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Belmont 02:29 am UTC 03/08/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Lyricists - crazy_janey 01:16 am UTC 03/08/09 |
| I'v always (like everyone else here) admired Jims lyrics. Also, like everyone else, I have another favorite lyricist, Billy Joel. He has some of the best songs ever!!! Hes amazing!! lol The way he puts his words rivals anyone elses lyric talent. Like when he says "Yes, theyre sharing a drink they call loneliness, But its better than drinkin alone". Thats great!! > > > > When Jim deals with reality, he can be sad and funny at > > the same time. Like when he writes that you are not going > > to find a Coup De Ville at the bottom of a Cracker Jack > > Box. That's very witty but it's also a sad truth. We all > > have dreams but at the same time we have to face reality. > > > > Bruce would have written some hard lyric to drive a point > > like that home. But Jim does it in a way that (to me) > > makes him unique amongst lyricists. > > Well put. One example I think of is "I'll Kill You if You > Don't Come Back" which, I never really noticed until > recently, sounds kind of stalkerish (lol). It's flippant, > until you get to the last verse, then it's so sad: > > "Somebody bless all these girls that I never have met > But damn you, and curse you, after all that you've done > You're the one girl I'll never forget > Somebody bless all these girls and everything that they > do > But damn me and curse me for still needing you > And I'll kill you if you don't come back" > > Bruce comes straight out with someting like "Drive All > Night": > > "When I lost you honey sometimes I think I lost my guts > too > And I wish God would send me a word > Send me something I'm afraid to lose > Lying in the heat of the night like prisoners all our > lives > I get shivers down my spine and all I wanna do is hold > you > tight > > I swear I'll drive all night just to buy you some shoes > And to taste your tender charms > And I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms" > > I agree that Jim's talent works for musicals. Although > Bruce, on the other hand, is very versitile. He can do > quiet acoustic songs along with his harder rockers, such > as his Tom Joad and Devils and Dust albums. I love to > listen to just him and his guitar. :0) > > | |
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