Lyrics Don't Matter! At least that's what one of our critics says. Does anyone care about the words to rock songs? Should anyone care? Two EW music obsessives--one a lyric-phobe, the other a word fanatic--square off.(Features)(Panel Discussion)
... Cause there ain't no one for to give you no ... truth is that most lyrics suck. Dumb, awkward ... one of my favorite lyrics, from one of the funniest songs ... convince yourself lyrics are poetry, more power to you. Jim Morrison-- one of rock's worst lyricists ...
ON THE NET : Finding Song Lyrics Online.
... quickly. When searching for song lyrics, one needs to think a bit differently ... targeted language might help. One example of a useful collection of lyrics is the 'comptines' page of ... the use of songs and their lyrics. One example of a lesson that uses ...
Repetitious lyrics. (Making Musicals).
... establishing atmosphere. One of the Internet discussions ... focused on repetitious lyrics, and this piqued my ... repetition as a negative one. While repetition ... words or phrases in lyrics are often song titles ... the one repetition one should always take ... War novel, book and lyrics by Peter Morris, music ...
Poem as song: the role of the lyric audience.(Critical Essay)
... Reaper and Stevens' Idea of Order at Key West. Denying the audience is not the natural stance of the lyric poet, but is rather one audience-addressing speech-act effect among others, to be studied as such. Denying performance is part of the performance ...
Senate hearing examines gangsta lyrics: possibility raised of movie-style rating system.
... Violent gangsta rap lyrics and the record companies ... industry executives and one entertainer were among ... agreed that while the lyrics are troubling, it would ... the root causes of what one witness called societal ... hold of controversial lyrics even if there were a rating ...
Gimme Lyrics.(web sites that list song lyrics)(Brief Article)
... requirement that the site make it difficult for viewers to cut and paste lyrics, he admits there's no way to keep those determined to circumvent the ... in the olden days, when Jane Steen was a woman of mystery and I was one confused sixth-grader.
IVERSON AGREES TO CHANGE RAP LYRICS
... said. The album is due out in February; an edited version of one rap, "40 Bars," was released to radio stations this week. The ... a gun, be man enough to squeeze it." The song ends with the lyrics played over the sounds of a gun being cocked and fired. CHRIS ...
Paul in legal storm over Sergeant Pepper lyrics.
... The former Beatle wants the lyrics returned and has filed a show-cause ... Supreme Court demanding that one collector reveals the name of ... documents. Mr Zimet denies the lyrics were stolen. Peter Cane, a lawyer for the unnamed owner of the lyrics, said Sir Paul's statements ...
Lyrics in New Michael Jackson Song Angers ADL Organization
... display a disclaimer "so that no one can listen to my music and ... hurt" by the reaction to the lyrics and apologized if he had hurt ... his organization finds the lyrics deeply troubling. "At best," he said, "if the lyrics were intended to be a protest ...
MUSIC LYRICS AND ADVISORY LABELS:DEBBIE PELLEY
... Committee "Labels and Lyrics: Do Parental Advisory ... four students and one teacher were killed ... listening to this music. One parent wept when she saw the lyrics to which her son was ... msmith[ Lyrics/el999/ lyrics.htmI For more than one hundred songs by TuPac ...
She's got a chicken to ride. (song lyrics)
... Edwards, and ever since, I've been collecting examples of misheard lyrics. Edwards, an editor at Details, has compiled the funniest examples ... multiplying * From: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's You're the One That I Want * Wrong Lyric: Doughnuts make my brown eyes blue ...
BAD VIBES ACROSS AMERICA OVER ROCK, RAP LYRICS
... videos have a lot of violence." One of her favorite acts is Gillette ... so sure she can't handle the lyrics, Eber says. "Those words are ... Iowa, says the often-violent lyrics to some of his favorite songs ... Children today not only listen to lyrics but also memorize them - and ...
Impact of music lyrics and music videos on children and youth (RE9144). (American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Communications)
... hours per week.[6] One Swedish study found ... explicit or violent lyrics and adverse behavioral ... meaning. For example, in one study only 30% of teenagers knew the lyrics to their favorite ... reason, publishing the lyrics separately could be ... be desirable. Only one study has examined ...
Romantic lyric voice: what shall we call the "I"?
... relevant to some modern lyrics but not to most. Persona ... speaker, poet, or one of the other alternatives ... illusion is that in lyrics one has contact with a ... Wind. With respect to lyrics, the Romantic acceptance ... the occasion was one in real life, and ...
Lyrics Site Sparks Some Concerns.
... the site, which at one time contained more than 100,000 lyrics, is likely to be content ... much sheet music, says one. I tend to think that ... looking for contemporary lyrics, not the evergreens ... authorize the display of lyrics. One of my publishers wants ...
Contemporary urban music: controversial messages in hip-hop and rap lyrics.
... Allport, 1954, p. 371). Therefore, it is often found that when one group is not completely empowered but has a stronger or higher ... buy rap albums) are unaware of the reality conveyed in rap lyrics. They probably enjoy the sound effects, beat, or what they ...
Music and lyrics in commercials: a cross-cultural comparison between commercials run in the Dominican Republic and in the United States.
... Twentieth Century Brazil, New York: Basic Books. Holbrook, Morris B. and Punam Anand (1990 ... Woodside, eds., Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 81-96. Park, C. Whan, and S. Mark Young ... Stewart, eds., Lexington, MA: Lexington Books/D.C. Heath, 207-223. Straubhaar, Joseph ...
Are Vulgar/Explicit Lyrics Destroying Our Black Community?
... she said. M-DOC, one of Chicago's leading ... his opinion about lyrics that are sexually ... don't gear any of my lyrics in that matter and ... sees the picture as one of a communication ... of Cleveland, was one of the first rappers ... sexually explicit lyrics." Smith said that ...
RAUNCH RATHER THAN RHYTHM: Have R&B lyrics gone too far?
... steamy R&B song lyrics that leave nothing ... lyrical content is one that remains a hot ... freak." His suggestive lyrics may be reminiscent ... single has been number one since the chart was ... we didn't have racy lyrics back in the day, but ... and "Let Me Be The One" (Atlantic), added ...
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