even make sense?

But none of those are even remotely as bad as this:

The Killers with Human

Are we human or are we dancer? apart from the rest of the song being utter lyrical trash.... are those the only choices? Is there a planet called dance where the inhabitants are called Dancer? Motherf*r. It really seems as if good lyrics have gone out of the window...

[DJ...]

This is very true. But at least 2008 brought lyrics like "Fsck me like you hate me" into the mainstream. But this lyrical tripe is here to stay unfortunately - it's just a symptom of pop culture. Waxing lyrical about shorties popping your hood has become commonplace. FFS - Bob The Builder hit UK #1 not so long ago...:mad:

[Alan]

Mainstream music today stinks. It's sole purpose is too milk yuppies of their cash. It's more visual(MTV) and a social product( listen to x to fit in and be 'cool') etc

[hj2k_x]

Mainstream music today stinks. It's sole purpose is too milk yuppies of their cash. It's more visual(MTV) and a social product( listen to x to fit in and be 'cool') etc

Indeed. Catchy tunes that stay in the memory just long enough for someone to download them off itunes or as ringtones, listen to them a few times and then the next 'hit' comes out. Sad times.

[kingmonty]

This is very true. But at least 2008 brought lyrics like "Fsck me like you hate me" into the mainstream. But this lyrical tripe is here to stay unfortunately - it's just a symptom of pop culture. Waxing lyrical about shorties popping your hood has become commonplace. FFS - Bob The Builder hit UK #1 not so long ago...:mad:
I know! That is just so freaking infuriating. I know there's always been bad lyrics and some songs should never really have "made it", but today's trash is just the same over and over. I believe U2 are releasing their new album this year, I just hope they've not been tainted by the times. It won't be the first time...

[DJ...]

You reckon if Lady Gaga had changed the lyrics to "poke her face" it would have impacted sales at all? I reckon the music video would have got more attention at least...

[TMoose]

I have to say that Human by The Killers is probably their worst song ever. I honestly don't get why people like that song. I really really really dislike it. Are we human or are we dancer? WTF!

[2CentsWorth]

WHo cares? Music is music. Some people make millions from fooling people into believing that music can change their lives. With *******s like Simon Cowell running the business what do you expect?

[Alan]

I know! That is just so freaking infuriating. I know there's always been bad lyrics and some songs should never really have "made it", but today's trash is just the same over and over. I believe U2 are releasing their new album this year, I just hope they've not been tainted by the times. It won't be the first time...

When was the last time they released a great song?

[DJ...]

Well I know that ic particularly loves that song from The Killers...:D

[kingmonty]

When was the last time they released a great song?

Fair point, most songs on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb were rubbish. In fact, the last really good real U2 song that I can think of was Beautiful Day...

[kingmonty]

Well I know that ic particularly loves that song from The Killers...:DBut we all know ic is not human. The claim is he was a bot... But, now we really know he is Dancer? :eek:

[DJ...]

From Planet Dance, yes - now we know who was responsible for that awful set of compilations...:D

[Keeper]

hardstyle music's lyrics NEVER make any sense - just what I love about it!

[DJ...]

hardstyle music's lyrics NEVER make any sense - just what I love about it!

LOL - Tales from a vinyl makes perfect sense when you're not in the right frame of mind. Good 'ol Blutonium Boy couldn't write lyrics if his life depended on it. But he can make a distorted kick drum sing like a canary...

[Keeper]

LOL - Tales from a vinyl makes perfect sense when you're not in the right frame of mind...

on a 12 inch??? lol....if you say so... :D

[kingmonty]

LOL, I think a lot of that was written when sense inducing substances were in high (blood) circulation... but seriously, how ****ing zoned must you be before "chasing pavements" makes any kind of sense.

[Keeper]

... but seriously, how ****ing zoned must you be before "chasing pavements" makes any kind of sense.

pretty much - but people listen to the choon more than the words itself - so i guess writers are taking a day off, leaving it to the FL Studio artists to make it a hit.

[DJ...]

but seriously, how ****ing zoned must you be before "chasing pavements" makes any kind of sense.

12-15 lines of nasal fanta - depending on how big you chop them...:D

Or so I hear...

[Picard]

Grammy quality right here ... :rolleyes:


Jizz in my pants Lyrics

Lock eyes from across the room
down my drink while the rhythms boom
take your hand and skip the names
no need here for the silly games
make our way through the smoke and crowd
the club is the sky and I’m on your cloud
move in close as the lasers fly
our bodies touch and the angels cry
leave this place go back to yours
our lips first touch outside your doors
a whole night what we’ve got in store
whisper in my ear that you want some more
and I

JIZZ IN MY PANTS
This really never happens you can take my word
I won’t apologize, that’s just absurd
Mainly your fault from the way that you dance
and now I
JIZZ IN MY PANTS
don’t tell your friends or I’ll say your a slut
plus its your fault, you were rubbing my butt
I’m very sensitive, some would say that’s a plus

Now I’ll go home and change

I need a few things from the grocery
do things alone now mostly
left me heart broken not lookin’ for love
surprised in my eyes when I looked above
the check out counter and I saw a face
My heart stood still so did time and space
Never felt that I could feel real again
But the look in her eyes said I need a friend
She turned to me that’s when she said it
Looked me dead in the face, asked “Cash or Credit?”
And I

JIZZED IN MY PANTS
It’s perfectly normal, nothing wrong with me
But we’re going to need a clean up on aisle 3
And now I’m posed in an awkward stance because I
JIZZED IN MY PANTS
To be fair you were flirting a lot
plus the way you bag cans got me bothered and hot
please stop acting like you’re not impressed
One more thing, I’m gonna play by check

Last week - I saw a film
As I recall it was a horror film
Walked outside into the rain
Checked my phone and saw you rang and I
JIZZED IN MY PANTS

Speeding down the street when the red lights flash
need to get away need to make a dash
A song comes on that reminds me of you and I
JIZZ IN MY PANTS

The next day my alarm goes off and I
JIZZ IN MY PANTS

Open my window and a breeze rolls in and I
JIZZ IN MY PANTS

When Bruce Willis was dead at the end of sixth sense I
JIZZED IN MY PANTS

I just ate a grape and I
JIZZED…IN…MY PANTS
JIZZED…IN…MY PANTS

Ok seriously you guys can we…ok…

I JIZZ RIGHT IN MY PANTS EVERY TIME YOU’RE NEXT TO ME
AND WHEN WE’RE HOLDING HANDS ITS LIKE HAVING SEX TO ME
YOU SAY IM PREMATURE I JUST CALL IT ECSTASY
I WEAR A RUBBER AT ALL TIMES ITS A NECESSITY

Cuz I
JIZZ…IN…MY PANTS
(I jizz in my pants, I jizz in my pants, yes I jizz in my pants, yes I jizz in my pants)
yes I JIZZ…IN…MY PANTS

[Vegeta]

Wait guys you havent heard the best writer out there! Known as one of the biggest stars in mainstream hiphop/rap... MR KANYE WEST... Just a few lines from his hit "Robocop" drum-roll please:

Ok, ok, ok, ok
You will never stop it now
You never stop it now
Ok, ok, ok, ok
You will never stop it now
You need to drop it now....drop it...drop it

Cause I don't want no Robocop
You moving like a Robocop
When did you become a Robocop
Somebody please make her stop
Stop...drop...roll...pop
I'm cold....I
Ain't used to being told stop
So I could never be your robot
Fast or slow you can stay or can go
Now, now that you know, now, now that you know
Yea I had her before but that happened before
You get mad when you know so just don't ask me no more

Ok, ok, ok, uh, uh
It ain't ok, ok, ok

[DJ...]

Wait guys you havent heard the best writer out there! Known as one of the biggest stars in mainstream hiphop/rap... MR KANYE WEST... Just a few lines from his hit "Robocop" drum-roll please:

Ok, ok, ok, ok
You will never stop it now
You never stop it now
Ok, ok, ok, ok
You will never stop it now
You need to drop it now....drop it...drop it

Cause I don't want no Robocop
You moving like a Robocop
When did you become a Robocop
Somebody please make her stop
Stop...drop...roll...pop
I'm cold....I
Ain't used to being told stop
So I could never be your robot
Fast or slow you can stay or can go
Now, now that you know, now, now that you know
Yea I had her before but that happened before
You get mad when you know so just don't ask me no more

Ok, ok, ok, uh, uh
It ain't ok, ok, ok

Powerful stuff! It really moved me...

(In a bowel movement kind of way)

[kingmonty]

Wait guys you havent heard the best writer out there! Known as one of the biggest stars in mainstream hiphop/rap... MR KANYE WEST... Just a few lines from his hit "Robocop" drum-roll please:

...
That was about as monotonous as the movies...

[Alan]

Fair point, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was rubbish. In fact, the last really good real U2 song that I can think of was Beautiful Day...

Exactly. Beautiful Day was very good but great...... I not so sure.

[Pooky]

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, melt - upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag it, drop it, zip - unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, coat it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZJYQXQsm8

If songs are catchy I don't care what the lyrics are.

[Aqua_lung]

I've stopped listening to the radio for some time, and every now and again when I have no choice but to be in the vicinity of a radio I'm shocked at how bad the music is.

[Vegeta]

I hate to admit i like Lady Gaga's "poker face"
especially the line.. "p -p - p - poker face"
I'm so ashamed! :o

[Pooky]

I hate to admit i like Lady Gaga's "poker face"
especially the line.. "p -p - p - poker face"
I'm so ashamed! :o

Cause I'm bluffin with my muffin!

Oh yeah lady gaga FTW!!!

[slowcheetah]

And that is why those lame-ass ****ers get away with it. Stupid music for easily amused consumers.

A klokkie vir my bokkie want ons gan lekker sokkie, anyone? Anyone?

[Jonny Two Shoes]

One suggestion...if all you know is pop and you don't know where to get a hold of decent music then explore the progressive scene. You still have artists performing progressive rock and progressive metal influenced by the likes of Rush and Pink Floyd and Deep Purple and so on....people who actually know how to play and write good lyrics as well. IMO people who work for their money and have proper talent.

However if you would prefer to listen to the same k*k that your 6 year old daughter also enjoys then stick with the good old worthless piece of sh** mainstream vibe. Enjoy making Simon Cowell jizz in his pants for every penny you waste for a catchy tune that will mean sweet fk all in a years time :p

[zeridine]

scroobius pip vs dan le sac - thou shalt always kill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X8nRxsTgzA)
kinda sums up what i feel about music.

[Aqua_lung]

You still have artists performing progressive rock and progressive metal influenced by the likes of Rush and Pink Floyd and Deep Purple and so on....

No offense... but Rush are a Led Zep inspired band, I only have one of their albums(the first one) but I think Led zep should take cred in the influence department.

[HypoThesis]

This one still haunts me sometimes :mad:

I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation

Come on, Barbie, let's go party

I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation

I'm a blonde single girl in the fantasy world
Dress me up, take your time, I'm your dollie
You're my doll, rock and roll, feel the glamour and pain
Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky-panky

You can touch, you can play
You can say I'm always yours, oooh whoa

I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ha ha ha, yeah
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, oooh, oooh
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ha ha ha, yeah
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, oooh, oooh

Make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please
I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees
Come jump in, be my friend, let us do it again
Hit the town, fool around, let's go party

You can touch, you can play
You can say I'm always yours
You can touch, you can play
You can say I'm always yours

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ha ha ha, yeah
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, oooh, oooh
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ha ha ha, yeah
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, oooh, oooh

I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation

I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ha ha ha, yeah
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, oooh, oooh
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ha ha ha, yeah
Come on, Barbie, let's go party, oooh, oooh

- Oh, I'm having so much fun!
- Well, Barbie, we're just getting started!
- Oh, I love you Ken!

[Aqua_lung]

This one still haunts me sometimes :mad:

I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world


lol... I was a teen and actually liked that track, was pissed at the GHFM DJ that publicly said after playing it he hates it... though he was biased and should respect the taste of listeners but now I agree with him.

[Byakuya]

Who listens to lyrics anyway? Its the music you should be interested in, who cares about what the artist has to say especially on their second, third etc albums. They just say what they need to say to try and sensationalize their music.

Although there are people out their who can actually convey imaginative stories through their lyrics, this I find is perfect for people with imagination! Like me! :)

[Gothan]

thats because most of todays bands cannot write two musical notes much less a song. The are still some great musos out there you will jus thave to go and look for them, don't expect them to jump out of the radio. And if all else fails, stay with the classics

[Kim_Webchick]

I get what you are saying but some of those songs are pretty cool any way

[2CentsWorth]

I get what you are saying but some of those songs are pretty cool any way

Of course they are! Music today is paint, well, songwriting by numbers. It is designed to be as catchy as possible. Complex music is for the true musicians, and they have no place in pop. The labels and producers make the music to maximise sales, whichever pleb (britney, jt, even madonna) is chosen to unleash the song is just along for the ride. The "artists" don't care what they sing, it is making them oodles of money. And the producers/label owners are smiling all the way to the bank.

[PhreakBoy]

The artist "Neo" is definately worht a mention in this thread. How many of his songs have the sound (it's not a word) "nah-nah-nah" repeated in spots where he can't find lyrics that makes sense?

[Gothan]

The artist "Neo" is definately worht a mention in this thread. How many of his songs have the sound (it's not a word) "nah-nah-nah" repeated in spots where he can't find lyrics that makes sense?

Neo? Is that the idiot that stuck a band aid on his cheek as part of his "image"?

[PhreakBoy]

Neo? Is that the idiot that stuck a band aid on his cheek as part of his "image"?

Don't know, but the latest radio played song goes something like this:

"I wanna make up, nah-nah-nah-nah......
we never should breka up, nah-nah-nah-nah-nah..."

EDIT: Got the name wrong: should be "AKON with RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)" and the other guy I was thinking of is Ne-Yo

[Gothan]

And if I ever hear : " Throw your hands up in the air like you just don't care", it will be to soon, maybe the computer that is generating all their hit songs got stuck on this one line, and inserts it into every freakin song

[porn$tar]

Let's not forget that all time "classic": Let's Get Retarded, by The Black-Eyed Peas. Fergie's talent for shaking her ass not withstanding, i dunno how they ever got noticed.

[daveza]

It's not about the music anymore - it's all about the artist and their marketability.

Nothing to do with talent..... which is a good thing because there is very little of that unless shaking your ass is talent.

[Vegeta]

Don't know, but the latest radio played song goes something like this:

"I wanna make up, nah-nah-nah-nah......
we never should breka up, nah-nah-nah-nah-nah..."

EDIT: Got the name wrong: should be "AKON with RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)" and the other guy I was thinking of is Ne-Yo
Nope you still got it wrong... It's AKON!!!
But he basically does the beats for alot of artists including himself he has little interest in lyrics. He makes a cool beat and goes "nah nah nah nah" because he can... And it sells like hot cakes.

Will-i-am does the same thing! he says things like:
"ey girl
ey ey
ey girl
ey ey
ey girl
ey ey
ey girl"
But he's a very creative guy IMO, with his beats that is.:D

[Slootvreter]

Mainstream music today stinks. It's sole purpose is too milk yuppies of their cash. It's more visual(MTV) and a social product( listen to x to fit in and be 'cool') etc

True, but I wouldn't say it milks anyone of their cash. You don't have to buy the CD. Nobody is forcing you to. It is not a necessity.

[Voicy]

This is why I stick to listening to The Eels and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

[Slootvreter]

I hate to admit i like Lady Gaga's "poker face"
especially the line.. "p -p - p - poker face"
I'm so ashamed! :o

It's a cool song. Much better than Boerewors Gatskop Sokkie! :D

[Picard]

This is why I stick to listening to The Eels and Creedence Clearwater Revival.


I see the bad moon arising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin.
I see bad times today.


That's real brilliant lyrics. :rolleyes:

[TheHiveMind]

They have all taken the poetry and mind imagery and personalized interpretation out of lyrics which would be the part that actually provides impact.. Why? So they can include retarded people and little children in their target markets. And also, cause they are just too stoopid to pull it off in the first place. Those kinds of people never did *get* shakespear.

[JK8]

Neo? Is that the idiot that stuck a band aid on his cheek as part of his "image"?

No thats Nelly.

[Gothan]

This is why I stick to listening to The Eels and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

CCR Fortunate son FTW!!!!!!!

[Gothan]

No thats Nelly.

Oh, well I knew one fo them had a bad habit of always cutting himself while shaving

[mezu]

Oh, well I knew one fo them had a bad habit of always cutting himself while shaving

hehe :D

[Mephisto_Helix]

That's why I'm sooo glad that I listen to non-mainstream music ........ Lyrics are important and what's on radio these days just don't have any creativity.

[PhreakBoy]

Problem is: you used to be able to listen to the radio and say "hey, this is an awesome band, I'll buy their CD", but nowadays with all the crap on the radio you can't anymore. And then if you do go out and buy the CD, there is still a good chance that only the one song on there is good and the others are all just fillers.

Might be part of the reason why piracy has become a viable option...

[Vegeta]

That's why I'm sooo glad that I listen to non-mainstream music ........ Lyrics are important and what's on radio these days just don't have any creativity.
O get of ur bluddy high horse: non-mainstream music these days is usually a pile of pretentious no talent wanna-be horse manure.

Dude just start shaking ur as$ and get it over with.. just watch ur self while ur at it :D

[JK8]

Tupac had lyrics... and Biggie... and Eminem.
Theses days it just has to sound nice...

[Vegeta]

Tupac had lyrics... and Biggie... and Eminem.
Theses days it just has to sound nice...
Nas? Puff daddy? Jay Z? Snoop? Dr dre?

[Jabberwocky]

And they call themselves artists? i Really hate this one:

(Timbaland)
I'm outta time and all I got is 4 minutes
[Freaky freaky]
4 minutes, Eh
(repeat 7 times)
Come on, ah
Yeah, hah
Breakdown, come on
(Justin)
Hey, uh
Come on
Madonna
(Madonna)
Come on boy
I've been waiting for somebody to pick up my stroll
Uh
(Justin)
Well, don't waste time
Give me the sign
Tell me how you wanna roll
Mmm
(Madonna)
I want somebody to speed it up for me
Then take it down slow
There's enough room for both
(Justin)
Well, I can handle that
You just gotta show me where it's at
Are you ready to go
Are you ready to go
Bridge:

etc....

ps. Another way to sing this song is to repeat "Jacaranda" to the tune

[Jonny Two Shoes]

No offense... but Rush are a Led Zep inspired band, I only have one of their albums(the first one) but I think Led zep should take cred in the influence department.

Hmmmm...both bands were formed in the same year :/

Theres nothing wrong with Led Zep either btw.

I laughed at Idols watching that Dave guy talk about the mainstream and that is where the money is at etc... and how poor the other people are. I mean what the fk guy...these people hardly last a year and they are gone...they mean nothing. David Gilmour, Bruce Springsteen...heck even Madonna...they mean something as artists and would buy him and whatever label he has with their spare change.

What I love about some of these other bands...eg Dream Theater did this...is that they tell their label company to go and get stuffed and they just do their own thing. And usually they end up being worth far more. When someone like BMG tells you that your music is not mainstream enough it's BS IMO.

These idiots milk artists for money through whatever means and then when they are worth no more they are thrown out. It is just business. Fair enough...but why would I want to waste my time listening to saturated BS marketed by a company who gets 95% or more of the returns and hardly anything goes to the artist anyway.

[Nocturnity]

Some bands still write good lyrics. Within Temptation, Blind Guardian and Kamelot all tell stories with their albums. They weave the outlines with the music and the lyrics paint the pictures.

Then you get bands that have great lyrics about everyday life like Katatonia and Sentenced (R.I.P. as they're now Poisonblack - Still great lyrics).

If you're looking for something a bit more emotional and majestic, there's always the doom bands like Draconian and My Dying Bride and the old-guard like Anathema and Paradise Lost.

I reckon the big thing is pop is not about lyrics. It's supposed to be catchy and that's it. If you want lyrical entertainment, look towards rock. It's always been this way. Think back to "The Locomotion" etc.

[pos(t)er]

Lyrics mean just about nothing to me. I do like the human voice as an instrument, tho.

Even so, when i hear Beyonce singing "Now a diva is the female version of a hustler" i wanna scream. Ironically, the female version is actually "whore." Go figure...

[Mephisto_Helix]

O get of ur bluddy high horse: non-mainstream music these days is usually a pile of pretentious no talent wanna-be horse manure.

Dude just start shaking ur as$ and get it over with.. just watch ur self while ur at it :D

pffft .... I don't mean the pretentious emo-supposed-indie kark either :p I mean the stuff that matters - Industrial and Goth stuff, music with proper lyrics. Heck, I can even enjoy Paradise Lost (as Nocturnity mentioned) purely based on their lyrics :)

[JK8]

Beyonces If I was a boy is decent compared to the other stuff on the radio...

[Albereth]

Beyonces If I was a boy is decent compared to the other stuff on the radio...

Can't but help think that it should be 'If I were a boy'. Thoughts?

[HypoThesis]

Can't but help think that it should be 'If I were a boy'. Thoughts?

New member of the Grammar Nazi's :D
The actual song title is "If I Were A Boy"

I know I'll get knocked for this but I've always liked Pink's lyrics, even if they're a bit OTT she writes about stuff she's actually going through.

[Byakuya]

I think that Beyonce's If I were a Boy has a lovely sound track, without the lyrics it is still awesome. Big ups to the producers!

[Albereth]

New member of the Grammar Nazi's :D
The actual song title is "If I Were A Boy"

I know I'll get knocked for this but I've always liked Pink's lyrics, even if they're a bit OTT she writes about stuff she's actually going through.

LOL - I've been an applicant for quite a while now, I was beginning to wonder if my application had been misplaced.

So the title is all cool.

But leaping back on topic. If the song had been titled 'If I Were a Girl' and had been sung by some bloke, it would have been very short and would have been limited to just the one verse involving being in a shower.

[HypoThesis]

LOL - I've been an applicant for quite a while now, I was beginning to wonder if my application had been misplaced.

So the title is all cool.

But leaping back on topic. If the song had been titled 'If I Were a Girl' and had been sung by some bloke, it would have been very short and would have been limited to just the one verse involving being in a shower.

:D LMFAO!

There are so many of these kark feminist self-help emo songs though. Haven't women realised we guys don't really give a kark anymore?

[Grammar_Nazi]

LOL - I've been an applicant for quite a while now, I was beginning to wonder if my application had been misplaced.

Please re-submit your application in triplicate, along with a copy of your drivers license, full frontal photo, banking details and PIN number. Your application will be prioritised. Apologies for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

[Jonny Two Shoes]

Hear catchy tune...sing along, go apeshyte and flop around like a fish out of water...eventually get bored of catchy tune...listen to another catchy tune...repeat process...

This is the musical life of a pop listener :rolleyes: really deep and emotional stuff that is.

[Slootvreter]

Beyonces If I was a boy is decent compared to the other stuff on the radio...

I hate that fukkin song just because of what it's about.


Hear catchy tune...sing along, go apeshyte and flop around like a fish out of water...eventually get bored of catchy tune...listen to another catchy tune...repeat process...

This is the musical life of a pop listener :rolleyes: really deep and emotional stuff that is.

Why should music be an emotional thing? Why not music just for fun?

[porn$tar]

Boy bands are the worst, you'd think they get their lyrics out of a teenage girl's diary.

[Pooky]

The way I are!

[Jonny Two Shoes]

Why should music be an emotional thing? Why not music just for fun?

Because it is supposed to be an art? :p

Music can be for fun but I would like to know that the artist I am listening to is also capable of more than a catchy vibe. In moderation is more like it.

[Shake&Bake]

Been so tired of mainstream **** for the last 2 years, that I found myself getting alot of stuff from the 60's to 80's to help me pass time.

Even my Radiohead collection has worn itself out.

Nowadays I've been coming across quite a few good Japanese artists' songs that I like, nearly all derived from anime, but the songs are good and the lyrics are meaningful.

Also turned back to classical music and then been getting alot more into jazz and guitar instrumentals.
Kotaro Oshio being a favourite.

Music really isn't what it used to be.
Music told a story through lyrics, the manner in which the vocalist brought across those lyrics and the collective of the instruments.
These days it's all about pretty boys and gals that can be marketed and happen to have a voice that can pull off pop tunes.

And 100% in agreement with the Chasing Pavements comments.
When that song came out it just really pissed me off cos it really is pop trash.
I never bothered to listen to the song, but stuck in traffic one day, made the effort of listening to the lyrics. And to this day, cannot think of what "Chasing Pavements" could possibly make reference to.
The long walk of life with grass on the one side, tar on the other, being interrupted with periodic lines which move you along to the next phase? :rolleyes:

No, music has not impressed me of late.

[Human]

I honestly thought Chasing Pavements had to do with prostitution...then I saw the video and it made even less sense to me.

[Pyro]

I thought chasing pavements was about a girl in love with a guy, but not sure if she should commit. Otherwise it might be some kind of addiction she can't shake...

Then she wonders if she should keep on in the party scene drinking herself into a stupor. So drunk that's she's 'chasing pavements'. Fall-over drunk. A life-style that would lead nowhere, or if she should give it up.

Hell I don't know. You people want the stories told to you, it's a song, not a novel! You get various genres, not all are about the words, the rhythm is sometimes more important.

If you can weave some logic into a song that means something to you, so be it, but don't expect a story in everything.

[DJ...]

I guess the beauty of non-defined lyrics is that you believe them to mean whatever you want...

[Shake&Bake]

I guess the beauty of non-defined lyrics is that you believe them to mean whatever you want...

There's no beauty in "Chasing Pavements", it rubbish, finish and kla!

[Byakuya]

What about some south african music makers? They just as bad!

[Jonny Two Shoes]

What about some south african music makers? They just as bad!

Anyone worth a dime in SA is better off going overseas.

[Cokefest]

The most retarded band ever Jonas Brothers OMG

They don't even have to sing and you get these little 13yr old girls drooling over them.

They suck and yeah I am jealous they get paid to be complete tools