Survey Sunday : Got LYRICS?

Got LYRICS?

We’ve designed our format to include full song lyrics at the end of all the posts. "And why?" you might ask. Because we voted, and the lyric lovers won! In case you were wondering, (duh) I’m one of the lyric lovers!

I know (most of ) the words to almost every (intelligible) song I’ve ever heard. I’m weird that way. As I age, and my memory becomes less reliable, I employ the method of one of my college room-mates when she was doing hair-brush-karaoke in the dorm – I fill in the blanks with "sumpin’ sumpin’ sumpin.’" It works great, next time you’re at a loss, try it.

This quotation from the movie "Music and Lyrics" sums up the way I feel about the words to a song:

Alex Fletcher: It doesn't have to be perfect. Just spit it out. They're just lyrics.
Sophie Fisher: "Just lyrics"?
Alex Fletcher: Lyrics are important. They're just not as important as melody.
Sophie Fisher: I really don't think you get it.
Alex Fletcher: Oh. You look angry. Click your pen.
Sophie Fisher: A melody is like seeing someone for the first time. The physical attraction. Sex.
Alex Fletcher: I so get that.
Sophie Fisher: But then, as you get to know the person, that's the lyrics. Their story. Who they are underneath. It's the combination of the two that makes it magical



Am I alone? Who else thinks the lyrics are important? What are your favorite song lyrics?