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Can song lyrics be poetry?

Without a doubt lyrics contain poetic elements, but whether they would have the same effect and power as pure poetry written down on paper without musical accompaniment and vocal performance, is another matter. The answer is probably not, however, as we know poetry began as an oral tradition, and in the medieval era there would have been no distinction between the lyrics of a ballad and the composition of a poem. In fact a ‘ballad’ is now both a recognized poetic form (quatrains of abab rhyme scheme in alternating iambic trimetre and tetrameter) and the term used to describe a slow, often romantic, song.

Recently a band, “The Waterboys”, released an album called “An Appointment with Mr Yeats”, in which fourteen of Yeats’s poems are set to music. The result is utter brilliance. The natural cadences and rhythms of the poems are used to create musical melodies: especially in such poems as “The Hosting of the Shee” in which the driving dactylic fits perfectly to a pulsing drum-beat. In this instance it is literally the case that the lyrics of the songs are established poetry, sung and accompanied instrumentally, showing that it is entirely possible for lyrics to have poetical devices and forms as well as strong melody and rhythm.

Certainly not all lyrics will have equal formal distinction as the poetry of Yeats, but many song lyrics are composed to create onomatopoeic effects. In the song “Invincible” by Muse, from their album “Black Holes and Revelations” the lyrics are largely composed in perfect trochaic, i.e. a stress followed by a un-stress making up one ‘foot’ of metre:

Follow through
Make your dreams come true
Don’t give up the fíght
Yóu will bé al-ríght

The trochaic creates a tumbling rhythm that momentously moves on, just like the subject in this song is being told to keep going and not “give up”. This is aided by the simple aabb rhyme scheme.

Good lyrics have a similar effect to poetry in their formal techniques: however, another essential component of poetry is the image and the metaphor. But many songs also employ metaphor and imagery: Led Zeppelin’s famous (and infamous) song “Stairway to Heaven” describes a woman who is “…buying a stairway to heaven.” a line that simply has to be metaphorical, given its symbolic surrealism. The brilliance of the song is realized when the line: “You know sometimes words have two meanings” is sung, inviting us to think twice at the words we are hearing.

Ultimately I think there can be no absolute decision. Some lyrics are constructed well enough to rise to the level of poeticism, whereas others are only given power through their performance and their accompaniment.

Joe Sale is a writer and student at the University of Birmingham. He has written and published two books so far: ‘Dark Age Heroes’ and ‘Z.A.’

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Songs can be performed by an individual or group of people. Everybody can sing. We all have the capacity in doing so but in varying levels. Some can sing opera or musicals while some prefers rap and hip-hop music. Singers usually choose songs that are appropriate to their vocal range.

Songs can be composed with lyrics and melodies. Lyrics are the wordings or texts of a particular song while the melodies are the beats and rhythms. A song is also composed of several verses, a pre-chorus, chorus, and the bridge. Song writing is the act of putting up lyrics and melodies to a song. Mostly, writers compose songs according to their experiences and views in life. For example, country sweetheart Taylor Swift loves to write songs of her former lovers and crushes. Swift’s songs “Forever and Always,” “Dear John,” and “Back to December” are said to be for Joe Jonas, John Mayer, and Taylor Lautner, respectively. While the songs “Enchanted” and “Hey Stephen” are for her crushes Adam Young (Owl City) and Stephen Barker Liles of the band Love and Theft.

Song writing can be easy as long as you know what you love to write about. Do you want to be like Taylor Swift and compose your own songs? Some composers love to have the melodies first than the lyric while others prefer the opposite. It really depends upon the composer. You can also write the title of the song first. However, most of the time, the lyrics of the song are outlined first before the title is given. After writing and finding the perfect words of your songs, assign them whether this stanza will be put on the first verse, the second or the third. The chorus is the most important part of all because it is repeated more than twice.

Everyone really wants to make a few things within their lives much better. Some might want a more satisfactory job or a much better house. Others might want to have a much better life generally. And then there are several who wish to improve how they do points. Such may be the case associated with some music artists. They wish to know how to become a better guitarist.

Another way how to become a better guitarist is to learn to read as well as play information. Being in a position to read notes can help you a great deal since the majority of music tend to be transcribed in to musical linens. A acoustic guitar music linen works as being a piano songs sheet does in a manner that each be aware corresponds to some certain point when a guitar string should be pressed. Some individuals don’t exceed strumming as well as chords that limits these phones the quantity of music that they’ll play. A few play this by hearing, trying in order to imitate the actual sounds they hear using the sounds that they could produce using the guitar. Any method works however for a person to become a better guitarist, reading notes is essential.

Posture can also be another crucial ingredient in understanding how to become a better acoustic guitar play. The reason being the incorrect posture may lead to you inadvertently straining your own back. There’s a proper method to hold the guitar. The right posture is particularly practiced within music recitals or when the guitar player is really a classical songs performer. This really is also noticed by individuals in orchestral organizations.