Meaningful Songs

[dartsofpleasure]

It just seems really lazy to me if the lyrics are bad, but I can tolerate it if the music is awesome.

[Chibi-Chan]

I say other, because for me it depends on the artist. My favourite artists have always beautiful and meaningful lyrics, but I also like other artists with not that meaningful lyrics.

[Kanzaki]

The second last option applies to me 99.9% percent of the time when I listen to music. But sometimes I just like to party. For that, I usually go wild with corny 90's techno and catchy tunes with dumb lyrics. Different types of music for different types of moods.

[Midori-chan]

Yes. A song without meaningful lyrics seems to be tasteless to me.

I would not say "tasteless", but I'm just not interested in songs that have cheesy lyrics or go "Boom Boom" the whole time. That's also the reason why I haven't listened to the radio in like years. I'm not interested in this music, because it sounds so meaningless to me.

But that doesn't mean that mainstream-music can't have great lyrics. Ayu - for example - is pretty mainstream, but (most of) her lyrics have a deep and powerful meaning.

So yes, lyrics are definitely most important to me!

[toniayu]

YES

[YuriChan]

It really depends on the song.

[asmAyumi1992]

Depends on the songs. But if it's a ballad, then I want a good story behind it.

[rakeru]

It's the most important thing in a song. I can tolerate senseless music if it's in the background, but if it has no meaning it can't really be called art.

[happiholic★]

It depends on the artist, the song, my mood. There are times when I want a song that conveys a certain emotion, happiness, love, sadness, darkness, something abstract and the lyrics do play a part in that for me. There are other times when I wanna booty-pop, and I wanna just DANCE. Then, I want shallow lyrics, not something preachy. That's why I can appreciate all kinds of artists. I need variety in my music. I don't feel "deep" all the time, but I don't just want to booty-pop all the time either.

PS: I'm not just talking about J-Pop.

[susiowong]

I generally prefer meaningful songs, but I can go either way. If the lyrics are not meaningful, then it better sound good.

[Lady~Deviance]

American Music: Yes lyrics matter to me definitely but if a song has an infectious beat, I can't resist. My favorite English artists, on the other hand, have very well written lyrics and their music compositions are just astounding . (examples: Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Mariah Carey(1990-1996), etc.)

Japanese Music: Just like with American music, It depends. I may not be completely fluent in the Japanese language, but I can tell when a Japanese song has sub-standard(vs)phenomenal lyrics.


At the end of the day it's the composition of a song draws me initially. Not the lyrics. So I choose the first option. "Depends on the song".

[Delicious n Bold]

I only care for meaningful lyrics in a ballad, or maybe a jazz song.
But even if a pop song has meaningful lyrics, I'm okay with that. Just look at Ayu's songs...

[jewelbox]

Depends on the songs and the music genre.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Depends on the song...but how can a song be meaningful without lyrics? I guess I can see it, but hmm.