tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post967186567783199318..comments2023-09-18T08:20:40.292-07:00Comments on "Awesome" Blog: Good Lyrics?"Awesome"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131572563751524027noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post-86246938278090026542009-03-06T16:34:00.000-08:002009-03-06T16:34:00.000-08:00A Day In The LifeM. Doughty's lyrix circa Soul Cou...A Day In The Life<BR/><BR/>M. Doughty's lyrix circa Soul CoughingjohnOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843393627466528109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post-54509313444841618612009-03-05T21:58:00.000-08:002009-03-05T21:58:00.000-08:00Oh yeah, and Stevie "Guitar" Miller, like flamingb...Oh yeah, and Stevie "Guitar" Miller, like flamingbajo said. <BR/>And Glen Frey. <BR/>Just kidding.<BR/>Not really. <BR/>Yes, actually.<BR/>Kidding, that is. <BR/><BR/>Smuggler's Blues!Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308883534734751271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post-32448051873097797052009-03-05T21:56:00.000-08:002009-03-05T21:56:00.000-08:00There's this Canadian folksinger named David Franc...There's this Canadian folksinger named David Francey who had some great stuff when I saw him. Louden Wainwright III (Rufus's dad) is also a winner.<BR/>Also, I have to say, I'm a flat-out sucker for the lyrical stylings of our pal, Mr. Sean Nelson.Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308883534734751271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post-78489408490953559142009-03-05T13:09:00.000-08:002009-03-05T13:09:00.000-08:00Why it deleted my comment I have no idea, but it w...Why it deleted my comment I have no idea, but it was this:<BR/><BR/>Joni fucking Mitchell.<BR/><BR/>"Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire"<BR/>"Amelia"<BR/>"Refuge of the Roads"<BR/>"The Hissing of Summer Lawns"<BR/><BR/>Mitchell / Dylan / Cohen set the bar pretty high.<BR/><BR/>Fuck it, we'll do it live, instrumental!Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16616488555833564061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post-65680010979090367672009-03-04T17:15:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:15:00.000-08:00Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) writes evocative stuff in a ki...Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) writes evocative stuff in a kind of low-rent (read: midwestern) poetic vein. Sorta like someone's most literate/pseudo-encoded journal entries, lightly edited, then plugged into Dad-Rock. (This is why I'm neither a music critic nor a salesman.) I'm thinking mostly of <I>Being There</I> and <I>Yankee Hotel Foxtrot</I>.evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156805067479405096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post-20942755807213285902009-03-04T16:49:00.000-08:002009-03-04T16:49:00.000-08:00John Gorka, a singer songwriter from Minneapolis w...John Gorka, a singer songwriter from Minneapolis writes beautifully subtle and silly lyrics. I'm not smart enough to post the songs here. If you tell me how, I'll do it. I could also send mp3 files to someone's email. <BR/><BR/>There's one love lost song called Out of My Mind, that starts "You're out of my mind, guess that makes two of us..."<BR/><BR/>There's Semper Fi about when his dad met Eleanore Roosevelt and a nice spooky one called Jack's Crows.<BR/><BR/>Another song called Flying Red Horse tells the tale of the gas station icon who decided to fly off one day. <BR/><BR/>He lacks your complex arrangements and harmonies. He's not all that hip either, but he's got a beautiful voice and his wistfulness and whimsy go with the Awesome vibe.Rachel Katz Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163630813148737328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post-23997199922450386322009-03-04T16:20:00.000-08:002009-03-04T16:20:00.000-08:00Well, there's a (somewhat misspelled) version of a...Well, there's a (somewhat misspelled) version of a Tom Waits song "Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis" <A HREF="http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/tom_waits_lyrics_2575/blue_valentine_lyrics_7258/christmas_card_from_a_hooker_in_minneapolis_lyrics_84849.html" REL="nofollow"> here.</A> Tom Waits always goes near the top of my list. Also, I second Pete's recommendation on Nick Cave. <A HREF="http://www.purelyrics.com/index.php?lyrics=bilwmrea" REL="nofollow"> Here's</A> one of my faves, "Song of Joy" off <I>Murder Ballads.</I> It features one of the best unreliable narrator twists I've ever seen as well as allusions to Milton's <I>Paradise Lost.</I><BR/><BR/>There's also Colin Meloy of the Decemberists. <A HREF="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/decemberists/themarinersrevengesong.html" REL="nofollow"> Mariner's Revenge</A> is an obvious gem, but I'm sure you have your own favorites.<BR/><BR/>Other notables: Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan. And, of course, Steve Miller:<BR/><I>Billy Mac is a detective down in Texas<BR/>You know he knows exactly what the facts is<BR/>He ain't gonna let those two escape justice<BR/>He makes his living off other people's taxes.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661437384784926368.post-45345316027773488342009-03-04T15:08:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:08:00.000-08:00Fuck it, we'll do it live!But seriously, Nick ...Fuck it, we'll do it live!<BR/><BR/>But seriously, Nick Cave's songs are all extremely well written, and he actually teaches a yearly class at an Italian university about lyrics & classical song form construction. I have a copy of the lecture if you want to check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com