Members Jeff da Weasel Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Think about the middle section of the Doors' "Roadhouse Blues"... You gotta roll, roll, rollYou gotta thrill my soul, all rightRoll, roll, roll, rollThrill my soulYou gotta beep a gunk a chuchaHonk konk konkYou gotta each you punaEach ya bop a lubaEach yall bump a kechonkEase sum konkYa, ride Or, for a shorter example, David Lee Roth's brief interlude on his "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" medly: Hummala bebhuhla zeebuhla boobuhla hummala bebhuhla zeebuhla bop! These parts are every bit as memorable and singable as any with actual words. I'm saying that we need more utter nonsense in music. Who's with me!?!?!?!? - Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 I am totally with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yah... but you gotta take that in context. Roadhouse Blues opens with one of the archetypal verses of 60s rock... "Woke up this morning -- I got myself a beer Woke up this morning -- I got myself a beer the future's uncertain and the end is always near." And that, my friend is sheer poetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Brian Eno and Clusterhttp://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/ATHlyrics.html BROKEN HEAD I was just a broken head I stole the world that others punctured Now I stumble through the garbage Slide and tumble, slide and stumble. Beak and claw, remorse, remindlessSlide and tumble, slide and stumble. Back and forth and back to nothing Keep them tidy, keep them humble Chop and change to cut the corner Sharp as razors, shiny razors Stranded on a world that's dying Never moving, hardly trying. I was just a broken head I stole the world that others plundered Now I stumble through the garbage Slide and tumble, slide and stumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Billster Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 A-whop-bop-a-lu-bop-awhop-bam-boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yah... but you gotta take that in context. Roadhouse Blues opens with one of the archetypal verses of 60s rock..."Woke up this morning -- I got myself a beer Woke up this morning -- I got myself a beer the future's uncertain and the end is always near."And that, my friend is sheer poetry. Yes, those are fine lyrics, but... a) Those are NOT nonsensical, and merit no mention in my nonsensical ad libbed thread, you evil thread derailer. b) That isn't the opening... it's the start of the last verse. The opening, lest our drug-addled minds forget, is... Keep your eyes on the road,Your hands upon the wheel.Keep your eyes on the roadYour hands upon the wheel.Yeah, were going to the roadhouse,Gonna have a real good time. - Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 A-whop-bop-a-lu-bop-awhop-bam-boom! YES!!!! That's what I'm talkin' 'bout, baby! I'm telling you, on the album I'm working on, I absolutely MUST throw some of that {censored} in there on at least one song. - Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Billster Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 But Little Richard aside, have you ever heard Emm Gryner's "Girl Versions", which is piano/vocal, Tori Amos style recordings of 1980's hair metal like "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Crazy Train" (plus some other choice stuff)? At some point, lyrics don't matter, it's all about the melody and rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Billster Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 I once read an interview with the guy from Def Leppard, and he called his lyrics "deep and meaningless" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurfu Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Enya. -she makes all that crap up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Sigur Ros and Cocteau Twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gearmike Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 But Little Richard aside, have you ever heard Emm Gryner's "Girl Versions", which is piano/vocal, Tori Amos style recordings of 1980's hair metal like "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Crazy Train" (plus some other choice stuff)? At some point, lyrics don't matter, it's all about the melody and rhythm. Oh man that's amazingly cool...bummer that they're sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yes, those are fine lyrics, but...a) Those are NOT nonsensical, and merit no mention in my nonsensical ad libbed thread, you evil thread derailer.b) That isn't the opening... it's the start of the last verse. The opening, lest our drug-addled minds forget, is...Keep your eyes on the road,Your hands upon the wheel.Keep your eyes on the roadYour hands upon the wheel.Yeah, were going to the roadhouse,Gonna have a real good time.- Jeff Well, I was obviously on a dry drunk when I wrote that post. Woke up this morning / got myself a Wild Cherry Pepsi... A whole DIFFERENT kinda depravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Sigur Ros and Cocteau Twins. Good call... particularly on the Cocteaus. I mean, you hear a band from Iceland and you can't understand them, that's one thing (even if they ARE singing glossolalic lyrics). But the Cocteaus... if you're not paying attention it sounds kinda like they're singing in English. Which was what was so brilliant. If they could have just written in a different time signature besides 6/8 they mighta gone somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 How about: Does eat oats and mares eat oats and little lambs eat ivy.Little lambs eat ivy too, wouldn't you? (or maybe the last two words are: wooden shoe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ultravibe Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Doo doo doo doo dingle zing a dong bone,Ba-di ba-da ba-zumba crunga cong gone bad,Like an apple gift but I went out and never said my pleasuresIm much better but I wont regret it never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dryskin Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 I've seen it written as: "Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy diveyA kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?" Also, don't forget: "Scooby dooby do" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scat_singing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Songs in strange patois are also acceptable... Takin bout hey now, hey nowIko! Iko! an de'Jackomo fe no nan e' , Jackomo fe nan e' - Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Extreme Mixing Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 With a nick nack patty whack give your dog a bone... This stuff isn't new. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blackpig Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 So called "scat" singing, I believe, grew out of a strike by session musicians in the 40s or 50s in the US. They were replaced by vocalists who made silly noises instead of playing instruments. This was an imaginative attempt to provide backing tracks for singers. It was, and still is, mighty fun to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Its all about the melody and the groove, lyrics don`t mean much. I should stop so much time on them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkZ Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Not "nonsense", but ad libbed... Ever hear Ella Fitzgerald's version of "Mack the Knife" that she sang in Berlin? After 3 verses, Ella forgot the lyrics. Here's what she sang: {spoken} thank you. wed like to do something for you now.We havent heard a girl sing it. and since its so popular,Wed like to try and do it for you.We hope we remember all the words. Oh, the shark has pearly teeth, dearAnd he shows them, pearly whiteJust a jack knife has macheath, dearAnd he keeps it out of sight Oh, the shark bites with his teeth, dearScarlet billows start to spreadFancy gloves though, wears macheath dearSo theres not, not a trace of red On a sunday, sunday morningLies a body, oozin lifeSomeones sneaking round the cornerTell me could it be, could it be, could it beMack the knife? Oh, whats the next chorus? To this song, nowThis is the one, nowI dont knowBut it was a swinging tuneAnd its a hit tuneSo we tried to do mack the knife Ah, louis millerOh, something about cashYeah, miller, he was spending that trashAnd macheath dear, he spends like a sailorTell me, tell me, tell meCould that boy do, something rash Oh bobby darin, and louis armstrongThey made a record, oh but they didAnd now ella, ella, and her fellasWere making a wreck, what a wreckOf mack the knife {louis armstrong imitation}Oh snookie taudry, bah bah bah nop do bo de doBah bah bah nop do bo de doJust a jack knife has macheath, dearAnd do bo bo bah bah bah nop do bo de do {} So, youve heard itYes, weve swung itAnd we tried toYes, we sung it You wont recognize itIts a surprise hitThis tune, called mack the knife And so we leave you, in berlin townYes, weve swung old mackWeve swung old mack in townFor the darin fans,And for the louis armstrong fans, tooWe told you look out, look out, look outOld macheaths back in town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackpine Posted February 2, 2007 Members Share Posted February 2, 2007 As John Lennon said... Goo goo ga joob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chipmcdonald Posted February 2, 2007 Members Share Posted February 2, 2007 Enya is just singing in gaelic or latin... that's real language, and it's not ad libbed. But.... But the Cocteaus... if you're not paying attention it sounds kinda like they're singing in English. Which was what was so brilliant. It's Lizgonian Fraserlish. She's brilliant; that's a genius thing, just letting it come out, like speaking in tongues... giving just a hint that it *almost* means something... a legible word here and there, or a line that abstractly infers "something"... but never does. It's a cross between almost remembering something you've forgotten, and imagining something you're not sure of. I prefer that. To me, hearing a song that "tells a story" can only be told that one time - then you know it. The Cocteau Twins leaves you with maybe a little different feeling everytime - maybe you think you have a different interpretation than the last time you heard it. I like some distancing, more metaphoric abstraction; when I'm listening to music, I don't want to turn it into a poetry deconstructing process... Listening is an abstraction, and I think the lyrics should be a bit abstract - otherwise it's just CNN put to music. Cocteau Twins made the only music I think I'm not really sure there's a direct antecedent for. Sort of Hawaian Ambient Techno-Western Punkaopera Snake-charming Post-modern Agnostic Speaking in Tongues Gray Alien Channeling Waltz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tradivoro1 Posted February 2, 2007 Members Share Posted February 2, 2007 Woke up Laughing, Robert Palmer, from the Clues album, another example.. nonsense lyric, but the rhythm and vocal inflections make the tune... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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