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atomicsnarl t1_jea60oc wrote

Wizard: "There are two guards. One tells the truth, one tells lies. We must learn which is which to get through the magic door!"

Ork kills one one of the guards, then demands of the other, "Is that man dead?"

Guard, trembling for his life, "Errr, no?"

Ork: "This guard the liar."

Rogue applauds.

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JockoV t1_jea5o4f wrote

One of my wife's friends was complaining about a heavy metal song I liked. She said, "I can't even understand the lyrics!" And I was like "What does that have to do with anything?!" 😅

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Notinyourbushes t1_jea5kpi wrote

Not saying he didn't always, but he really started massively pushing the boundaries of his sound starting with Transcendental Blues. I'd rather artists take risks and have a few failures than fall into a safe rut and churn out more of the same.

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Bucketlist074 t1_jea5f8d wrote

Adia - Sarah McLachlan, Wendy Time and A Letter To Elise - The Cure, Ruby Tuesday and Angie - The Rolling Stones, Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles, The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix, Polly - Nirvana, Billie Jean - Michael Jackson, Taylor - Jack Johnson, Dorothy The Dinosaur - The Wiggles

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Nixplosion t1_jea52ey wrote

If it's Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen - I'm listening for the lyrics.

Pretty much anyone else it's the music BUT, the lyrics do help enhance the experience if they're meaningful.

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EverybodyLovesCrayon t1_jea4rf6 wrote

I think it depends a lot on the song. I like a lot of songs for their lyrics, but if the musicality isn't there, it's never going to be a good song. There are tons of songs I like that have pretty trite lyrics, but they sound great. I even like a lot of songs that sound good, and the lyrics are good, even when I don't like the message of the song. I'm probably more lyrics focused than the average music fan, so the best songs to me have great music and lyrics, and I can really enjoy a very simple song (so long as it still sounds good) if it has great lyrics. I like a good story song.

Listen to the lyrics of the song Hook by Blues Traveler. It's all about how lyrics don't matter/no one cares about the lyrics, so long as the song sounds good.

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