Julian Coryell

I’ll tell you what really troubles me these days, Pop music lyrics.

Julian Coryell has a good point on lyrics. Most of them are inane, illiterate or gross. But hey, we still like Louie Louie

The Trouble With Lyrics

In the past, I might have listened to a slew of popular songs and shown you guys how they’re all ripped off from songs that preceded them, a neat little parlor trick indeed. But when I sat down recently and listened to a cross-section of current chart toppers, I was kinda shocked.

Some lyrical samples-

Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
‘Cause when I leave for the night, I ain’t coming back


What the F is this? Is this supposed to be empowering to young women? You start your morning drinking and you stay out all night?

How does that support your self-esteem?

BTW, there’s nothing in the rest of this lyric that tells me why she has to behave this way. Did she have a bad childhood? Is she from an alcoholic family? Is she mentally handicapped? We’ll never know.

In the rest of the lyric, she talks about partying, guys trying to grab her “junk” and so on.

For the rest of his rant, see Larry’s MySpace

I’m not sure how MySpace works. If you’re not Larry’s friend can you read his blog? Let me know.