From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad:tektronix!tekmdp!michaelk
Newsgroups: net.music
Title: Intelligible lyrics in songs
Article-I.D.: tekmdp.1932
Posted: Thu Apr 28 17:10:08 1983
Received: Sat Apr 30 09:33:31 1983
References: tekecs.965

Without the words, where would "rocky raccoon", or any other Beatle and/or
Paul McCartney music be?  In my opinion, "songs" should have a melody, and
that melody should be carried by the vocalist.  Slur of words is a big
negative factor using my personal criterion.  Punk rock is
"music" (some of which I like) but usually are not "songs". Classical music
generally aren't "songs" either.  My favorite class of music is "show tunes",
usually broadway-play type music rather than movie music.  In this class of
music, the music are definitely "songs", and are part of the play's
story.  (I "grew up" in the late Beatle age.)

Mike Kersenbrock
Tektronix Microcomputer Development Products
Aloha, Oregon