Song Contest Part XXII, Host: WABulldog, Theme: What/If, Noms Due: Monday 9pm AEDT

[Purple7x08_24]

Better not nom the rick astley song Ive been sitting on

My song last week had samples from Never gonna give you up. Haha pretty sure I've got some of his newer songs on my playlist, but I'm not sure, it might be Rick Springfield.

 

[MP_]

It's not always about lyrics. It's about a fun beat and a good voice. I connected with the lyrics from a personal experience. Pop music isn't for everyone

Exactly, me and spudmaster love the hamster dance song not for the lyrics but the beat

 

[Purple7x08_24]

It's not always about lyrics. It's about a fun beat and a good voice. I connected with the lyrics from a personal experience. Pop music isn't for everyone

I think it's important to strip away any preordained feelings you might have with respect to music, otherwise you're going to despise music before you even listen to it.

This comp's opened me up to so much music that I would have ordinarily ignored.

 

[por_please_ya]

I think it's important to strip away any preordained feelings you might have with respect to music, otherwise you're going to despise music before you even listen to it.

This comp's opened me up to so much music that I would have ordinarily ignored.

Same here actually I appreciate rap and rnb a lot more than I used to.

 

[Fossie 32]

music hits different for everyone. The niche artists that hit the spot with you: for me they're falling flat. You seem to have preordained feelings toward those popular songs. I can understand the desire to discover new artists but should that come at the expense of known popular artists? FWIW I've really enjoyed a lot of the popular artists lesser known songs that have been nommed.

 

[Purple7x08_24]

 

[Purple7x08_24]

Exactly, me and spudmaster love the hamster dance song not for the lyrics but the beat

bee da diddy da comes up on google. The wonders of Google

 

[spudmaster]

bee da diddy da comes up on google. The wonders of Google

You try and sing proper words after traversing the globe on a surfboard!

 

[spudmaster]

Exactly, me and spudmaster love the hamster dance song not for the lyrics but the beat

Absolutely mate! Not to mention so many trance/techno/psy sets are going to be lyric-less. Well, if you ignore the bloke high as a kite singing doof doof doof off to the side

 

[Ulahoopski]

Music is far more complex than just "Lyrics" Music's about energy, feeling, emotion, rhythm, melody and so much more.

A song about becoming a man might mean absolutely nothing to a young woman. Music's personal but I shouldn't need to tell you that.

Don't know why you feel you should tell me that. Of course it's personal. Why do you think I despise shitty pop music? The vast majority of it is formulaic, has no outstanding musicianship, and relies on sucking people in with some "catchy" phrase repeated ad nauseam in spite of rubbish lyrics. There's nothing complex about most pop music.

 

[por_please_ya]

There's nothing complex about most pop music.

Agree with you here lol but sometimes I enjoy not thinking too hard

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

Ah, so Restricted Free Agent = Sarah Smiles.

Welcome back!

Great to be back!

 

[MP_]

You know what was a great lyrical song, I’m too sexy by right said Fred

 

[Purple7x08_24]

Don't know why you feel you should tell me that. Of course it's personal. Why do you think I despise shitty pop music? The vast majority of it is formulaic, has no outstanding musicianship, and relies on sucking people in with some "catchy" phrase repeated ad nauseam in spite of rubbish lyrics. There's nothing complex about most pop music.

By your own admission you say Most, but how much is that exactly? I don't agree with respect to Lady Gaga. I'd agree with some of your sentiments on artists like Jack Harlow, but who am I to say that the music is shit if it resonates with a lot of people. I do believe there is an element of conformity in society to fit in as you see this on Instagram with trending Reels. I can sort of see where you're coming from with that respect but you can't paint every popular artist with the same brush.

By all accounts, we should be saying Radiohead is shit because their lyrics are non sensical. But yet their music is brilliant. Or could we then extend that to Bowie and say he was shit because he had a sub standard voice?

 

[Purple7x08_24]

You know what was a great lyrical song, I’m too sexy by right said Fred

I recently saw a news article on that one hit wonder from New Zealand around the same time but the song escapes my mind.

 

[MP_]

I recently saw a news article on that one hit wonder from New Zealand around the same time but the song escapes my mind.

How bizarre?

 

[spudmaster]

You know what was a great lyrical song, I’m too sexy by right said Fred

 

[Purple7x08_24]

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Have you heard the Smashmouth song doing the rounds? Turns out I've only just found it.

 

[spudmaster]

Have you heard the Smashmouth song doing the rounds? Turns out I've only just found it.

LMAO Noooooo

 

[Stokey]

The lyrics are indecipherable in most of the music I listen to.

Can't think of a song I dislike because of just the lyrics...

... Oh wait there is one.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Have you heard the Smashmouth song doing the rounds? Turns out I've only just found it.

It gets worse…

 

[por_please_ya]

It gets worse…

These people have waaay too much time on their hands LOL

 

[Ulahoopski]

By your own admission you say Most, but how much is that exactly? I don't agree with respect to Lady Gaga. I'd agree with some of your sentiments on artists like Jack Harlow, but who am I to say that the music is s**t if it resonates with a lot of people. I do believe there is an element of conformity in society to fit in as you see this on Instagram with trending Reels. I can sort of see where you're coming from with that respect but you can't paint every popular artist with the same brush.

By all accounts, we should be saying Radiohead is s**t because their lyrics are non sensical. But yet their music is brilliant. Or could we then extend that to Bowie and say he was s**t because he had a sub standard voice?

Just because a song resonates with a lot of people doesn't mean it's not shit though does it? A lot of people love to smash a big mac on the way home from the footy - we all know maccas is shit food though.
Comparing shitty lyrics of a pop song to elements of such unique, original and diverse artists like Bowie and Radiohead is like comparing fast food to Michelin star restaurant food. Shit is shit. It's fine if anyone wants to listen to shit but it's disappointing when people preference it over quality.

 

[Tonga Bob]

These people have waaay too much time on their hands LOL

Haha not me with every first word of my posts in a SFA match thread a few seasons ago making up the chorus of All Star aye?

 

[Purple7x08_24]

Just because a song resonates with a lot of people doesn't mean it's not s**t though does it? A lot of people love to smash a big mac on the way home from the footy - we all know maccas is s**t food though.
Comparing shitty lyrics of a pop song to elements of such unique, original and diverse artists like Bowie and Radiohead is like comparing fast food to Michelin star restaurant food. s**t is s**t. It's fine if anyone wants to listen to s**t but it's disappointing when people preference it over quality.

Comparing music is a lot more complex than the metrics for fast food.

My point about Bowie is there are people don't like him because of his voice, but we both know he's got a lot more to offer having a lot of influence from classical music.

The video Stokey shared is interesting and I don't disagree. I've talked about it so many times where people listen to music because everyone else is listening to it. Go on instagram and see how many people are using Jack Harlow, and Beyonce on their reels. There is a whole study of psychology on conformity.

I think it's unfair to compare Harlow to Gaga. Not all popular music is equal. Let's be realistic, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, Metallica, and Nirvana were all top of the chart bands.