Music and lyrics. No, this speech is not about the movie with the same title starred by the English guy Hugh Grant and the ET girl Drew Barrymore. This speech is about, well, music and lyrics.
A song is a musical composition that contains vocal parts ("lyrics"), and commonly accompanied by musical instruments (“music”).
Song without lyrics is instrumental song. One of the major brand in electric guitar has a quote that goes like this: “Lyrics, wasted time between solos”. For every musician, the solo part in the middle of a song is the part they are waiting for to play, since it is the time that they can show off their ability. So, sometimes the musicians do not really like the vocal or lyrics parts. That’s how the quote came up. Well, I couldn’t agree more…
A song without lyrics is instrumental, but a song without music is acapella, that is a song without instrumental accompaniment. One of the famous song with acapella style is [singing] “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”
Let’s now put more focus on lyrics. According to wikipedia, lyrics is a set of words that make up a song, either by speaking or singing. In addition to musical notes, lyrics is also an important factor to the quality of a song. If chosen badly, the lyrics might ruin the songs. The example of bad lyrics could be the song that goes like this: [singing] “Lupa. Lupa, lupa, lupa. Lupa lagi syairnya”
Some songs sometimes contain excessive use of offensive lyrics. The songs, for example, use the words such as *&@# and *%#$ (sorry, self-censored) This kind of song will usually receive Parental Advisory label in the album cover.
Bad lyrics ruin a song. But, if chosen carefully, it adds the quality of a song. There are many examples of good lyrics in songs. I am sure you also have a phrase that you like to quote from a song. I myself often quote lyrics as motivational or inspirational words. One of the phrases I like is the one from the song called ‘Ironic’ from Alanis Morisette that goes like this: “Life has a funny way of helping you out.” Yes, I totally agree with her. Many times when you’re in trouble, life, or I should say God, help you in the way you never imagined. We could talk more deeply about “God’s funny way of helping you out” for hours, but maybe in my other speech.
Lyrics can also be romantics. And surprisingly, romantics words sometimes come from a band that looks tough. One of the example I like is this one: “I could stay awake, just to hear you breathing. Watch your smile while you were sleeping. While you’re faraway dreaming. I could spend my life in this sweet surrender. I could stay lost in this moment forever. Every moment spent with you is the moment I treasure”.
Songs with their music and lyrics are universal. The popularity of a song can go across geographic locations and across different languages. Currently, I like a song from a Japanese rock band. Never before in my life had I heard a same song for more than an hour over and over again without really knowing what they are talking about. “Oritayatte kanata de, me wo aketara. Egao no mama no kimi ni, aeru to ii na.”
My fellow toastmaster, in a nutshell, quality of a song depends not only by the musical notes but also by the lyrics chosen. A song, with or without lyrics and with or without musics, is powerful because it can bring up emotional reaction in us, either it is happiness, sadness, rage, or feeling of love. Select the songs you want to listen carefully, but keep on keep listening to your music and enjoy!
A song is a musical composition that contains vocal parts ("lyrics"), and commonly accompanied by musical instruments (“music”).
Song without lyrics is instrumental song. One of the major brand in electric guitar has a quote that goes like this: “Lyrics, wasted time between solos”. For every musician, the solo part in the middle of a song is the part they are waiting for to play, since it is the time that they can show off their ability. So, sometimes the musicians do not really like the vocal or lyrics parts. That’s how the quote came up. Well, I couldn’t agree more…
A song without lyrics is instrumental, but a song without music is acapella, that is a song without instrumental accompaniment. One of the famous song with acapella style is [singing] “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”
Let’s now put more focus on lyrics. According to wikipedia, lyrics is a set of words that make up a song, either by speaking or singing. In addition to musical notes, lyrics is also an important factor to the quality of a song. If chosen badly, the lyrics might ruin the songs. The example of bad lyrics could be the song that goes like this: [singing] “Lupa. Lupa, lupa, lupa. Lupa lagi syairnya”
Some songs sometimes contain excessive use of offensive lyrics. The songs, for example, use the words such as *&@# and *%#$ (sorry, self-censored) This kind of song will usually receive Parental Advisory label in the album cover.Bad lyrics ruin a song. But, if chosen carefully, it adds the quality of a song. There are many examples of good lyrics in songs. I am sure you also have a phrase that you like to quote from a song. I myself often quote lyrics as motivational or inspirational words. One of the phrases I like is the one from the song called ‘Ironic’ from Alanis Morisette that goes like this: “Life has a funny way of helping you out.” Yes, I totally agree with her. Many times when you’re in trouble, life, or I should say God, help you in the way you never imagined. We could talk more deeply about “God’s funny way of helping you out” for hours, but maybe in my other speech.
Lyrics can also be romantics. And surprisingly, romantics words sometimes come from a band that looks tough. One of the example I like is this one: “I could stay awake, just to hear you breathing. Watch your smile while you were sleeping. While you’re faraway dreaming. I could spend my life in this sweet surrender. I could stay lost in this moment forever. Every moment spent with you is the moment I treasure”.
Songs with their music and lyrics are universal. The popularity of a song can go across geographic locations and across different languages. Currently, I like a song from a Japanese rock band. Never before in my life had I heard a same song for more than an hour over and over again without really knowing what they are talking about. “Oritayatte kanata de, me wo aketara. Egao no mama no kimi ni, aeru to ii na.”
My fellow toastmaster, in a nutshell, quality of a song depends not only by the musical notes but also by the lyrics chosen. A song, with or without lyrics and with or without musics, is powerful because it can bring up emotional reaction in us, either it is happiness, sadness, rage, or feeling of love. Select the songs you want to listen carefully, but keep on keep listening to your music and enjoy!
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