Friday Music Discussion: Good Music, Bad Song
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Friday Music Discussion: Good Music, Bad Song
Had a thought: what are some songs whose instrumental music has a good deal of merit, but are tarnished by bad lyrics and/or poor vocal performances?
Here's the first one that came to mind for me. If this were purely an instrumental, it might be one of my favorite rock tracks of all time, but then it's interrupted by vocals that sound like a drunk guy stumbling onto the stage at a karaoke bar and making up lyrics for a song that didn't have any:
I'm not the rock connoisseur some of you guys are, so I look forward to discovering, and being revolted by, the examples you can dig up.
Here's the first one that came to mind for me. If this were purely an instrumental, it might be one of my favorite rock tracks of all time, but then it's interrupted by vocals that sound like a drunk guy stumbling onto the stage at a karaoke bar and making up lyrics for a song that didn't have any:
I'm not the rock connoisseur some of you guys are, so I look forward to discovering, and being revolted by, the examples you can dig up.
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I don't get you carwash.
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I kinda love the lyrics to that song, but in a weird, way. But you are right, the instrumentals are great.
I could put a bunch of the Doors stuff in here. I kinda hated Morrison's lyrics.
I could put a bunch of the Doors stuff in here. I kinda hated Morrison's lyrics.
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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It ain't what he calls…rock and roll.rass wrote:I don't get you carwash.
Hey, quit fooling around in the corner, carwash!
Love. Me. Two. Times. Baby.A_B wrote:I could put a bunch of the Doors stuff in here. I kinda hated Morrison's lyrics.
Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.
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Over a long time ago
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Over a long time ago
Oh yeah…
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The first that comes to mind is Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding. The best Elton John song is rudely interrupted by the worst Bernie Taupin lyric.
To channel Scottie, lots of Beatles songs fit this.
To channel Scottie, lots of Beatles songs fit this.
Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago
Oh yeah…
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago
Oh yeah…
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You guys are some lyrical hipsters.
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We haven't even started with Billy yet.
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Johnny Carwash wrote:Had a thought: what are some songs whose instrumental music has a good deal of merit, but are tarnished by bad lyrics and/or poor vocal performances?
Here's the first one that came to mind for me. If this were purely an instrumental, it might be one of my favorite rock tracks of all time, but then it's interrupted by vocals that sound like a drunk guy stumbling onto the stage at a karaoke bar and making up lyrics for a song that didn't have any:
I'm not the rock connoisseur some of you guys are, so I look forward to discovering, and being revolted by, the examples you can dig up.
I would pick Walk of Life before any other Dire Straits song. I like this thread, I'm going to add so much rap to it.
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Actually I bet every MIA song fits this.
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Pack a vest for your james in the city of intercourse
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Someone left the cake out in the rain...
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This is devolving into a bad lyrics thread. Some of those songs don't have good music to go along with bad lyrics.
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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Post something that shows me what music truly sounds like, ABes.
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HAPPY NOW MOTHERFUCKER?
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If you're referring to MacArthur Park, it's got a great beat and I can dance to it.A_B wrote:This is devolving into a bad lyrics thread. Some of those songs don't have good music to go along with bad lyrics.
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All Band of Horses songs ever.
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The lyrics to Superstition aren't horrific, but they don't exactly match up with the greatest of the music.
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i've probably posted this before, but as a little kid i always thought this was a Christmas song.
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c'mon, you hear it, right?
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c'mon, you hear it, right?
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Sultans is one of my favourite songs. Great with lyrics, without lyrics..in a boat, with a goat.
I feel that a crap load of rap would be better with out crap over it. Just the funky beatz yo.
BTW that MIA song needs to be burned by fire.
I feel that a crap load of rap would be better with out crap over it. Just the funky beatz yo.
BTW that MIA song needs to be burned by fire.
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Smoke on the water.
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Because rap.
Personally, the instruments here are not Rush's best but this song is a favorite of mine for the easy drum progression that I learnt on.
Neil Peart, THE instrumentalist, reduces himself to Rob Pilatus level at 3:10 of the video. I want to kill myself by about 3:20 but then Rob Pilatus starts hitting the snare again and then I'm home.
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In the spirit of trying to keep this hue to the idea of the thread and at the risk of being mocked I'll say that I kinda like some Creed and Nickleback songs except for the singer and the lyrics.
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The original Richard Harris version is even worse....Jerloma wrote:Someone left the cake out in the rain...
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This one is tough - I like the song, but I'm not sure if the lyrical part is good or not. Maybe it is. But the music itself is uniquely good, IMO.
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