LYRICAL GENIUS
VA - Lyrical Genius (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2
Lyric writing can be a very difficult process. Finding words that carries exactly what a songwriter feels, while making them fit into a certain melody and tempo, as well as the sound of the words being pleasing to the ear. Sometimes the lyrics come first suggesting a certain feel or mood that inspires a melody. That is the power of a good word. Great song lyrics have the power to move you, whether it’s a tear of happiness or sadness. This is the songwriter’s gift. Others lyrics can be simply catchy, sing-a-long lyrics they stick in your head, even if they’re completely meaningless.
Some of the best lyrics can read like the finest poetry. Handpicked words that give you a sense of what the songwriter wants you to hear and in such a way that your imagination works overtime. Poems and lyrics, while usually interchanged by many people, are actually very different, there is a real difference with poetry and lyrics. Words in a poem take place against the background of silence and lyrics take place in the framework of thoughtful and sympathetic musical composition where melody, rhythm, instrumentation, the singer’s voice and other makings of the recording to name a few.
You could easily argue that Bob Dylan, Cole Porter, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Neil You and Nick Cave are indeed poets as well as songwriters. It’s a tricky job alright and it is rare to craft exquisite lyrics like theirs.
I'm not going to suggest that words or music are better than each other, because both have their place and I am moved by either if in the correct mood. But I will say when a poetic phrase is combined with emotional music and comes across by a singer who means it, then I am truly moved by their words.
Enjoy!
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Lyric writing can be a very difficult process. Finding words that carries exactly what a songwriter feels, while making them fit into a certain melody and tempo, as well as the sound of the words being pleasing to the ear. Sometimes the lyrics come first suggesting a certain feel or mood that inspires a melody. That is the power of a good word. Great song lyrics have the power to move you, whether it’s a tear of happiness or sadness. This is the songwriter’s gift. Others lyrics can be simply catchy, sing-a-long lyrics they stick in your head, even if they’re completely meaningless.
Some of the best lyrics can read like the finest poetry. Handpicked words that give you a sense of what the songwriter wants you to hear and in such a way that your imagination works overtime. Poems and lyrics, while usually interchanged by many people, are actually very different, there is a real difference with poetry and lyrics. Words in a poem take place against the background of silence and lyrics take place in the framework of thoughtful and sympathetic musical composition where melody, rhythm, instrumentation, the singer’s voice and other makings of the recording to name a few.
You could easily argue that Bob Dylan, Cole Porter, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Neil You and Nick Cave are indeed poets as well as songwriters. It’s a tricky job alright and it is rare to craft exquisite lyrics like theirs.
I'm not going to suggest that words or music are better than each other, because both have their place and I am moved by either if in the correct mood. But I will say when a poetic phrase is combined with emotional music and comes across by a singer who means it, then I am truly moved by their words.
Enjoy!
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Track list 1
01 Beach Boys - Surf's Up 04:14 1971
02 Van Morrison - Astral Weeks 06:59 1968
03 David Crosby - Wooden Ships 05:14 1969
04 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire 02:36 1963
05 Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 06:54 1963
06 Laura Marling - Ghosts 03:01 2008
07 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son 02:19 1969
08 Fleetwood Mac - Landslide 03:19 1975
09 Verve - The Drugs Don't Work 05:08 1997
10 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) 03:46 1979
11 Mercury Rev - The Dark is Rising 04:52 2001
12 Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road 04:50 1975
13 Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees 04:43 1995
14 Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee 04:22 1970
15 Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah 04:38 1984
16 Rolling Stones - Wild Horses 05:44 1971
17 Suede - The Wild Ones 04:18 1994
18 Jimmy Buffett - He Went to Paris 03:31 1973
19 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi 02:15 1970
20 Beatles - A Day in the Life 04:59 1967
21 Blur - This is a Low 05:17 1994
22 Travis - Driftwood 03:34 1999
23 Carole King - Up on the Roof 03:46 1970
24 Neil Young - Old Man 03:20 1972
25 Golden Earring - Twilight Zone 09:13 1982
Track list 2
26 David Bowie - Life on Mars 03:55 1971
27 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 07:58 1971
28 Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind 02:49 1963
29 Beach Boys - God Only Knows 02:46 1966
30 Pink Floyd - Time (Early Mix 1972) 06:56 1972
31 Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life 04:21 1996
32 Boston - Peace of Mind 05:04 1976
33 Cat Stevens - Wild World 03:37 1993
34 Helen Reddy - I Am Woman 03:17 1971
35 Wilco - Ashes of American Flags 04:44 2002
36 Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out 04:05 1986
37 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms 04:15 1997
38 John Cougar Mellencamp - Minutes to Memories 04:13 1985
39 Cure - Just Like Heaven 03:32 1987
40 Radiohead - Creep 03:56 1993
41 Jam - That's Entertainment 03:33 1980
42 Johnny Cash - I Still Miss Someone 02:36 1958
43 Libertines - Music When the Lights Go Out 03:02 2004
44 Who - Substitute (Original Mono Version) 03:48 1965
45 John Lennon - Imagine 03:04 1971
46 Regina Spektor - Samson 03:54 2002
47 Budgie - Parents 10:25 1973
48 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer 05:06 1970
49 Frank Sinatra - My Way 04:37 1960
50 Beatles - The End 02:22 1969
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01 Beach Boys - Surf's Up 04:14 1971
02 Van Morrison - Astral Weeks 06:59 1968
03 David Crosby - Wooden Ships 05:14 1969
04 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire 02:36 1963
05 Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 06:54 1963
06 Laura Marling - Ghosts 03:01 2008
07 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son 02:19 1969
08 Fleetwood Mac - Landslide 03:19 1975
09 Verve - The Drugs Don't Work 05:08 1997
10 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) 03:46 1979
11 Mercury Rev - The Dark is Rising 04:52 2001
12 Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road 04:50 1975
13 Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees 04:43 1995
14 Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee 04:22 1970
15 Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah 04:38 1984
16 Rolling Stones - Wild Horses 05:44 1971
17 Suede - The Wild Ones 04:18 1994
18 Jimmy Buffett - He Went to Paris 03:31 1973
19 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi 02:15 1970
20 Beatles - A Day in the Life 04:59 1967
21 Blur - This is a Low 05:17 1994
22 Travis - Driftwood 03:34 1999
23 Carole King - Up on the Roof 03:46 1970
24 Neil Young - Old Man 03:20 1972
25 Golden Earring - Twilight Zone 09:13 1982
Track list 2
26 David Bowie - Life on Mars 03:55 1971
27 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 07:58 1971
28 Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind 02:49 1963
29 Beach Boys - God Only Knows 02:46 1966
30 Pink Floyd - Time (Early Mix 1972) 06:56 1972
31 Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life 04:21 1996
32 Boston - Peace of Mind 05:04 1976
33 Cat Stevens - Wild World 03:37 1993
34 Helen Reddy - I Am Woman 03:17 1971
35 Wilco - Ashes of American Flags 04:44 2002
36 Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out 04:05 1986
37 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms 04:15 1997
38 John Cougar Mellencamp - Minutes to Memories 04:13 1985
39 Cure - Just Like Heaven 03:32 1987
40 Radiohead - Creep 03:56 1993
41 Jam - That's Entertainment 03:33 1980
42 Johnny Cash - I Still Miss Someone 02:36 1958
43 Libertines - Music When the Lights Go Out 03:02 2004
44 Who - Substitute (Original Mono Version) 03:48 1965
45 John Lennon - Imagine 03:04 1971
46 Regina Spektor - Samson 03:54 2002
47 Budgie - Parents 10:25 1973
48 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer 05:06 1970
49 Frank Sinatra - My Way 04:37 1960
50 Beatles - The End 02:22 1969
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