In my eyes the perfect lyrics should combine story telling, love, passion, emotion, the ability to take the song from one level to another, to capture the listerner in the world of the singer or song writer! Lyrics are amazing things!
I hope to go into more detail about this but i will just give you a list of a few songs that i feel have hit that benchmark...the perfect lyrics!
- Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
- Stupid Boy - Keith Urban
- Nobody Drinks Alone - Keith Urban
- More Then Words - Extreme
- Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
- Blue - Steve Warner (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=66604354)
Also check out a song called 'Accidents' that is one of my songs!
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I completely agree - I have always thought that songs should be sung from the point of view of a character rather than an artist - almost like musical theatre in that respect. People can connect with songs when they evoke emotion, so songs should be emotive and easy to relate to. Those are my initial thoughts anyway (and I perform in musical theatre groups so I do have a vague idea of what works and what doesn't).
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