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crown77
Profile Joined February 2011
United States157 Posts
September 09 2011 18:37 GMT
#341
"take the temperature of the sun multiply by its heat.. this is why im hot"

-the band MIMS' song This is Why I'm Hot
oDieN[Siege]
Profile Joined November 2009
United States2905 Posts
September 09 2011 18:42 GMT
#342
말크 : ^_^~ NeO)GabuAt, vGODieN
Le BucheRON
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada619 Posts
September 09 2011 18:43 GMT
#343
Really, any rap song fits the bill here. We get it. You're a dangerous criminal with a lot of money and women. Can you shut up now?
Guess who`s special?!
Truedot
Profile Joined August 2011
444 Posts
September 09 2011 18:43 GMT
#344
On September 06 2011 08:31 MozzarellaL wrote:
Try this one out for size:



or this:



man you just don't know art and good music.

you want some garbage, try this:

I used to spend my time not caring about people's language in chat. Until I got hit by blizz. Now I spend my time instigating people to verbal abusive levels, so I can ban them in turn. The circle of life.
CheeseMeNot
Profile Joined July 2011
80 Posts
September 10 2011 04:36 GMT
#345
On September 09 2011 23:00 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2011 10:17 CheeseMeNot wrote:
On September 09 2011 09:18 NeXiLe wrote:


Now maybe I'm missing some hidden meaning to this but I'm mostly convinced they're just dumb lyrics.

"And every time you hear the rolling thunder
You turn and run before the lightning strikes
And does it ever make you stop and wonder
If all your good times pass you by"

Since when do you hear thunder before you see lightning?


Since always. By far the most common scenario is that you hear thunder long before you see lightning, either because you don't have a direct line of sight or because you're simply not looking. I can't remember many times where I've actually seen the lightning before the thunder. If I'm outside and hear thunder, I'd probably turn and run (or walk away) before the thunderstorm is over me and I risk getting lightning in my face. But that's just me, maybe you have great eye sight.


Actually it's the case that you're supposed to see the lightning before you hear the thunder, because light travels faster than sound.
And there's some sort of colloquial formula (I don't know how accurate it is) where you count the seconds after you see the lightning, until you hear the thunder, and it's supposed to correlate to how far away the central part of the storm is.

So I agree; the lyrics are backwards.


Way to not read a word I wrote. No one was talking about a single lightning strike. I think everyone knows light travels faster than sound...

Also, it's 3 seconds per km.
hipsterHobbit
Profile Joined September 2011
United States218 Posts
September 10 2011 04:57 GMT
#346


While the lyrics are stupid the song is pure genius.
Supamang
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2298 Posts
September 10 2011 05:13 GMT
#347
On September 10 2011 03:30 lorkac wrote:
Disliking a song =/= bad song lyrics

Lyrics following a writing trope specific to a genre you don't like =/= bad song lyrics

You not understanding why a lyric is good =/= bad song lyrics

Lyrics not following a convention you follow =/= bad song lyrics

This thread is full of fail

"Bad" is completely subjective, you cant make other people see the same way you do.

Ironically, by making this post youre completely guilty of exactly what you are blaming these people for, that is not considering other points of view.
shawster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada2485 Posts
September 10 2011 05:17 GMT
#348
On September 10 2011 03:43 Le BucheRON wrote:
Really, any rap song fits the bill here. We get it. You're a dangerous criminal with a lot of money and women. Can you shut up now?


lol okay

i guess all sc players are nerds and all sports stars are retarded jocks as well
cHaNg-sTa
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1058 Posts
September 10 2011 05:18 GMT
#349
On September 09 2011 06:01 mustache wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2011 22:26 bobwhiz wrote:
On September 08 2011 21:07 toadyy wrote:
On September 08 2011 14:07 BruceLee6783 wrote:


Don't call dumb lyrics when you don't understand the lyrics in the first place. Fireflies is a deep song


I like the song as much as the next guy, but I don't understand the lyrics.
Please explain the depth of crying swarms of fireflies?



i wouldnt say it's *deep*, since to me *deep* usually means it has a meaning that you cant explain and only other *deep* individuals can understand. however the lyrics to fireflies do have a meaning, the singer adam young is singing about his insomnia.
+ Show Spoiler +

"Adam Young told the story behind the song to AntiMusic: "It was 2AM and I was sitting on the floor in my parent's basement with a MicroKorg on my lap. I built this synthy legato, 'ping' sound routed through a lowpass filter and ran it through a bunch of guitar pedals. I come up with a little cascading part that wound up as the intro and verses of a song called 'Fireflies.'
I have insomnia and I've always had a tough time falling asleep for as long as I can remember. I wanted to sing about my inability to sleep in a whimsical way that portrayed the condition as lighthearted and almost more of a 'blessing' than a curse. It's ironic that when sleep and I cannot bring ourselves to meet is often when inspiration strikes hardest. I'd just been on vacation to Iowa the week before I wrote the song and was amazed at how many fireflies came out at dusk. I didn't really have to think about making a connection between insomnia and lighting bugs, it just sort of happened and the song basically wrote itself. It was a lot of fun.""


So.. he has insomnia and a bunch of fireflies appears and writes a song about it.. That equals "deep"? How is this any different from all the artists writing lyrics while they're high. The lyrics came out pretty damn dumb if you ask anyone. It may have a "deep" meaning to him, but it's really just a bunch of gibberish in the end. The music is pretty catchy, I'll give it that.
Jaedong <3 HOOK'EM HORNS!
lorkac
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2297 Posts
September 10 2011 05:43 GMT
#350
On September 10 2011 14:13 Supamang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2011 03:30 lorkac wrote:
Disliking a song =/= bad song lyrics

Lyrics following a writing trope specific to a genre you don't like =/= bad song lyrics

You not understanding why a lyric is good =/= bad song lyrics

Lyrics not following a convention you follow =/= bad song lyrics

This thread is full of fail

"Bad" is completely subjective, you cant make other people see the same way you do.

Ironically, by making this post youre completely guilty of exactly what you are blaming these people for, that is not considering other points of view.


It has nothing to do with points of view.

When you're talking about determining qualitative values to objects, anecdotal evidence proves nothing. It's possible to prove that something is sub-par when it is compared to either a specific standard or a proxy of said standard. At that point, the "goodness" and "badness" is determined not by subjective opinion but is instead a scale of how close one object is similar to another.

By the truth we are undone. Life is a dream. Tis waking that kills us. He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life --Orlando: A Biography
lorkac
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2297 Posts
September 10 2011 05:47 GMT
#351
On September 10 2011 14:18 cHaNg-sTa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2011 06:01 mustache wrote:
On September 08 2011 22:26 bobwhiz wrote:
On September 08 2011 21:07 toadyy wrote:
On September 08 2011 14:07 BruceLee6783 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4

Don't call dumb lyrics when you don't understand the lyrics in the first place. Fireflies is a deep song


I like the song as much as the next guy, but I don't understand the lyrics.
Please explain the depth of crying swarms of fireflies?



i wouldnt say it's *deep*, since to me *deep* usually means it has a meaning that you cant explain and only other *deep* individuals can understand. however the lyrics to fireflies do have a meaning, the singer adam young is singing about his insomnia.
+ Show Spoiler +

"Adam Young told the story behind the song to AntiMusic: "It was 2AM and I was sitting on the floor in my parent's basement with a MicroKorg on my lap. I built this synthy legato, 'ping' sound routed through a lowpass filter and ran it through a bunch of guitar pedals. I come up with a little cascading part that wound up as the intro and verses of a song called 'Fireflies.'
I have insomnia and I've always had a tough time falling asleep for as long as I can remember. I wanted to sing about my inability to sleep in a whimsical way that portrayed the condition as lighthearted and almost more of a 'blessing' than a curse. It's ironic that when sleep and I cannot bring ourselves to meet is often when inspiration strikes hardest. I'd just been on vacation to Iowa the week before I wrote the song and was amazed at how many fireflies came out at dusk. I didn't really have to think about making a connection between insomnia and lighting bugs, it just sort of happened and the song basically wrote itself. It was a lot of fun.""


So.. he has insomnia and a bunch of fireflies appears and writes a song about it.. That equals "deep"? How is this any different from all the artists writing lyrics while they're high. The lyrics came out pretty damn dumb if you ask anyone. It may have a "deep" meaning to him, but it's really just a bunch of gibberish in the end. The music is pretty catchy, I'll give it that.


It's the abstraction of normally coherent objects in order to describe an incoherent experience. It is inherently inconsistent and inherently fragmented to performatively reflect the subject it is discussing. It's both a description and a recreation of a subjective experience--that's what makes it supposedly "deep."

Personally I think the wonderful thing about the lyrics is not the content of the words but the phonetic experience one has in the both the rhythm and the rhyme scheme of the song. But that's just me.
By the truth we are undone. Life is a dream. Tis waking that kills us. He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life --Orlando: A Biography
Truedot
Profile Joined August 2011
444 Posts
September 10 2011 06:00 GMT
#352
On September 10 2011 14:47 lorkac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2011 14:18 cHaNg-sTa wrote:
On September 09 2011 06:01 mustache wrote:
On September 08 2011 22:26 bobwhiz wrote:
On September 08 2011 21:07 toadyy wrote:
On September 08 2011 14:07 BruceLee6783 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4

Don't call dumb lyrics when you don't understand the lyrics in the first place. Fireflies is a deep song


I like the song as much as the next guy, but I don't understand the lyrics.
Please explain the depth of crying swarms of fireflies?



i wouldnt say it's *deep*, since to me *deep* usually means it has a meaning that you cant explain and only other *deep* individuals can understand. however the lyrics to fireflies do have a meaning, the singer adam young is singing about his insomnia.
+ Show Spoiler +

"Adam Young told the story behind the song to AntiMusic: "It was 2AM and I was sitting on the floor in my parent's basement with a MicroKorg on my lap. I built this synthy legato, 'ping' sound routed through a lowpass filter and ran it through a bunch of guitar pedals. I come up with a little cascading part that wound up as the intro and verses of a song called 'Fireflies.'
I have insomnia and I've always had a tough time falling asleep for as long as I can remember. I wanted to sing about my inability to sleep in a whimsical way that portrayed the condition as lighthearted and almost more of a 'blessing' than a curse. It's ironic that when sleep and I cannot bring ourselves to meet is often when inspiration strikes hardest. I'd just been on vacation to Iowa the week before I wrote the song and was amazed at how many fireflies came out at dusk. I didn't really have to think about making a connection between insomnia and lighting bugs, it just sort of happened and the song basically wrote itself. It was a lot of fun.""


So.. he has insomnia and a bunch of fireflies appears and writes a song about it.. That equals "deep"? How is this any different from all the artists writing lyrics while they're high. The lyrics came out pretty damn dumb if you ask anyone. It may have a "deep" meaning to him, but it's really just a bunch of gibberish in the end. The music is pretty catchy, I'll give it that.


It's the abstraction of normally coherent objects in order to describe an incoherent experience. It is inherently inconsistent and inherently fragmented to performatively reflect the subject it is discussing. It's both a description and a recreation of a subjective experience--that's what makes it supposedly "deep."

Personally I think the wonderful thing about the lyrics is not the content of the words but the phonetic experience one has in the both the rhythm and the rhyme scheme of the song. But that's just me.


so in other words, some people consider the lyrics bad because they are true to life, instead of being neat and orderly like preprogrammed essay.
I used to spend my time not caring about people's language in chat. Until I got hit by blizz. Now I spend my time instigating people to verbal abusive levels, so I can ban them in turn. The circle of life.
Supamang
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2298 Posts
September 10 2011 08:36 GMT
#353
On September 10 2011 14:43 lorkac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2011 14:13 Supamang wrote:
On September 10 2011 03:30 lorkac wrote:
Disliking a song =/= bad song lyrics

Lyrics following a writing trope specific to a genre you don't like =/= bad song lyrics

You not understanding why a lyric is good =/= bad song lyrics

Lyrics not following a convention you follow =/= bad song lyrics

This thread is full of fail

"Bad" is completely subjective, you cant make other people see the same way you do.

Ironically, by making this post youre completely guilty of exactly what you are blaming these people for, that is not considering other points of view.


It has nothing to do with points of view.

When you're talking about determining qualitative values to objects, anecdotal evidence proves nothing. It's possible to prove that something is sub-par when it is compared to either a specific standard or a proxy of said standard. At that point, the "goodness" and "badness" is determined not by subjective opinion but is instead a scale of how close one object is similar to another.


Uhhh, you should clarify that because it sounds like youre saying music should be manufactured to be as similar to each other as possible within each genre.

Last time I checked, music, as with any art form, is about being the opposite of manufactured. Its about expressing yourself in your own way, not by some preset standard.

Unless, of course, youre talking about mainstream music. Then I would agree with you about having specific and measurable standards for music genres. Of course in that case it would be easier to measure which songs are "good" by using record sales as a standard.
Twoinches
Profile Joined April 2010
United States131 Posts
September 10 2011 12:15 GMT
#354
for the record nikki minaj - Super bass, is awesome. its supposed to be silly.

BUT THIS


To school for cool....fuck you pink. you were doing so good. and then this giant blemish.
Paris hilton Is my Lord and Savior
hoganftw
Profile Joined September 2010
United States32 Posts
September 10 2011 12:26 GMT
#355
I do not get the concept of Yellow Submarines or I am Walrus. Or any Beatles song.
Twoinches
Profile Joined April 2010
United States131 Posts
September 10 2011 12:31 GMT
#356
On September 10 2011 21:26 hoganftw wrote:
I do not get the concept of Yellow Submarines or I am Walrus. Or any Beatles song.


the concept is Lsd and lots of it. great songs though.
Paris hilton Is my Lord and Savior
Capped
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom7236 Posts
September 10 2011 12:42 GMT
#357
On September 10 2011 03:43 Le BucheRON wrote:
Really, any rap song fits the bill here. We get it. You're a dangerous criminal with a lot of money and women. Can you shut up now?


Agreed. Only exempt rapper is eminem IMO. Guy sings about shit thats meaningful, as opposed to all the other retarded rap shit thats out there. Oh, and he sings actual words. Not half/quater words really fast so no-one understands shit, but thats more london eh, i dunno what the official "term" was for it, but its like underground crap.
Useless wet fish.
DisneylandSC
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands435 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 15:40:47
September 10 2011 15:31 GMT
#358


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On September 10 2011 21:42 Capped wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2011 03:43 Le BucheRON wrote:
Really, any rap song fits the bill here. We get it. You're a dangerous criminal with a lot of money and women. Can you shut up now?


Agreed. Only exempt rapper is eminem IMO. Guy sings about shit thats meaningful, as opposed to all the other retarded rap shit thats out there. Oh, and he sings actual words. Not half/quater words really fast so no-one understands shit, but thats more london eh, i dunno what the official "term" was for it, but its like underground crap.


Mallidon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Scotland557 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 18:58:51
September 10 2011 18:58 GMT
#359
+ Show Spoiler +
On September 06 2011 08:31 MozzarellaL wrote:
Try this one out for size:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFcfbUq2Jjg

or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bs5LFlbVn8


Aww I actually thought these were so bad, they were almost good :o

Bleh.
bobwhiz
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States725 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-11 04:01:11
September 11 2011 03:37 GMT
#360
Controversial post here.

I personally think the lyrics to John Lennon's "Imagine" are pretty poorly written on a philosophical level. The tune is awesome, and the delivery of the message is great, but the message itself is self-defeating, cliche and a tad bit self-righteous too.


I also think U2 has some tooth-grindingly bad lyrics.

However, whenever you touch the Beatles or U2 it's like you've insulted the great white gods whose wrath must be appeased and people jump all over you. Seriously. Try criticizing U2 in public, for anything, especially for being an "okay rock band with only one or two songs I like"... and people will pull out the shotguns.


ALSO!!-

"It kills me not to know this but I've already forgotten what the color of her eyes were"


grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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