Let it Go

[David Sprouse]

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Edited January 20, 2020 by David Sprouse

[bats brew]

no lyric lives in a vacuum.

 

lyrics are always tied to the performance and how they are delivered.

 

case in point:

Louie Louie, oh no, you take me where ya gotta go, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby
Louie Louie, oh baby, take me where ya gotta go

A fine little girl, she waits for me
Me catch the ship across the sea
Me sailed the ship all alone
Me never think I'll make it home

Louie Louie, oh no no no, me gotta go, oh no
Louie Louie, oh baby, me gotta go

Three nights and days I sailed the sea
Me think of girl constantly
On the ship, I dream she there
I smell the rose in her hair

Louie Louie, oh no, me gotta go, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby
Louie Louie, oh baby, me gotta go
Okay, let's give it to 'em right now

Me see

Me see Jamaica,…

 

....was a HUGE HIT...

 

people still want to dance to it constantly.

but, i feel your pain.

as a modern songwriter,

i'm constantly trying to balance artistic license, personality, performance, and proper form.

and rarely achieve it.

 

but i'm tryin'

 

 

[bats brew]

for what it's worth, 

that frozen song,

is like a ball peen hammer on my forehead.

absolutely hate it.

 

 

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[bats brew]

oh yea, forgot the most important aspect of my reply....

heheh

 

 

the person(s) that wrote that song, knew EXACTLY who their target market is.

 

kids like simple sing-song rhymes,

ear worms for slothful thinking.....

it's like the genius of coming up with the formula for selling mcdonald's hamburgers.

Edited January 20, 2020 by batsbrew

[David Sprouse]

[craigb]