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04 June 2003 - 13:18 Damn, some people write great lyrics� �and it may the one line in a song, y�know, that suddenly grabs you: Coldplay : Green Eyes Del Amitri : Tell Her This Radiohead : High and Dry No reason for this�I was just listening to the radio and there was some old Robert Plant song being played � I don�t know what � but the lyrics went something like: �.something like that and realized how strong some lyrics are � even as stand alone� I play guitar and attempt to write� I come up with great melodies and chord structure� but lyric writing is so damn frustrating� maybe because I try too damn hard to emulate the ones I love for their clever use of words and imagery. See the last thing I ever want to do is a Shania Twain style thing about writing about wishing that I could grow a beard to cover up my spots. How insulting and what a waste of an otherwise good tune�y�know?? So what�s the secret? Screwed if I know� maybe I should just try and tell it like it is and let the words come� I remember watching a show called �Being Mick� � which was a fly on the wall documentary following Mick Jagger around through his daily life� his one piece of advice was never to attempt to �write meaningful lyrics�, but just to say what you think and then try to lyricise it afterwards� I guess I just had to tell myself. Meh.
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